'No carbs is her mantra': It takes more than Pilates to get Pippa's figure
By RICHARD KAY
Last updated at 7:07 PM on 20th May 2011
After the wedding, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's favourite guests were each sent a piece of their sumptuous wedding cake.
But don't ask Pippa what the fruit cake it tasted like - she follows a strict no carbs diet.
The maid of honour's perky posterior is said to be the product of the intensive ‘core-strength’ exercises she practises in her regular Pilates classes.
It's not easy to look this good: Pippa Middleton follows a strict no carbs diet as well as doing Pilates
The 27-year-old refers to the sessions as a 'weekly necessity'.
But her demanding diet must also play a big part.
‘Her idea of a hearty meal is a few salad leaves washed down with green tea,’ I am told.
‘ “No carbs” is her mantra.’
Regulars at the Chelsea café Pippa favours tell me that her preferred purchase is a ‘bread-free’ sandwich - or, in other words, a salad.
No carb lunch: Pippa's preferred purchase at her local cafe is a ‘bread-free’ sandwich
Cutting down on carbohydrates was especially popular in 2003-4 when the Atkins diet was in full swing.
At the height of its popularity one in eleven North American adults (and seemingly every A-lister in Hollywood) was on the diet.
Now the diet of choice for many, including Pippa's mother Carole, is the Dukan diet, a three-stage protein program.
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