Gwyneth Paltrow revealed that she gained 14 pounds after going “barrier free” with her diet during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 48-year-old actress attributed her weight gain to the wine, macaroni, cheese and cookies she ate to ‘survive’ the first nine months of the pandemic.
“I was absolutely not impeded,” said Gwyneth at the virtual event In Goop Health – The At Home Summit last weekend, according to E !. ‘I gained 14 kilos and my stomach was a mess.
‘My wine and pasta … were helping me’: Gwyneth Paltrow revealed that she gained 14 pounds after going ‘barrier free’ with her diet during the COVID-19 pandemic (photo 2019)
‘But I just didn’t want to do anything about it, really. I felt that my wine, my pasta, cookies, crackers and cheese were helping me.
Now Gwyneth is approaching her original pre-pandemic weight, after consulting functional doctor Dr. Will Cole, who put her on her ‘Intuitive Fast’ plan, which includes a week of bone broth.
The new feeding program worked and Gwyneth now lost 11 pounds.
‘You got me started cleaning with bone broth,’ she told him during an appearance on her podcast, The Art of Being Well, in February. ‘What was amazing [and] difficult, but that process of letting my digestive system rest and for the lining to begin to heal a little in those first six days, I felt that I could never have found or started to hear that intuitive voice about what I wanted to eat or not eat if I hadn’t done something a little drastic to do this reset.
Homemade food: Paltrow was delighted with macaroni, cheese, cookies and wine to overcome the pandemic (photo in early 2020)
Scream: Gwyneth is now approaching her original pre-pandemic weight, after consulting functional doctor Dr. Will Cole, who put her on her ‘Intuitive Fast’ plan, which includes a week of bone broth
“Because I think a lot about dealing with business and everything is food and eating without thinking and everything,” she said. ‘And then, when you’re not digesting it well, it’s affecting all sorts of things.’
Gwyneth also turned to Cole after battling the long-term effects of the virus, which she contracted at the beginning of the pandemic.
“After he saw all of my labs,” she said, “he explained that this was a case where the road to healing would be longer than normal.”
He started it on a program that includes refraining from consuming sugar or alcohol, working out and adding supplements like butyrate, fish oil, B vitamins, vitamin D3, vitamin C, zinc and selenium.
Overcoming: Paltrow contracted the virus at the beginning of the pandemic and subsequently suffered from several long-distance symptoms
‘Everything I am doing is good, as a gift to my body,’ she said. ‘I have energy, I’m working out in the morning and doing an infrared sauna whenever I can, all in the service of healing.’
She said that in the wake of the debilitating battle, ‘cleansing’ [her] diet ‘and’ exercise, and even thought patterns … [her] feeling energized, healthier and – believe it or not – wanting more. ‘
In addition to supplements, Gwyneth said that walking has been a beneficial form of exercise for her.
“Moving the body and eliminating toxins makes a huge difference, of course,” said Gwyneth. “But in addition to the benefits of the sauna and even my favorite workouts, when I go for a walk, I know that I am achieving something different – stimulating my brain and body in ways that I would not otherwise have. Nature heals, really! ‘
Healthy balance: Paltrow is a supporter of the body’s nutrition, inside and out