Jennifer Lopez Loses 10 Pounds in 22 Days: Find Out How!

(Photo : Instagram) Jennifer Lopez has lost 10 pounds a month before she turned 45.

Jennifer Lopez lost 10 pounds a month before she turned 45.

Gracing the cover of US Weekly magazine for its July edition, Lopez revealed her new vegan diet plan from Marco Borges that helped her drop from size 4 to size 2, Hollywood Life reported.

'I feel better when I'm in shape and taking care of myself. If you want other people to love you, you have to take care of yourself firs,' she told US Weekly.

Lopez admitted while the meat-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free meal plan was a struggle, the quick results made it all worthwhile.

'You got to work out. You got to watch what you eat. It's a job. You've got to buckle down,' she also said. 'I'm not an exercise fanatic. I don't love it, but I do dance a lot for the shows, so that helps.'

She also told the magazine that aside from her six-hour dance workouts, the vegan diet helped her get in shape for the launch of her new album entitled 'AKA' and she is currently working with Body Labs bosses for her latest venture.

For 22 days, she ate millet cereal topped with bananas, blueberries, and yummy almond milk for breakfast, a vitamin-rich kale salad with red peppers for lunch, and zucchini pasta topped with vegan cheese and tomatoes for dinner.

'I enjoy eating that way. I never did. And I didn't know how good you can feel when you put healthy stuff in your body,' Lopez commented.

Prior to this, she returned to her native Bronx, N.Y. to launch a healthy eating campaign, where she promised to help reduce the official rate of overweight children in the area, which is currently at 50 per cent, Philly reported.

'I grew up on rice and beans and pork chops... (Change is) scary... But all it means is making grains and fruits and vegetables the main part of every meal we make... This (obesity level) has to change. We have to start doing good things for ourselves now,' she said during the campaign.

The 'I Luh Ya Papi' singer is reportedly dating Maksim Chmerkovskiy after her recent breakup with Casper Smart. She will return as a judge for the 14 ^th season of ' American Idol,' The Inquisitr reported.

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