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Fine Tuning
Carnie Wilson on Pregnancy, Weight Control and Postpartum
By Donna Smith
Wilson says though it was hard, it eventually did go away, and she did not take any medication for it. "I'm not against anybody that would; I just encourage women to know that they are not by themselves, they are not crazy and they just need to know that it will go away," she says.
When Lola was 3 months old, Wilson hired a trainer and built a gym in her home. She started doing cardio and circuit training, and also watched her carbohydrate intake. "It seemed like my pattern was one week I was good, one week bad, one week good," she says. "Not bad, but I would lose, then maintain, then I'd gain a pound. It took me so long to lose 15 pounds, and then I just lost 10 more."
Next, Wilson did The Zone diet, and joined Celebrity Fit Club, which will air on VH1 in July. "I dropped 10 pounds the first week," she says. "So I'm like woo-hoo!"
What advice would Wilson give moms struggling to get back to their pre-pregnancy weight? "Just know that it takes time," she says. "If they feel like they're under the microscope and people are watching them, they should 
try to be in my shoes. It was absolutely torture. And for me, what I did is I just ignored what everybody was thinking: You're losingit too slowly or whatever. I thought, this is between me and my body, and you have to do it for yourself. And you don't have to rush it; it will come off."
