wow that's really cute :smug:

Awww, the 'baby' thing almost makes me shed a tear :dazzled:

I wonder if courtney love was actually even there or not!

Cute video.

I wonder if courtney love was actually even there or not!

 

She was not! Just Jared recycled an old twitter picture and run a false story.

A healthy way to diet... or a load of Goop? Gwyneth Paltrow reveals her New Year cleanse

 

By Tamara Abraham

 

Last updated at 12:28 AM on 6th January 2012

 

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Clean-living: Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed her New Year cleanse to readers of her lifestyle website, GOOP

 

With her slender Tracy Anderson-honed body, we're not exactly convinced that Gwyneth Paltrow is they type to overindulge at Christmas.

 

Nonetheless, the star is embarking on a New Year cleanse, and thanks to her lifestyle website, GOOP, we can all follow suit.

 

Lasting 21 days, her fans may be relieved to know that it is not an extreme juice-only cleanse - rather a healthy-eating plan that is low on fat and sugar, so perfect for dropping pounds.

 

Named Clean, it is the brainchild of Dr Alejandro Junger, who the actress regards as something of a guru.

 

It comprises two 'tasty' protein shakes for breakfast and dinner, and a lunch made from any combination of prescribed foods.

 

These include plenty of vegetables such as salad leaves and kale, as well as brown rice, chickpeas and butternut squash.

 

And GOOP even lists a number of recipes according to Dr Junger's diet, including wild salmon collard wraps, pumpkin coconut stew and a salad by Jamie Oliver.

 

In addition to the shakes, the package includes a combination of supplements including probiotics, fibre powder and 'liver support'.

 

Ms Paltrow is clearly an eager fan - she reveals on her site that she followed the cleanse last year and is keen to do so again.

 

She wrote: 'Next week, when it’s back to the grind with work and the daily school run, I’m starting off with Clean, my go-to cleanse from Dr Alejandro Junger...

 

'I’ve used Clean in the past with great results, losing a few pounds and kickstarting a healthier and more energetic New Year.'

 

 

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But she's not the only one to wax lyrical about its results. Dr Junger, who warns followers to consult a doctor before embarking on the cleanse, boasts that 50,000 people have done the programme so far.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2082730/Gwyneth-Paltrow-reveals-New-Year-cleanse-diet.html

This Goodhousekeeping article is an oldie but a goodie. I like reading it a lot, especially the part where Chris gives the kids cookies and yogurt before dinner time:laugh3:

 

Gwyneth Lets Her Guard Down

By David Hochman

 

By Brian Bowen Smith

 

Managing the Mommy Guilt

 

Just as Paltrow wrestles to keep her marriage out of the media, so, too, does she struggle with raising kids in the spotlight. For instance, she recently found Moses sitting in the garage playing toy guns with an invisible opponent. Paltrow closes her eyes tightly at the memory and explains: "He was like, 'Take that, paparazzi!' It was crazy. I thought, What I have I gotten these children into?"

 

It's moments like those that make Paltrow and Martin work extra hard to keep daily life as grounded as possible. They are determined to attend every assembly at school, every sports event. But togetherness alone isn't enough; their beliefs also bind the family. Faith, she says, plays a "huge, huge role" in their lives, with Paltrow drawing from a few religious traditions. Her mom has Quaker roots, and her dad was Jewish. "We're kind of a mix of everything in our house," says Paltrow, who says she goes to temple more than church and feels it's important to teach children about each great figure who defines our religious landscape, be he Jesus, Muhammad, or Buddha. "I believe in God, and I pray with the children every night," she says. Usually, she helps Apple and Moses remember what they are grateful for and what they wish they had done differently that day. Often, the prayers get very specific: "Apple likes to pray that she'll never get another cavity," Paltrow laughs.

 

As lunchtime ends, Paltrow sits back in her wing chair, sipping a cup of green tea. "It's weird, because we're famous people, but I think our values are primarily family-oriented. We're not swept up in the whole thing of it," she says.

 

If it sounds as if she's trying to convince herself of something, perhaps she is. Paltrow is the first to admit she doesn't have all the answers on how her doubly famous marriage is affecting the children. As much as she tries to shield the kids (she hasn't let them watch her movies, for instance), it's impossible to sidestep the fact that she and Martin aren't quite like other parents. "Apple's getting to the age now where people in her class know who we are," Paltrow says, looking genuinely mortified. "The other day I said to her, 'What do you think I do?' She said, 'You're a movie star.' I was like, 'Who told you that?'"

 

No doubt, it's in Paltrow's nature to (over-)analyze situations like these because she's an involved mom and she knows from experience what an impact a parent's professional life can have on a family. She recalls how complicated it was for her when her mother went off to act on Broadway, in films like The Great Santini, and in TV movies.

 

"When [i was a child and] my mother had to work, I felt her guilt, and that it caused a lot of chaos for her," says Paltrow, who sees her mom several times a year (Danner spends much of the summer with Paltrow and her family by the beach). Paltrow's decision to cut back on her workload when Apple was born had everything to do with wanting to stay present in motherhood; it goes right back to that focus on mindfulness. She refuses to miss many of the everyday joys like snuggly bedtimes ("We're reading James and the Giant Peach, and I can't wait to read them Danny the Champion of the World," she says of the Roald Dahl classics) or "when all of us are cuddled up together, watching Mary Poppins."

 

Not that every day goes down like a spoonful of sugar. Careers need tending, hard choices must be made — and even the best explanations for why Mommy's out of town can ring hollow to tender ears.

 

"I came back from Hong Kong and tried to make it about bringing back this rich experience for the kids as well," Paltrow says, but she knows how tenuous that sounds. She tears up a little. "I do feel so guilty and, like, What am I doing? but I also want them to know work is really fun for me — 'Hey, look what I get to do!' As opposed to feeling like, Oh, I'm a terrible mother. Because that really just doesn't get you anywhere. It doesn't get them anywhere.'"

 

As a foil to Paltrow's mindful nature, there's the relaxed Martin. Very relaxed; his wife paints a portrait of him as something of a pushover. "I think dads in general are like that," Paltrow says. "They just do things you [as a mom] have to wonder about. I'll say, 'Why did you just give the kids yogurt and cookies? It's almost dinner.' And he'll say, 'Oh, sorry. We were just hanging out.'"

 

But Martin is no spacey rock-and-roller; he definitely steps up when it counts. When Paltrow was in Hong Kong, Martin had to prepare Apple for her weekly spelling and math quizzes. She had to learn 15 vocabulary words and her 13-times tables, and Paltrow was delighted to return home to see Apple had gotten them all right. "I shouldn't have been surprised," she says. "He's a really good dad."

 

Read more: Gwyneth Paltrow Interview - News and Interview with Gwyneth Paltrow - Good Housekeeping

 

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/celebrity-interviews/gwyneth-paltrow-interview-country-strong-3

I'll say, 'Why did you just give the kids yogurt and cookies? It's almost dinner.' And he'll say, 'Oh, sorry. We were just hanging out.'"

 

When Paltrow was in Hong Kong, Martin had to prepare Apple for her weekly spelling and math quizzes. She had to learn 15 vocabulary words and her 13-times tables, and Paltrow was delighted to return home to see Apple had gotten them all right. "I shouldn't have been surprised," she says. "He's a really good dad."

 

it's good to know that they're such a normal family like us :P :P

That's so funny :lol: "We were just hanging out" LOL

Yes, I just remember these quotes from past articles I've read and dig them up again. Chris is just a stand-up guy all around. Yeah, we were just hanging out. LOL

 

:wacko:

 

:wacko:

 

 

 

Yep, Ivy Blue Carter!!!!!!:)

Yep, Ivy Blue Carter!!!!!!:)

 

According to Gwyneth it's Blue Ivy :)

https://twitter.com/#!/GwynethPaltrow/status/156014266657423360

Blue ivy, apple etc etc! Can you guys find similarities in them? (i personally love it)

I had to google Blue Ivy to know what you were talking about, this is how distant I am from this gossip stuff!

(It's Beyonce and Jay-z's baby for anyone who is like me.)

 

"we were just hanging out" --> Really funny, I love his sense of humour. :)

As a foil to Paltrow's mindful nature, there's the relaxed Martin. Very relaxed; his wife paints a portrait of him as something of a pushover. "I think dads in general are like that," Paltrow says. "They just do things you [as a mom] have to wonder about. I'll say, 'Why did you just give the kids yogurt and cookies? It's almost dinner.' And he'll say, 'Oh, sorry. We were just hanging out.'"

 

But Martin is no spacey rock-and-roller; he definitely steps up when it counts. When Paltrow was in Hong Kong, Martin had to prepare Apple for her weekly spelling and math quizzes. She had to learn 15 vocabulary words and her 13-times tables, and Paltrow was delighted to return home to see Apple had gotten them all right. "I shouldn't have been surprised," she says. "He's a really good dad."

 

OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS! CHRIS IS HILARIOUS! HAHAHAH! we're just hanging out! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

oh my gosh. they are such a cute and adorable family!!!

As a foil to Paltrow's mindful nature, there's the relaxed Martin. Very relaxed; his wife paints a portrait of him as something of a pushover. "I think dads in general are like that," Paltrow says. "They just do things you [as a mom] have to wonder about. I'll say, 'Why did you just give the kids yogurt and cookies? It's almost dinner.' And he'll say, 'Oh, sorry. We were just hanging out.'"

 

But Martin is no spacey rock-and-roller; he definitely steps up when it counts. When Paltrow was in Hong Kong, Martin had to prepare Apple for her weekly spelling and math quizzes. She had to learn 15 vocabulary words and her 13-times tables, and Paltrow was delighted to return home to see Apple had gotten them all right. "I shouldn't have been surprised," she says. "He's a really good dad."

 

OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS! CHRIS IS HILARIOUS! HAHAHAH! we're just hanging out! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

oh my gosh. they are such a cute and adorable family!!!

 

hahah yeah, they seem so cool :D

According to Gwyneth it's Blue Ivy :)

https://twitter.com/#!/GwynethPaltrow/status/156014266657423360

 

I keep seeing some blogs and articles now that it's the afternoon, that it's Blue Ivy, and earlier statements it was Ivy Blue:lol: either way it's a beautiful, IMO:)

Tash, I keep seeing some blogs and articles now that it's the afternoon, that it's Blue Ivy, and earlier statements it was Ivy Blue:lol: Gwyneth knows:) I do like it!!

I keep seeing some blogs and articles now that it's the afternoon, that it's Blue Ivy, and earlier statements it was Ivy Blue:lol: either way it's a beautiful, IMO:)

 

Most of those websites changed it to Blue Ivy :)

I like the name, it sounds cute :nice:

As a foil to Paltrow's mindful nature, there's the relaxed Martin. Very relaxed; his wife paints a portrait of him as something of a pushover. "I think dads in general are like that," Paltrow says. "They just do things you [as a mom] have to wonder about. I'll say, 'Why did you just give the kids yogurt and cookies? It's almost dinner.' And he'll say, 'Oh, sorry. We were just hanging out.'"

 

But Martin is no spacey rock-and-roller; he definitely steps up when it counts. When Paltrow was in Hong Kong, Martin had to prepare Apple for her weekly spelling and math quizzes. She had to learn 15 vocabulary words and her 13-times tables, and Paltrow was delighted to return home to see Apple had gotten them all right. "I shouldn't have been surprised," she says. "He's a really good dad."

 

OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS! CHRIS IS HILARIOUS! HAHAHAH! we're just hanging out! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

oh my gosh. they are such a cute and adorable family!!!

 

 

I can imagine his face while saying this... :lol:

I can imagine his face while saying this... :lol:

 

Exactly! Me too! :lol:

This paragraph from an article about celebrities who left Hollywood for love made me smile

 

Gwyneth Paltrow: Gwyneth Paltrow is the ultimate groupie. She met Chris Martin backstage at a Coldplay concert, won him over, and got him to put a ring on it. A couple of kids later, the two live in north London, on Chris’ turf. “I am so not moving back to New York. We are all very happy in London – it’s a great place to live and work and raise a family," Paltrow said.

 

http://www.hollyscoop.com/khloe-kardashian/from-khloe-kardashian-to-madonna-celebs-who-left-hollywood-for-love.html

^ Awww :wacky:

I like the "won him over, and got him to put a ring on it " part !!