shedding post-baby flab

One day she is seen sporting a baby bump and just a few weeks later she walks down the red carpet with a super slim figure. There is no one like the Hollywood celeb mum. Here are some of their secrets to shedding their post-baby flab

• Pop singer Aguilera also managed to lose the pregnancy weight quickly after giving birth to son Max Liron in 2008. She made her first appearance after having her baby at the Best Buy store in West Hollywood. She used to do 40-minute intervals of cardio on the treadmill or elliptical, along with strength training with bicep curls, chest presses, push-ups and lunges.

• The Fantastic Four star said she ate "a lot of soul food" and did some cardio exercises after giving birth to daughter Honor Marie in June 2008. Alba, married to Cash Warren, looked stunning as she posed for OK! magazine with six-week-old Honor Marie. She said at the time: "I do cardio on my own. I'm doing it slow. Now I'm starting to eat more healthy. Because after working out, having fried chicken and mashed potatoes is a little counteractive."

• The Latina singer, who gave birth to twins Max and Emme in February 2008, is said to have built a new gym in her house during her pregnancy and began intense workouts with her trainer as soon as her doctor gave her the go-ahead. Lopez was pictured looking fit while strolling hand in hand with husband Marc Anthony outside Radio City Music Hall in New York City just a month after delivery.

• Jolie was back to her svelte self just a few months after giving birth to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline with partner Brad Pitt in July 2008. She flaunted her post-baby figure on the red carpet at the New York premiere of her movie The Changeling. Although the actress refused to share her secret, it was said she took occasional Pilates classes and ate lots of fruits and vegetables. Moreover, breastfeeding and snacking on popcorn also helped Jolie get back into shape.

• Known for her role as Mystique in the X-Men movies, Romijn says being in shape is the demand of the industry. She gave birth to twin daughters Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip in December 2008. She looked fit in pictures taken while she was taking a walk in California just a month after becoming a mother. She credits losing her post-baby flab to breastfeeding. "The pressure to lose weight definitely comes from the business. I think within the first three weeks, I took off like 35 pounds [14.5 kilogrammes] without doing anything!"

• The socialite, who is engaged to rocker Joel Madden, dropped her baby weight in just 17 days after giving birth to son Sparrow James Midnight Madden in September 2009. She also has a daughter, Harlow Winter Kate Madden. To shed extra pounds, Richie abstained from alcohol and carbs. She showed off her post-baby body in a hip-hugging black dress at their manager's party.

• Ben Affleck's actress wife looked fit just a couple of months after giving birth to her second child, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck, in January 2009. She made a rare post-baby appearance while taking her elder daughter, Violet, to school. Garner worked out briefly three to five times a week with two-minute intervals of running and exercises such as lunges and bicep curls.

• The Up in the Air actress, who looks stunning in the film, says she needed the money so badly that she started filming for the movie only two weeks after welcoming son Fynn. "I could never reclaim these first precious moments of maternity, but I needed to pay my mortgage. It wasn't an option. I had to do the role," Farmiga was quoted as saying.

• The supermodel, who is married to Tom Brady, gave birth to son Benjamin in December 2009. The Brazilian beauty, who gained 14 kilos during her pregnancy, is set to show off her post-baby figure on the cover of the April issue of Vogue. She is such a fitness freak that she was kung-fu kicking and doing yoga two weeks before she went into labour. "I did kung-fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born and yoga three days a week," Bundchen said.