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Lauren Conrad on the cover of Shape magazine's 2009 issue SHAPE MagazineAccess Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lauren Conrad is living life as a new woman.
The former "Hills" star has become a successful author, with her first novel, "L.A. Candy," hitting the New York Times Bestsellers list; she's in a steady relationship with actor Kyle Howard; she's got a line for Kohls and she's left her MTV reality show.
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The 23-year-old told Shape magazine's September 2009 issue that things are good, but getting healthy took time.
"Nine months ago, I reached my breaking point," she told the mag, whose cover she graces in an orange bikini. "I felt bad about myself because certain people were relentlessly attacking me and my reputation."
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While Lauren doesn't reveal the identities of those "certain people," "Hills" fans are likely to suspect Heidi and Spencer Pratt, the latter who propagated a rumor that the star made a sex tape with her former "Laguna Beach" ex-boyfriend, Jason Wahler. And then there was Audrina Patridge, who accused Lauren of bedding her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Justin Bobby, a rumor she denied, but one which Speidi were happy to help spread.
"My mom kept saying, 'Let it go, Lauren. It doesn't matter,'" Lauren told the mag about her troubled time. "My friend also sat me down and asked, 'Why do you care what people say about you? How does it really affect you at the end of the day?' I couldn't come up with a good answer and realized I had to stop worrying about what other people think."
And Lauren gave herself a reminder to stop worrying about such things via some permanent body ink.
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"The next day I got a tattoo on my lower back that says 'sticks and stones,' because they may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," she revealed. "Once I let go of that, I felt more confident about myself. And that... made my decision to leave 'The Hills' pretty easy."
While Lauren is happier now, she revealed that dating Kyle came with a different kind of price - some extra weight.
"I call it the 'boyfriend layer,'" she laughed of pounds she's since shifted. "We were having more romantic dinners out, and I was exercising less."
The two combated the weight by exercising together in the outdoors.
"I just ask Kyle, 'You feel like working out?' It's more fun than hitting the gym alone," she said.
When she's not in a familiar location or with Kyle by her side, Lauren revealed she has her own fitness routine she can do in any hotel room.
"There are just five moves: squats, sit-ups, push-ups, couch dips-- where I balance on the edge of a couch and lower my hips, then press up -- and planks," she explained of her workout routine. "I do 20 reps of the first four moves, then hold the plank for 20 seconds. I go through the entire circuit six times. No equipment required."
And as for keeping her slender shape, Lauren sticks to healthy salads and foods like tuna, turkey, beans and watermelon.
"I've found when all I'm eating is really fresh, healthy foods, I stop craving pizza and burgers," she said.
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JodiLOVE HER! AND SHE LOOKS AMAZING ON THE COVER! WAY MORE CLASSY THAN HEIDI ON THE COVER OF PLAYBOY. SHE'S AMAZING, THE HILLS WILL FAIL WIHTOUT HER! I WISH HER THE BEST OF LUCK AND SHE'S SOOOOO RIGHT, WHO CARES WHAT THE HATERS THINK??? LET THEM HATE! HA.report abuseposted September 3, 2009 6:04 PM PDT
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Whitneyyou people sound DEPRESSED., BITTER, JEALOUS, AND ALONE!!!!! Stop trying to bring everyone down with you. If you think shes famous for nothing than... why are you taking your time to read this and to post a negative comment... IGNORANT PEOPLE LIKE YOU make her more famous everyday... PS) you should take down that picture of you... YOU LOOK HORRIBLE. MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE PHOTOSHOPPED!!!!!!report abuseposted August 30, 2009 8:08 PM PDT
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Whitneyyou people sound DEPRESSED., BITTER, JEALOUS, AND ALONE!!!!! Stop trying to bring everyone down with you. If you think shes famous for nothing than... why are you taking your time to read this and to post a negative comment... IGNORANT PEOPLE LIKE YOU make her more famous everyday... PS) you should take down that picture of you... YOU LOOK HORRIBLE. MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE PHOTOSHOPPED!!!!!!report abuseposted August 30, 2009 8:08 PM PDT
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Whitneyyou people sound DEPRESSED., BITTER, JEALOUS, AND ALONE!!!!! Stop trying to bring everyone down with you. If you think shes famous for nothing than... why are you taking your time to read this and to post a negative comment... IGNORANT PEOPLE LIKE YOU make her more famous everyday... PS) you should take down that picture of you... YOU LOOK HORRIBLE. MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE PHOTOSHOPPED!!!!!!report abuseposted August 30, 2009 8:08 PM PDT
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GeannineFI DON'T LIKE HER TO ME SHE'S A NOBODY SO STOP TALKIN' ABOUT HER.report abuseposted August 21, 2009 3:37 PM PDT
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PhillineIdiots! ALL cover photo of a magazine are photoshopped. She's obviously not famous for nothing, because she became the star of her own reality tv show and became a best selling author.report abuseposted August 21, 2009 9:06 AM PDT
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Guitarchik107talk about stupid tattoos your going to regret later!report abuseposted August 21, 2009 7:20 AM PDT
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Guitarchik107talk about stupid tattoos your going to regret later!report abuseposted August 21, 2009 7:20 AM PDT
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Okay, I'm sick and tired of these people on health and fitness magazine covers who don't exercise a day in their life. P.S. she's famous for nothing.report abuseposted August 21, 2009 7:11 AM PDT
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