
How did Maria Callas lose 48 pounds in one year?
In a short time, the opera diva transformed from a plumber into a beautiful beauty.
When she lost 48 pounds in one year, Maria Callas transformed from a big opera singer into an elegant diva.
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The pressure to stay lean was huge for her because she enjoyed eating, and recently published facts show how Callas tried to "comfort" herself in the "fight against weight".
Maria Callas traveled around the world and used it to collect recipes that became her favorite food. Sometimes she knew how to "steal" recipes from famous chefs in exclusive restaurants, writing them on pieces of paper and hiding them in her bags.
"She loved food and never ate alone. Society was an integral part of her daily habits. "He especially loved cakes and pudding, but mostly lived on steaks and salads," he said. Bruno Tosi, connoisseur of the life of Maria Callas.
Her international career began in 1947, when she was expected to become a full-fledged opera singer. But with her 108 kilograms, she felt bad and considered herself "ugly" and "unwanted".
Soon its director Lucino Visconti conditioned that "must "lose 30 kilograms because otherwise he would not have cooperated with her, so the diva lost an incredible 40 kilograms, and then lost another 8 kilograms. According to sources, the great weight loss was the result of the opera diva's desperate move when she swallowed a tapeworm to lose weight.
Tosi confirmed that Maria had done it treatment with worms, yet, she lost a lot of weight after switching to an iodine-based diet.
"It is a dangerous treatment because it acts on the central nervous system, but still, it changed its metabolism and turned into a beautiful swan," said Tosi.
Since then, she has never eaten pasta or her favorite beef or tartar sauce. By writing down recipes, she imagined how she ate all that food and found some comforting pleasure in it. However, the burden of glory has taken its toll. Among those dishes were tomato omelette, oriental beef, béchamel sauce, mustard sauce, golden cake, chocolate and a cake she called "My Cake" (with too much sugar).
While her guests at the parties were treated to delicacies, Maria Callas would only try a few bites. She rarely drank wine, but still enjoyed champagne.
"She was like many other women who have been struggling with weight all their lives," Tosi added.
Maria Callas died in Paris at the age of 53. Her heart was broken because Onassis left her because of Jackie Kennedy, whom he soon married. In Italy it still has the greatest respect today, and a bridge in Venice has been renamed "The Maria Callas BridgeAfter 100.000 people signed a petition.