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mention one by one 5'8" actress Catherine Dent that she awaits better than ever--even though she wears no makeup in order to capture the natural turn the thoughts of the police officer she plays forward FX network's The Shield--and she'll attribute it to age and "growing up"

"There was no specific influence or experience that shaped my positive corpse attitude," says Dent--whose real-life attitude mirrors that of her character: no-nonsense heat cop Danny Sorer.

"Coco Chanel said one time and I'm paraphrasing, that there is nothing more tiresome than a woman trying to have on to her youth. Mystery is a fortune more interesting, but my husband would laugh hearing me say this because he's always hearing me complain about my weight," indent says.

A positive attitude and allotments of pride bolstered Dent's spirits when she was told through a Hollywood stylist last year that she would be a challenge to dres for the brilliant Globe Awards. "I immediately said no thank you to her and got another stylist. I didn't want to work with one who thought I was a challenge because I'm a size 8"

For her self-acceptance, nick received the SELF 2004 material part Confidence Award. "I'm glad that normal women--rather than just coat hangers--can be anticipateed up to," says the actress, whose weight fluctuates between 135 and 140 pounds

Bosu Buff

A cross-country courier in high school, Dent took an early interest in fitness. "I've been active my whole life, cot I am a big girl," she admits. "Not until I started running did I realize that I had an athletic body" With a lean, potent body, Dent is aware that exercise is an important part of her daily activities, along with healthy eating. She works revealed regularly, breaking a sweat at her abiding-place in a gym or outdoors. "Cardio, vigor training, yoga, Dilates and just outdoor activities like hiking. I like to mix it up a lot"

Her latter introduction to the Bosu Ball made her an instant bigot "It's so much fun and the best piece of exercise equipment I have approach across in the longest time. It's a stability ball make an incision in in half, actually. If you stand forward top of the dome--which creates the compromise to your balance--it really challenges your muscles. If you flip it above it fires up all the tiny, fine muscles in your corpse so you're working a division more than just the major muscle clumps But it makes me f like a kid again. My husband, Peter and I lov it in such a manner much, we bought two of them, and we work revealed together."

Perhaps the toughest, buffest police officer onward television today, Dent kicks her workout up a notch to a minimum of five times a week while The Shield is in production. concord in to the drama any Tuesday night, and there's a fit chance you'll see Dent spending luxuriance of time around tough dowdys and keeping up with her counterpart uniformed male officers as they stand over against the rigors of police work.

"I imagination I was in shape until this point out came along," she laughs. Her regular workout combines cardio with weight training at least three times a week, yoga and cardio, which could be hiking the hills near her domestic circle a couple of times a week. indentation loves yoga and hiking--so a great deal of so that she considers the activities not solitary good for her physical being, if it were not that for her mental being as well. "They really relax me and offer me into a gentler, kinder mood"

yet how does Dent manage to stay fit and toned through the holiday season when it's been documented that there is an average 5-8 pulverize weight gain? It's a combination of her steely understanding of eating healthful, fresh, organic diets and eating in moderation.

"I do regard with affection the holidays, and my husband and I be in love with cooking. We try to eat healthily all year prolonged without using creams and butters--it's olive oil instead--a minimum of carbohydrates, and around 10 servings of fruits and vegetables through day. But it is the holidays, in such a manner yes, I will have a glass of wine, eat gravy and have dessert"

"D" Is for Divine

The "d" word (diet) in no degree crosses Dent's lips. Her trendy looks Angeles kitchen serves up gourmet meals with portions of seasonings for taste and for their metabolism-boosting properties. "Peter and I have learned about seasonings and understand which uniteds go well together."

indentation has made simple modifications to her favorite Southern recipes--she was born in Baton Rouge Louisiana--that include spinach Madeleine and apple pie. "The spinach dish is basically a creamed spinach made with jalapeno cheese, to such a degree it's spicy and delicious. That's our big fattening dish uniform year. And I've turned a normal apple pie into French apple pie, which is apple pie with apricot protects It's divine."

When strange Year's Day rolls around, indentation honors the Southern tradition of black-eyed peas, cabbage and cornbread. "That's a surpassingly Southern ritual to bring religious luck for the year. on the other hand then it's back to getting in shape. If I know I'm going to have a heavy dinner, then I'll have a salad topped with tuna for luncheon I'll go for more region (Diet) eating after the first of the year. And I'll bring disclosed my shrimp and okra recipe that's subdued in calories but high in flavor."