Hilary Duff Workout and Diet Plan from US Weekly
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Hilary Duff, who's often videotaped by paparazzi when hitting the gym, boasts a healthy diet plan and great workout ethic.
Her every move is captured in a camera lens, which can be stressful if you're having a chubby day. Due to the fame, Hillary became obsessed with getting her body in perfect shape.
Hilary Lost Weight - That's Good Right?
Nope, she got criticized for that too. "Everybody speculates that you're not eating or are doing drugs. You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't," claims Duff. She dropped her strict protein and vegetable diet and leveled off to a perfectly mixed diet.
Hilary Duff's Diet
She added fruit to her protein and veggie diet. Here's an example of a typical day...
Breakfast
- Kashi cereal with 2 percent milk. Or, substitute egg whites with feta cheese.
- Latte with 2% milk.
Lunch
- Grilled chicken Caesar Salad mixed with 1 tbsp reduced fat dressing. Or, substitute Grilled ahi tuna instead of chicken.
Dinner
- 1 Grilled Tuna Steak (or try Citrus Tuna Steaks)
- Veggies
- Sometimes sushi (one of Hilary Duff's favorites)
Celebrity Snack Time
When snacking, Hilary eats some nuts (that doesn't sound good, but we'll leave it). Other favorite Hilary Duff snacks are apples, brie cheese. She slightly cheats the diet when she digs into some chips and salsa.
Working out with Hilary Duff
Being a former gymnast, Hilary watches out for "bulking" side effects of lifting. You know how gymnasts look like Oompa Loompas sometimes because they're so short and built? She tries to avoid that look.
"I couldn't just go to the gym like my friends and lift weights. I would get these muscles in my legs. I felt boyish."
While she does hit the gym often, she avoids heavy weight lifting. Her genes cause her to put on muscle easily. Instead, Hilary is big on Pilates... read entire entry
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on 7/3/2008
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Even Matthew McConaughey's Body Fades
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For those who are struggling to keep up with their beach body, don't think you're the only one with the problem. Even celebrities like Matthew McConaughey, who have no responsibilities other than doing a movie every few years, have trouble sticking to their beach body.
Matthew McConaughey, who is well known for running around on the beach with his shirt off and thinking he's cool, was recently photographed not looking all that great. He seems to have lost his six pack (side note, his hair looks all kinds of messed) and although his body isn't terrible, it's not how it used to be.
Here's a picture of what Matthew McConaughey looks like now:
Here's an older picture of Matthew McConaughey:
So if you're getting all depressed because your belly isn't looking as great as it used to, just know that Matthew McConaughey's having the same problems.
Now we have to find out what Diet and workout Matthew McConaughey is on so that we can know what NOT to do to achieve our fitness goals.
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on 5/31/2008
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Anorexia Causes People Magazine to Bypass Mary-Kate Olson in Most Beautiful People List
eating disorders, celebrity fitness
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People Magazine recently released their list of the most beautiful people and Ashley Olson was featured toward the top. Mary-Kate, her younger sister (by 2 hours), did not make the list.
But they look identical
Although Mary-Kate and Ashley were able to fool us all into thinking Michelle Tanner was played by one person, they're "identicalness" has slightly faded. While Ashley is really skinny, Mary-Kate is downright skin and bones.
Over-doing the Skinniness
In my opinion, the primary reason that Ashley graced the charts and Mary-Kate took a beating is due to Mary-Kate's anorexic binges which climaxed in 2005. Her face looks bony and frail. She almost looks like she has a disease. I feel bad being so critical, but she's ruined her look (she made the choice).
Skinnier isn't always better
This silent statement by People magazine shows that skinnier is not always more attractive. When looking to lose weight, be sure that your weight loss goals have an ending point. Getting caught up with being skinnier and skinnier can become an obsession, a sickness. Once you reach your weight loss goal, set a different goal toward maintaining your new body.
The future for Mary-Kate
Hopefully this public diss by People Magazine will cause Mary-Kate to wake up and realize that if she puts on a few pounds she'd be a lot more attractive.
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on 5/7/2008
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Halle Berry Burns Pregnancy Fat in 6 Weeks with the 5 Factor Diet
celebrity fitness, dieting
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It has only been six weeks since Halle gave birth to a little berry and she's already slimmed down to her old body. At the age of 41, she's managed to change herself from a Pregnant Bohemith, to a Hot Mom - in just six weeks.
How did Halle slim down?
First off, while she was pregnant, she didn't let herself become a whale. She obviously wasn't going crazy at the gym, but she still managed to keep up with some of her fitness routines. She stayed active with yoga, swimming, and lifting light weights - along with a healthy diet. She had a cool fitness plan too.
The 5-Factor Fitness Plan
The plan was developed by Harley Pasternak and involves both exercise and dieting. Although I don't know all the secrets of the 5-factor fitness plan, I've heard it's a very easy plan to follow - I would have expected Halle to do something more difficult, but whatever. The 5-Factor Fitness Plan involves a 25 minute exercise program that should be performed 5 times a week. That's only a little more thatn 2 hours of exercise a week - but it worked for her.
For dieting, the 5-Factor Fitness Plan involves 5 meals per day (Harley's favorite number must have been 5). One cool thing about the plan is that there's no carb counting, point tracking, or crazy tracking that gets you all flustered. Some people like diets like that, but some don't. This is for someone who doesn't like tracking. Most the meals involve healthy proteins, low glycemic carbs, fiber, and omega 3s.
Recommend the 5-Factor Fitness Plan?
I'm undecided. I haven't tried the plan, so I won't give it my recommendation, but it could work for some people. It's best to read up on tons of fitness and diet plans and find one that you could easily fit into your lifestyle.
If you want to try it out, you can go to 5factordiet.com - It's not a commission link and I don't have any deal with the creator, but I figured it'd be dumb to explain the ... read entire entry
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on 5/1/2008
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Mariah Carey’s Diet Works Wonders
celebrity fitness, dieting
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Mariah Carey’s body is back and looking just as good as it did in her prime. How did she do it? She invented her own diet.
There’s nothing magical to the Mariah Carey Diet – it’s actually quite a cinch. All you have to do is eat only a small portion of anything you consume. You can eat whatever you want, to some extent, you just can’t eat a lot of what you want.
How small are these portions we’re talking about?
Pretty freakin small buddy… No more than a forkful of each food. Meaning, your serving of chocolate for the day is the amount of chocolate you can fit on your normal sized fork. No, don’t go stick a fork in both pieces of a twix bar and act like that’s ok – that’s cheating.
So just how well does this diet work?
Well, she lost a whopping 32 lbs. – although she probably exaggerated. My guess is she lost about 25 lbs. in reality. Regardless, have you seen her body lately? She’s amazing (once again).
I give her a lot of credit for coming up with her own little diet plan. Many stars take the easier road and have the most scientific nutritionist come up with a super plan. I like how she figured out something simple that just works for her.
Will this diet work for you?
Maybe not, but I’d recommend giving it a shot. Everyone’s different. Some people can do without certain parts of their edible life, while others would rather just focus on exercise more. Some could do a low carb diet no problem, while others would simply die if they couldn’t eat their mother’s lasagna.
It’s all about finding the right strategy for you. Mariah did it, and wow, look at her now.
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on 4/28/2008
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Fergie slims down with Vinegar Shots
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Apparently, Fergie is getting “Vinelicious” in her attempts at losing weight and getting a lean, flat belly. The pop-star accredits taking shots of vinegar with her recent weight loss success.
Supposedly, the vinegar shots aid as appetite suppressants. I’ve never tried it, but I imagine taking shots of vinegar would make you lose the desire to consume anything else – so perhaps these statements are true.
“I do vinegar shots. It has to be organic apple cider, unfiltered. Two tablespoons. For some reason I've noticed a difference on my stomach” – Fergie swears these apple vinegar shots are the key weapon in achieving her flatter stomach. She also claims that the vinegar shots are great at cleansing the body.
How did she get the idea to start taking vinegar shots? She learned about this weight loss tip from a very credible source, Natasha Kufa – who is a well known personal trainer in the pop-music community. She claims that vinegar flushes out fat in the colon and helps the body digest food.
So should we all hop on the vinegar shot diet?
I’d say it’s a toss up on whether it works or not. Although Natasha Kufa probably knows a great deal about getting in shape, I’ve found sources stating vinegar has no effect on the body – other than a bad smell and taste. Maybe we’ll check up with Fergie a few months down the road and see if her honeymoon stage of her Vinegar Shot Diet is over yet. Then we’ll probably get some better answers.
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on 4/9/2008
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Big Booty Fitness with Kim Kardashian
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I’m sure you’re all familiar with the Reality TV star, Kim Kardashian’s butt… And maybe you’ve actually watched her lame show too. For those few who aren’t aware of her existence, she’s a curvy girl with a big butt and shapely hips.
She’s also featured in some risqué videos that got leaked (yes, she joined the Paris Hilton club). Sadly, we can’t share those videos on here, but I’ve seen some clips, and she seemed to be burning some calories throughout the video.
Anyway, recently I came across a blurb regarding her fitness philosophy and I also found a video clip of her working out (PG rated this time).
“I like my shape, but to get rid of cellulite I focus on toning, doing martial arts on a treadmill. And Spanx are my best friend!” – Kim Kardashian according to AOL News.
Now, you might think it was a typo on my part where I say “martial arts on a treadmill” but it really says that if you visit AOL News. So there’s several possibilities.
1. It’s a typo on AOL News Part
2. She confused “martial arts” with “running” – wouldn’t surprise me
3. Kim’s workout routine consists of roundhouse kicks and judo chops - all while maintaining a level 4.3 footspeed at a level 8 incline on the treadmill.
You’ll have to draw your own conclusions because I couldn’t find the answer from browsing google. In my own mind, I’m just going to assume she actually engages in an all out martial arts combat training while running on a treadmill – quite impressive.
Perhaps the next big MMA even will be Kimbo Slice vs. Kim Kardashian – and my money’s on Kardashian if there’s any treadmills involved.
So aside from Treadmills, what else is Kim doing to maintain that large caboose? Butt pinches – I’m not sure what the real name is, but I just posted a video of her performing them: http://fitclips.fitconnect.com/36
So if some of you girls, and some guys, are looking to incr... read entire entry
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on 3/31/2008
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Usher Doesn't use a Bowflex Machine
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Usher, who used to dominate the music industry with hits such as 'My Way' is also known for having one of the best celebrity bodies. He accredits this fem-snatching bod to genetics, hard work, and discipline. He never mentions using a BowFlex, or sticking to a gym with Cybex equipment, although I'm sure he would if the right amount of money was waived at him.
Instead, he is well known for his body-resistance workouts, focusing on the basics of exercise without all of the 'noise' we read about in men's health. What these exercises lack in equipment, they make up for with intensity.
'Forty Minutes of Funk' is what he calls it. The workout starts with stretching, and moves on into skipping and jumping jacks (I have a feeling he does this in the privacy of his own home). He also performs an astounding 1,000 sit ups, before moving onto a series of push-ups, tricep dips, and leg raises. As far as dieting goes, he focuses on chicken breast, fish, and lots of fruits and leafy vegetables. He also includes whole grain rice and pasta in order to keep a well balanced diet.
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on 1/24/2008
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