CELEBRITY DIET PLANS

The one thing that sets celebrities apart from most people are that celebrities are a brand. It's their job to look good. They can't build the brand all by themselves. They have personal chefs, personal fitness trainers and other means to support them in their fitness journey. The average person can not afford these luxuries. Then there is always the factor of having the time to go to a gym and do all the elaborate meal planning. Here are some examples of some celebrity diet plans.

Heidi Klum lost thirty pounds in one month after giving birth. She did this by going on a calorie restricted diet of only 1700 calories a day.

Gwyneth Paltrow is on a Zen Macrobiotic diet which bans caffeine, dairy, alcohol, meat, fish, and eggs. Anything not on this list must be organic. Claudia Schiffer also only eats organic.

Drew Barrymore's diet consists of at least one fun but strenuous activity a day. She eats three meals a day that stay away from cola and eats sugar free Jell-O. She also stays away from eating meat as much as she can.

Rene Zellweiger and Jennifer Aniston stick to the Zone Diet. This diet involves food combining and takes a lot of strategizing with your meals which can be very time consuming.

Kate Hudson is on a high protein diet. She consumes high protein meals in smaller portions, and she combined this diet with an exercise program that includes weight training and cardiovascular workouts.

Oprah Winfrey works out five days a week, spending 30 minutes on the threadmill and doing free weights. Her eating plan consists of legumes, fish, nuts, fruits and vegetables, chicken and dairy products that are lowfat. She limits her consumption of white sugar and flour. Oprah also credits her trim figure to her habit of not eating anything after seven in the evening.

Here is a list of eight ways to lose weight effectively

1. Never crash diet to lose weight - When you lose weight rapidly your body is typically only losing glycogen ( carbohydrate) and water weight, not fat. Your body thinks that it's starving and reduces its metabolic rate, which makes it harder for your body to burn each calorie (they burn at a slower pace than they normally would). Then when you start eating normally again, your body stores as much food as it can into your fat cells in case of another "famine."
   
2. Substitute foods instead of eliminating them- Many people feel that "diet" or "reduced fat" foods are not as good as the original. Try out different reduced fat brands and items and you may be surprised that some may be better than the original. The key is making sustainable changes - if you can't live without chips, then trying to eliminate them entirely from your diet won't work. Making the change to a lower-calorie reduced fat chip can make a noticeable change in total calories consumed over time.
   
3. Cut soda out of your diet completely- This can save the average person 360 calories or more each day. Even diet soda, fruit juices, and whole milk can add unnecessary calories to your daily intake. Instead, drink lots of water and switch from whole to skim or even soy milk; the little things can make a big difference.
   
4. Move around- Getting up, moving around, and exercising will reduce the amount of food that you will need to cut back on. It is recommended to do 30-45 minutes of moderate aerobic 3-5 times per week, but if all you can do is walk around the block twice before you go to bed, that's a good start. Anything is better than nothing, and it's harder to be eating while you're moving around, so it may result in you eating slightly less as well as burning more calories.
   
5. Gradual changes- Gradually ease into your diet if possible. Many diet programs allow you to do this. Remember that small changes are easier to stick with than drastic ones. Start by always leaving a little extra on your plate, or drinking water instead of soda. Smaller changes are also more likely to remain with you when the duration of your diet is complete.
   
6. Don't overeat- If you're full, or even simply satisfied, stop eating. There's no need to eat until your stomach feels like it's going to explode. Also, keep in mind that it takes a while for the nutrients in your food to enter your bloodstream, and circulate to the nerve centers in your brain that regulate appetite. This is also why you should eat slower--you give your body a chance to recognize that you've had enough to eat.
   
7. Try not to banish certain foods when dieting- Don't tell yourself that you can NEVER have something again because you will immediately crave it. Instead, get yourself to think, "I know I CAN have it, but should I have it?"
   
8. Be in it for the long term- Crash diets and unsustainable exercise routines will not keep you at your desired weight for the long term. You need to focus on realistic, acheivable goals - behavior modification that you can live with for years, instead of just weeks.

Celebrities always look fabulous. Whether appearing in television or films or strutting down the red carpet during movie premiers and awards, they never cease to fascinate us with their larger than life presence. The truth is, it takes a lot of effort to look the way they do, and being the public figures that they are, they cannot afford to slack off when it comes to taking care of their physical appearances. Keep in mind what works for celebrities may not always work for you. When choosing a diet to suit you, choose one that works for earthlings - not super-stars. Above all, don't be influenced by celebrity claims of fast weight loss. Celebrities and film stars have a reputation to promote!

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I am a mother of three boys who has tried numerous ways to lose weight and stay fit. I am writing just to share my ideas about celebrity diet plans and how unrealistic they can be for the average person.

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Results in fitness are dependent on a three-part formula of lifestyle choices. One part of the formula does not work well without the other parts. Those who have tried one or two without the third know something is missing. This article is going to address the three-parts of the equation to help you make positive steps to a healthy body.

A healthy body can provide you with a healthy mind, increased energy and stamina, more productivity and self-confidence.

Here are the three parts:

1. Cardiovascular training 2. Resistance and weight training 3. Balanced nutrition

Now, the questions are why, what, when, where and how? Many people diet without exercise and others exercise without eating right. Their intentions are good yet they don't get the results they want so badly to achieve. Allow me to simplify basic fitness and balanced nutrition principles. In the informational age in which we live, people are confused with what to do, so they do nothing.

Let me be straight with you, achieving the "ideal" body isn't easy, you have to put effort, consistency, and commitment to achieve your desired results. The first step is to develop a positive mindset. If you think it's impossible, it will be. If you think you can, you will. I can't speak strongly enough how important your mindset, mental thoughts, and self-talk play such an important role on your results.

So let me begin with foundational principles that will make a difference. I'll start with cardiovascular training. For the ease of understanding, cardiovascular, cardio-respiratory, cardio and aerobic training are all synonymous. The goal is to keep a healthy function of the heart, lungs, and circulatory system. Sustaining aerobic training for a period of time will increase the endurance of the cardio-respiratory system.

Cardio training will also burn calories that will decrease body fat stored. Cardio training has been reported as beneficial for many health reasons including: decreasing blood pressure, cholesterol, and depression. It has also been reported to increase heart, lung, and circulatory function as well.

Don't worry about when is the best time to do your cardio exercise. Just do it. I like to get my cardio workout in during the morning. That way I won't be tempted to blow it off during the day and I won't be too tired at night to do it. But, if you are not a morning person, this might be more difficult.

Schedule your exercise into your life just like all your other appointments. Your cardio workout is important to your health, just like your child's soccer game or tennis match is important to them. Put it on your calendar then check it off after you do it.

Cardiovascular exercise is one type of exercise where you don't need any equipment. Unless your doctor, restricts you, anyone can walk. I see people walking around my neighborhood, public school tracks, and in the shopping mall all year round.

Other people prefer to do their cardio exercise in their home. Cardio equipment is available at most sporting stores, specialized exercise stores, and even at garage sales. Treadmills are the most popular cardio equipment, exercise stationary bikes, and stair steppers. The newest, most popular, are elliptical machines.

Find what type of cardio training is best for you and be consistent with it. If you like variety and get bored easily, then a variety of cardio exercise works really well.

To get maximum results from your cardiovascular training keep track of your heart rate. I wear a heart rate monitor when I do my cardio exercise. Another way to check your heart rate is counting the heartbeats per minute. If you count your heartbeats for 6 seconds and add a zero behind the number you have your heart rate. By keeping track of your heart rate, you know how hard your heart is working or how much harder it needs to work.

Now, you need to figure out your maximum heart rate. A simple formula is to take the number 220 and subtract your age. That is your maximum heart rate. To burn fat, your heart should work at 65 - 75 percent of your maximum heart rate. For cardio-respiratory fitness your heart rate should be at 75 percent. Don't exceed 85 percent of your maximum heart rate.

For optimum conditioning, cardio five to six times a week for 30 - 60 minutes is best. Your training heart rate should be at 65 percent for a minimum of 20 minutes. Depending on your goal and the results you want to achieve, the minimum I would recommend is three times a week for 20 minutes.

If you take medication with beta blockers, or have any question about your health condition, always check with your doctor first to determine where your heart rate should be.

Now, I will explain why weight training is important and give you the basic principles of weight training.

Weight training is for everyone. I start clients as young as 8 years old and my oldest client was 99 years of age. Yes, their workout design is different, but everyone between those ages can and should exercise with weights. Weight training strengthens, firms, and builds muscle. If you don't use or challenge your muscles they will atrophy (get weak and wither away). You are never too old to weight train and muscle knows no age.

Let's talk briefly about metabolism. Your muscle is your metabolism. If you don't have good muscle tone, you will have a slower metabolism. The more muscle on your body, the faster your metabolism. There are three things that directly affect your metabolism:

1. Muscle 2. Nutrition 3. Hormonal Imbalances You can control and change your metabolism by weight training and eating "right".

For women, don't worry about bulking up. It doesn't happen by accident. Women bodybuilders take tremendous effort to lift heavy weight; they train for years and sometimes use anabolic steroids. This is not the fitness training we prescribe.

Any weight training should start with lighter weight and progress to moderate weight. Don't start to heavy; just use enough weight to challenge your muscle. I hand many of my new female clients a 5 or 8 pound dumbbell on their first visit. They get real nervous thinking it's too heavy. I can pretty well guess that their purse weighs more than 5 pounds. Men, don't be in a hurry to look like Arnold by next week. It won't happen and you're only setting yourself up for injury.

There are a couple factors we use in designing workout programs. First, we look at your goal. Second, after determining your goals we decide the right mix of repetitions, sets and rest. Repetitions or reps are how many times you lift the weight. Sets are the number of times you perform a given number of reps per exercise session. Rest is the time you allow the muscle to recover before the next set.

Below is a general guideline to the proper mix of reps, sets and rest. Muscle endurance: * 12-20 reps, 1-3 sets, 20-30 second rest

Strength and size: * 8-12 reps, 1-6 sets, 30-120 second rest

Strength and power: * 4-8 reps, 1-5 sets, 2-5 minute rest

Since my average client is trying to lose body fat and get lean, I generally use 12-20 reps, with 3 sets and 30-60 second rest. I like to teach my clients to perform active stretching between their sets. This will increase their flexibility, prevent injury and further challenge the muscles. I also recommend exercising all major muscle groups. Make sure your program includes the following muscles: chest, back, shoulders, arms (bicep and triceps), lower back, abdominal, legs (quadriceps, hamstrings and calves) and gluts.

To fit most people's lifestyle, I recommend weight training at least 2 times per week, however, 3 times is better. If you train 5 times a week your workout design will be much different from people who train 2-3 times per week. I tell my clients, the difference between 2-3 times per week is the difference in your time schedule (what is doable in your life), your goals and priorities.

One last important thing regarding weight training, if you do the same workout week after week, month after month, and year after year...your muscles know exactly what you are asking them to do and you will reach a plateau. You are no longer challenging your muscles. You are only maintaining their current status.

If you have not yet reached your goal, change your workout program once a month to challenge the muscles. Changes can be as simple as changing the order of exercise, the number of repetitions, the number of sets, your rest time, the pounds of weight, the intensity, or do circuit training. One or more of these changes will make a big difference in how your muscles respond to your workout. Have fun and keep lifting!

Are you tired of yo-yo dieting? Do you have a difficult time sticking to a diet? You are not alone. More people who diet fail rather than succeed. Dieting doesn't work. To get real results it takes a concentrated effort. Most people aren't willing to do what it takes. They want a fast, quick solution that's not out there.

Why is eating right so challenging? We're all too busy and convenience foods seem limitless. We let our minds get in the way, we don't focus on our goals, and stress can play an important role in sabotaging our efforts.

If feeling good about yourself, being healthy and looking good is important to you, then you have to eat sensibly. It's true you are what you eat. Here are 4 tips on eating right. I call it my 4 P's of Nutrition. Do these 4 things every week and you'll be on your way to a leaner and healthier you.

1st P: Plan: Plan what you are going to eat either one-day at a time or a week in advance. Planning includes writing out a menu. For example, oatmeal for breakfast; chicken, yams and broccoli for lunch; fish, brown rice and green beans for dinner; apple and yogurt for snacks.

2nd P: Purchase: After you plan what you're going to eat, write out your grocery list. Remember that most of the items you need to purchase are around the perimeter of the store. If you only purchase what is on your list, you will save a lot of money and calories.

3rd P: Prepare: Now that you have all your ingredients, prepare your food. I work 6 days a week, 12-14 hours per day. What works for me is to prepare all my meals for the week on Sunday afternoon. It takes me only 2 hours in the kitchen. That takes the guess work out of my meals, it eliminates the "what do I feel like eating", and saves me a ton of time throughout my week. I've been preparing my family's meals like this for several years. It's just part of my routine and it works for me.

4th P: Package: After I prepare all my meals for the week, I put the food in plastic reusable containers and take the meals with me to work. This way I can control the portion size, quality of food, amount of fats and sugars and it makes my life a lot easier. This keeps me eating healthy every day.

These tips really work for me and they will work for you. Once you get in the habit of planning, purchasing, preparing and packaging your meals you will see an improvement in your nutrition. You will have more control over your eating habits, portions size, healthy balance, and nutritional value in your meals.

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Fitness for Women- Stay Fit and Healthy!

Here are 10 tips for women to stay fit and healthy:

1. Staying fit and healthy starts with a balanced diet. Know and monitor the right weight for your age. Consult your doctor to learn what food you should avoid and follow your eating discipline routines. If you are trying to lose some weight, foods with high calories should be omitted from your meals. Food with high fiber and low fat should be included a priority in your grocery list instead of red meat, sugars and fats.

2. Drink plenty of water. Drinking at least eight glasses of water everyday. This cleanses the body from impurities. It is also advised for lactating women to increase water intake to keep the body hydrated.

3. Take Vitamins and Supplements. Do not forget your Calcium supplement. Sufficient Calcium intake is beneficial for women of all ages. This has been proven to prevent having cramps and Pre-Menstrual Period (PMS) Symptoms. It also prevents Osteoporosis especially for menopausal women. Vitamin E boosts strong immune system. Women who undergo menopausal period should take Vitamin E-400 as it stops night sweats and hot flashes. Also, Vitamin E is said to be best in avoiding wrinkles when aging.

4. Quit smoking. If you are smoking, stop. It is also a big "NO" for pregnant women, as this will affect the health of the baby. Pregnant women who smoke may pass the harmful content of cigarettes to babies through the bloodstream. Recent studies have shown that women smokers are more prone to diseases than men smokers. Women who smoke have a high risk of getting breast cancer. Also limit your alcohol intake.

5. Incorporate exercises in your daily routine. Take a walk after work, use stairs instead of elevator or play with your kids when you are at home. Home exercises are also effective especially when you do not have time to go to the gym and would like to lose some weight. Yoga and Pilates are only a few of the many effective exercises you can do at home. Exercises help in limiting the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

6. Avoid stress. Many women are prone to too much stress. Stress has been known as cause to many sicknesses. As much as possible take time to relax. Read a good book, hang out with friends and engage into sports. Pamper yourself by going to parlors or you can do some shopping. And do not forget to get enough sleep to revive your energy.

7. Use sunscreen to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun. Wear hats when under the sun to protect your skin. Too much sun is bad for your skin. The skin is prone to cancer when exposed to too much sunlight. It also speeds up the aging of skin cells, which causes wrinkles to women.

8. Make sure to visit your dentist to keep that beautiful smile. Always have it cleaned to prevent cavities and bad breath.

9. Visit your Gynecologist. Women who are eighteen and above should have their Physical Examination annually especially for the Pap Smear test. Women who are forty and up should have their mammograms and the Breast self-exam is encouraged once puberty has been reached and should be a habit as they mature

10. Safe sex is strongly recommended. Use condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

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Getting Fit Over 40

Exercise science has proven that getting fit over 40 is very achievable. Numerous studies have shown that older people respond very favorably to both strength training and aerobic exercise. Most fitness experts agree that a 15-20 year decrease in biological age can be achieved with simple lifestyle changes. There can be a huge difference between biological age and chronological age.

10 Tips For Getting Fit Over 40

1. Check with your doctor. If you have any existing health conditions or you've been inactive for a long time, you need to get medical clearance before you start to exercise.

2. Evaluate your current fitness level. In order to develop an effective over 40 fitness program, you need to know what your current fitness level is. Cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition are all factors that need to be evaluated. Having a personal trainer evaluate your current fitness level is a good idea, even if you don't plan on working with a personal trainer on an ongoing basis.

3. Define your goals. What goals do you want to achieve? Do you want to lose 20 pounds of fat? Do you want to run a 10K race? Goal setting has to be a part of any over 40 fitness program.

4. Be consistent. Once you start an over 40 fitness program, you have to follow it on a consistent basis if you want to derive any permanent benefits from it.

5. Warm up before exercising. A warm up should be a part of everyone's exercise program regardless of their age, but it's especially important for older exercisers who might be more susceptible to injuries. Warming up will stimulate blood flow to your muscles, increase your joint flexibility and range of motion, and get you mentally prepared for your workout. Do several minutes of easy aerobic exercise prior to more intense aerobic exercise. Do one or two light sets of each weight lifting exercise before using heavier weights.

6. Stretch after exercising. Stretching and warming up are not the same. Warming up should be done before exercise, stretching should be done after exercise. Stretching is especially important for older exercisers who may have lost some flexibility over the years.

7. Emphasize form and technique when lifting weights. You want to challenge yourself when lifting weights, but not at the expense of good form and technique. The over 40 exerciser needs to be especially careful to use good form and technique in order to avoid injury. Use muscle power, not momentum, when lifting weights. Don't heave, swing, or bounce the weights. Lift and lower the weights in a steady and controlled manner. Concentrate on feeling the muscle you're working (this is called the mind-muscle connection).

8. Give yourself enough recovery time after exercising. As you age, you need more recovery time after exercising, especially after weight lifting. Give your body the time it needs to rest and recover and it will get stronger and healthier.

9. Start slowly and build up gradually. Don't push yourself too hard too fast. Slowly and gradually progress from your existing fitness level.

10. Enjoy yourself. A fitness program has to be enjoyable if it's going to become a regular part of your life. When you first start a fitness program, especially when you're older, you may think it's a chore. But the more you keep at it, the more enjoyable it will become. You might just find that your fitness program becomes a positive addiction.

In conclusion, don't let age slow you down. Getting fit over 40 is well within your reach.

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Jim Plummer has been a health and fitness enthusiast for over 20 years. His website, http://www.functional-fitness-facts.com, contains plenty of information, advice, and resources that will help anyone become more fit and healthy. Read his review of the book Fit Over 40.