Jessica Simpson's Weight Loss Secret

I still don't have any luck with my dieting plans. I'm still stuck with my coke zero addiction and 3 out of the 4 slimfit boxes I purchased 1 month ago are still unopened.

I really need some motivation!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I came across this article regarding Jessica Simpson's Diet. I'm so envious. I saw her sooo fat and now she apparently lost 20 lbs in 8 weeks! Her trainer, Harley Pasternak, said that Jessica has exercise sessions with him 5x a week. She then follows a diet plan which he calls the "5 Factor Diet" and then has a one day off to eat anything.

Here is Jessica's Typical Diet Day:

Breakfast: Scrambled egg with toast and grapefruit. Coffee with Splenda.

Snack 1: One cup of fat-free ricotta cheese and two cored pears, cut into wedges. Diet soda.

Lunch: Chicken breast sandwich with mustard and a side of black beans. Diet Snapple.

Snack 2: Carrot sticks with onion dip made from non-fat sour cream, non-fat cream cheese and one tablespoon dry onion soup mix.

Dinner: Indian-style chicken breasts with curried yoghurt sauce (made from non-fat plain yoghurt, one teaspoon of curry powder and peeled cucumber) served with brown rice. Green tea.

Now I have to do more research about Pasternak's 5 Factor Diet. It looks promising because I get to drink my fave diet soda!!!

The SlimFast Diet

Have you tried the SlimFast Diet? I tried it once but as usual, I failed to lose weight.

Slim.Fast Diet is supposed to be a meal replacement plan that allows you to eat up to six times a day. I tried the milkshake-style drinks (because that's the one available in the local supermarket) that you have take instead of the usual food the you eat at breakfast and lunch. But I ended up craving for more food! ha!ha!

The main concept is that you take the SlimFast meal replacement at breakfast and lunch and eat a healthy 600-calorie meal in the evening. Each SlimFast meal is said to be nutritionally balanced so you don't have to take additional vitamin supplements, unlike many diets.

If you want to try it, visit the slimfast website.

What's your BMI?

Have you ever wondered what your BMI (Body Mass Index) is? BMI is used to estimate your total amount of body fat. It is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in meters squared (m2).

BMI Categories:

* Underweight = <18.5
* Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
* Overweight = 25-29.9
* Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

For example: wt= 50 kg ht= 1.52 m
BMI = wt (kg)/ ht (m2) = 50/ 2.31
= 21.6 = normal weight

But BMI has limitations also. It may not be accurate in some cases. It can overestimate body fat in athletes or pregnant women. It can underestimate body fat in the elderly.

Lady Gaga's Poker Face Make-Up Tutorial

I was browsing youtube's most viewed videos when this video caught my attention "Lady Gaga's Poker Face Tutorial". The girl is plain-looking but she really knows how to apply make-up (and I don't! :). I ended up looking thru some of her videos which I found useful since I don't know a thing about applying make-up. What's good about her tutorial videos is that she also tells you the brand of makeup to use which I think is good because I find it hard to choose what makeup to buy and try out.

Although I don't think I'll be doing this "Poker Face" make-up, it's still fun to watch this girl's transformation.

Three-Day Diet

My mom actually introduced me to this diet a few years ago and every time she would start following this diet, I would always join her. I never really experienced losing 10 lbs (which this diet promised) but what I like about this diet is that at least, I can control my intake of sweets or carbohydrates. After 3 days, I feel lighter and I don't crave as much. For me, the hardest part in trying to lose weight is the initial part when I'm trying to condition myself not to overeat. So for me, I think starting off with this diet would be beneficial for me.

The 3 Day Diet meal plan:

Day 1

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

1/2 grapefruit or juice

1 piece toast with 1 tablespoon peanut butter

Lunch

1/2 cup tuna

1 piece toast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

Dinner

3 ounces any lean meat or chicken

1 cup green beans

1 cup carrots

1 apple

1 cup regular vanilla ice cream

Day 2

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

1 egg

1/2 banana

1 piece toast

Lunch

1 cup cottage cheese or tuna

8 regular saltine crackers

Dinner

2 beef franks

1 cup broccoli or cabbage

1/2 cup carrots

1/2 banana

1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream

Day 3

Breakfast

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

5 regular saltine crackers

1 ounce cheddar cheese

1 apple

Lunch

Black coffee or tea, with 1-2 packets Sweet & Low or Equal

1 boiled egg

1 piece toast

Dinner

1 cup tuna

1 cup carrots

1 cup cauliflower

1 cup melon

1/2 cup regular vanilla ice cream