The Diet Secrets

Milla Jovovich has been out of the limelight for a while - since 2007, in fact.  During that time, she chose a quieter life, starting a family, having a baby and gaining 70 pounds in the process.  Can you really picture this former supermodel and Resident Evil badass with that much extra weight?

She resurfaced recently though, back with her old figure, looking like the same ass-kicking hot blonde we’ve all been used to.  According to Milla, she intentionally kept out of the entertainment picture due to the long time it took her to lose the weight in a healthy manner

Using Harley Pasternak’s 5-Factor Diet and plenty of exercise, Milla took over a year to drop the excess 70 pounds.  While a year may be too long upon first glance, isn’t it better to lose weight gradually in that healthy way than to drop it dangerously with a crash diet?

It’s actually heartening to see that a celebrity has the sense and the patience to lose weight in a beneficial way.   We see Hollywood sensationalize fad diets too much.  Isn’t it time we all found a healthier weight loss role model?

There’s no clear plans about what Milla plans to do next on her career.  Hopefully, though, there’s another superhero flick in there somewhere and, perhaps, a swimsuit photo shoot to let us see the new post-baby sans-70 pounds body?

The 5-Factor Fitness is a high-profile diet book from renowned trainer Harley Pasternak.  Known as the official trainer to stars like Halle Barry, Orlando Bloom and Eva Mendes, he condenses his years of experience into this book, which aims to retool dieters into the proper ways of achieving and maintaining a healthy body.

Dieting Is Hard

The book works on the premise that people leave diets and revert to their unhealthy lifestyles due to the unrealistic restrictions most diets require.  With stringent requirements on fat, carbs and other common food choices, keeping up a diet while trying to balance your social and work life can turn into a complicated exercise in diplomacy and self-restraint.  As a result, most dieters look forward to ending the diet and resuming their normal lives instead of staying healthy.

An Easier Way

Pasternak offers an easier way on 5-Factor Fitness, with a fitness regime that takes only 25 minutes a day and a diet plan that entails frequent meals to help you maintain a consistent blood sugar level.  The eventual goal is to have a diet and exercise plan that you can fit into your day without causing strain to any other part of your life.

The diet consists of small but healthy meal choices that focus on high fiber food choices, complex carbs, lean protein, good fats and whole grains.Recipes featured in the book are all easy to make, with most requiring no more than a 5-minute prep time.

Where the book really sets itself apart are the sections on how to maintain your diet even in difficult situations.  Everything from how to choose meals when dining out to emotional eating situations to enjoying yourself during parties get discussed, with sensible advice on the exact things you need to do to keep your diet in order.

All in all, 5-Factor Fitness offers a sensible diet and exercise program, along with very useful advice that you can use even when you decide to follow a different diet or fitness regime.