Jessica Simpson's Weight Loss Failures and Successes

There are so many roads to weight loss. Permanent or otherwise, weight gain can creep up on you while weight loss can come at the most unexpected times. Some people handle stress with food and some just don't have that need to eat. Jessica Simpson a recent new mom and weight loss achiever of over 60 pounds was caught showing off her new body during this year's Halloween season.

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Kudos to you Jessica Simpson for beating that rough road that so many women struggle through after having a baby. Many women find themselves in a place of desperation after their once beautiful body becomes stretched and tired. Many women don't find the strength or the desire to move forward into something better, weight loss takes work and people who tell you otherwise are not dealing with the underlying problems.

Here is an example of Jessica Simpson's daily regimen (per the Examiner) that has caught the media's eye:

Her daily weight-loss diet and workout program typically consists of the following:

7 a.m. - Jessica wakes up and feeds Maxwell, then has breakfast: half a flat-bread sandwich with egg whites, peppers and fat-free cheddar

8 a.m. - Simpson walks up to an hour a day, trying to get at least 14,000 steps on her pedometer. Afterward: a snack of berries, bananas, melon or grapefruit.

11 a.m. - Four days a week, Simpson works out for 45 minutes with a trainer doing a combination of cardio and circuit-training exercises such as dumbbell triceps extensions, hamstring curls and crunches with a medicine ball.

1 p.m. - Jessica eats lunch of spinach salad with 4 ounces of chicken satay and pear.

2 p.m. Simpson walks again outside or on the treadmill, then has a berry smoothie.

6:30 p.m. Dinner of fish (4 ounces of halibut or tilapia) with roasted eggplant, broccoli or asparagus. Low-fat ice cream for dessert.

10 p.m. Bedtime.

The media is so hard on movie stars and women in general, high expectations of always being beautiful and catching them at that glorious moment when they let their hair down must really be stressful. But just like the normal everyday Joe's life, weight loss takes discipline. Including mental discipline, deciding what and what you do not want to have in your life and in your thoughts can help you succeed and push through to your goals. 

"I have to separate myself from the world's expectations," she said, "I have to look inside myself. I'm not a supermodel...I just wanna be a better version of myself." - Jessica Simpson -

Carrie Underwood's Favorite Get Healthy Stay Fit Diet Food

Everyone has a favorite meal, some have more than one. If you had an insane amount of money, like most of the popular celebrities and an inextinguishable amount of weight loss and nutritional resources what would you eat? Well let's find out:

Carrie Underwood:
She is a vegetarian and prefers vegetable stir-fry usually tofu and peppers. She explains to US Magazine that "It's her go-to meal."

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"Nearly a decade-and-a-half later, the plan she's worked out with nutritionist Cara Clark is imminently more sensible with the vegetarian (a "wannabe vegan") aiming for a solid mix of protein, carbs and fat on each plate.

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"I love rules," she offers by way of explaining her strategy of consuming 45 percent carbs, 30 percent fat and 25 percent protein plus at least a gallon of water each day. "This is how I feel good about myself, and this is how I operate."
(Excerpt, E-online 2021, Carrie Underwood's Exact Plan For Staying Fit)

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LIn 2020, Carrie Underwood posted a taste of her detailed full-body workouts on her Instagram page. Here workout details mention:

•  Burpees
• Thrusters
• Barbell squats
• Deadlifts
• Alligator pushups
• and treadmill sessions

But how does she do it? How does she stay fit? In a recent article by https://news.amomama.com they report that Carrie Underwood puts more effort into her exercise routine while cutting down on her daily calorie intake. Sometimes her calorie content only amounts to around 800 per day.

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90210's Jennie Garth's Favorite Food and Her High Protein Vegetable Diet

Jennie Garth, some of you may remember her for her start on the original Beverly Hills 90210 TV show in the 1990's. Jennie's shines with a beautiful, California style and she is now 40 years old. How does she do it? What does she eat?

Her daily diet of chicken, a high protein source has helped her lose 30 unwanted pounds in 2012. Side dishes include...yes vegetables, mostly fresh. 

For more information on High Protein Vegetable Diets visit: 

• EHow's Article on High Protein Vegetable Diets
• Livestrong's High Protein Vegetable Resource

Image courtesy of: Wikipedia, Jennie Garth 2021

Per Wikipedia:
"In 2002, Garth was diagnosed with a leaky heart valve, a condition she stated would require monitoring for the rest of her life. She revealed the diagnosis in 2009. "Down the road it’s something that could get more complicated or it could not," she commented. "People have had valve replacements and that kind of thing … but I’m prepared, that’s the key."

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In January 2010, Jennie Garth starred in an iVillage web series created by NBC Universal, Garden Party, about farm life, fresh produce and healthy eating. Then on May 3, 2017, Garth launched MomGiftBox.com (now no longer a secure website), "an online subscription box of products to indulge, inspire and pamper moms with every purchase benefiting a charity."

Paula Deen's Weight Loss and Weight Loss Recipes

Paula Deen's weight loss has freed up many things in her life, and her recent showcase on Dancing with the Stars has brought her to the next step. Looking divine and debonair Paula Deen's weight loss has encouraged her and others to dance. Fine job Paula!

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ABCnews.com reports:
"Paula Deen may have dropped some serious weight in the past, but the "Dancing With the Stars" contestant said she "never" gave up butter.
When asked by "Good Morning America" what she would do to sweeten up the judges for good scores, she said, "I dunno, bring ‘em butter!"

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution‎ 

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• lightened up versions of fifty of her classic southern recipes
• new recipes that cut the calories but not the delicious taste
• The New-York Times Best-Selling cookbook
• Paula Deen Cuts the Fat, 250 Favorite Recipes All Lightened Up

Image: Paula Deen Cuts the Fat: 250 Favorite Recipes All Lightened Up

"Paula Deen has lost over 40 pounds and has maintained her weight loss for over two years by swapping out ingredients to reduce fat and calories. Paula's key to weight loss is moderation and accountability and one day a week she still enjoys good old southern cooking with biscuits and all. Only now she will have one biscuit instead of three. One does not have to give up taste when reducing calories and these recipes are a testament to that. Paula shares 250 of her favorite recipes lightened up. 

This brand new cookbook presents lightened-up versions of fifty of her classic southern recipes and presents new recipes that cut the calories but not the delicious taste including:

- The Lady's New Cheesy Mac

- New Savannah Gumbo

- Flourless chocolate cake

- Beaufort Shrimp Pie

- Nutty Sweet Potato Balls

- All-New Peach Cobbler"

Excerpt, Paula Deens Cookbook, 2021, Amazon

Paula Deen Cuts the Fat, 250 Favorite Recipes All Lightened Up, Exclusive: 7-Layer Molded Salad from PaulaDeen.com

This version of the seven-layer salad is cool and creamy and crunchy and chewy. Sometimes I make my molded salads with vegetables, but I decided to make this one chock-full of sweet, yummy fruit. And what a wise decision it was.

Ingredients

2 packages (0.3 ounces each) regular or sugar-free lemon gelatin

2 cups boiling water, plus 1 ½ cups cold

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

½ cup drained mandarin orange segments

¼ cup coarsely chopped walnuts

2 tablespoons raisins

1 banana, peeled and sliced

2 tablespoons chopped dried apricots

1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained well

1 cup cottage cheese

Directions:

In a medium heatproof bowl, mix the gelatin with the boiling water until completely dissolved. Stir in the cold water and lemon juice. Refrigerate, covered, until the gelatin is just wiggly but not firmed up (like loose jelly), about 1 hour.

Spoon ½ cup of the gelatin into a 6-cup mold. Arrange the orange segments over the top and cover with another ½ cup gelatin. Scatter the walnuts and raisins on top and cover with another ½ cup gelatin. Next, layer the banana and apricots on top of the gelatin.

In a small bowl, fold 1 cup of the gelatin into the crushed pineapple and spoon evenly over the banana layer. Fold the cottage cheese into the remaining 1 cup gelatin and spoon over the pineapple layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours or overnight. Unmold and serve.

Serves 8

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"Paula Deen is a household name in the US. This celebrity chef is best known for her Food Network show, Paula’s Home Cooking, and calorie-laden, Deep South-style cooking. 

She has also appeared in Hollywood films and was a contestant on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. After she was diagnosed with type two diabetes, Paula decided to turn her life around, giving her diet a major overhaul.

PAULA DEEN is a famous celebrity chef in the US, famous for her indulgent, Southern-style cooking. Often gorging on her fatty creations, Paula gained weight but has since shed 30 pounds by cutting a certain color of food from her diet." Excerpt - 2021, Express.co.uk

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Source: ABC News

Snooki’s Amazing 42 Pound After Pregnancy Weight Loss

Most know Snooki from her outrageous and exciting TV series Jersey Shore. This 25-year-old TV star began her career, got married, got pregnant, gained weight (like most women do), had the baby, and then lost 42 pounds.

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That’s amazing, her success rivets throughout the media community, and in return will help to encourage women all over to find the motivation to lose that after-baby weight.

In a recent interview with USA Today, Snooki explained that from August of 2012 until March 2013 she has lost 42 pounds of her baby weight. And the best part is, she explained that "I lost it for me. But I also wanted (fiance) Jionni (LaValle) to know that I can be hot as a mom.”

More about Snooki:

Early and personal life (Excerpt, 2021 Wikipedia)

"Snooki was born in Santiago, Chile.  She was adopted when she was six months old and was raised by Italian-American parents, Andy and Helen Polizzi. Snooki has taken two DNA tests to determine her genetic background. In 2014, the first DNA test stated her genetic background is: Romani, Iberian, South Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern, and Jewish with roots in North-Western Croatia, Macedonia, Slovakia, Russia, and Spain. 

She was surprised to learn that while born in Chile, she is not genetically Chilean. Five years later, in January 2019, she took another DNA test, this time with 23andMe which stated that she was 59.5% Native Chilean and 31.2% European (mostly Iberian with distant British and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry). Snooki's father is a volunteer firefighter and auto-salvage supervisor, and her mother is an office manager. Snooki lives in Florham Park, New Jersey."

Source: azcentral.com

There is nothing wrong with being a hot mom, just because a woman has a baby and doesn’t sleep and her body has been changing, does not mean that she should just give up. In fact, most women feel better (even when they are wiped out tired) if they get at least 15 minutes of exercise.

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Short walks outside, in the mall, going to the gym or just doing a workout tape in your living room can help to improve your attitude and keep from those depressing I am fat feelings coming on. xoJane reported that Snooki wants to have a total of four kids. And even though the first one caused her to have a little mommy pouch and a few stretch marks, she will keep going. Heck, they have surgery to fix all of that stuff. Women do it every day.

   

E- reports that:
Once she has stopped having kids, Snooki said her first order of business will be breast implants. "I’ve always wanted a boob job because I have big boobs, but when I take the bra off, they sag. I hate that," she said. "Everyone's telling me to get them done after I have my kids. So I'm going to pop 'em out and then get a boob job. I love Jenni's [fake] boobs, and I want boobs like that.”  

Christina Aguilera’s Exceptional Weight Loss

We all know Christina Aguilera has been going through some changes. And why not, everyone’s body changes throughout their lives, the only difference is that we (us non-celebrities) do not have media searching us down wanting to know our story. Why did you gain weight? How much? When are you planning to lose it?

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Per an interview with Style Craze Magazine, here is an example of her daily menu (YUM!):

• Breakfast: Bacon, blueberries, and avocado.
• Lunch: Chicken salad with tofu, spinach, kale, squash, pickles, bell peppers, green beans, carrots, and beans.
• Dinner: Chicken/fish/ chickpeas with rice, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, cauliflower, eggplant, and carrots.
• Snacks: Celery with nut butter and a shrimp cocktail.

Source: AOL

Seriously that alone would give almost anyone a nervous breakdown or a good reason to dye your hair and escape to a deserted island for a year or more. But if we can find inspiration in others, why not make it a celebrity?

Source: POP Sugar

Per AOL.com's article "How Christina Aguilera Stayed Fit and Fabulous in 2014":
"Christina Aguilera is "as happy as can be, as fit as can be and as full of life as can be. She looks amazing," The Voice producer Mark Burnett told Life & Style magazine at a Sept. 20 event. The magazine is giving a glimpse into Christina's diet - and you'll be shocked at what she is and isn't eating and drinking!"

Life & Style is breaking down Christina's balanced diet. In addition to limiting alcohol, Christina now avoids unhealthy favorites like Nate 'n Al's restaurant, a place with everything from chocolate chip pancakes to corned beef.

For breakfast, Christina starts with blueberries, half an avocado, and turkey bacon, an ideal combo of healthy fats and protein.

For a snack, she relies on celery with almond butter. For lunch she goes lean, eating chicken breast over a veggie-filled salad. No creamy dressings!

Christina also loves shrimp cocktails as a healthy snack. For dinner, she loves chicken or fish curry and splurges with a glass of wine!

"Christina is refreshed and rejuvenated this season. She's really looking after herself and seems genuinely happy inside - and it shows, " a Voice insider told Life & Style." - Excerpt AOL.com -

Source: POP Sugar

POP Sugar's article on Christina states that:

"It's All About Confidence

Her biggest healthy secret: body confidence, no matter what her size. "I've been through my highs; I've been through my lows; I've been through the gamut of all things in this business," she's said in Marie Claire. "Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It's the noise I block out automatically. I love my body." At her post-baby red carpet debut in early November, Christina wowed with a body-hugging red dress that showed exactly that."

Source: Huffington Post

New Nutrisystem Spokeswoman: Melissa Joan Hart's Weight Loss

It’s like rolling out the Grammy Award’s envelope… the New Nutrisystem Spokeswoman is Melissa Joan Hart. Some may remember Melissa for her show in the 90’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Source: Nutrisystem

Since then she has grown and she is now 36 years old and a mother to three, congrats! And also the new spokeswoman sharing her weight loss secrets for all moms to hear. In September she had her third child and has already dropped an incredible 20 pounds.

She states that "I love working with Nutrisystem," the actress—who currently stars on the hit ABC comedy Melissa & Joey—said in a statement to ET Online. "The program is really delivering results for me and I look forward to long-term success, staying motivated and helping others do the same."

Source: Celebs-life.com

       

Melissa is just one of the after baby celebrities to endorse Nutrisystems weight loss plan. She follows the successful weight loss path of Marie Osmond, Tori Spelling, Danielle Fishel, and more.

Source: People Magazine - Parents

Melissa Joan Hart's Book:
Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life
"Melissa Joan Hart explained it all-from dating to bullies-in her groundbreaking role as Clarissa Darling on Clarissa Explains It All. She cast a spell on millions more viewers as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. Now, in Melissa Explains It All, Melissa tells the frank and funny behind-the-scenes stories from her extraordinary past and her refreshingly normal present..." Read more here.

How Jessica Simpson Lost 60 pounds! Remaining Body Positive!

Jessica Simpson loses 60 pounds! Wow! What an accomplishment!  Jessica Simpson, also a recent Weight Watchers celebrity spokesperson, gives much of her weight loss credit to following the Weight Watchers program.

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Also, recent claims from EXTRA on Nov 26th, stated that she may have had a little extra help that included a specialized dietician chef (well we all need one of those) and diet smoothies. Unsure exactly what a diet smoothie is, although both of those sound reasonable for someone who is on a weight loss program.

Celebrity gossiper's TMZ got their fingers on a few documents that showed that Jessica helped to restore her pre-baby body with the use of a 15-day smoothie diet for 15 days prior to using Weight Watchers-approved snacks and meals. Go, Jessica, 15 days of smoothies, that's a challenge within itself.

How Jessica Simpson lost 60 glorious pounds?

• gourmet smoothies, snacks and meals
• calculating the Weight Watcher points
• a personal chef that worked within her dietary guideline
• she jump-started her diet with three smoothies daily with two small snacks
• then moved onto two smoothies daily with two small snacks and one meal
• and finally, two snacks, two meals, and one smoothie daily reported Wet Paint on Nov. 26
• Jessica also hired one of Hollywood's most famous celebrity personal trainers, Harley Pasternak

All of these incredible factors helped Jessica move forward with her weight loss goals. Kudos Jessica for the hard work, may we all one day have the same support to accomplish our goals!

Image: Open Book Hardcover – February 4, 2020

by Jessica Simpson 

Be sure to check out Jessica Simpson's new book as featured on ETonline's web article, Jessica Simpson Recalls Having 2 Tummy Tucks Against Doctor's Orders: 'I Couldn't Bear to Look at Myself'.

The #1 New York Times Bestseller

Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique humor and down-to-earth humanity, Open Book is as inspiring as it is entertaining.

Image courtesy of: Dailymail.co.uk Article - "Jessica Simpson was 'heartbroken' when she was fat-shamed for wearing mom jeans in viral photos... despite being a size four"

Image courtesy of: US Magazine's online article mentions, "That’s exactly how the fashion designer, 39, lost a whopping 100 pounds after welcoming her third child, Birdie, in March."