I snaked my mums Lifestyle Weekly Magazine (September 2010 Issue) a few weeks ago and finally got around to reading it. I loved the section where they gave detailed meal plans for the top celebrity diets. I’ve decided to be a good friend and share them with you!

5 Factor Diet

How it works: Followers of fitness guru Harley Pasternak’s diet eat five meals a day, each consisting of protein, low-glycemic carbs, fiber, healthy fat and sugar-free beverages, five components essential to healthy weight loss.

How to do it: Eat three meals and two snacks a day based on Pasternak’s recipes, which balance five ingredients or fewer.

Breakfast – Breakfast burrito made of egg whties, veggie bacon, a whole-grain tortilla and reduced-fat cheddar chese
Snack – Apple-cinnamon smoothie
Lunch – Chopped salad
Snack – Hummus dip and crackers
Dinner – Seafood stirfry

Celebrity followers: Eva Mendes, Katherine Heigl, Halle Berry

Zone Diet

Why it works: The Zone limits consumption of junk food and starches such as pasta and white bread in favor of low-fat protein,fruits and vegetables. Portions are controlled, but there meals and two snacks a day prevent dieters from getting too hungry.

How to do it: Eat three meals and two snacks a day. For each, fill one-third of your plate with lean protein and the remeaining two-thirds with fruits and vegetables and a healthy fat ( a few almonds or perhaps some avocado).

Breakfast - 1 cup oatmeal, protein powder and almonds,6 turkey-bacon strips
Lunch- Salad with deli turkey and ham,oil and vinegar dressing and 1 plum
Afternoon snack- 1/4 cup cottage cheese,1/2 cup blueberries, 3 almonds
Dinner - Chili (made with 41/2 oz. lean ground meat) and 1 peach
Evening Snack - 4oz. red or white wine and 1 oz. cheese

Celebrity followers – Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston

The Lunch Box Diet

How it works: The lunch box diet allows dieters to graze all day on food, boosting the metabolic rate and sending their bodies into fat burning mode 24/7. It was voted best diet by Elle magazine who scored it a 5/5.

How to do it: The meal plan has been kept a secret! I know it consists of a lunch box full of super fat fighting foods. Meal plans can be dowloaded on a free 21 day trial by —> clicking here <—-

There are a number of weight loss diets trying to make their way in the world. One of the most successful diets today is the Zone Diet. This simple diet is a great way for anyone who needs to lose weight to do so in a healthy balanced way. This diet is proven over and over again and offers many other great advantages along with it. It focuses on an anti-inflammatory lifestyle and offers you all of the right information and nutrition you need to have a better, lighter life. Celebrities who follow the Zone diet include Madonna,Demi Moore and Sarah Jessica Parker.

The Zone diet has a proven five step pyramid to help you on your way to weight loss. The first step in the Zone diet’s wellness pyramid helps you choose the right foods. By eating foods that are lower in calories but still contain the necessary nutrients your body needs to survive and thrive, you are supporting your long term health. Foods like low fat proteins, low glycemic-load carbohydrates found in fruits and vegetables, and heart healthy monounsaturated fats are suggested the most. The next step is to increase the amount of Omega 3 that you consume. This is a great anti-inflammatory fat that can help keep you feeling great. The Third step in the Zone diet is polyphenols, which are also an anti-inflammatory but are also a great anti-oxidant. This will help rid your body of unwanted and unneeded things. The next step is the physical fitness step. With only thirty minutes of moderate exercise six days a week, you can really help yourself become a healthier person. The fifth step in the Zone diet is supplementing. You may need to add some additional supplements to the Zone pyramid, depending on your conditions.

There are many great advantages to using the Zone diet. You have a specific guideline spelled out for you that is easy to follow. You will also get benefits such as fighting the effects of aging, reducing your chances of some chronic disorders, and having a better performance both physically and mentally. If just reading about it isn’t enough, take a look at Madonna or Demi Moore. They are both avid users and supporters of the Zone diet. If you want a chance to look like they do, you might want to give this diet a shot.

Using the Zone diet is a great way to lose unwanted weight and keep it off. It is healthy, effective, and offers many great advantages that other diets do not offer. Give the Zone diet a chance, and you will likely be very pleased you did.