If you’re like most folks, hearing the words “Hollywood” and “diet” in the same sentence leaves you thinking the word “gimmick” can’t be far behind. As any serial dieter will tell you, the sheer number of celebrity quick weight loss fixes can make your head spin! Enter stage left: The 5 Factor Diet, the latest weight loss plan reported to help stars like Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore, Eva Mendes, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Kanye West, and more get their million-dollar bodies.
But is the 5 Factor Diet, from the book of the same name by celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak, just another Hollywood diet gimmick? Experts are divided on its value.
BACKGROUND
Once kept behind the velvet ropes of Hollywood and made exclusively available to the stars - 5 Factor Diet is now being shared with its adoring public.
Harley Pasternak has worked with stars of song and stage for years, aiding them with weight loss and maintenance. Familiar clients include Jessica Simpson, Kanye West, John Mayer and Alicia Keys. If you’ve ever dreamed of having the well-cared-for bodies that they have, 5-Factor Diet is your chance.
Harvey was faced with a challenge - a diet and exercise program that would comfortably fit in between on-set breaks for celebrities trying to maintain a healthy body. Hectic schedules and no space forced Harvey to create the 5 Factor Diet - making limited time, space and food tools for success.
While you’re not backstage powdering your nose, your days do run with little play time. The 5 Factor Diet makes it possible for you to eat healthier, exercise and noticeably shape up in between meetings, soccer games, chores and much-needed sleep.
The Five Fives to follow are:
* It’s a five-week plan that easily becomes a way of life
* Five meals a day based on 5-Factor recipes - skip hunger and cravings, not meals
* Five ingredients - it is possible to make healthy, tasty meals using five items or less
* Five minutes - using those five items, you can make these meals in less time than you ever dreamed
* Five cheats - one day each week you can give into all of your favorites like french fries, ice cream and pizza
PRO
* An online support system to go along with the books
* Proven successful by Hollywood stars
* Sought-after trainer
* Fits into busy lives
* Promotes exercise
CON
* None to speak of
DIET and NUTRITION
There are hundreds of recipes available with your membership to 5-Factor. Here is a little sampling of the delicious meals ahead:
* Chicken and Black Bean Quesadillas
* Salmon with Cucumber-Dill Salad
* Curried Chicken with Brown Rice
* Sea Scallops with Orange Sauce
* Egg and Turkey Bacon Sandwich
EXERCISE
You’re encouraged to make a 25-minute window each day for exercise. This makes it feel less like a chore when you’re not cramming hours in - and of course, the exercises are simple and convenient like the rest of the plan.
