Hilary Duff's New Body - Too Much Dieting, Not Enough Eating?

Hilary Duff, the petite 19-year-old, former Disney sensation and ex of Nicole Ritchie's baby daddy, Joel Madden, recently revealed a hot, new body. Plagued by the tabloids claiming Duff has an eating disorder, the pop star recently went on record saying she does not have the quintessential Hollywood starlet disease, but that she simply made a commitment to being healthy. The results speak for themselves - Hilary Duff looks amazing.

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Duff credits her transformation to eating healthy; she says she hasn't had french fries in a year and is doing Pilates and cardio. The combination of these things is what helped this tiny tot superstar get into shape. Duff says all of this new found healthiness started about a year ago when she and sister Haylie Duff made a pact to get in shape and eat healthy.

So far so good. Duff admitted that Jack in the Box burgers, pizza, dessert and, yes, french fries were among her favorite guilty pleasures.

A Little of This and A Little of That

Duff says her attitude toward eating is that it should be fun. And even though she is on the road a lot and busy as hell, she still does her best to maintain a healthy attitude toward eating.

Duff has been on the no-carbs and Atkins diets, but both left her feeling tired and cranky. Duff now says eating is about balance and proportion. If she has dessert, then she skips the bread; if she has some bread, she passes on the pasta and potatoes. Though at the end of a busy day, when she hasn't had much of a chance to sit down and eat, she is tempted to eat everything in sight.

Three Times A Week is All You Need

Duff says main motivation for staying fit and looking good is exercise. She does Pilates, runs on the treadmill and hits the elliptical. She stays away from weights because she doesn't want to bulk up and look manly, even though from the looks of her, you couldn't imagine she would ever look bulky or manly!

In light of recent Hollywood hotties looking more like 14-year-old boys than young women, it's refreshing to see babes like Hilary Duff and Jessica Biel promoting healthy body images through eating right and getting some exercise. Duff sends a very positive message to her female fans and it's long overdue!

Source: www.self.com/magazine/articles