Starling Fitness: Daily writings on Fitness, Diet, and Health

A couple of weeks ago, US Weekly had a little blurb about stars and how they keep their figures. You can see it here:

When are we going to stop this madness? People are LITERALLY starving themselves in order to keep their jobs in the entertainment industry. Here are the quotes:

Elizabeth Hurley: “I swear by almost nothing for breakfast. Mugs of hot water!”

Amanda Seyfried: “[My raw food diet is] sort of awful. Yesterday for lunch? Spinach… and some seeds.”

Kristin Bauer: “The other day I realized as long as I’m in this business, I’m going to be hungry.”

Julianne Moore: “Boring diet of, essentially, yogurt and breakfast cereal and granola bars. I hate dieting. I’m hungry all the time.”

The next time you compare your body to an actress, remember what these women said and repeat this mantra:

What I see isn’t always what I get on TV and in ads. It takes a lot of airbrushing, dieting, money and work to look like that.

It’s time we stop treating our bodies like their the enemy and give them what they need: healthy food, vigorous exercise and plenty of sleep.