Fergie's Workout and Diet

There was a time when Fergie’s diet and workout consisted of snacking on fast foods and touring with her band Black Eyed Peas.

In her mid-20s, Stacy Ann Ferguson (Fergie) realized she was unhealthy and perhaps overweight – her 5-foot-4-inch-tall frame was weighing 90 pounds.

All that was about to change. According to the current issue of Shape, when she turned 30, it was time to start thinking about a healthy lifestyle.

Fergie’s workout and diet changed for the better, when she adjusted her busy schedule to pay more attention to her eating habits and exercise. For her cardio, she walks on the treadmill at 2.5 mph and a 15% upgrade, spending some time walking backwards.

To tone her arms and shoulders, Fergie does push-ups and uses 8-pound dumbbells to do shoulder raises. For her triceps, she says “I squeeze backwards with little reps for three minutes” – I am not sure what it means, but it sounds like modified dumbbell tricep extension.

Fergie’s diet is all about eating healthy and regularly. She eats low-carb and low-fat meals, five to six times a day. As Janet Jackson did, to be consistent with her diet, Fergie uses a meal delivery service.

Her favorite breakfast is a bagel with cottage cheese and tomatoes. She admits to occasionally cheating on her diet. Her favorite cheat meal, wait for it – pizza dipped in ranch or blue-cheese dressing.

"Walking on an incline increases your stamina and firms your legs and butt. Doing hills also raises your calorie burn by 25 to 40 percent. And when you walk backwards, you target your hamstrings, the muscles on the back of your thighs, and torch 25 percent more calories – says Shape’s fitness director Linda Shelton."

Fergie's Daily Meal:

Breakfast Fergie begins her day with a protein-packed six-egg-white veggie omelet, seasoned with salsa or hot sauce. A smart start on the go? Pack two slices of 100-percent whole-grain toast with 2 tablespoons of peanut butter.

Midday Snack Fergie’s go-to munchie? Light organic cheese (like a mozzarella stick or 1 ounce of Jarlsberg Lite) and rice crackers with flaxseed. (You can eat eight!) She never goes anywhere without first tucking fiber-filled Kashi bars into her purse.

Mid-A.M. Bite Top 4 ounces of low-fat or no-fat plain organic yogurt with 2 tablespoons of low-sugar granola (such as Bear Naked). “It’s low in sugar and has protein,” says Fergie’s nutritionist, Carrie Wiatt, who suggests pairing it with a bowl of fiber-filled berries. (Cottage cheese makes a great yogurt alternative.)

Pre-Supper Nosh Wiatt whips up a pureed vegetable soup — sans cream. At only 50 calories per cup, the small indulgence is super filling. Other light treats? Carrots dipped in 2 tablespoons of hummus, a cup of air-popped popcorn or almonds.

Lunch A Fergie fave? Mixed greens, a quarter of an avocado (for healthy fat), 4 ounces of shredded chicken (for protein) and half an antioxidant-rich grapefruit, all tossed with a nonfat dressing. (The same ingredients can be rolled into a 100-percent whole-grain tortilla.)

Dinner Fergie eats salmon (rich in Omega-3’s) and half a cup of whole-wheat couscous. She piles on 2 cups of veggies and adds 2 tablespoons of chili sauce or honey Dijon mustard for flavor. (Grilled balsamic chicken, brown rice and a side of sautéed spinach is another great dinner option.)

credits from: http://ifitandhealthy.com