Thinking Of Giving Up? Read Advice From This Celebrity Trainer First.

There’s the chocolate Easter egg that only seems to taste good this time of year. Then there’s the hot cross buns with lashings of butter. Why not? You deserve a treat or two.

Problem is, it’s not been one or two, has it? In fact, you’re about to demolish the whole packet in one sitting and lick up the crumbs.

You won’t be backing it up with a gruelling session at the gym, either. That all happens tomorrow and tomorrow has “happened” since you decided, on New Year’s Eve, to be as devout as a saint towards your health and fitness goals.

Now, almost halfway through the year, could you say you’ve achieved them?

Pasternak believes in change, not New Year’s resolutions (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for FitBit)

“I do not believe in the New Year’s resolution,” said celebrity trainer, Harley Pasternak.

“If you want to change something about your life, do it now.”

Pasternak, a fitness and nutrition specialist, is renowned for whipping the bodies of the world’s A-listers into covetable shape.

The list includes Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Halle Berry, Katy Perry, Megan Fox, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Pattinson, Jessica Simpson, Ke$ha, Hilary Duff and Jennifer Hudson.

Pasternak is the man behind Katy Perry’s enviable curves. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

He claims that 90 per cent of all New Year’s resolutions bite the dust.

“New Year’s resolutions tend to be characterised by drastic expectations for change,” he said.

That is, through high expectations, we’re all inevitably setting ourselves up to fail.

However, there is hope. In his series of best-selling fitness and nutrition books, that include 5-Factor Fitness, 5-Factor Diet, The 5-Factor World Diet, and The Body Reset Diet, Pasternak propagates success through the simplification of all the confusing and contradicting information on health and fitness.

“We have more weight loss gurus in America then we actually need,” he said.

“Most of the information we are given has an ulterior motive associated with it. They’re usually driven by companies who want you to buy their products or services.”

In that vein, the trainer advises to stop worrying about being a scientist at each meal. Instead, it’s time to start looking at the frequency of meals and the breakdown of what’s on your plate.

Pasternak believes in that art of simplification.  (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for FitBit)

“Eat three meals and two snacks a day,” he said.

“Each meal should have protein the mass of your hand, either a palm full of a whole grain or a palm full of a high fibre fruit, unlimited vegetables, and healthy fats at least the mass of your thumb. Snacks should be approximately one third the size of a meal.”

Face Challenges

Pasternak may propagate a simplified approach to food and exercise but that doesn’t mean he is lax about facing challenges head on.

The most poignant challenge to our health and fitness, according to Pasternak, is the sedentary lifestyle we lead.

“Most of our lifestyle revolves around sitting in front of a computer typing on our phones or sitting in our cars,” he said.

To counteract the effect of long work hours on our fitness levels, Pasternak recommends setting small goals to include workouts into your regime.

“Start off with a small change today, and gradually introduce other small changes over time,” he said.

Face challenges, especially those that get you to move. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for FitBit)

The second biggest challenge is the cave-in that is particularly relevant today when so many are looking forward to an indulgent Easter feast with their families.

Pasternak’s advice? Get over it.

“There is nothing wrong with caving into cravings,” he said.

“We all do it and it’s natural. The key is to eat well the majority of the time, and enjoy yourself some of the time.”

And above all else, forget the unreasonable expectations of a New Year’s resolution.

As we careen towards the halfway mark of 2016, think more about what you can do today instead.

“Just keep going,” he said.

“Look forward and worry about what you’re going to do, not what you have done.”
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