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Everything Jessica Simpson has said about her fitness journey – 9TheFIX

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Jessica Simpson embarked on a mind and body transformation ahead of her 40th birthday this past July and she certainly kicked all her goals.

The singer and mum-of-three had spent the past decade caring for her family and felt it was time she invested a little time in herself. The results? Well, they speak for themselves

In the last decade, Simpson has dedicated her life, mind and body to her family. She and husband Eric Johnson welcomed their daughter Maxwell in 2012 and son Ace followed in 2013. Then in March 2019, they became a family of five after the arrival of their youngest daughter Birdie in March 2019.

So Simpson was more than ready to reclaim her body for herself.

"She was so motivated and positive," her personal trainer Harley Pasternak told People magazine last year. "She was saying that her body has not belonged to her for the past decade. Not in a bad way, in a positive way her body has been designated to create life and now it's hers again and she's going to make it fantastic in a really enjoyable way."

Just days after giving birth to Birdie, Pasternak said he received a call from Simpson.

But rather than jump straight into the gym, he wanted to focus on a more holistic approach. He instructed the star to focus on eating healthy, getting sleep (at least seven hours a night) and hitting her steps target for the day.

Initially, he had Simpson aim for 6000 steps a day, before increasing it to her usual 12,000 steps. Now she aims for 14,000 steps in a 24-hour period. Not a hard task, given she likes to take strolls with her family.

"Some days she was doing up to 14,000 steps a day," Pasternak told E! News last year. "It might sound like a lot but she's not sweating, she's not huffing and puffing, she didn't have to put on performance clothes to do this. She is going for a walk with her family."

In an August interview with Hollywood Life, Simpson said that she likes to include her husband and kids in her workouts.

"We have a big family so we're always on the go, go, go even if it's just in the house, the yard or the neighbourhood. We go on family walks, we visit the pigs in the neighbourhood, we visit the horses," she said.

"We're constantly active and if our kids are going stir crazy, we all go jump on the trampoline. Just get it out, get the energy out."

In terms of her diet, Pasternak said that Simpson has three meals a day and two snacks each meal is packed with protein, fibre and healthy fats. It's about making healthy choices, not denying yourself of certain food.

"She'll have foods that are very favourable that are healthier versions of things like a tortilla soup or Tex-Mex," Pasternak told People. "And if she has a birthday party one night and a date night another night, she's going to indulge both of those nights, but that's it. It's about balancing in a way that doesn't make it painful or too much of a departure from your life before that."

But everything in moderation, right? Pasternak said that Simpson is still allowed a few cheat meals a week.

"It's been a lot of hard work," Simpson admitted in September 2019 while promoting her new Jessica Simpson lifestyle range on US Home Shopping Network. "I have to say that I have worked very hard. Everything that I've been eating is mostly made with cauliflower. [But] I just ate a bag of Cheetos in the back."

Throw in her 45 minutes of circuit training three days a week and no wonder Simpson is hitting her fitness goals. Pasternak explained that by hitting the gym every other day, Simpson could get lean and streamline her muscles.

Simpson first showed off the results of her hard work in September 2019, when she shared a workout selfie on Instagram.

"Woke up before all 3 kiddos to get my steps in and spend time with me, myself, and I. Move move move for your own mental health," she captioned the pic.

Recently, it appears Simpson is switching up her workouts. The star posted a photo of herself mid-yoga session to Instagram earlier this week.

"Starting the week with a warrior mindset aligned with the beauty of the sunset," she captioned the pic.

Simpson said that she's never hard on herself when it comes to her exercise. If she doesn't hit her fitness goals for the day, she'll just try harder the next day.

"I like to like track my steps, keep myself accountable, and to just know my movement throughout the day," she told Hollywood Life. "If I haven't moved enough, I'll make sure and get in extra steps the next day. For me, it's moderation I don't put too much pressure on myself."

Before starting her transformation in March 2019, Simpson weighed 108kg. Keep in mind, she had just delivered daughter Birdie.

By September 2019, Simpson lost a hard-fought 45kg, but Pasternak revealed they did not set out to reach a goal weight Simpson's goal fro the start was to lead a cleaner, healthier lifestyle.

"I never work with scales," Pasternak said. "My work with her is more about the habits she's created and kept up. Every night before she goes to bed she sends an email showing that she hit all five tasks, so she'll go to bed feeling successful. She's hit her step goal, she's eaten well, she's balanced her responsibilities so she can go to bed with a sense of fulfilment, and that's everything. And as a byproduct of doing these habits, she lost 100 lbs [ 45kg]."

In her Hollywood Life interview, Simpson said she had become uncomfortable with her weight and needed to do something about it.

"My weight was in the high two hundreds [pounds] that's a lot of weight and I was just uncomfortable, but I worked hard and I am a determined person, so if I set my mind to it, I do it. I couldn't handle being so big and my ankles were swollen," she said. "So I'm just happy to feel comfortable again. I was literally uncomfortable for so long that now it's just nice to relax."

What Simpson found exciting about her recent transformation is the fact she could fit into jeans she bought 14 years ago not to mention the 'Daisy Dukes' shorts she rocked in The Dukes of Hazzard reboot in 2005.

"I have kept these throwback True Religion jeans in my closet for 14 yrs (I'm not exaggerating!)," she shared on Instagram in July. "I figured that since I'm in the final hours of my 30's I'd give them another try, and hello 40, so nice to meet you."

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