Happy birthday, Ginnifer Goodwin ! The Once Upon a Time star turns 32 today, and to celebrate we’re taking a look at how Ginnifer stays active and fit in her daily life. Always on the go : Ginnifer often credits living in health-conscious LA for her active lifestyle. Whether she’s going to Ballet Body or The Bar Method, her workouts gravitate toward leotards, the barre, and pliés. She also turns everyday excursions into an excuse to power walk, “I’ll speed-walk a couple of miles, get a cup of coffee, speed-walk back. It’s so easy. Just break a sweat for 30 minutes and you’re fine.” It’s a lifestyle not a diet : An outspoken fan of Weight Watchers , she credits the diet program for helping her maintain a healthy weight in realistic ways. She told People , “It takes time because you lose the weight slowly . . . You don’t have to go through that horrible yo-yo cycle of binging.” Even when counting points, Ginnifer can indulge in treats like her favorite dark chocolate or a pasta dinner. Ginnifer maintains a sense of balance when it comes to eating, so she never has to feel deprived. Health is more than just weight loss : For Ginnifer, being healthy means being confident, feeling less stressed, and maintaining a well-rounded perspective in her life. She told Health , “Healthy is beautiful. Because what comes with health is a clear mind and a high spirit. When I’m not healthy, I can’t think straight, and I’m unhappy. I’ll realize that I’m an emotional mess, and it’s because I’m dehydrated. Or I’m cold and cranky, and it’s because I’m not exercising and my circulation is poor.”

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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, because of so many reasons. But you need to make sure that you’re doing it right. If you’re trying to maintain or lose weight, here are some things to consider when enjoying your first meal of the day. Eat it soon: Studies have found that eating breakfast jump-starts your metabolism, and not only that, it can help ensure that you don’t feel so starved later, you make bad eating choices for lunch or dinner. To take advantage of your body’s fat-burning potential, try to eat breakfast soon after waking up . Go for filling: Stay away from foods that can lead to a midmorning crash. Instead, opt for meals that are full of slow-digesting nutrients to help keep you satisfied throughout the morning; high-fiber, high-protein breakfast options are a good choice for feeling full and energized. And make sure your breakfast doesn’t have too much sugar in it – here are seven low-sugar, high-protein and fiber breakfast ideas that fit the bill. Watch out for portions: A big breakfast can help fill you up, but you don’t want to overdo it. Check out our handy chart of what servings sizes should look like , and keep calories in check with this list of the amount of calories in typical breakfasts .

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone produced by your body during pregnancy (it’s what a home pregnancy test detects in your urine). As a drug, it’s normally used in fertility treatment. The theory behind the HCG diet is that combining injections or supplements of the hormone with a very low-calorie diet (500 to 800 calories per day) will trigger the body to burn stored fat for fuel. But HCG hasn’t been approved by the FDA for weight control, and experts Health consulted are highly skeptical. Sure, you may lose weight at first, but only because you’re eating so little; placebo-controlled studies do not suggest that HCG causes any more weight loss than diet alone. “There are no good controlled data,” says Lee Kaplan, MD, PhD, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center in Boston. “If you have a drug that doesn’t clearly work, why would you take any risk?”

Busy nine-to-fivers have schedules that don’t leave much wiggle room for anything but work. Getting wrapped up in a project often leads to skipped snacks and meals. A growling stomach, headache, and fuzzy brain make you realize you should have eaten lunch an hour ago, and since you’re famished, you reach for the first (and probably not-so-healthy) food you can get your hungry hands on. Prevent work weight gain and keep your productivity levels high by setting up a schedule for snacks and meals. After having breakfast at home, here’s a basic schedule you can follow once you reach the office. 9:30: Morning snack 12:00: Lunch 3:30: Afternoon snack Be sure to eat breakfast a couple hours before your morning snack and dinner a couple hours after your afternoon snack. Adjust the schedule to meet your needs and stick to it. (It may help to set up reminders on your computer or phone so you don’t forget.) Before heading to work, prepare healthy snacks - like these 150-calorie DIY snack packs – and lunches -here are some tasty vegetarian sandwiches – so you can avoid grabbing greasy fast food or that homemade brownie your co-worker brought in. An eating schedule may seem a little too rigid (or like you’re back in elementary school), but planning ahead is the best way to keep you on the healthy eating path. Source: Flickr User SweetOnVeg

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Fitness Magazine here on FitSugar! Ever wish you had a personal chef to deliver diet-friendly meals right to your home? Us, too! That’s why we had to catch up with Jillian Michaels at her recent event at the W Residences in Hollywood to get the skinny on her new partnership with Freshology, a food delivery program that brings gourmet, calorie-controlled meals straight to your door. “I’ve been wanting to get involved with something like this for a long time, but either the food sucked or it was packed with unhealthy preservatives,” says Michaels. “It’s not just calories – the quality of the food matters when it comes to health and weight loss, which is why I really clicked with the Freshology’s commitment to fresh, clean food.” Teaming up with Freshology’s five-star chef, Michaels used her nutrition principles to create a total weight-loss plan that delivers healthy, wholesome, and delicious food with no preservatives, no hormones, no artificial sweeteners, and no trans fats. On the program, you’ll receive a twice-weekly delivery stocked with daily meals totaling 1,400 to 1,800 calories: breakfast (240 to 475 calories), lunch (230 to 470 calories), dinner (303 to 536 calories), and a dessert. The 28-day rotation ensures you’ll never experience taste bud boredom. And all the food is precooked, chilled, and ready to go, so at the very most, all you have to do is zap it in the microwave. For added “thinspiration,” you’ll also get Michaels’s fitness DVDs , texts to keep you motivated, and a copy of her book, Master Your Metabolism . Keep reading to see if Freshology passed our taste test. More from Fitness Magazine: Five Moves to Get Jillian Michaels’s Amazing Arms Bob Harper’s 20-Minute Fat-Blasting Circuit The New Diet Rules: Eight Easy Steps to Eat Better

OK, ladies, it’s time to get serious. If you’re planning on losing a few pounds before you hit the beach this Memorial Day, you’ve got two weeks to plan. Read on: we’ve got some no-fail tips for you to tone up and lose weight in two weeks. View Slideshow ›

What’s not to love about circuit training? Combining heart-pumping elements of cardio with strength-training moves means you torch calories while toning muscles. It’s just so efficient. Here’s a fun yet challenging circuit workout I did recently with my Equinox trainer Lauren. The workout has you performing each exercise for a minute, which means you need to keep a stopwatch handy, but you have the luxury of not needing to count. Get the details of this circuit after the break.

A nutritious diet and regular exercise have helped you reach your weight loss goal, but you’re still trying to get rid of that little extra pooch around your midsection. Here are three things you can do every week to help you achieve a trimmer belly. When eating: Take an honest look at your diet and your bathroom schedule. Your belly might not be caused by fat, but by air trapped in your digestive system. If you’re not getting enough fiber (you need 25 to 30 grams a day), constipation can cause bloating. Here are some common reasons women don’t get enough fiber and how to overcome them. On the other hand, overdoing it on fiber or eating too many gas-producing foods like broccoli, apples, or beans can also make your belly stick out. There are also foods you can eat, like blueberries, that are proven to diminish belly fat, so be sure to include these five fat-blasting foods in your diet . When doing cardio: Studies show that including interval training in your cardio sessions is proven to diminish belly fat. If you find that you normally stick to a consistent pace when running, biking, or swimming, mix it up by adding 10- to 60-second fast-paced or sprinting intervals. When strength training: Basic crunches can help tone your abs, but they only target certain abdominal muscles. Incorporate full-body exercises like side planks as well as balancing moves on a ball or on one leg to target all the muscles in your core.

Yesterday’s positive vote for Arena Pharmaceuticals’ lorcaserin raises the prospect that patients could soon have the first new drug therapy for weight loss in more than a decade. But as Dow Jones Newswires reports, we’re not quite there yet.