These pics of Jessica Simpson were snapped last night after the singer enjoyed dinner out with the family at Katsuya. Jess looks slim and smokin’ and ready to rock in all that leather and denim. Perhaps the pop-songstress traded in her cowboy boots and Daisy Dukes for a shot at rock n’ roll stardom. Maybe this way she’ll be able to sell some records.

No, not the dirty kind, sorry fellas. Jessica Simpson is getting spiritual on us and has started leaving inspirational quotes on her fansite. They’re probably more for her than for her fans and you know what, it’s OK. Simpson was recently dumped from her label, spent the year being called “fat,” and can’t even seem to remember the lyrics to her own songs. If she doesn’t look for silver lining, she might go mad. Here’s a sample of Jessica’s enlightened scribblings:

Why do we let the sun SET with its beauty, then find ourselves ugly.

Didn’t God, whoever he may be to you, create both? If a sunset is beautiful, then so are we.

Love yourself morning, noon, and night. Sunrise. Sunset.

Xo jess [Source]

Bless Jessica and her childlike vision of the universe and its vast and complex nature. God may take a different form for every one of us but it’s nice to know that for Jess, he’s definitely a dude. And why not, right? She’ll have a much easier time breaking into heaven if he is.

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Jessica Simpson knows how to show off her best assets. The pop-country songstress says that great legs run in her family and apparently, she loves to showcase her own pair in sexy high heels.

She explains, “My mom has great legs - they are hereditary. I think when my mom had me I came out wearing high heels - I even go to the beach in them! And I walk around my house in them, so that helps keep my legs in shape.

Jessica is also learning to embrace her curvy physique but not at the expense of her health.

“Curves are empowering - you can’t strut your stuff when you are skinny!”

“I do a lot of Pilates,” she adds. “I work with 5lb to 10lb weights to get toned. I don’t want to be beefy. If I work my legs too hard I end up looking like a wrestler!

“I didn’t have a bad body before, it just needed a bit of toning.” [Source]

Looks like Jess is back on track after a year of pigging out and ditching the gym.

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Harley Pasternak is everywhere and his 5-Factor Diet is everywhere else. The Hollywood trainer extraordinaire has been behind the behinds of stars like Eva Mendes, Alicia Keys and Jessica Simpson. Now, Harley is using the constant celebrity buzz surrounding his diet routine to push it on us normal folks. But is it really worth the money? Here’s what Harley had to say about his plan:

Harley Pasternak: You don’t have to be a celebrity to use this program. Truly. I designed the 5-Factor Diet to work with any hectic lifestyle — including YOURS hot mama!

It’s five meals and snacks spaced throughout your day. Before your eyes glaze over from seeing five meals — let me tell you, this good stuff is totally quick to prepare, and your family will totally love it too. Each recipe uses no more than five main ingredients, and prep time is always just five minutes long. I know it may not feel like you have five minutes in between ballet class, soccer practice and picking up dry cleaning — but in those five minutes you can lose weight and change your life.

As for exercise the five-day exercise plan is simple and quick, as well. Just five sessions that take just five minutes to do. No excuses sister, there are five minutes in your day to take care of yourself.

Before you dismiss this as another ‘eat carrot sticks and that’s it’ plan, let me tell you that a HUGE part of my 5-Factor Diet is the Cheat Day. For six days, you eat my way. Then on the seventh day — your way. Big Mac? Supersize! Huge gooey sundae with massive amounts of whipped cream? Scarf that sucker down at your kid’s birthday party. No reading labels, no counting calories, no meal planning — no diet crap. It’s designed to give you a break — and get you focused. You’ll get right back on the program the very next day. [Source]

Back when I was boxing, I always looked forward to the day after the fight because it’s when I got to gorge myself on all the stuff I had to cut out to cut weight. But now I’m not entirely sold on the cheat day idea and whether or not it’s a reality given the craziness of modern life. But maybe that’s just an excuse and I suppose the diet is working for people. Best of luck building your diet empire, Harley!

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Jessica Simpson seems to be back on track weight wise but it doesn’t look like the star will ever completely cut out junk from her diet. Her puppy, however, might as well be getting Zone meals sent to her dog house every day.

…according to reports. Simpson…asked a chef in a restaurant to cook her pampered pooch a gourmet meal. Jessica was in the W Hotel in Arizona to discuss new projects, and while she was there she needed to feed her dog. Rather than opt for some canned dog food, or even some nice tasty chicken, Jessica had the hotel’s top chef cook up a meal for her dog, aptly named Daisy (Jessica’s character in Dukes of Hazard). [Source]

What a lucky puppy dog! Who knows what she’d be eating if Nick Lachey had gotten custody in the divorce.

This is why you shouldn’t let your dad fix you up on dates. Or manage your career. At least Britney Spears’ dad sorta seems to have her best interests at heart. Joe Simpson, who gave life to and now manages the affairs of pop-tart Jessica Simpson, has decided that Tony Romo is to blame for Simpson’s weight gain, concert stumbles and career missteps.

“Joe now feels that Tony has become too much of a distraction for Jessica,” a friend told The ENQUIRER.

“Any free time she has, Jess wants to spend with Tony. But rather than blaming his daughter’s work ethic, Joe points the finger at Tony.

“He wants Tony out of her life, but Jessica loves him and won’t even consider leaving him at this point.”

The saddest part of all of it is that Joe brought the two lovebirds together in the first place. And not because he thought they would enjoy each other’s company: he hoped that dating a Dallas Cowboy would kick Jessica’s country career into high-gear. Nice, right?

“But if Jessica had her druthers, she’d be married and pregnant. Her main concern is getting Tony to settle down and commit,” said the friend. [Source]

Poor Joe. Both of his cash cow daughters are turning out to be total disappointments with their pregnancies and dreams of wedded bliss. How’s a hard-working dad supposed to make any money off his offspring these days?

Ya’ gotta give the Kardashian girls props. Last week Khloe was going to bat for Barbie and sister Kim Kardashian made a lot of noise in defense of Jessica Simpson’s weight. Now she’s taken up the cause for Lindsay Lohan.

It’s true, Lindsay has had a rough few months: she’s cutting herself (maybe), there was a warrant out for her arrest and she’s fighting with her GF, Samantha Ronson. Apparently, things got so bad with Ronson last weekend the cops were called in to break things up. That’s when Kardashian stepped in.

On the arrival of the police to Ronson’s house Saturday, Kardashian told People, “It’s so sad that there’s such an invasion of privacy, with camera people, cops and paparazzi outside their home.”

“Just because she had an argument, I don’t think it means that she’s off track and that everything is crazy. It’s really just messed up that everyone blames her.” [Source]

Hmmm…wonder why everyone blames her, Kim? Perhaps because she’s had every opportunity to clean up her act and yet she continues to act like an idiot. Just a hunch. I could be wrong.

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Jessica Simpson ended her tour with Rascal Flats on Friday night and fans were pleased to find her rocking those Daisy Dukes like a true champion. We all know that this has been a rough few months for Jessica, what with all the gossip about her weight gain, but it seems that the super-blonde songstress is back on track.

After being criticized for her figure upon starting off the tour, Jess has certainly slimmed down - with her longtime personal trainer Mike Alexander recently talking about the situation with FOX Pop Tarts’ Hollie McKay.

“The whole thing wasn’t as traumatic for Jessica as everyone made it out to be. She’s a confident and naturally beautifully girl who works hard,” Alexander tells.

“Jessica is now at the end of her tour and looks great. It’s not easy to have a super strict diet when you are touring so you just have to make the best of the restaurants you go too but she’s knows what to eat and what not to and we talk about all of that,” he adds. [Source]

Hmmm…not quite sure the ol’ girl stuck to that super strict diet when she was consuming Denver a few weeks ago but who cares? She looks great in the shorts and that is apparently all that matters to anyone.