Filed under: Celebrities and Entertainment Tabloids recently report that Scarlett Johansson lost 14 pounds off her 5′3″ frame in preparation for her superhero role in “Iron Man 2.” “If I were to lose 14 pounds, I’d have to part with both arms. And a foot,” the star writes in a a recent Huffington Post column . There you have it — Johansson has not lost a bunch of weight. She might be a bit lighter and a tad more toned, but it has nothing to do with over-the-top training or quick-fix diets, despite what tabloid headlines are accusing. Nope, the 24-year-old is simply eating right and working out. “While training for an upcoming film, I’ve come to this conclusion: chin ups are near impossible and lunges suck,” she confesses her rebuttal. “There is no magic wand to wave

over oneself to look good in a latex catsuit. Eating healthy and getting fit is about commitment, determination, consistency and the dedication to self-preservation.” Johansson admits that she’s pumped up her effort to look a certain way for a certain role (she also says she’ll cut back her workouts to 30 minutes per day after filming), but she is appalled that “toilet paper rags” are getting rich by making false claims about her diet and fitness practices. It’s reckless and dangerous, she says. “I would be absolutely mortified to discover that some 15-year-old girl in Kansas City Healthone of these ‘articles’ and decided she wasn’t going to eat for a couple of weeks so she too could ‘crash diet’ and look like Scarlett Johansson.” Health | Health | Health | Health

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Scarlett Johansson Defends Her Weight