Hilary Duff hates going on a diet

Actress Hilary Duff says she would rather pull off her finger nails than go on a diet.

"I'd rather have someone pull my finger nails off than hunker down and go on an actual diet. I work out with weighted balls, battle ropes, and big rubber bands," the former "Lizzie McGuire" actress said.

"I do this think with a sledge-hammer where I swing it and hit a rubber block, and it gets out all of my aggressions. Everyone is like, 'Uh-oh, Hilary's got the hammer - get out of the way!'"

The 27-year-old has learned to accept that her own opinion of her body will change from time to time, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

"Some days I feel great, others I feel pretty normal, and that's acceptable," Duff said.

The actress added that being a mother to her three-year-old son Luca - whom she has with her estranged husband Mike Comrie - is a work-out in itself.

"The other day we went to Disneyland and he fell asleep in my arms, and I had to carry him back to my car, which was a 30-minute walk. I was dying," she told Shape magazine.