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For Chrissy Teigen, wellness can sometimes feel like a big blur of pasta, potatoes, juices, healthy breakfasts, cravings and cardio.
But the Sports Illustrated swimsuit stunner doesn’t mind allowing her definition of wellness to ebb and flow, she told New York Magazine in a new interview Thursday.
The food blogger and soon-to-be cookbook author, 29, told The Cut that wellness is doing whatever is “best for you.”
“It will never be the same for everyone, but you do what you can to make sure you feel healthy and happy,” she said. And it’s okay if finding a healthy balance isn’t always easy, according to Teigen.
“When I first started modeling, I had no wellness theory. I did things that I would never do now, such as binge-diet — which would turn into binge-eating and smoking to curb the appetite.”
“They were really horrible things that were just quick solutions for my fixation on weight,” she explained. “I am completely driven by cravings.”
But now that she is a little older and wiser, the supermodel has learned it’s okay to fall somewhere in the middle of the spectrum.
“I love food, but I love to feel fit and healthy. It’s both fun and frustrating to find that balance, but it’s not a solo journey,” she said.
Here are a few other tips we learned from Teigen’s interview:
Go-To Breakfasts: “Two eggs over easy with sliced avocado and turkey bacon, doused in Cholula sauce, or, a slice of Ezekiel bread with prosciutto, avocado mash, sliced tomatoes, and red onion.”
Pre-Photo Shoot Trick: “If I have a big shoot coming up, I do low-carb, no red meat, and earlier dinners. And I just tell myself that sure, maybe I cannot eat all the things I’d love to today. But there are many more days in the week, and that perfect bite will come when I’m done with whatever shoot.”
Best Piece of Wellness Advice: “Listen to your own body! And, things are never, ever as they seem. Even on television I am full of fake hair and covered in body makeup head-to-toe.”
—Jacqueline Andriakos
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