“I never thought that I’d be considered to have a good body. I was bony up top and kind of dumpy on the bottom. But my trainer, Tracy Anderson, completely changed my legs, butt, arms and stomach. I feel better than ever, too.”

On her challenge areas:
“My butt! My butt, butt, butt. When Tracy met me, she said that I had a long, square butt that she was going to redesign, and I was, like, “Yeah? Good luck.” The amazing thing is, she was right! And it’s still changing!”

How she stays sane about her body:
“I’ve found what works for me. I know if I put in an hour and a half, five days a week, I’m good. If I’m on vacation and, like, “F— it, I’m not working out,” I know what to do when I get back. A lot of women think, “Oh, my God, I could never get there,” but I don’t think that’s true. It’s simply relative to how much you put into it.”

How consistent she stays, foodwise:
“I say I always eat right, but last night, I had fried clams, pasta with duck sausage and two glasses of red wine. When I want to lose, I eat less pasta, bread and potatoes. Before last year’s Iron Man 2 premiere, I did green juices and salads for three days.”

Gwyneth’s fitness secret:
“I do 45 minutes of cardio five days a week, because I like to eat. I also try for 45 minutes of muscular structure work, which is toning, realigning and lengthening. If I’m prepping for something or I’ve been eating a lot of pie, I do two hours a day, six days a week for two weeks.”

 

 

 

 

 

Are YOU in a slump?

I feel like I’ve been in a slump on and off for the past couple of weeks. True, there is a lot going on in my personal life to make me feel this way but it’s never too late to provide ourselves with what we need in order to feel better, right? Of course I’m right.

I’ve been pretty hard on myself lately and like any bad habit it’s beginning to take a toll on me. But instead of continuing this way I would much rather move towards a more positive relationship with myself, after all I am THE most awesome person ever! It simply feels unnatural to be in a slump…

So here is what I’ve decided to do to get my butt back into gear:

I am dumping the routine. Me and routine get along very well actually and though I love it from time to time, for the sake of my sanity I need to get rid of it for now. This for me means taking control of some of my day to day acts. I will no longer eat greasy fast food at work, nor will I come home after a long day of work and stress over things I have no control over. Instead, I will walk my overweight dog, get enough sleep and take long, relaxing showers like I use to do. Less worry, more pampering.

I need some form of exercise in my life period…there are so many obvious benefits to exercising, do I really need to list them all? You look great and feel great. Be creative, exercising does not have to mean expensive gym memberships and boring jogs through the park.

I make “to do” lists to clear my mind of clutter. Jotting down all those things that keep getting pushed back ~~ servicing the car, parking ticket, class readings, calling a friend ~~ builds up and overtime drags you down. Write down what you need “to do” and specify when and how you will accomplish that task. It does not mean that you have to do everything all at once. The point is to get all those thoughts out of your head.

Lastly, take up something that will bring joy to you…something you’re Pretty Obsessed about