She also told Elle that she's "definitely not the kind of person who you will find eating a salad," but a year later, she told Harper's Bazaar that a typical lunch for her consists of a sandwich or a… salad. Sure, it's completely fair to have a lifestyle evolution, especially as we learn more about our bodies as we age.
But professing such a white-flour, processed, low-impact counterculture lifestyle—even for a fleeting moment in time—in an industry that sets an unobtainable standard for both women and men is discouraging. I have a very unscientific psychological explanation for all of this: My theory is that celebrities feel they'll sound more relatable if they cop to a laissez-faire approach to diet and fitness.
But this perpetuates the body image issues we face on a daily basis: Seeing Bella's lithe figure only to learn that she maintains it with a seemingly unhealthy diet is entirely un relatable and frustrating. If anything, it's admirable to learn about a model's fitness discipline and dedication to eating whole, nourishing foods—in fact, it's motivating. Playing devil's advocate, maybe these models really are genetically blessed and can easily maintain their figures while happily indulging.
And the fact that they've since shared a more wholesome approach to wellness is a step in the right direction. Regardless, the idea of embellishing one's diet in favor of something less healthy is head-scratching. When I was given the opportunity to interview two models, Stella Maxwell and Josephine Skriver, at the launch of Victoria's Secret's fragrance, Bombshell Summer, I decided to take the opportunity to glean their honest-to-goodness diet and fitness regimens—no BS allowed.
Though, quite honestly, they wouldn't have given me false answers even if I'd asked for them. When I told them both how skeptical I get when supermodels insist they don't work out, Skriver quickly retorted, "That's such a myth. Ashtanga , it's kind of like a flow.
They play music. Yoga can seem like it's boring and kind of just like stretching, but once you get into the flow, it's really like a mental experience. You go through an hour of mentally thinking about how you're stretching your body into these positions, and—I don't know—I find it interesting how you walk out feeling completely different than how you walked in. I have a personal trainer as well that I go to see, and she does a lot of toning and lengthening.
I think trainers look at models and sculpt them kind of like dancers—kind of long and lean. To do that, they use a lot of bands. I like the step machine and the climber because it says, 'You've climbed the Eiffel Tower' [when you hit goals], and it's really satisfying and you're like, Wow, I did that in 20 minutes.
I kind of do it whenever—I'm not picky about what time I work out. I'd rather sleep in a little longer, so maybe not quite early in the morning, so I tend to go later at night. I work out as often as I can, in general, four to five times a week.
Once you've reached an hour, your body's kind of—you don't want to exhaust yourself, and I think it's good to slowly build that and not push it too intensely. I've never really believed in that, and I think your body will respond well if you make it happy in a moderate way—kind of like portion control. For breakfast, I like scrambled eggs, avocado, oatmeal—I really love oatmeal—or granola and yogurt.
Lunch would be a piece of fish like salmon and then maybe some salad on the side—today we had chicken and salad.
Why are models so skinny? Some models will keep their weight on the lower side with the help of a healthy diet and exercise. The models are told to eat lean chicken, beef or fish with every meal, or the equivalent in eggs around three. Dairy and gluten are banned — as are vegetables which grow below the ground, which are harder to digest. Of course, she burns off those extra calories with more intense workouts.
Cotton balls are just one of the latest. Eating cotton balls flavored with juice can help them feel full without consuming food. Favorite healthy breakfast: "In the morning, I like to eat a good portion of oatmeal with a scoop of protein and nuts, goji berries, and blueberries. High-intensity cardiovascular exercise such as running, swimming, jumping rope or cardio kickboxing are just a few of the many types of exercises that Victoria's Secret runway and editorial models do to stay lean.
It is no wonder why young girls develop body image issues when they grow up seeing models on the front cover of their magazines who do not look anything like them.
My natural self, not my forced self," she said. And what's come with that is a seriously empowering attitude; one we could perhaps all learn from. And you know what? This is my body as it is. I eat what I want and I feel no guilt. I do deserve to be happy and feel fulfilled.
We all do. Maybe I was made to share this story and spread the message of body love to all the women out there struggling. What an amazing woman. Perhaps this could be just the boost you need to embrace what you were born with, and to start making the most of your natural state rather than enduring the constant struggle of exercise you don't want to do and food you don't want to eat. If you think you may be struggling with some form of disordered eating and want to seek help, the BEAT Eating Disorder charity hotline is open days a year from 12pm to 8pm during the week, and 4pm to 8pm on weekends and bank holidays.
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