Amelia Gray is expressing her love for summer – in her swimsuit. In a new social media post the model shows off her famous figure in a tiny bikini. “Im rly good. Im rly tan. And i rly love summer ☀️🎀😚🫶🏼🪄” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. “she is a fairy,” commented one of her followers, while several others added fire emojis. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
1. Opening Up About Her Eating Disorder
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Amelia, who battled an eating disorder, makes sure to maintain a healthy diet. “When I first started struggling with anorexia, I loved when friends would comment on my weight,” she told Glamour in 2019. “I have a distinct memory of running into a friend at the mall, right outside Victoria’s Secret. She put her hand on my waist and was like, ‘Oh, my God, Amelia, you’re so skinny, you need to stop!” I loved those comments. They felt amazing, as psycho as that sounds. It was this feeling that fed my eating disorder.”
2. Coffee and Tea
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In a 24 hours video with Vogue, Amelia revealed that she starts her day with “a couple shots” of espresso and a matcha latte. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are several benefits of drinking coffee in moderation. “It acts on your brain to improve memory, mood, reaction times, and mental function,” they say, citing a study finding that caffeine can improve endurance and performance during exercise. It is also antioxidant-rich, can ward off diabetes, prevent neurologic disease, lower cancer risk, and ward off depression, they point out.
3. Nutrient Based Diet
Amelia fuels her body with nutrients and healthy food. She said it is “so important” to her to “nourish” her body. “I used to hear all the time, ‘Your body is a temple!’ but I really didn’t care. I didn’t care how many nutrients my body was getting,” she told Glamour. “Learning about how to nourish my body and how to fuel my body with the foods that make my body happy and energized makes me feel good. Despite all the bullshit and the hard parts of recovery, that’s been a really fascinating part of this journey: I’ve come out of it with such a different passion for health.”
4. Confidence
Amelia would love to tell her former self that “confidence is the most beautiful trait a person can have,” she explained to Glamour. “It transcends weight, and size, and social media filters. When you truly love yourself on the inside, the way you carry yourself is so different. I think that’s when the judgment stops—when they realize that nothing they can say about you or your body will make a difference.”
5. Strength Training
Amelia trains at The Dogpound, a bicoastal gym boasting strength training and HIIT style workouts, and does a lot of strength training. According to the Mayo Clinic, strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently. Strength training may also help you:
- Develop strong bones
- Manage your weight
- Enhance your quality of life
- Manage chronic conditions
- Sharpen your thinking skills
