Bailey Brown is sharing a reformer-style workout you can do at home – in her exercise clothes. In a new social media post the influencer flaunts her amazing figure in a two-piece workout set, while unveiling a new workout. “Full body reformer Pilates workout,” she captioned the YouTube video. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
1. What She Eats in a Day
Bailey detailed her diet to Beauty Heaven, starting with breakfast. “A BIG green smoothie bowl with frozen cauliflower rice (I promise you don’t taste it – it just makes it super thick and creamy), frozen banana, almond butter, chia seeds, vanilla protein, almond milk, spinach and spirulina topped with GF granola and or cacao nibs. I usually have 1-2 long blacks with almond or coconut milk before noon as well,” she says. Lunch is a “second breakfast,” she says. “I like to do 2 scrambled eggs with Parmesan or feta cheese, 2 pieces of gluten free bread (I love Protein Bread Co. because it’s high in fibre) 1/3 avocado and sautéed veggies on the side.” As for snacks, if she is teaching evening classes “sometimes I just want something light like a bar – I like Sun Warrior brand protein bars or Raw Rev protein bars,” she says. “Otherwise veggies and hummus, tamari almonds or a Greek yogurt with berries. Some days I don’t snack, it depends on how much exercise I’m doing that day/ my hunger levels. I always listen to my body when it comes to needing snacks.” For dinner, “I switch this one up a lot and am so guilty of ordering takeout because I’m not an amazing cook! I love salmon poke bowl or a stir-fry with grilled salmon. I also love this chickpea pasta with pesto, green veggies and tempeh or tofu. I switch it up but always lots of veggies, a protein and some healthy fats,” she says. “I always need to have something sweet after dinner. Always. I’ll usually have greek yogurt with frozen berries and almond butter or some dark chocolate and peanut butter.”
2. No Gluten, Whole Food Diet
“I am pescatarian and celiac so don’t eat gluten. I don’t follow any diets but I do focus on a couple guidelines with what I eat. I try to stick to whole foods as much as possible and try to have a protein, a healthy fat, veggies and a high fiber carb at every meal. This way of eating helps keep me energised all day, plus keeps my blood sugar balanced so that I don’t have cravings or have hangry (AKA hungry angry) mood swings,” she says. She also believes in intuitive eating. “I never really plan what I’m going to eat but just ask myself, what do I want to eat? What will make me feel the best right now?” she says.
3. Eating What Keeps Her “Feeling Good”
Bailey puts her focus on feeling good. “Ever since I started focusing on eating what will make me feel the best in that moment (sometimes it’s a kale salad, sometimes it’s a veggie burger and fries) and started focusing less on having abs or ‘being skinny,’ I became so much happier and healthier overall. I used to be an extreme dieter and had tried every diet in the book! I was really restrictive with what I would eat and if I did eat something ‘off-limits,’ I would force myself to spend hours in the gym to work it off. It’s taken me a long time to heal my relationship with disordered eating and my body. Focusing on feeling good and nourishing my body has made a massive difference,” she says.
4. Treating Herself Daily
“I like to treat myself daily! I don’t believe in cheat days because for me personally, I think it leads to a restrict-binge mentality and you end up putting foods on a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ list,” she says. “Personally I’d rather eat food I enjoy eating ALL the time. You don’t have to live on boring plain salad and grilled chicken to be healthy! You can honestly make any “cheat” meal healthier with a few simple swaps and enjoy your food every day instead of just one day a week. I like to have mindful indulgences often. I think it leaves a lot more room for flexibility and fun in your healthy lifestyle. If a girlfriend wants to meet mid-week for tacos and margaritas, I’m going to do it! I’m a fan of treating myself when it comes up instead.”
5. Taking “Baby Steps”
Her best advice for others? Take, “baby steps!” she suggests. “There is SO much diet and fitness advice out there that it can be really overwhelming. Start adding in more whole foods and less processed ones. Drink enough water so you know if you’re actually hungry or just thirsty. Start adding things in instead of taking them out. Add in more veggies, more lean protein, more good fats, more steps in your day. Start listening to your body, what foods make you feel really good and energised after you eat them? Eat more of those. What foods make you feel worse? Avoid those! Start checking out some healthy recipe blogs for inspo or for ways to make your favourite recipes healthier. It’s so important to find what works for YOU as an individual.”
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