Paulina Porizkova, 56, Reveals Her Dieting Secrets

At 56, Paulina Porizkova looks half her age. The supermodel, who regularly shares photos of her forever young body on social media, clearly knows something about anti-aging for the body and mind. And, on Wednesday, she revealed one of her main health hacks responsible for her fit physique—a popular fasting method paired with a strategic eating plan. Read on to learn Paulina Porizkova’s 5 main eating strategies and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. She Does Intermittent Fasting

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During the video, Paulina revealed that she follows a form of intermittent fasting. "I do the 16:8 diet, which just means basically that you don't eat for 16 hours and then you eat for eight," she explained. "I generally take it as I eat whatever I want for eight hours because I like food, but I also kind of tend to like more healthy food."

2. She Indulges in Cravings

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While she eats healthy most of the time, if she craves comfort food she indulges in it. "If I need a fried chicken, then I need a fried chicken," she said. "It's just the way it is."

3. She Doesn’t Obsess Over Food

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The fasting method is "actually really easy," Paulina said. "I did get hungry at first when I first started doing this diet. I'd kind of obsess about food, but then it sort of evens out. Now, I don't even think about it. In fact, I'm not at all hungry until 16 hours later when I do get hungry."

4. She Orders Food From Splendid Spoon

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While she doesn’t follow a vegan diet, Paulina is a big fan of Splendid Spoon, a plant-based meal delivery service. 'Now, this is going to sound like an [advertisement] for this company, which it's not because I'm not getting paid and they don't even know I exist,' she said, adding that she pays for the food herself. Her favorite offering from the company is a blackberry basil smoothie made with bananas, blackberries, pea protein, basil, lemon juice, dates, and chia seeds. If she is “really hungry,” has “been working out, or needs something to hold her over for a late dinner, she will nosh on soup or a noodle bowl from the company. “They have a whole bunch of stuff. It's all vegan. It's really good for you. It's very healthy,” she explained.

5. She Eats What She Wants for Dinner

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After eating incredibly healthy during the day, Paulina indulges at dinner. “I do this, so then I could go out to dinner and have whatever I like for dinner — and that includes a glass of wine or a cocktail and dessert,” she explained. “This way I don't feel deprived. It works for me now.

It's obviously individual for everybody, but you asked what I did, and so this is what I do.”

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1. Paulina’s Message to Body Shamers

In the photo showing off her fabulous physique, Paulina shared a message in anticipation of commeters telling her she is too thin. “For those of you who are tempted to tell me to eat a burger, I’m tempted to tell you NOT to eat one. But won’t. Body shaming is so last decade. Let’s celebrate who we are, wrinkles and imperfections and all,” she wrote in the caption. Continue reading for a few of Paulina’s healthy living hacks.

2. Her Diet Is Clean

In a recent Instagram post, Porizkova explained that her diet is extremely healthy. “I live reasonably clean- don’t much enjoy processed foods, but love a variety and do love my cakes,” she said.

3. She Started Exercising at 40

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Paulina revealed to Elle that she started working out post-catwalk career. “I started exercising when I was 40. I never did anything before that. Just cigarettes and poor nutrition. I could eat whatever I wanted because I smoked. Cindy [Crawford] would be there sweating and working out, and she had a fabulous body that she worked for and I was just like, 'Oh, that's stupid.' I had a good time being unhealthy for a while, but then you pay for it.” Now she maintains a moderate approach to exercise. “I work out - try for at least three ones a week- sometimes less, sometimes more. I now mostly do Pilates, with some dancing or biking thrown in for cardio. That’s it,” she said in the above Instagram post.

4. She Reaps Mental Health Benefits From Exercise

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Paulina maintains that exercise helps keep panic attacks at bay and in getting her off antidepressants. “I found out if I worked out every day my anxiety was kept a lot at bay. And I felt better. So how great is that?” she told Elle.

5. Her Favorite Type of Exercise Is Dance

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Paulina, who appeared on Dancing with the Stars, maintains that dancing helps her stay in shape. “I still dance. I've done boxing. I've done rowing. You name it, I've done it. Except for running. I don't like running. It doesn't feel good to me. It feels bad on my knees,” she told Elle. “I'd rather do Zumba. And Bollywood dancing is a great way to get the aerobic part done. I do some really hard rowing classes. It's become something that's like brushing my teeth. It's something I have to do,” she said.

6. She Also Does Pilates

In a recent Instagram post, Paulina revealed that Pilates is one of her go-to methods for staying svelte. She is a fan of the Nofar Method, a New York City based studio.

7. She Drinks Alcohol Sometimes

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Porizkova enjoys spirits on occasion. “I drink wine and cocktails. I smoked until I was forty. ( Sorry to say. Of course I quit when pregnant and nursing- but my husband was an unapologetic smoker- and it was easier to do as he did instead of fighting about it),” she wrote on Instagram.

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1. She Works With A Trainer

Porizkova opened up about the changes she made to her fitness on Instagram. She says that she decided to work with a trainer after dealing with some injuries. "Staying in shape after menopause takes a lot of frickin' work. Especially when you have wonky hips. I've had to cut down on my Pilates since I came back for the jungle shooting #beyondtheedge because my hips won't cooperate. What I'm doing instead, for now, is some serious PT. I found an amazing personal trainer at my local Crunch, Shelly, who alternates hip PT with strength training."

2. She’s Comfortable With Herself

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As you can see from her recent post, Porizkova is all about being comfortable with herself. She talked about this in the caption of the previous Instagram post, "I may not be as strong or as supple or as smooth as in my youth, but I am comfortable with my vulnerabilities, conscious of my weaknesses, proud of my strengths - and best of all, have the wisdom to put it all together and delight in the results. #betweenjloandbettywhite #workingout #unstoppable #strength #agingaintforsissies."

3. She Works Hard

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Another of Porizkova’s fitness secrets? Hard work. She talked about this in the previous Instagram post’s caption, "So, yes, there are drawbacks to aging," Porizkova said. "One has to work a lot harder on things that were taken for granted. On the outside. On the inside, however, all the hard work already done is finally paying off."

4. She Intermittent Fasts

Porizkova opened up about her diet tips in the caption of this Instagram post. “Monday tip. 1: Intermittent fast,” she started. “This is how I eat. I have no breakfast except tea or coffee and try to go as long as I can without eating. Generally, I last until about two or three pm, sometimes even all day - if I don’t exercise! If I do, then I eat after my workout.”

5. She Avoids Certain Beverages

Porizkova makes sure that she eats a healthy diet, and that means avoiding certain things. In the previous Instagram post, Porizkova writes that she is particular about what beverages she drinks. “I also drink up to three cups of coffee and two or more cups of herbal teas. No soft drinks, ever. No juices. If your fruit and veggies do not contain fiber ( as in juices) it’s basically sugar water.”

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1. She Intermittent Fasts

Porizkova spilled some of her diet secrets in this Instagram post. She says that she does a twist on intermittent fasting. “I do the 16/8 diet,” she says. “Which just means that you don’t eat for 16 hours and then you eat for eight.” "Between meals, as long as we don’t snack, our insulin levels will go down and our fat cells can then release their stored sugar, to be used as energy. We lose weight if we let our insulin levels go down. The entire idea of IF is to allow the insulin levels to go down far enough and for long enough that we burn off our fat," says Harvard Health.

2. She Isn’t Afraid To Indulge

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In the same Instagram post, Porizkova revealed some of her favorite foods. She says in the eight hours she does eat, she isn’t afraid of indulging once in a while. “I generally take it as I eat whatever I want for eight hours because I like food. I tend to like healthier foods, but if I eat a fried chicken, I eat a fried chicken—it’s just the way it is.”

3. She Likes Vegan Food

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Porizkova might not be a vegan, but she likes to eat vegan food on occasion. In her Instagram post, she says that she’s a fan of the company Splendid Spoon, particularly their smoothies. “They have all different flavors,” she says. “They also have these soups or noodles or rice, too—they have a whole bunch of stuff. It’s all vegan, it’s really good for you. It’s very healthy and I do this so I can go out to dinner and have whatever I want.”

4. She Doesn’t Get Work Done

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Porizkova talked about her approach to aging in this Us Weekly interview. She says that she doesn’t like to have procedures done to her face. “I don’t like fillers or Botox because for me, I like the fact that my face is really expressive. People know how I feel and I don’t really have to talk.”

5. She Embraces Aging

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Porizkova is not afraid of aging. She says in this Instagram post, “I don’t actually mind aging, I just want to age well. It’s preferable to being dead, right?” "Healthy aging is a hot topic. Whether you're concerned about weight gain, sex drive or chronic diseases, the key to healthy aging is a healthy lifestyle. Eating a variety of nutritious foods, practicing portion control and including physical activity in your daily routine can go a long way toward promoting healthy aging," says the Mayo Clinic.