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Tennis Legend Serena Williams Shares Swimsuit Photo From a "Very Different Time"

Here are her top lifestyle habits.

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Serena Williams is throwing it back in her swimsuit. In one of her most recent social media posts, the tennis champ shares a glimpse of her body in a bathing suit long before having kids. The Instagram Story was part of challenge, sharing a photo of yourself from a “verryyy different time.” How does the professional athlete keep herself fit and healthy? Celebwell rounded up her top lifestyle habits.


1. “Eat to Live,” Not “Live to Eat”

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"My philosophy is eat to live. Don't live to eat,” Serena told Women's Health. "You need it to survive. And [that's] very hard to live by, cause I definitely love to snack, but this is what I want. These are my goals."

2. Fasted Exercise

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Serena exercises on an empty stomach. "I often don't make breakfast because I just forget or I'm running around getting Olympia ready. And then I go work out,” she told Women’s Health. "When I roll out of bed, I'm just not hungry."

3. Plant-Based Foods

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Serena tries to fill her diet with plants. “I want to have a healthy lifestyle and, so you know, [I'm eating] a lot of greens and mostly plant-based lately, just super healthy stuff,” she told Women’s Health. "I had a bean burger the other day today…[Today] I had a gluten-free bean burrito.”

4. Carbohydrates for Fuel

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Serena uses complex carbs as fuel. "The only time I eat pasta is when I'm playing/training. Usually, you'll never see me eating pasta otherwise," she told Women’s Health. "I usually like to have lots of greens before my match and then fruit actually, and a little carbs and some sort of a protein.”

5. Cheat Mealsl

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Serena’s cheat meal of choice? "I love Moon Pies. If 'Moon Pie' sponsored me, I'd be bigger than any house on this planet!" she joked to Women’s Health.

6. Moody Eating

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"I can have a smoothie for six months. And then I'll be like, I never want to see a smoothie again for the next six months. And then I'll be like, okay, I'm back on the smoothie. My eating is very moody,” she told Women’s Health.

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