She's a great athlete, she's in awesome shape, but she eats a terrible diet. She's completely a testament to the power of genetics (she looks good and damn, can she perform); not all of us are so lucky. And, even if we're tremendously gifted and have genetics on our side, like the story of the person in the article (linked below) and my friend, we can benefit from a healthier diet. I wish my friend would be open-minded to improving her diet.
Actually, I really wish, since she's a fitness professional and a role model to many, that she wouldn't encourage others to eat an unhealthy diet. She likes to talk about the taco place she frequents and how much bacon she eats. Her attitude is "I eat it and I am in good shape so you can eat it and work out and you'll be fine, too." Unfortunately, that's not the case. The people who take her class aren't teaching 15+ classes a week and they don't have her genes. In addition, she may be in great shape on the outside--I hope she's in great shape on the inside--but we can't know without some blood work.
In the meantime, go read about the ultra-marathoner, Scott Jurek. I love reading about plant-based athletes. Just this weekend, I was sitting across from a nurse and a long-distance runner and she was wolfing down chicken and beef. She was discussing how she needs protein to do what she does. Next time I run into her (or someone like her) I'm pulling Scott Jurek out and discussing him. Let me know what you think of him.
If you exercise a lot, do you feel it's easy or hard to be plant-based? I love being plant-based, but sometimes I end up eating too many nuts (in my opinion) to make it through the day. It's something I'm working on and I'll tell you more about in future posts.
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