These days,Maren Morrisis all about her balanced diet and consistent workout schedule. But that commitment to her health came after years of “ups and downs” with her weight.
The country singer, 29, watched her weight fluctuate during different relationships. Referencinga photo she posted in Marchfrom “5 years and 20 lbs. ago,” Morris said that she was ina different mental stateat that heavier weight.
“After taking that picture, I went through this horrible breakup, and I lost so much weight,”she toldWomen’s Healthfor their June cover. “I didn’t look at my body like it was healthy — when you’re going through emotional turmoil, it’s hard to eat. That was a wake-up call: I need to address my mental and physical health.”
After losing weight, Morris, who isnow happily married to songwriter Ryan Hurd, “put weight back on when I started really laying into my career and tour — things that brought me happiness.”
Maren Morris.Peggy Sirota for Women’s Health
Now Morris hasa carefully planned diet on tour. She eats three egg whites and spinach cooked in olive oil, with wheat toast, for breakfast, and a salad with protein for lunch. If it’s a show day, she stops eating after 5 p.m. and immediately eats once she gets off the stage to refuel, typically with another salad and chicken and a glass of rosé as a treat.
“When I’m on there, I make it count,” she said. “I know I’ll feel awful if I don’t eat right after burning all those calories in the show.”
She also trains remotely three times a week with trainer Erin Oprea, who goes through body weight movements with Morris for an hour over FaceTime. Together, they jump rope, do planks, push-ups, squats and lunges.
“Squat lunges are the worst,” Morris said. “They’re so hard because that’s the area I need it most — my thighs and butt.”
Peggy Sirota for Women’s Health
The strength-heavy workouts and lean eating are all part of her goal to “look like Tomb Raider,” which is why Morris keeps a picture of Alicia Vikander in the iconic role as the background photo on her phone.
“This is what I have to look at every time I unlock it — if I’m at a bar, or eating a French fry,” Morris said. “So that’s motivating.”
source: people.com
