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Clean living can be a difficult undertaking, so
we asked Amber to talk about the discipline it
takes to maintain. Just like any habit, if you begin
to do something enough, it gets easier. Looking
back, before she started her fitness journey, she
was not a huge vegetable eater. “Now I absolutely
LOVE them and honestly crave veggies.” Amber is
obsessed with huge salads and color in her diet.
You can learn to love the way nutritious food makes
you feel and, over time, it becomes routine to make
the better choice. “Now I by no means completely
live a 100% ‘clean’ lifestyle.” The biggest piece
of her success has been finding more balance
between eating “non-clean” foods in moderation
and not depriving herself. “Nobody is perfect and
nobody should try and be perfect. You can be
disciplined while still living your life to the fullest if
you find a strategy and method that works for you.”
Most people will take one look at Amber and
see a beautiful woman who has met her fitness
and health goals. We asked the model to speak to
those people who are setting goals versus setting a
lifestyle. “I strongly believe that setting goals can
facilitate change in your life. You should wake up
each day with a goal that will allow you to grow
as a person.”
As far as fitness, she has definitely had a fair
share of success in the industry and is very grateful
to have done so in a short period. However,
maintaining one’s physique is definitely more of
an everyday personal goal than it is a short-term
aesthetic goal, like a magazine photo shoot. “I wake
up every day and work out because it makes me
feel good. I want to be healthy, I want to feel strong,
and it is a part of my lifestyle.” She sets small goals
for herself, in order to reach the big ones and this
helps to keep her focused and motivated.
Amber so wisely said, “You can’t out-exercise
poor nutrition.” Understanding that progress
is not an overnight event, it all comes down to
consistency on those hard days. People tend to
think if they don’t see results, nothing is happening, >>>
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