Kelly Rowland has sold over 90 million albums, but never once comes across as a diva, having a negative attitude or just plain mean. Even after the death of her mom in 2014, Rowland still stands tall. Rowland admits she expresses herself “through my creativity, which I didn’t understand as much at first, but now I get it more than I ever have. It came from having [my son] Titan and losing my mom [Her mother, Doris Rowland Garrison, died in 2014 a few weeks after her Titan was born]. It hit a switch in me about the greatness and beauty, the quickness and simplicity of life. People just want to be happy.”
And apart of her being happy is making time for herself. That includes paying attention to her body and working out. In 2018, Kelly shared photos of her new workout clothing collaboration with Fabletics and she looks amazing! Now in 2020, she released another collection in the Fabletics brand and it looks even better!
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According the website, "Kelly Rowland for Fabletics outfit is made to move. Featuring high-waisted PowerHold® leggings with peek-a-boo mesh details, and topped with a medium-support strappy bra, you’ll be ready to take on your workout… and the world!"
In addition to working out five to six times a week, the Grammy Award-winning songstress swears by the 80/20 rule: she feeds her toned physique, sleek abs and glowing skin nutrient-rich, whole foods 80% of the time and indulges in what she really wants to eat (usually the not-so-healthy foods, like sweets) 20% of the time. This way of eating isn’t really dieting, but more like a lifestyle change.
If the results of Kelly's labor have motivated you to eat healthier, here are three tips to help incorporate her 80/20 rule into your own lifestyle.
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1. Taste the rainbow.
Yes, just like the Skittles tagline, except instead of candy, your plate should be full of colorful fruits and vegetables. Upgrade fruits and vegetables from side dish status to the main entrée. Red peppers…green kale…purple eggplant - how many colors can you combine in a single meal? It will be fun to...
... find out! Try to buy organic fruits and vegetables when possible.
2. Plan your meals.
Being unprepared makes it easy for your 80/20 rule to turn into 30/70 ruin, so set yourself up for success by creating a meal plan. Start by planning out your meals – including healthy snacks – for one week. Eventually, you may be able to plan and shop for meals for an entire month. What does a typical 80% day look like for Kelly Rowland? Here’s an example of a meal plan for a day in the life she shared with Women’s Fitness magazine:
Breakfast: Oatmeal or egg whites with spinach. Then, to drink, spinach, kale, apple and ginger fresh juice
Snack: Apple with almonds
Lunch: Spelt pasta with homemade tomato and meat sauce
Snack: Kale and hummus
Dinner: Fish, and a salad made up of rocket, cucumber, kale and celery
3. Know your peak 20% moments and plan accordingly.
Do you like to go out on the weekends, or tend to “fall off” your health game during the holidays? The 80/20 rule is not about eating perfectly healthy and organic 100% of the time. That 20% is your wiggle room. If weekends are your time to relax, focus on eating 80% healthy during the week. If you have dinner plans after work, consider skipping snacking on junk food during the work day.
According to Vogue, Rowland is grounded by her faith and her relationship with her husband Tim Weatherspoon. “At the beginning, I was scared of the idea of loving one person. I was nervous about being with one person for the rest of my life. I’d had the worst relationships and I was so scared and said: ‘How about we take a break from dating?’ and he said: ‘What if we took a break from dating and God sent you a guy and that guy was me?’ And I was like click! I hung up the phone. I was scared, because I knew he was my husband in that moment. And I almost ran away from that, but I just embraced it. Marriage is awesome, it has its ups and downs, like anything in life, but it’s incredible. My husband is my rock, my best friend. He believes when I don’t, believes that anything can work and that anything is possible in such a positive light. I think he’s a freak sometimes, no-one can see things like that, but he’s a realist and he’s positive and he’s an asshole, but I love him for everything he does, like in the cutest way of an asshole.”
