A good role model on exercise and food...

I forgot to say who: )  It is the swimmer Dara Torres.  This is from an AOL interview, I picked out the parts that were important to me....only I eat healthier than her: )  I like her work out regimen.  I am not expecting the gold...just the stamina...lol...or a 10th of it. 

DIET: I like to have some sort of health shake in the morning when I get up. Then I do my workout and I make sure I stay hydrated during training. I drink chocolate milk after my workout ends. I'll have Fitness Nutrition's Gold Medal Aminos, which help me recovery and build lean muscle. And then I'll have lunch. Right now I'm eating a turkey sandwich with lettuce and cheese on whole grain bread. And I'll have fruit salad or sweet potato fries or something like that. I'll have a protein shake in the middle of the day and then I'll have dinner, like a big salad with a baked potato and chicken.

I have been through the whole dieting thing when I was younger; I had an eating disorder in college. And so I don't like to say how I eat is a diet. I'm getting enough nutrients and vitamins and everything that I need. But I also don't deprive myself. If I feel like I have a craving for something, I'll take some bites, because I think the more I deprive myself of something, the more I want it.

 

TRAINING: I just got back [in the water] about two and a half months ago. I took a year off; I had some major reconstructive knee surgery. I spoke with my coach over the summer and we both talked about what it would be like to be back training for a sixth Olympics, so I decided to give it a shot. I think basically my body will dictate what happens. At my age -- at any age -- if you haven't done something in awhile, you have to ease into it. Right now I'm swimming three days a week, I stretch three days a week, and I lift weights four days a week. I also do a little bit of aerobic exercise in the weight room -- the elliptical machine or the spinning bike or something like that. But it's all about building a base.