The pop star says her weight loss has been about getting strong and improving her mindset
Adele has been open about her weight loss journey that saw her lose seven stone over two years. It had a major impact on her mindset, as well as physical appearance.
The Hello hitmaker started by making changes to her diet. She was motivated to improve her health for herself and no one else.
To protect her voice, Adele decided to reduce her daily intake of 10 cups of sugary tea. The singer also eliminated alcohol, cigarettes, caffeine and all “spicy, citrusy, and tangy” foods from her diet.
Speaking in 2011 to Australia’s 60 minutes, Adele opened up on her vocal haemorrhage. She said: “It’s f***ing boring, but I don’t think you take your voice seriously until you’ve had an accident. I’m frightened all the time I’m going to damage my voice.”
Ahead of her 2016 tour, Adele wanted to focus on her stamina, which lead to further weight loss. It was reported that she had lost over two stone, largely attributed to her following The Sirtfood Diet.
The diet focuses on the consumption of plant-based foods such as kale, buckwheat, green tea, and turmeric. Foods that are believed to influence the body’s handling of fats and sugars while regulating hunger, play a crucial role in the diet.
These include green tea, cocoa powder, red wine, and cheese. Adele also decided to turn to LA-based ‘body wizard’ pilates instructor Camila Goodis, who was recommended to her by Robbie Williams’ spouse Ayda Field.
Camila told The Sun: “I trained Ayda for a long time and it happens that they are good friends so I did Adele when she was there in Robbie’s house.
“I don’t believe she liked exercise much but she has changed her lifestyle and I believe that 90 per cent was dieting.”
Adele has been candid about her exercise routine and has openly spoken about her aversion to gym sessions. She told Rolling Stone in 2016: “I mainly moan. I’m not, like, skipping to the f***ing gym. I don’t enjoy it.”
“I do like doing weights. I don’t like looking in the mirror. Blood vessels burst on my face really easily, so I’m so conscious when I’m lifting weights not to let them burst in my face. And if I don’t tour, you’ll catch me back down at the Chinese!”
A main motivator for Adele was to be healthy for her son, Angelo. She found the gym to be a place she could have time to herself amid her divorce.
She told Oprah Winfrey: “I had the most terrifying anxiety attacks after I left my marriage. They paralysed me completely, and made me so confused because I wouldn’t be able to have any control over my body.”
Adele added of working out: “That really contributed towards me getting my mind right… It became my time. Having these sort of pins in my day helped me keep myself together.”
“It was never about losing weight, it was always about becoming strong and giving myself as much time every day without my phone,” Adele said during an interview British Vogue.
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