When you work out a lot, it's so important to eat the right foods.
On weekends, I do brunch at home: whole grain bagels, lox, avocado, eggs, and organic bacon.
I like to customize my tights by cutting them myself to create a stirrup or convert the look into a capri.
Making fitness a priority will energize you, make you look and feel better, and help diffuse stress.
Ballet can be hard on your joints, and when you're on a movie set doing take after take, it can become really repetitive.
I don't believe in depriving myself; it's an unhealthy state of mind.
You won't find me in a sports bra and low-slung leggings.
The image of a pregnant woman embracing her figure and really putting it out there can be scary to some people, but I don't let that stand in my way, and I don't think other women should either.
Ballet was just something that I always wanted to do.
Mid-afternoon, I snack on Greek yogurt with nuts or a green juice from Juice Press.
I had the opportunity to train with Natalie Portman for 'Black Swan,' and the program we created was intense and involved a lot of travel.
I love nuts and popcorn with olive oil and sea salt.
I'm from North Carolina, so I am really picky about my fried chicken.
Generally, I snack on lots of fresh fruit and raw nuts, such as almonds.
Because I dieted so much in the past, I just can't diet again. It's something I don't want to do and I don't even know if I am capable of. I think it's a much healthier and happier way to live.
The idea for 'Ballet Baby' started when I was going through my own pregnancy.
With ballet, you're really focused on the inner thigh and butt and just lifting and lengthening everything, including your arms. You're not using weights, but holding up the weight of your own arms is a challenge.
In yoga, you hold the positions, whereas in dance, you're constantly moving, extending, reaching through the legs and arms, which helps build long, lean muscles as opposed to shorter, tighter ones.
I think being in the right mindset is a huge challenge for women, who often take an all-or-nothing approach to working out or eating well.
Have something that you enjoy, that satisfies you. For me, that is dark chocolate, red wine, and cheese. But make room in your life for vegetables and whole grains to nourish your body.
