Ellie Goulding has revealed that she “fasts for 40 hours” as she tries to stay fit after her “exercise addiction”.
The 33-year-old pop princess said that she fasts “safely” and says that having a break from solid food is helpful for her digestive system.
She shared her fitness routine after speaking out about her problems with over-exercising in the past.
The Love Me Like You Do songstress told The Sun she can have just tea, coffee, and water with added electrolytes on her fasting days.
But she reassured fans that it’s “safe” and said that giving her digestive system a break from solid food helped to stop inflammation in her body.
Ellie Goulding says she fasts for up to 40 hours in a row (Image: elliegoulding/Instagram)
Ellie revealed to the publication: “I do it very safely by having a purposefully nutritious food day the day before and after.
“On the fast day, I drink high-grade electrolytes and a lot of water (plus tea and coffee). Fasting is safe and beneficial unless you are diabetic or have serious health issues.
“I built my way up to 40-hour fasts over time (started with 12). Fasting from time to is a great way to give your digestive system a break.”
Ellie has opened up about having an ‘exercise addiction’ in the past (Image: elliegoulding/Instagram)
Ellie spilling her fasting fitness regime comes after she opened up about how she became addicted to going to the gym.
She told the publication that it consumed all of her free time and she made it a priority over her job.
The I Need Your Love hitmaker explained: “I don’t consider myself to have an addictive personality but I felt as though I did at one point have a gym addiction that was just not fun.
She said that occasionally cutting out solid foods helps with her digestion (Image: elliegoulding/Instagram)
“I felt I had to go to the gym every single day.
“I don’t know whether it was a survival thing, because touring was so tiring, so hard, really taxing on your body and your mental health.
“I felt as though it was a survival instinct to be working out all the time, making sure I was super fit, super healthy and tried to counteract having drinks on tour and perhaps not eating very well.
“When you go to the gym or you work out, you release so many endorphins.
“It’s such a good feeling that you just want to have that feeling over and over again.
“But when it got to the point where I was skipping the studio and skipping writing sessions to go to the gym, that was when it just wasn’t worth it.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
