Becoming Cindy Crawford

Introduction

Welcome to the glamorous world of one of the most famous supermodels of the 80s and 90s. Illinois-born model, Cindy Crawford began modelling at the impressively young age of 16. Cindy Crawford is known as America’s most famous model and one of the most famous in the world. She signed multi-million dollar contracts with Revlon and Pepsi. Her Pepsi commercial is still one of the most popular commercials in history. Since her discovery in 1982, she has appeared on over 500 magazine covers and worked with the most influential and renowned fashion designers.

Quick Facts

• Name: Cynthia Ann Crawford 
• Birthday: 20 February 1966, DeKalb Illinois, United States
• Astrological Sign: Pisces
• Education: DeKalb High School (graduated 1984 with valedictorian), 1 semester in chemical engineering at North Western University
• Occupation: Model, Actress, Television Personality
• Years active: 1983 –
• First Magazine Cover: 1984
• Best Known For: Revlon and Pepsi commercial
• Net Worth: 225 million USD

Modelling Facts:

• Hight: 5ft 9,5 inch or 177cm
• Weight: 130 pounds or 58kg
• Measurements: 34B-24-35 in or 86-61-87 cm
• Dress Size: 2 (US) or 34 (EU) or 6 (UK)
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown

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Diet

Cindy Crawford attaches great importance to portion control and a diet that is at least 80% healthy. She occasionally has a drink and her favorite desserts are dark chocolate and caviar.

Low Glycemic Diet

Cindy has introduced a low glycemic diet in recent years. This diet focuses on the effects of foods on blood glucose levels, also known as blood sugar. The glycemic index ranges from 0 to 100, with foods ranked low on the scale having minimal impact on blood sugar levels, while foods ranked higher have a greater impact on blood sugar levels.

GI Numbers:

• Low GI = 1 to 55
• Middle GI = 56 to 69
• High GI = 70 and higher

Benefits:

• lower total cholesterol levels
• lowering blood pressure
• losing weight
• improving diabetes management
• lowering the risk of diabetes and heart and blood vessel disease

Examples for low to high GI foods

Low GI Foods: Quinoa, brown rice, barley, whole wheat bread, grapefruit, peach, apricot, apple, pear, plum, orange, grapes, banana, cherries, mango, dates, berries (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry), broccoli, spinach, kale, cauliflower, bell bell pepper, sweet patatoe, taro, sweetcorn, beans (kidney, red, baked, lima, soy), chickpeas, lentils, chicken breast, turkey, fish, tofu, egg milk, yoghurt, quark, cottage cheese, pudding, plant milk (almond, coconut, cashew), dark chocolate, almonds, walnuts, chia seeds

Low Glycemic Foods (non nutritious): pizza, banana bread, snickers bar, tacos, muffins

Middle GI Foods: Wholemeal bread, flatbread, crossaints, rye bread, couscous, gnocchi, rice (basmati, long grain, white), paw paw, pineapple, canned fruit (peaches, apricots), patatoe, condensed milk, honey, sugar, popcorn

High GI Foods: White bread, gluten free white bread, lebenese bread, corn flakes, brown rice, jasmine rice, sticky rice, rice crackers, saos, watermelon, lychee, broad beans, rice milk, donut, jelly beans, waffles

Cindys Diet

As Cindy eats a mostly low-glycemic diet, she avoids rice, white bread and pasta and avoids sugar. She does not eat GMO foods and prefers organically grown food.

Breakfast

She loves to start her day with a glass of lukewarm lemon water, green tea, and a protein shake.

Her protein shake includes:

• 1 cup of almond milk
• half of a frozen banana
• 1 cup of fresh spinach
• 10 fresh mint leaves
• 1 scoop of protein powder
• 2 teaspoons of superelexir greens
• 1 small hand full of cacao nibs

She occasionally adds turmeric or spirulina to her breakfast shake.

For breakfast, she usually eats fresh fruit and either Ezekiel or a spelt muffin.

Lunch

For lunch, she usually eats salad with a lean protein source such as chicken or fish. One of her favorite salads is kale salad with grilled salmon.

For dessert, she eats a piece of dark chocolate. In several interviews, she explained that she can manage without it.

Dinner

For dinner, she likes to eat sushi with her whole family or grilled fish with mashed potatoes and asparagus (the mashed potatoes are for the children).

After dinner, she occasionally drinks a glass of tequila on the rocks. Cindy doesn’t drink cocktails because she doesn’t think her body can cope with the excessive sugar in these drinks.

Snacks

Cindy is a snacker. She admits that she always has something to eat in her bag. When she’s hungry during the day, she prefers to have her own food with her to avoid unhealthy foods. She loves to eat vegetables with hummus.

She also likes to eat gluten-free brownies from Urban Remedy and San-J Taman crackers. All of her snaks are high in protein.

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Exersice

Cindy started training at the age of 20. Since then, she has hardly missed a training day. She trains three to four times a week. In 1992, she successfully launched the Cindy Crawford: Shape Your Body Workout video as an encouragement for people all over the world to exercise at home.

Workout Routine

Cindy places great importance on getting enough sleep, keeping stress levels low and having a relaxed daily routine.

In fact, she sleeps at least 8 hours every night and starts her day with a yakusi on her balcony overlooking the ocean.

“My favorite workout is 20 minutes of cardio and then weights,” she revealed in an interview with The Cut in November 2017. “Sometimes I jump on a trampoline, use a treadmill or elliptical, or run. We have a staircase that goes down from our house to the beach. I put on an audiobook or music while I run up the stairs at my house for 20 minutes.”

After that, she does circuit training for 30 to 60 minutes.

Step by Step Workout Routine

• She takes the stairs and jumps rope (20min)
• She works out with weights and full body movements
• Focus on lower body movements
• Her favourite day is leg day
• She levels up abs exersices (BOSU ball)

Cindys Favourite Workouts

• Aerobics
• Pilates
• Cardio
• Strenght training
• Bike riding
• Hiking

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10 Beauty Secrets

1. Sunscreen All The Way

Cindy has explained in several interviews that she has been using sunscreen every day since she was little. She uses sunscreen with a sun protection factor of at least 30.

2. Infrared Sauna

Cindy loves going to the infrared sauna after training. It relaxes her muscles. Infrared light is also known for its youthful effect.

3. The Benefit Of The Cold

Cindy uses eye cream every day. After she has applied her eye cream, she takes 2 small golden balls from a glass filled with ice and runs them over her eyes. She learned this trick from a make-up artist. It reduces puffiness in her eyes and gives her skin a more relaxed look. If she doesn’t have the little golden balls with her, she uses ice cubes or a spoon.

4. Basic Face Routine

For Cindy, it is important to develop a daily make-up routine. She calls her routine Basic Face.

Step by step guide:

• Foundation
• Concealer
• Powder
• Brows
• Eyeshadow
• Mascara
• Blush
• Lipstick

More on her routine you see in the video below.

5. Less Is More

Less is more – that is Cindy’s beauty philosophy. The older she gets, the more she pays attention to her body and appearance, but she doesn’t worry about it. She also uses less make-up.

6. Sunglasses and Lipstick

She told InStyle that “If all else fails, put on a pair of sunglasses and a little lip color and you are good to go.”

7. Get Those Full Brows

Cindy loves full eyebrows as they make a big difference to her face. She is glad that she didn’t over-tweeze her eyebrows when she was younger, as she doesn’t have much trouble growing them back as she gets older. In her opinion, full eyebrows keep the face youthful.

8. Vitamine Injections

Crawford is very honest when it comes to the fact that she has either Botox or vitamins injected. She started the injections at the age of 29.

9. Silk Pillowcase

Cindy sleeps on a silk pillowcase every night. Silk is antibacterial and therefore good for the skin. Silk is also very soft and does not damage the hair.

10. Schedule Workouts Ahead Of Time

Cindy plans her training sessions in advance as this helps her to stay consistent and organized.

Recap

Cindy values a healthy lifestyle when it comes to her diet, exercise regimen and skincare. She is one of those models who is very honest about not eating crap, not eating packaged foods, not smoking and occasionally getting Botox or vitamin injections.

She’s known for replacing junk food with whole foods and exercising three to four times a week for about 90 minutes, focusing on staying active and happy as she ages gracefully.

Top 5 Tips To “Become Cindy Crawford” Right Away

Tip 1 Replace Junk Food With Whole Food

Cindy does not eat extremely processed or packaged foods, but replaces junk food with whole foods that are low on the glycemic table.

Tip 2 Keep Your Blood Suagar Levels In Check

Cindy sticks to a low-glycemic diet, which helps her to better control her blood sugar levels. She stays away from foods that are known to spike blood sugar levels quickly. She avoids sugar, white rice, pasta and wheat flour.

Tip 3 Schedule Your Workouts In Advance

To keep her busy schedule under control, she plans her training sessions in advance to stay consistent and disciplined.

Tip 4 Get An Everyday Make-Up Routine

Crawford has developed a simple step-by-step make-up routine for the everyday look. She calls it Basic Face. It also follows her “less is more” beauty philosophy.

Tip 5 Skin Protection: Sunscreen and Silk Pillowcase

Cindy has been using sunscreen since the young age of 19. She uses SPF 30 and also sleeps on a silk pillow case every night to protect her skin and hair.

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