The Instagram star and creator of Fit Body Guides takes us through a day in the life in her kitchen.
By Alexandra Tunell Published: Dec 8, 2015 Save Article
In 2012, California native Anna Victoria was living in China when she decided to take on the health and sleep problems she'd been having from a lifetime of eating junk food and get well from the inside out. She created an Instagram page to keep herself motivated with quotes and inspirational images ("I didn't put up any pictures of myself at first") and soon, a few followers asking for fitness and diet help turned into hundreds turned into hundreds of thousands. After copying and pasting "four pages of notes saved in my phone to everyone who asked for advice," she decided to compile her research on strength training and whole, natural eating into Fit Body Guides and showcase her followers' journeys, alongside her own, every day. Last week, she stopped by the BAZAAR offices and shared what her perfect day of meals looks like.
Breakfast: I always have four eggs scrambled. This something I'm used to getting a lot of bad reactions from because in Italy [where she lives], they think that eggs are the devil. When I tell people I eat four eggs, they're like, "Are you okay? Do you need to go to the doctor?" But it's an old science belief that they're not good for you. So I have four eggs, oatmeal with cinnamon and blueberries or goji berries. Eggs can get boring, so I put veggies in them—asparagus, zucchini and tomato. That's my breakfast pretty much every day. In my meal plan, it's different, but I'm a creature of habit and I just like the same routine every day.
Coffee? I'm not a coffee drinker actually. or tea. I just drink a lot of water. A lot. Probably about 4 liters everyday, I pretty much live in the bathroom.
First Snack: If I haven't worked out, I'll have a whole wheat wrap with turkey or some form of protein and veggies. If I have, I'll have a protein shake or an apple.
Lunch: Lunch is always a tuna pesto salad. It's actually in my meal plan, but it's a creation from Italy that I had at a restaurant and it's so good. And I'll put in carrots, tomatoes and olives.
Second Snack: Again, depending on if I had worked out or not, I usually have a protein shake. I think they're totally okay, but the majority of your protein intake should come from natural food sources, so I usually keep it to two.
Dinner: Luca [her fiancé] and I normally have grilled chicken. It's amazing how different and how much better chicken tastes when you grill it instead of cooking it on the stove. Luca is actually the cook in the family, so he'll create a sauce or something out of balsamic vinegar and lemon, or something like that, and then just veggies and sweet potato. I love sweet potato.
Wine? Stick to two drinks a week. If you have more than that on a weekend, just make sure you're drinking a full glass of water in between each one.
Dessert: Before bed, I eat Greek yogurt with either blueberries or pineapple. I used to hate greek yogurt because it's a bit bitter and I was so used to sugar, but your tastebuds change and you get used to it.
Alexandra Tunell is the Senior Digital Beauty Editor at Harper's BAZAAR, where she writes beauty features and covers industry news, health, fitness and wellness trends. She began her career in the Lucky beauty closet, then went on to work at Allure. When she's not testing the latest skin care treatments, the Los Angeles native is searching the city for the best Mexican food, binge-watching Bravo and escaping to the beach as often as possible.
