Dara Torres described a recent meal to Meryl Gordon for a More Magazine cover article. Torres explains that she was on the phone with a fellow swimmer when she had to put the caller on hold to order a Big Mac, fries and a Coke.
Torres, 42, justifies her indulgence by revealing that she had an eating disorder in college and now finds it unhealthy to deprive herself. As an Olympic athlete, however, it is important to note that Torres probably works off a Big Mac or two in her multiple daily workouts. Morgan continues by asking the athlete "What happens when you don't train? Do your muscles turn to flab?" Torres responds.
"I'm not the type to ever want to find that out. If I was not swimming, I'd probably work out a few hours a day, do aerobics, weights, play tennis. It's not just the way it makes me look; it makes me feel good inside"
Read the full article by Meryl Gordon at MoreMagazine.com
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