Eating and exercising with Marilyn

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When asked about her appearance she said “Frankly, I've never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all.”

Marilyn's biggest concern used to be getting enough to eat, than she had to worry about eating too much. As for exercise before she become famous Monroe never used to be bothered with it. To stay in shape she evolved her own exercise, for the muscles she wished to keep firm; knowing that they were right for her. She would spend at least 10 minutes each morning working out with small weights. In regards to exercising Monroe didn't like to feel regimented, as she said “I wouldn't stand exercise if I had to feel regimented about it.”

Even when she did exercising she did not do them rhythmically like the exercise people on the radio, which was popular at the time. Each morning after brushing her teeth and face she would lie down on the floor and begin with her first exercise. Tailored to her needs it was a simple bust-firming routine which consisted of lifting five pond weights from a spread eagle arm position to a point directly above her head. She would do a slow repetition of 15 follow by another 15 from a position with her arms above her head. As she said herself “I never cared especially for outdoor sports, and have no desire to excel at tennis, swimming or golf. I leave these things to man.” Languorous disposition not to do things in a hurried atmosphere was prominent in her life.

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Sun-tanned skin was not something she propagated. Marilyn thought that it was not attractive or healthier, than white skin. As a matter of fact she was personally opposed to a deep tan, since she liked to feel blond all over.

It was virtually impossible for her to spring out of bed in the morning. When she had her one day off, usually a Sunday, she would sometimes take even up to 2 hours to wake up “luxuriating in every last moment of drowsiness. ”Sleeping in extra wide single bed with only one heavy down comforter she would sleep for up to 5-10 hours nightly. Pajamas or nightgowns were never her choice since they disturbed her sleep.

Mornings were started with a shower as she warmed up a cup of milk on hot plate in which she would break two raw eggs whipping them up with a fork and drinking them while dressing, supplementing it with a multivitamin pill. Some would call it a bit bizarre but she only commented that she “Doubt any doctor could recommend a more nourishing breakfast for a working girl in a hurry”. Every night she would have a simple dinner. On her way home she would stop at the local market and pick up stake, lamb chops or some liver; broil it and eat it the with four to five raw carrots. She never got bored of raw carrots. At the time she gave the interview about her eating habits she used to stop at Wil Wright's ice cream parlor for a hot fudge sundae after drama classes. Unless she was eating the way she did, she wouldn't have been able to allow such indulgence.

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