13 Fergie’s Tricks To A Happy And Healthy Life

The Black Eyed Peas star is happiest when she’s working hard, playing hard and chilling hard. You just might want to adopt some of her native customs to a happy and healthy life.

#1 She gets soulful. “I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I’m passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.”

#2 “I’m very ambitious, but I also love myself—which means I try to take care of myself.”

#3 She shows up with the boys. “Working out with Josh inspires me, but he is competitive. And loud! So are the Peas. Men scream and go crazy in the gym. I’m a silent workout partner, but when my adrenaline gets up, I talk trash. I’ll wait, and when Josh does something embarrassing, I’ll throw a jab! I used to yell and curse in the gym, but now I’m looking for a more healthy, positive feeling.”

Fergie Self Magazine July 2012

#4 “I’ve learned to be more accepting of myself. I’m 37, not 18, and I’ve got the lines to prove it. I try to remind myself that a girl can have it all, just not all at once.”

#5 She has a secret energy source. “Josh turned me on to juicing, and now I do it when I wake up and between meals. The energy it gives me is amazing—I hardly need caffeine anymore. We blend kale, spinach, broccoli and celery with a banana, an apple and a pear. We have two Vitamimes going at once! But I’m only really strict about what I eat when I know I have to be in a bathing suit.”

#6 Her pump-up pic. “I want to be able to run around without worrying about sucking in my stomach!”

#7 “Josh makes the best lasagna, and I do the dishes. I find it cathartic.”

#8 Fergie, Inc.! “I get so many ideas for my companies—Voli Light Vodkas, Ferguson Crest vineyard, my Wet n Wild line and Fergie Footwear—that I have a braingasm! I’m constantly thinking about all the decisions that have to be made.”

#9 “I’m loving my nails in this nude shade called Private Viewing, from the Wet n Wild line.”

#10 “I’m excited to have a child with Josh. He’ll be an amazing dad.”

#11 “I call the fifth floor of my house Fergieland. It’s where I go to refresh myself and be inspired. It’s a total boudoir, decorated in black, white and red. The rest of our home is very earthy.”

#12 She keeps the faith. “On Saturday nights, we like going to mass, then dinner. It feeds our spiritual side, and it’s great to hear Josh sing in church—he’s a great singer. Then we go out and have a really nice wine, like all good Catholics.”

#13 She visualizes her dreams. “My hypnotherapist gave me a book, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, that changed my life. It taught me not to say, ‘I think I want this,’ but ‘I’m going to do this.’ See your goal, visualize it in detail, and make it come true. I visualized getting a Grammy, and I did, which is insane!”