“I hope that I helped keep the door open.”
She’s the girl-next-door, with that glam Hollywood life.
And according Lambert herself, this timeeverything’son the table.
Here’s a look at Miranda Lambert’s transformation over the years.
“I gained a lot of weight really quickly!”
she toldPeople,admitting that she ate Waffle House every nightwhile on tour.
“We work out every show day so I’m doing three or four days a week.
I’m really active at home too.
I have a farm so I’m constantly moving,“Lambert toldOK!magazine.
The singer also kept a food diary during her travels, which she shared withPeople.
“I used to eat fried anything, sweets, pizza, and cheeseburgers,” she wrote.
“Now when I eat something bad, I feel it.”
She also chatted withOK!magazine about what it was likegetting red carpet ready.
“For the Grammys I wore Nicole Miller and I really loved the dress,” she said.
“The one thing, a lot of the designer dresses are so small.
They come in size two, which I’m not.
The dress I wore to the Grammys was a size six, sometimes I’m a size eight.
And that’s normal, but it’s not in the fashion world.
So sometimes it’s hard for me.”
When she was at home, she kept active by riding horses.
“I love being outside.
She also talked about her interest in barrel racing.
“I have not fallen off yet, knock on wood, and I just did a ranch rodeo.
It was really exciting!”
She has a passion for rescue animals
Dogs and Denim.
“[I’m] just like my parents, who always had an open door policy.
If any animal needs a place, [they] can stay here.”
People were stopping and saying, ‘Are you okay?’
I was like, ‘Yeah, just go away.
I’ve almost got him!'”
Today, that lucky pup belongs to Lambert’s keyboard player, and has a new name: Batman.
But is Lambert strictly a dog person?
“My animals totally keep me grounded.
They don’t know ‘Miranda Lambert’ they know ‘mom.’
As soon as I get off stage they are waiting to greet me.
They love the person I am, even if I never sing another note.”
“I asked Blake, ‘Dude, why didn’t you tell me I got fat?'”
she recalled during the interview.
“He said, ‘Thatwould go over like a lead balloon.
It’s not my job to tell you you’re fat.
It’s my job to tell you you’re beautiful.'”
Still, Lambert admitted that staying active helped her be a better performer on stage.
Regular workouts with her trainer helped improve how she felt whenever she fell off track.
“I absolutely hate exercise.
I love it afterward, of course.
But my trainer is so nice, I want to do push-ups to c’mon him!”
“I won’t give up what I enjoy to look perfect.
The media went crazy overLambert’s noticeably slimmer figureon the red carpet of the 47th annual CMA Awards.
“People think I lost more, but I’m short,” she said.
So what exactly helped her drop the extra pounds?
“We do cardio, a lot of circuit training.
We do things with my body weight, like lunges,” she noted.
She also worked on portion control when it came to her meals.
“I haven’t given up everything!”
“I venture to just cut everything in half.”
“I just literally would make grilled chicken breast, sweet potato salad.
There was no miracle.”
The singer said she also liked switching up her cardio by doing jumping jacks or run-walking.
“I hate running,” she admitted to the mag.
“Like, in huge red letters: I HATE RUNNING.”
That’s why she relies on music to keep her motivated.
“I just want to live a life full of everything,” she explained.
“I’m more in it right now than I ever have been,” she noted.
While private about their budding relationship, they’re not entirely zip-lipped!
Justcheck out her Instagram( orhis!).
The two adorable country singer-songwriters even hang out and write, or play music together.
She not-so-subtle-ywore his name on a t-shirtduring her ‘Keepers of the Flame’ tour in spring of 2016.
This is Lambert’s first serious relationship since she and ex-husband Blake Shelton officially split in 2015.
I had a great relationship with an amazing man.
I know what good is.
I have a great launching pad for the future.
I will never take that for granted.”
It’s not about a piece of paper or a diamond.
It’s the way you feel about somebody and the commitment in your heart.”
Andaccording to this caption on her Instagram post, she’s feeling quite smitten these days!
In the summer, she performed at the 2016 CMA Festival in Nashville.
She’s also starting her own fitness clothing line … well, sort of.
The line is called Fit by Pink Pistol.
She bought a $3.4 million property
Weekend well spent.
“It had mismatched carpet, and the halls were creaky.
But those little things that were imperfect were what made it perfect.”
There’s even a lake, a 60-seat open-air pavilion, a horse barn, and a six-car garage!
But even with a house of her dreams, this country star is stillJenny from the block.
Our whole world turned upside down.”
Eventually they rented a small farm and thrived, living off the land.
A virtual lifetime later, Lambert’s hospitality remains refreshingly easy.
It’s cliche because it’s true.
Some of my best conversations have happened over the clink-clink of iced tea in a jar.
It’s the soundtrack of country life,“she toldCountry Living.
These days, some things haven’t changed.
“A 12-point buck that I hit with my bow while hunting in Kansas.”
And as far as the defining qualities of a bona fide “Southern girl”?
“She is sweet and hospitable but also confident and strong.
A Southern girl isn’t a pushover and will kick your &%!
Low-calorie, low-sodium, no carbs, no caffeine it’s practically a health drink!”
She stands up for herself
Happy Mother’s Day to the original keeper of the flame.
Thanks for teaching me how to be strong and love big.
Don’t change who you are for anybody.’
From her Dad, she learned, “to always look over my shoulder.”
She’s a modern feminist
“I’m not naturally small,“Lambert shared withGood Housekeeping.
Not only an inspiration for female body-normalization, Lambert’s passions are entrenched in philanthropy.
I like to say what I think, and if it happens to push buttons, sorry.”
And her artistry in her music only confirms her status as a contemporary heroine.
And everyone is watching.
“Refreshing, isn’t it?
“Lambert is a talented artist who wrote a fantastic song.
Subtle as that may be, it’s a quietly empowering act.”
Her new album is devastatingly honest
Tomorrow.
I feel like the right thing to do was just come out with something really honest.”
It says what it says.
Everybody has a vice.
Her full albumThe Weight of These Wings, is available now.
