this story originally appeared in on aug 10 2020says ileana dcruz whos keeping herself occupied through the lockdown with an 80day fitness challenge but wants to take the first flight out to the us to meet her parentsileana dcruz like most of us entered the lockdown thinking she would be confined to her home for a few days to make the most of the unexpected break she revisited her love for baking i have always wanted to make sourdough bread and it turned out quite good on my first try she recalls adding that as days turned to weeks and then months she realised she couldnt sit around eating cakes and breads i told myself id become a ball by the time it was overbig and round like those people in walle she chucklesso cutting out bread sugar and processed food from her diet the actress switched to simple easy recipes experimenting with lowcarb dishes and taking on an 80day fitness challenge to give a muchneeded boost to her workout routine you dont see results overnight but you feel better and more energetic right away i work out in the morning an hour after breakfast and it preps me up for the rest of the day she relaysworking out has helped ileana deal with lockdowninduced stress and was a major motivation behind her continuing with the gruelling regime being away from family has been taxingearlier working out at the gym with my personal trainer always made me feel good i was wondering initially if there was enough space for me to move around at home but once i started it all came together beautifully she exults admitting the first week is always the most difficult i cried every time i stood up or sat down everything hurt she reminiscesa few weeks ago she even powered through a fever but ileana assures that she ensures she gets enough rest we all have days when we feel horrible two days ago i had acid reflux and my stomach was sensitive i took a couple of days off but couldnt wait to get back working out is addictive she assertswith work from home not an option the actress spends the rest of the day doing laundry dishes making lunch and even manages to squeeze some time out for her hobbies though the canvasses didnt make it to the social media she has been painting but ask her if an exhibition is in the offing and she shoots back im just an amateur bumbling my way through if i get better i might post some of my art on the social media to assess the response before thinking of a showileana has also taken up a house improvement project redecorating an entire room by herself i moved the heavy dresser took out the shelves and put in new ones normally for such projects my dad would be around but this time i had to make do with video calls asking which way the screws