RX Bikini Bod: A few thoughts

A few thoughts that hopefully will make you want to move yo’ bod, and/or view it in a more positive way…

• Take care of your body and be healthy all year, so there isn’t a “Bikini Season”.

• Find at least three parts of your body you love, and stop focusing so much on what you don’t like. 

• At one point, you just need to stop trying to be as skinny as possible and make the best out of the body you’ve been blessed with. 

• Usually, what exercise you hate doing, is the exercise you need to be doing the most.

• The moment I stopped focusing on trying to lose weight and switched to just trying to be healthy and balanced, is when things all started falling onto place.

• Constantly comparing yourself to other people is a one way street to being unhappy.

• Have a cheat day once a week, and enjoy it. I love me some pizza, beer, insanely large burritos, ice cream, nachos, margaritas, hot wings and…

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Q&A with Gabby Reece

Gabby Reece rocks. I recently had the pleasure to meet her, and do one of her circuit classes when I was over on Kauai. If that wasn’t enough to make me ecstatic, she did a little Q&A for Goldfish Kiss that I think I need to print out and frame. Enjoy…

What do you think has been the biggest advantage to life on the beach and now being able to raise a family there as well?
I think it’s a real blessing when you can live anywhere near nature – we happen to be by the ocean. The advantage is that I think it’s the best place to raise my children; they get to play in nature, learn about nature and appreciate nature. Plus being in nature gives us a constant reminder of how small we all are.

What do you think is the best thing a gal can do for her body? The Worst?
Best; I think is to learn how to love your body and do things that you enjoy using your body so it becomes more of a tool rather than an object.
Worst: One is to waste good health and second is to judge your body under a microscope.

Best Beauty tip anyone ever gave you: One of the best accessories is a smile and a firm butt.

Just for kicks: Favorite Swimwear line? Dream Vacation? Favorite Beach?
At the moment Melissa Odabash - don’t love vacations - Lumahai on Kauai

Thanks a million Gabby…I’m now off to do a ton of lunges while smiling.

If you haven’t already, make sure to check out Gabby360.com for tips, workouts, recipes and loads of motivation.

Adorable & beautiful photo by: Pamela Hanson

Freediving. The best things really are free.

Video of a dive here :)

It’s absolutely amazing when you 1: learn a new sport, 2: discover an ability you never realized you had and 3: Take a deep breath, dive in and have some 1 on 1 quality, uninterrupted time with the ocean. So to be blunt, learning to Freedive was an all around rather awesome experience.

I took a FII Level 1 Freediving course on the Big Island (officially certified now..the card is in the mail) and really, it was one of the most exhilarating, eye opening weekends I’ve had in a while.

Here’s why.

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A few faves from year 1

I looked through the archive, and did a little roundup of a few of my favorite posts from year 1, which was hard, because I only post things I reheheeeeally like…

Bikini Facelift. Scruncy booty bottoms

RX Bikini Bod. Want Curves? Lift Heavy.

Cabo. Mikoh. Floatie.

10 Commandments for buying a bikini.

Don’t Wrinkle, Wear Sunscreen.

Beach Beauty. Neon and Nude Nails

First Watercolor book post

BOTW-Soriya

Beach Beauty: Watermelon Toes

Beach Hair 101; Homemade Salt spray

Skin Apology Note

What I feel like surfing…What I probably look like.

..and finally, This post. Because, for some reason, it makes me smile.