Larsa Pippen in Bikini Is “Sunning” 

Larsa Pippen is soaking up the sun. In one of her latest social media posts, the Real Housewives of Miami star flaunts her curves in a skimpy swimsuit. “Sunning,” she captioned the Instagram snap. “You are stunning!!! 😍” commented a follower. “Gorgeous!” added another. How does the reality star maintain her fit physique? Here are her top diet and fitness habits.

Larsa doesn’t believe in cutting carbs to lose weight. “I don’t think you can sustain that keto diet or the Atkins Diet,” she told HollywoodLife. “Personally, I don’t feel like those work. For me it’s more it’s more about eating healthy and portion control. That’s the only thing that lasts forever.” Instead? “Change your attitude, poor eating habits, and maintain active rather than embarking on a standardized diet that promises a quick fix,” she wrote on her blog. “Remember: Slow and steady wins the race.”

“If you want to lose a couple of pounds, you have to eat a little bit less,” Larsa added to HollywoodLife. “That’s the only thing that’s gonna work for life, because you can do all these diets, you can start them, but I don’t feel like you can live that [way] forever. When you stop doing these diets and you go back to what you normally are used to, you’re going to have the same results that you had before. It’s a lifestyle of balance – eating right, feeling good about yourself, working out for your mind, your body, your soul. It’s all connected.”

It all boils down to diet, says Larsa. “Being fit is 80 percent diet and 20 percent exercise- you can’t outrun your fork,” Larsa captioned an Instagram post. She does indulge in the occasional cheat meal. “I do love chocolate,” she told HollywoodLife. “I love dessert and I’m known to make pies. Me and my kids make pies like twice a week – apple pie, pumpkin pie. I do cheat, but that’s normal. I’ll just do 10 extra squats that day. I’ll do 20 extra jumping jacks.”

Larsa revealed to HollywoodLife that she works out five times a week, for about 40 minutes. However, she again emphasizes that a balance of the two is key. “What you choose to eat is far more important than the amount of exercise you put in,” she added. “The nutrition aspect helps to provide a balanced lifestyle. You have to do both. You cannot win if you just do one or the other.”

Meal prep is also part of her strategy. “I’m really big on prepping what you eat for the whole week,” she told HollywoodLife. “I cook every day for my kids. I have a menu that I draw up [for] all week so I know what we’re gonna eat. If you’re prepared like that you tend to eat healthier, as opposed to not knowing what you’re gonna eat and then you end up eating junk.”