Rebel Wilson in Bathing Suit Shows Off 70-Pound Weight Loss

Rebel Wilson is a 1950s pin up girl! The Pitch Perfect offered fans a blast-to-the-past swimsuit moment over the weekend, sharing a stunning photo of herself bathing in tropical waters wearing a retro-style black swimsuit with oversized sunglasses. The 41-year-old recently revealed that she has dropped possibly more than 75 pounds in 1.5 years. How exactly has she gotten into the best shape of her life? Read on to see 7 ways Rebel Wilson dropped 75 pounds and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. Her Focus Has Always Been on Her Health

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Rebel’s first secret to weight loss is focusing less on the number on the scale and more on her overall health. “To me what the year of health was, was just being a healthier version,” she told Jamila Rizvi on The Weekend Briefing per Yahoo Australia. “It wasn't about losing a set amount of weight, although I did put a goal originally of 75 kilos so I could have something tangible to work towards. But it's not about a number or a dress size, or anything like that.'It was just about being the healthiest version of me and I dedicated all of 2020 to doing that, and I'm proud of myself.”

2. Accountability Has Been Key

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Rebel constantly shares photos of her health journey on social media, even though it may “annoy some people,” she explains. “I feel really good within myself and I like to celebrate the journey. And also, why I did it publicly was for accountability as well, because it’s all good and well just having a little experiment and if you don’t tell people about it you could just easily fail, whereas if I tell the whole world on social media, then that's pretty good motivation.”

3. Rebel Loves Herself No Matter Her Clothing Size

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Rebel explained to The Weekend Briefing that her weight loss hasn’t made her love herself any more than she already did. “I think people are beautiful in all different sizes, and I would feel just as confident rocking my size 16 dress as I do now. I’m about a size 8 now,” she said. “I loved being bigger and it never stopped me from achieving anything in my life.”

4. She Hydrates and Sleeps

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During her recent Q&A, Rebel revealed that a few healthy habits help her stay in shape. "Adequate sleep, walking, hydrating, [and] drinking water," she said. "You'll always see me with a FIJI [water] in my hand, and balance it with the nutrition.”

5. Health Is An Inside Job

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Physical health is an inside job, per Rebel. “I think because I approached it from all areas ... the biggest thing that I haven't ever worked on was the emotional side, what I suffered from, I guess, as classical emotional eating … so I really worked on that side," she explained to Extra about her weight loss.

6. She Is On a Diet

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Rebel follows the Mayr Method diet, even visiting the VivaMayr clinic a few times, detoxing via spa treatments, mental health sessions, and undergoing diet and fitness revamps. One of the big changes she made to her diet was reducing gluten and dairy, and amping up high alkaline food intake like veggies and fish and altering her dietary approach, which includes when and how she eats.

7. She Exercises

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Rebel makes sure to slip in a workout, even when she is extremely busy. "This week was super busy but I got up super early 3 times (6am 😜) and went on a hike...even did a couple of 100m sprints to get the heart rate even higher (although my 'sprint' is probably someone else's 'slow jog' 😝) but I felt proud of myself and now only 3kg's away from my goal weight!" she wrote on Instagram.

Rebel Wilson is vacationing in her swimsuit. In a recent social media post, the Pitch Perfect star shows off her 100-pound weight loss in a bathing suit, wowwing her followers. “First time on Hamilton Island!” she captioned her Instagram post from Australia. Rebel has been open about how she lost so much weight and got into her best shape ever. But how is she keeping it off? She recently dished on all the details.

1. She Has Relaxed Her Approach to Fitness Since Becoming a Mom

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In a recent interview with Women’s Health, the newish mom revealed how she is maintaining her 100-pound weight loss while juggling the duties of motherhood. While she used to spend "at least an hour every day, six days a week," at the gym, her approach to diet and fitness is less aggressive now. "When I was losing weight, I was doing quite aggressive workouts," she said. "With a baby, that's just an impossibility."

2. She Reduced Portion Sizes

Rebel has a few diet hacks. "I can't cut out carbs and sugary foods completely," she says. Instead, she "drastically reduced" portion sizes and fills up on protein. However, she doesn’t cut out food groups entirely. "I think that's a positive, that I'm not too focused," she says. "I'm not on any particular diet or anything like that."

3. Here Is What She Eats in a Day

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Rebel starts her day with eggs and avocado toast or a protein shake with berries or bananas. For lunch, she eats a fresh salad with chicken and for dinner, grilled chicken, salmon, and other types of fish.

4. She Indulges

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Rebel allows herself to indulge on occasion with Ben and Jerry's Phish Food ice cream and Klondike Bars. "I'm obsessed with Klondike bars," she says. "They're just a simple [treat]."

5. She Walks

Rebel makes sure to get her steps in. "I went to this big health retreat in Austria, the biggest thing they said to me is get outside and just walk," she revealed. "[Walking] for me, is the best thing to burn unwanted body fat," she says.

6. She Does At-Home Workouts

Rebel also does at-home workouts, incorporating her daughter into her routine. "I lift her up while squatting," she said. "I'll do stretching on a mat and put Royce next to me."

Rebel Wilson continues to flaunt her 70-pound weight loss. The Pitch Perfect star shared a slow motion video of a walk on the beach to Instagram on Tuesday, flaunting her incredibly fit figure in a neon orange zip-down one-piece swimsuit. How did the 41-year-old get into the best shape of her life? Read on for 7 things Rebel Wilson does to stay fit and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Takes Leisure Walks

Rebel recently revealed to TODAY Health that leisure walks are one of her favorite methods of exercise. "It's just about keeping your body moving and keeping the blood pumping. I feel like sometimes people think you need to work your body really hard to get results, and yeah, if you were training to be the next Thor or something you would be doing hardcore things, but as a regular person, walking is just so healthy for you. The body is designed to move in that way,” she said. "When I go for a walk, I can put in a podcast or listen to music, and it's so easy to do anywhere in the world. I can just go out and do it. It's become my favorite form of exercise right now."

2. She Is Conscious About Why She Eats

Rebel understands that why you eat is sometimes just as important as what you eat. "It's actually been stressing me out a little bit ... I was like 'Oh God, what if I go back to my old habits of eating a whole pint of ice cream because I'm stressed?'" she explained to TODAY. "Or reach for the sugar, because that's what I do when I'm tired and stressed."

3. She Has Made Health a Habit

Rebel hasn't gained back any of the weight she lost in 2020, and has even lost "a few extra pounds" in 2021, which she attributes to her healthy lifestyle. "It is weird, because I haven't been trying to, it's just that the lifestyle habits that I did last year have kind of become ingrained. So it's good. I think I'm a little bit shocked, because I was worried. I think everybody who's struggled with their weight has at times (felt like that) ... I've managed to maintain that for almost a year. It's just all those lifestyle habits changing."

4. She Prioritizes Self Care

Rebel continues prioritizing self-care, in the form of getting regular massages and facials, sleeping eight hours a night, and taking vitamins. "When I'm filming, at about 3 p.m., I would go and take all my Olly vitamins and stuff," she explained. "It felt like a treat, because they're so yummy ... They're not candy, but they (remind me) of the Haribo gummy bears I used to eat and they actually have things that are good for me."

5. She Lost Weight for the Right Reasons

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Wilson xplained to the Australia's Daily Telegraph that her weight loss wasn’t motivated by vanity -- she had good reasons. "It's not about being a certain size or body weight or anything," she said. "It's just about loving yourself and loving the journey that you're on. And to me, the women I think are most beautiful are those who step into their own power." One of them? Her dreams of becoming a mother.

6. She Stays Accountable

Accountability is a big part of Rebel’s health journey. While she admits that she may “annoy some people” with her health journey updates on social media, it is a key way she maintains accountability. “I feel really good within myself and I like to celebrate the journey,” she explained to Jamila Rizvi on The Weekend Briefing per Yahoo Australia. “And also, why I did it publicly was for accountability as well, because it’s all good and well just having a little experiment and if you don’t tell people about it you could just easily fail, whereas if I tell the whole world on social media, then that's pretty good motivation.”

7. She Doesn’t Focus On the Numbers

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Rebel is committed to being a "healthier version" of herself and tries not to focus on the numbers. "Just give it a go," she suggests. "Don't beat yourself up if in the past you were unhealthy, because I definitely was engaging in unhealthy habits like eating junk food and sugar all the time. But it doesn't do any benefit to beat yourself up. It's more about going 'OK, I'm going to do this for me.' ... Try things throughout the year, different lifestyle habits that are positive and healthy, and see what results you get. Any steps that you take towards having better health is a plus."

Actress Rebel Wilson and her sister enjoyed a beach day, and they made sure to look cute. The sisters wore a matching set of pink one-piece swimsuits. She captioned the photo, “The Wilson sisters for the WIN!” After a "Year in Health" during which she lost more than 70 pounds, Rebel has come a long way since she used to be at her "most unhealthiest—overweight and indulging way too much with junk food. Using food to numb my emotions.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Rebel Wilson stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Changed Her Lifestyle To Feel Better

Wilson lost a lot of weight, as a result of making 2020 her “Year of Health.” She tried a lot of new fitness and wellness techniques and documented them on social media. Wilson told People that she decided to make these changes to feel better and healthier, not for the purpose of losing weight. “You never want it to be about the number, because it really isn't about that,” she says. “It's about: I was doing some unhealthy things to my body and I just wanted to change it and become a healthier person.”

2. She’s Loving Herself More

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Wilson tells People that one of the changes she made to her lifestyle was making sure to love herself more. She says that this helped her eat healthier and avoid overeating. “I think I was emotional eating, and overeating at times, because I wasn't loving myself enough. And it does come down to that self-worth and self-love.”

3. She Enjoys A Balanced Diet

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While Wilson is eating healthier, she does admit to People that she isn’t cutting all her favorite indulgences out. Wilson says that she aims to eat a balanced diet, saying, “I feel like I deserve that because I've worked my ass off in the gym. So, I'm just trying to go for an overall healthy balance.”

4. She Doesn’t Obsess Over Her Weight

Wilson tells People that she doesn't obsess over her weight anymore, and that she is avoiding using the scale too much, and encourages others to do the same. “I would say to everyone out there don't be obsessed about how much you actually weigh,” she says. “It's more about all the healthy practices, and then the changes to your whole lifestyle.”

5. She Walks A Lot

Wilson did an episode of Time To Walk for Apple Fitness, where she revealed that one of her go-to exercises is walking. She says that she started walking more after getting advice from a doctor. “An Austrian doctor said ‘Rebel, the best way for you to lose unwanted body fat is by just simply walking, it doesn’t have to be high intensity or uphill…just simply an hour a day.’”

Rebel Wilson continues to inspire us with her health journey! The 41-year-old actress, who lost a whopping 66 pounds in less than a year in 2020, flaunted her fabulously fit figure in a black swimsuit over Labor Day weekend via her Instagram stories. In a series of snaps, she lounged on a beach during sunset looking incredibly lean. How does the Pitch Perfect star prioritize her health? Read on to see 5 ways Rebel Wilson stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. She Is Accountable

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Rebel made herself accountable when she declared 2020 her Year of Health. "For the last few years, I've been theme-ing my years. So I had the 'Year of Fun,' last year I had the 'Year of Love,' and this year it's gonna be the 'Year of Health' because I turned 40 this year in March," she explained on The Drew Barrymore Show. "I never really focused on my health, which was probably obvious. I was going all around the world jet-setting everywhere and eating a ton of sugar. That was kind of my vice. I have a very sweet tooth. I love desserts.”

2. She Flaunts Her Achievements

Rebel makes sure to celebrate her achievements, sharing her progress with fans on social media. In fact, she confessed to People that she flaunts it "on Instagram shamelessly.” Not only does this keep her accountable, but allows her to celebrate her wins and motivates her to keep on going.

3. Her Approach to Weight Loss Is Both Physical and Mental

Rebel understands that losing weight is so much more than physical. “I think because I approached it from all areas ... the biggest thing that I haven't ever worked on was the emotional side, what I suffered from, I guess, as classical emotional eating … so I really worked on that side," she explained to Extra about how she approached her weight loss.

4. She Works Out Early

Rebel prioritizes exercise. "This week was super busy but I got up super early 3 times (6am 😜) and went on a hike...even did a couple of 100m sprints to get the heart rate even higher (although my 'sprint' is probably someone else's 'slow jog' 😝) but I felt proud of myself and now only 3kg's away from my goal weight!" she wrote in an Instagram post.

5. She Takes Pride in Her Achievements

Rebel continues to pat herself on the back for reaching her weight loss goals. In a recent social media post she shared a photo of herself at her “unhealthiest.” “I look back now at that girl and am so proud of what she’s become and achieved,” she wrote. “And just wanted to send out some encouragement to everyone out there struggling with weight or body issues or emotional eating. I feel you. I know what it’s like. But it’s never too late to start improving yourself and trying to be the best version of YOU possible. It’s not a race and it’s not a competition - it’s about respecting yourself and doing what’s best for YOU. So if you’re out there and reading this today, I just wanted to say: keep smiling and keep trying to be active! Love you guys.”