Vanessa Lachey in Bathing Suit Says "Hawai’i = Home"

Aloha! Vanessa Lachey is enjoying her time in the islands, especially after her hit show, NCIS: Hawai'i, got picked up for a second season. “Hawai’i = Home,” she captioned a recent photo of herself, showing off her amazing figure in a swimsuit as she lounges in a tropical oasis. How does the mother-of-three keep herself so fit? Read on to see 7 ways Vanessa Lachey 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 Practices Portion Control

During an interview with Us, Vanessa revealed her top tip when it comes to diet. “I think portion control is always the biggest thing that people can do, because it’s impossible to say, ‘Change the way you eat,’” she said. “I have three kids, like, I’m gonna constantly be eating whatever’s on their plate. That’s just how it is.”

2. Exercise Energizes Her

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“It’s honestly harder to take time for myself to work out now that I have three kids, but when I do, I will say I feel better and I feel less lethargic,” she says. Still, she notes, she leaves the Peloton bike in their house to her 44-year-old husband: “I honestly can’t even fake that one. I’d rather spend time with my kids than an hour in the gym… So if I know I’m not going to be working out for a good amount of time, then [I] just make healthier food choices.”

3. Any Exercise Is Good

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“I believe ANY exercise or movement is good. Make it something you love and then you WILL do it!” Vanessa told Real Style Network. “I work out three days a week with a trainer. I do this because I hate working out and need the motivation. He makes it fun for me. I know trainers can get expensive and not everyone wants to pay for one. I decided to cut back on other things in life financially so I can hire someone to train me. Health is extremely important to me even more so now that I have two kids I want to be around for.”

4. She Loves Smoothies

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Vanessa fuels herself up post-workout with a fruit and veggie filled beverage. “I just started having smoothies after my workouts. It’s a quick way to get nutrients, and it gives me so much energy after I’ve worked out hard for an hour,” she told Real Style Network.

5. This Is Her Dream Food Day

Vanessa detailed her dream food day to Delish. "I'm a big breakfast girl. If I had a choice, I would sit down to sausage links and a ham-and-cheese omelette and toast and fruit. Sometimes—and this is probably the Asian in me coming out—I'll do scrambled eggs over rice with soy sauce. It's a big comfort food for me. When I'm at a hotel I'll call room service at 7 in the morning and be like, 'um, do you guys have white rice and soy sauce?'" she said. And for lunch and dinner? "I love paninis, if someone's cooking, or a crisp side salad and some kind of potato—either fries or a baked potato. For dinner, I'm just a steak and potatoes girl, so a really great steak with a crisp vegetable, and then, yeah, a potato again. And then dessert: A nice, fluffy slice of chocolate cake and a glass of milk."

6. She Goes On Day Dates to the Gym with Her Husband

Vanessa revealed to Carrots n Cake that she and her husband have started working out together. “Recently Nick and I have been slacking on our date nights. We just are so tired by the end of the day that we want to stay at home and have dinner and watch our favorite Netflix show. So, we started doing ‘day-dates’ two days a week,” she said. “We go to the gym together. We do a personal session at Heart & Hustle Gym in LA, then have lunch before we head home. It’s great because we can look forward to our together time ever week, and we it’s during the kids mid-day nap so it’s a little guilt free.”

7. She Loves Healthy Tacos

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Vanessa’s favorite healthy meal? “Taco Night!” she told Carrots n Cake. “It’s our go to healthy and quick dinner. We use ground turkey meat, and try to portion control. It’s easy to put down 6-8 homemade tacos, so eating until you are content with healthy clean toppings, and no sides is our go to.”

Maura Higgins first started out as a contestant on Love Island. Since then, she’s had a successful career as a TV personality. She appeared on Dancing on Ice, is one of the hosts of This Morning, and is the host of Ireland’s Glow Up. Higgins also has a large following on Instagram. Recently, she shared a new set of photos of herself on the beach in Mexico. Higgins wore a dark red bathing suit, her figure on display. She captioned the post, “Good morning Mexico.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Maura Higgins 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 Took A Break

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After Love Island, Higgins had a lot of opportunities. However, she tells The Independent that she learned that she had to take a break. “It was Michael Barrymore who gave me the advice. I was training for Dancing On Ice and he is a really, really lovely man. He knew by me that I was going through a bit of a time of it. I remember him saying to me, ‘You need to take a break because if these brands and everyone really do want you then they will wait for you.’ So I took his advice and it’s the best thing I ever did. And I would give the same advice to all the new Love Islanders.”

2. She’s Comfortable With Herself

Higgins tells The Independent that she has become a lot more comfortable with herself. “I am finally content. I am finally back to myself. Actually Mammy said it to me. It was about a year after Love Island, and I remember we had a FaceTime call, which we do every single day, and she started crying. And I said, ‘What’s happening? What’s wrong?’ And she said, ‘This is the first time I’ve seen you back to yourself.’”

3. She Swims

Higgins loves to spend time by the water. She shares a lot of photos of herself at the beach on Instagram. Higgins and her friend took a trip to the gorgeous Maldives, and she shared these photos. She captioned it, “We’ve arrived.” Higgins also posted these photos of herself on the beach at night from the same trip. She captioned it, “Sunset swims.”

4. She Has Support

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Higgins opened up about her struggles with her body. She says that she became obsessed with working out and dieting. She tells the DailyMail that her loved ones helped get her out of this. “When you have good people around you, mammy as well, she noticed, she said ‘you've got too thin"’or whatever and I was like ‘yeah, yeah, yeah I know, I'm trying to sort it out."'

5. She’s Honest

Higgins wants to be an inspiration for young girls. She tells the DailyMail that she doesn’t want to hide parts of herself and be authentic. “I put on Instagram a picture of my grey hairs and honestly the amount of messages I got from younger girls, girls in their early 20s saying ‘oh my God, thank you so much for this, I've never shown anyone my grey hair, I keep it a secret but now I feel like I'm going to embrace it and not be afraid.’”