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Samantha Maria in Workout Gear Shares "Outfit of the Day"

“I almost passed out in the workout class I had just before this 🤡."

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Samantha Maria is ready to sweat – in her “OOTD.” In a new social media post the influencer shows off her incredible body – including her washboard abs – in a coordinating brown workout set. “I almost passed out in the workout class I had just before this 🤡,” she shared about her outfit of the day. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.


1. She Doesn’t Eat a Lot of Carbs

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In a YouTube video detailing her health habits, Samantha explains that she doesn’t “tend to eat a lot of carbs,” but “that's because over the years I don't even crave a lot of carbs, whereas I used to really crave carbs all the time,” she says. “I used to basically live off pasta and stuff. I still love pasta, but I don't, just don't really crave it anymore. I eat pizza, like I have pizza at least once a week.”

2. Here Is What She Eats in a Day

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In the morning Samantha has a cup of tea and breakfast, “yogurt with some granola, which I make sure isn't full of sugars and crap and stuff,” she says, “and then I'll put on top any fruit that, whatever fruit that we have in the house. So usually it's blueberries, bananas, strawberries, raspberries.” She tries “to eat as healthy a lunch as possible,” which might be a salad, tuna, salad, or bean salad. She snacks on fruits, seeds, and nuts throughout the day. “I love almonds, cashews, walnuts are really good,” she says. Dinner might be meat, chicken, or fish, maybe a stir fry or a protein with bulgar wheat or couscous, or a burger.

3. Coffee

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Samantha is a coffee drinker. “I usually crave a coffee about midday. So I usually have a coffee,” she says. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are several benefits of drinking coffee in moderation. “It acts on your brain to improve memory, mood, reaction times, and mental function,” they say, citing a study finding that caffeine can improve endurance and performance during exercise. It is also antioxidant-rich, can ward off diabetes, prevent neurologic disease, lower cancer risk, and ward off depression, they point out.

4. Hydration

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Samantha tries “to drink as much water as I can,” throughout the day. According to the Mayo Clinic, hydration is important for a variety of reasons. Water helps get rid of waste through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements, keeps your temperature normal, lubricates and cushions joints, and helps protect sensitive tissues.

5. Smaller Portions, 80/20 Mentality

Samantha’s biggest dietary rules? “I think a major thing that I've done though is, my portions are a lot smaller than they used to be because I used to overeat quite a lot and I used to love the feeling of like being really full,” she says, calling it a “comfort thing.” However, now, if she is feeling full she stops eating. She also practices the 80/20 rule, “that kind of 80% good eating and have your 20% naughty eating.”

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