I get asked a lot of questions about how I stay in shape. To be honest, I was blessed with great genes, my father is the same size he was in high school and my sister is very thin. BUT!! that doesn't keep things firm! I do have to work at that. When my mom passed away I gained 10lbs, which has never happened except when I was pregnant. I didn't feel good, was very sad mourning my mom and wasn't motivated at all. Last summer I started to feel better about her death and needed to pull myself together.

I had a pilates machine that I got after lola was born, so instead of it collecting dust, I hired a pilates instructor, I was committed, I worked out 6 days a week. I started doing walks in my neighborhood to get some cardio in there as well..after 3 months I felt great, actually it took a month to feel good but 3 to get down to where I am used to being. When I did dancing with the stars, I was dancing 4-6 hours a day. My body changed drastically in the 7 weeks that I was rehearsing and the short time that I was on the show. I loved it.. After the show, I really wanted to keep it up, I started taking Louis Van Amstel's cardio ballroom class (he was lisa rinna's partner the season she was on) www.dancingwithlouis.com he is awesome.

Now I know a lot of you don't have the luxury of getting a trainer. I actually go to louis's classes with a friend of mine and they're quite inexpensive. For those of you that are curious about me staying in shape and how to get started on a routine, I would say look in your area for some fun dance classes that you can go to, and if you can't afford a pilates instructor, maybe look into yoga classes or a pilates mat class. I actually like going to classes as well, the environment really motivates me. I find a strength training class (pilates, yoga) and a cardio class (dance, spinning) are the best combination for my body that combined with eating healthy and you'll have a bikini body in no time! Now I don't have to workout 6 days a week to maintain, I can do 3-4 days if I like, but I love how I feel after every workout I try to do more if I can!