Candiace Dillard-Bassett is reminiscing about her vacation in the Bahamas in her swimsuit! The Real Housewives of Potomac star looks incredible in a bathing suit in one of her latest Instagram Reels. “Can we #throwback and bless your timeline with my magical time at the @slsbahamar @bahamarresorts !! Thank you all for having me to open your live concert series at @skybarbahamar A time was haaaaad,” she captioned the social media post. How does the reality star stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Candiace Dillard-Bassett 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!
In a Body Scan interview with Women’s Health, Candiace revealed that she avoids dairy. “I have a lot of bloating. I’m lactose intolerant. I definitely have to stay away from dairy and I love dairy. I love ice cream, I love yogurt. I love milk. But I have to quell a lot of that stuff because it does like make me sick,” she said.
Candiace has also learned to “be more diligent” with fiber. “Fiber can be difficult to ingest because you can’t do like six boxes of fiber cereal. So I take fiber pills, the Metamucil fiber capsule is great,” she told Women’s Health. “It keeps me regular, it keeps my bloating down and it just helps me to feel better about myself because when I’m bloated and I’m trying to be sexy and cute, it doesn’t really work.”
Candiace tries to get enough rest. “I love to sleep and I don’t get enough of it. Sleep for me has become like a gift. So when I’m not doing anything or even when there’s stuff to do, sometimes I’ll just go take a nap. And that for me is a great way to recharge,” she told Women’s Health.
Candiace spends a lot of time dancing, which not only helps build strength and promote flexibility but aids in weight loss and cardiovascular function. A 2016 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine determined that people who engaged in moderate-intensity dancing were 46 percent less likely to develop heart disease or die from it than non-dancers. In comparison, moderate-intensity walkers were just 25 percent less likely to suffer heart health issues.
Candiace also journals and prays. “There’s a lot going on. So sometimes for me, just being able to decompress and put my thoughts down on paper is amazing. Like, and it just, it makes me feel like a weight has been lifted off of me,” she told Women’s Health. “And not to get spooky, but honey, you gotta stay prayed up. I I definitely lean into my prayer life to just stay grounded and to stay centered and to make sure that there’s an open line of communication between myself and God. And he hears me and I hear him and I always make sure that I thank God for allowing me to pray and hearing me pray. And that just, again, it makes me feel like I can conquer anything. I can do anything.”