Padma Lakshmi shows off her amazing body while vacationing in the tropics

Padma Lakshmi is heating up social media in her swimsuit. In a new social media post the Top Chef beauty shows off her amazing body in a black bathing suit while vacationing in the tropics. "Mentally I'm here," she captioned the set of Instagram photos taken on the beach. "Padma perfection beautiful inside and out with a dynamite personality and an incredible cook," commented one of her followers. "Absolutely stunning ?❤️" added another.

Padma works out nearly every day. She spends 90 minutes, five times a week at the gym. She starts with 35 minutes of cardio ( like jumping rope for 2,000 strokes) and then adds strength training (lifting weights, classic squats, lunges, and dumbbell curls) two or three times a week. She also enlists the help of Tony, her personal trainer. "He's there to watch my form, and he spends most of his time telling me not to do something," she told Women's Health. Sometimes she will do even more cardio – 30 minutes on the elliptical, treadmill, or slide board.

Padma is a boxer. "Light sparring is good for the soul," she captioned a post of her workout. Harvard Health maintains that boxing is a great way to build strength, improve balance, posture, hand-eye coordination, boost mood and endurance, and helps increase alertness.

"I started going to Pilates a few years ago, because my chiropractor recommended it for my back," she told Women's Health about the elongating workout. "Pilates changed my body. It made me strong in places I didn't know I needed to be. I have a butt now that I didn't have during my modeling career!" Why is pilates a good workout? According to the Mayo Clinic there are lots of benefits to the workout, as it "strengthens the body's inner core while increasing its flexibility resulting in improved overall health." It can also promote longer, leaner muscles, injury prevention, relief from stress and back pain, enhanced athletic performance, and heightened mind-body awareness.

Because Padma is expected to eat so much on Top Chef, she usually gains up to 17 pounds every season. In order to slim down in the postseason she does a detox. "It's no sweets, no red meat, no wheat, no alcohol, no fried food, no dairy except for cottage cheese or low-fat yogurt. But this is a milder version—like, I can fall off the wagon one day a week," she told Health.

Padma splits her plate into halves to ensure she eats healthy. She fills the first up with 50 percent fruits and vegetables. The remaining half is for simple carbs, starch, and lean protein, she dished to Women's Health.

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Padma Lakshmi recently celebrated her birthday

Padma Lakshmi recently celebrated her birthday, and she did so by sharing a stunning photo on Instagram. In it, Lakshmi posed in a brown swimsuit with puka shells on it, from her recent shoot with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Lakshmi captioned the photo, "This year I was so blessed, with family and friends who were there for me, cradled me, uplifted me, made me laugh, and reminded me of how rich a life we can live- if we are open to change. I won't say it's been all roses, there have been moments of serious anxiety, insecurity and just feeling lost and low.

But then even in those moments, I realized there was a benefit to be had. A muscle to be strengthened. My heart is open and I am so very grateful. What a glorious year of growth and gratitude.

These pics were of course a milestone, but just the tip of the iceberg. I love you all for being here with me, thank you for following along. I really like your company.

Lakshmi shared one of her go-to workouts in an interview with People. "I've been boxing for over 20 years on and off when my joints permit," she says. "I love boxing. I mean, as much as boxing has helped me physically, it's done way more for me mentally. And I highly recommend it for anyone who's looking to feel more grounded, more focused and more in their body, as well as have more clarity."

Lakshmi's job is to eat food. Naturally, she has to do a lot of working out to combat this. She opened up about her fitness regime to E! News. "Honestly, the secret is just living in the gym. I spend a lot of time working out. I work out at least five or six days a week for one or two hours a day. I have to, because I'm working with food. I have two TV shows that both require me to eat a ton of food."

Lakshmi has amazing skin, and she makes sure to take care of it. She tells Into The Gloss that she uses a lot of organic products. "If I'm retaining water, or if I have a big shoot coming up and I want to slim down, I use topical diuretics, which are available at any health food store. I also just use plain old honey in the shower to draw out any impurities in my face. It's antibacterial, but it's also a smoothing agent. You cleanse your skin, and then put the honey on a dry face—if you put honey on a wet face, it'll slide. Then you just play the piano on your skin. If I break out, I also use tea tree oil. I put it in a pot of water, and I literally just steam, like you would if you had a cold. Or I carry a little thing of the essential oil in my makeup case so I can put a little bit on—just a little bit, because it will burn you."

Lakshmi tells Into The Gloss that she eats mostly veggies and plant-based foods. "I'm much more simple about my food choices as I've gotten older and become a mother," she explained. "It's also just what's happening in food, right? We're all eating more whole, less processed foods. I've actually gone back to eating a lot like I ate when I was a child, which is really mostly plant-based. Once in a while some bacon or veal, but mostly it's just poultry and fish. A lot of lentils, a lot of beans—50% of my diet is fruits and vegetables."

Lakshmi tells Into The Gloss that she does a lot of different exercises. "I do everything. If I think it'll help, I do it. I box, I jump rope, I do calisthenics—old-school pushups, and mountain climbers, and sit ups. Things you can do on the floor without any help. But I also go to the gym—the grungier the gym, I find, the better, because they're the ones that have the real machines. I also do a lot of Pilates. I've found that in the way that boxing transformed my body 15 years ago, Pilates has really done that for me now. Because I have some lower-back issues, I can't do certain things that are higher impact. Like, I no longer am able to hit a heavy bag, but I can do a speed bag. So, the boxing is really for me to burn as many calories as I can, because of all the food I'm consuming. The Pilates started out as a way to make my back stronger, but has really transformed my body."

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Padma Lakshmi celebrated her birthday in style

The Top Chef host and judge turned 52 on Sept. 1 and did so by sharing a gorgeous bikini picture.

Lakshmi's bikini pic, which she posted alongside the caption, "This is 52," is a bit of a throwback to her vacation in April.

She originally posted a video compilation of her trip to Hawaii with her daughter, Krishna, on Instagram on April 4, showing off a bit of fun on a rope swing.

In both the picture and the video, Lakshmi is wearing a simple black bikini with her hair flowing freely in the wind. She topped her locks with a tropical flower crown, the perfect accessory to celebrate her birthday.

Padma Lakshmi also shared a more reflective post about her birthday. Alongside her post, in which she wished everyone a happy Virgo season, she wrote, "​​It's been such a full year with highs and lows."

Lakshmi went on to detail those she lost this year, acknowledging that the "world will seem a bit darker without them." However, she wrote that she still has "so many blessings to count," adding, "This birthday has me feeling content and thankful, even if it is with a somewhat heavy heart."

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Padma Lakshmi is celebrating her body — stretch marks and all

the Top Chef host, 51, posted a video to Instagram of herself jumping into a pool and onto a pool float. The star, who is mom to 12-year-old daughter Krishna, wore a white bikini for the pool day. As the camera moved around Lakshmi’s body, it paid special attention to her stretch marks.

"My swamp ass needed this!!!," Lakshmi captioned the carefree video.

Padma Lakshmi told ast year that she has gotten flak before for posting sexier images of herself.

"I'll put up a sexy picture of myself, but I'm proud of looking cute because I've been working out or something, and I get s*** for that,” she said. "It's like, listen, I was a lingerie model. When I was 23, or 24, or 25, nobody said anything negative about me wearing lingerie. Why are you saying that now and it's like the most tame picture?"

She said that people thought she was “exploiting myself or fishing or compliments."

"Everybody has an opinion, and it's easy on social media because you can hide behind your handle," she explained. "It's hard to remember who you are in those situations and not have the conversation devolve to their level. Stay calm, take a breath, don't take it personally, and just respond in your voice. But on the whole, I've been lucky; I haven't had too much of a problem. But there's always the delete button."

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The 50-year-old Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is feeling herself in her body

It provided visual evidence that feeling like Padma must be an overwhelmingly positive experience.

Padma has done a lot of modeling, but her photo appeared to be of the amateur variety.

The talented cook showcased her killer curves, washboard abs, and wasp waist in a blue bikini set.

Her figure-flattering bottoms boasted on her hips and legs that were almost cut low enough to give the garment a boy short silhouette.

She crossed her slender thighs, and she kept her head turned away from the camera. This made it seem as though she was oblivious to the fact that her photo was being taken. Sunset lighting made her look even more sensual and sexy.

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Cowboy hat, bikini fashion and Top chef? Padma Lakshmi has it all

Padma Lakshmi is an American author, actress, model, television host, and executive producer. Lakshmi has modeled for designers such as Emanuel Ungaro, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace, Ralph Lauren, and Alberta Ferretti, and appeared in ad campaigns for Roberto Cavalli and Versus.

The “Top Chef” host spent the weekend in Austin, Texas, with temperatures in the high 70s and 80s over the weekend to support the ACLU at the South by Southwest Festival.

Taking advantage of the summery temperatures, Lakshmi couldn’t resist showing off her toned figure in a bikini during her trip.

While some states are still seeing snow, the Top Chef host headed south to give fans a scorching-hot reminder that summer is around the corner.

And if the sun still hasn’t shown up, there’s no shame in cranking up the heat, throwing on your favorite bikini and indulging in some indoors sunbathing.

Bikini break aside, Lakshmi still found time to pursue her first love: fantastic food. The cookbook author also shared her top Austin food pick with a fan: Arlo Grey, which happens to be run by past Top Chef winner Kristen Kish.

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Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi rocks it in her yellow Bikini

Padma Lakshmi, 48 packed her bikini and hit the beach to show she is still at the top of her game.

The “Top Chef” host and food aficionado hit up Miami a couple of weeks ago for a little sun as the latest season of her hit show continues on Bravo.

While people may differ on who is their favorite cheftestant of the season there is one thing everyone can agree on: no one in the food world is hotter than Padma!

Did you know that her debut cookbook Easy Exotic won her the "Best First Book" award at the 1999 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. She has been the host of the US cooking competition program Top Chef since season two in 2006 (entering season 16 December 2018) for which she received an Emmy nomination in 2009 for Outstanding Reality Host.

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