Susie Shina vs. The Bikini
So Carla Young, founder of MOMeo Magazine recently gave a rave review about my fitness flip-book, 60 Second Circuits: 1000 Ways to Get Your Body Back. She asked me how it all came to be … soooooo, I gave her the low-down about my past battles with bikini season. (play scary music here…)
Right after I had kids, “bikini season” became synonymous with Doomsday.
Dread. Fear. Disgust. Loathing. and that was just trying on swimsuits in the dressing room.
It’s crazy how a small amount of fabric can cause such a ruckus.
The ruckus starts with some crazy diet or detox, followed by a butt-kickin’ workout regime
then slowly winds down with a good self-tanner
(everyone knows tan fat looks way better than pale fat) and
finally acceptance in the form of a cover-up.
I experienced my final bikini season ruckus 6 years ago.
After my soul-crushing bikini season experience in a post-baby body, I actually
have nothing to say to my bikini now except “THANK YOU”… the video clip explains why I would ever thank a bikini.
That single experience put me on the path to help all moms love their bodies again. We deserve
to look and feel great. We grew another human being inside of us for crying out loud!
If we can do that, we can do anything.
My name is Susie Shina. I want to help you OWN your bikini.




Susie,
I love this video. Cracked me up. Sent it to my friends as most are moms who are right there with you. Here’s no never eating 1 sensible meal a day ever again!
Melani
Oh Susie
This really hit home with me. You made me cry! In a good way. I remember those feelings. We do deserve a fantastic body and fun way to keep it that way! Life is for living on your own terms and not those of a piece of fabric that is often so small it’s amazing how it can hold so many women to ransom!
Love your work! Your enthusiasm is infectious!
Alycia
OMG, I loathe the summer months!!! Any chance you can move to the Bay Area for a summer and whip my big ol jiggly mom belly into shape!? LOL. I feel like coming to grips with my physical self is one area where I constantly suffer. Where o where do I begin??
Lovely ladies!! It all starts with loving yourself exactly as you are … then doing the best things ever for your body … having great sex, eating only the things you love, doing only efficient workouts and sleeping great every night. Your bad-ass bikini body is waiting for you – you just have to trust that you can have it!!!
Girl, I just love you. Watching your videos makes me happy just to know you are so willing to be totally you. Absolutely love it.
xoxo
Alexis