Christina El Moussa: Moving on and Looking Great!

2016 wasn't exactly an easy year for HGTV star Christina El Moussa. While her hit renovation show Flip or Flop was soaring in the ratings, her marriage to her husband and costar, Tarek, was crumbling, and keeping up appearances for the cameras was beginning to take its toll on her health. "It was an extremely stressful time for me," she says. "Between the paparazzi and so many false stories in the media, it was causing me extreme nausea and fatigue."

But just three months after the couple officially announced their divorce, Christina, 33, says she is beginning to feel in control of her life once more by working on her mind and body. She started practicing Yin Yoga, which focuses on meditation. "It changed my outlook on the way I saw my life," she says. "I knew immediately after my first session the changes I needed to make to get back to my happy, healthy self."

She also got back into the habit of going for regular three-mile runs to clear her head. "I'm now focusing my energy on myself and my children," says the mom to Taylor, 6, and Brayden, 19 months, whom she co-parents with Tarek. (He moved out of the family's Yorba Linda home and into his own place in Newport Beach.) That new focus clearly shows in her appearance, which Christina says she's proud of-even modeling bikinis with daughter Taylor for L*Space's "Mommy & Me" swimwear line. "I was super into it!" she says. "But I had to step up my workout game!"

While Christina admits she is dating again, she is currently single and says it's not a priority. Her only plans are to stay healthy and look toward the future. "I'm feeling fabulous," she says. "I can't wait to see what the rest of this year has in store for me!"

-With reporting by Emily Strohm

This article was originally published on PEOPLE.com