Heyyyyy! Hope you’ve all enjoyed your humpday!
I woke up pretty early this morning– not too early, because it’s dark and freezing in the AM now, and was ready for some b-fast:
Chocolate protein oats with unsweetened coconut and almonds
1 egg + 1 egg white + salsa + one productive Gina in a Moulin Rouge mug:
I went to Target (and spent less than $100, which is near impossible for me in that place!), Publix, to get macaroon ingredients and banana bread stuff for my lovely BSI winners, and to the post office to send my pilot his weekly care package.
For snack, I had one of these beauties:
This is for you, VeggieGirl
I was a cleaning machine for about 2 hours (downstairs is spotless… tomorrow I’m tackling upstairs), then it was lunchtime:
Leftover Snobby Joes and a NEW (to me) Fuze flavor!!!
Pomegranate Acai Berry is my new favorite 
Some Gliding Calm baked okra:
I took the puppies on an hour-long walk on the base trail, then came home to work on some new Zumba dances. We did two new ones tonight- a Flamenco/Bellydance one and a Samba/Reggaeton/Bellydance one. SOOOOO FUN!
For snack, I had hummus and carrots (sorry I don’t have a pic, but at least hummus and carrots is nothing unusual)
I packed a Luna bar and water to take the the gym.
I taught spin and Zumba tonight (munched half of the Luna in between and the other half when I was done) and was excited that my friend Megan came to spin. Between teaching the two classes I burned 875 calories. Yowza!!!
When I got home, my legs felt exhausted and I was a starvin’ Marvin. I took a couple of dips into the peanut butter jar while I thought about what to eat
I had a salad with gingerly dressing:
Then I worked on my BSI Submission for this week. The fabulous Erica chose pears for the BSI, and here’s what I came up with:
Red Pear with Balsamic Reduction, Goat Cheese and Almonds
Doesn’t it look kinda like a butterfly?? Cute!
It did not taste cute, though… it tasted GORGEOUS!!!
1. Make the balsamic reduction– simmer 1 cup of balsamic vinegar, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes until mixture is reduced and sticks to the back of a spoon. Add in a little sugar (I used 1/2 tbs of Sucanat)
2. Slice a pear and dip the top of each slice into the reduction.
3. Top with goat cheese and almonds.
4. FEAST!!!!
The tart balsamic was such a nice compliment to the sweet pear and the savory goat cheese. It would be a great party appetizer, side or unique dessert!
Well friends, I’m gonna crash out. This little girl is sleeeeeeepy
I’ll catch up on all of your wonderful bloggies in the morning, over a cuppa Joe and b-fast cookie.
See ya then
G
{ 30 comments… read them below or add one }
YUM! That pear does look gorgeous!
And I hear ya on the $100 at Target.
you beat me to it!
I was going to do a pear/goat cheese/balsamic reduction too!
Oh well, back to the drawing board for me.
LOVE GOAT CHEESE!
thats all you ate after burning 900calories?! girlfriend you need more fooood! =)
I need to take up teaching spin so I can clost to 900 calories, damn girl!
LOVE the Pear recipe, you win for prettiest dish award!
ccan’t wait to hang out this weekend
biz! i’m sorry i took your idea!! we have great taste though
maddy- all of my meals were slightly larger today and even though there’s no pic, i dipped into the pb jar a few times while i was cooking
i don’t like to eat a lot at night– sleeping on a superfull stomach makes me ill– so munching on some peanut butter is a good way to sneack in a couple extra hundred cals 
thanks meghann! hey, do you remember when you asked about going to spin at the Y last time i was in orlando?? my favorite guy is teaching monday morning if you want to join us
Gorgeous pear dessert!
pretty dessert!!!
wow, i’m loving that balsamic redution!! so gorgeous:) and with pears and goat cheese, dang!
thanks for the shout out mama cita! I’ll be emailing you soon about our bar trade! I’m excited!!!!!!
I love the BSI,man what a creation! I can’t believe you teach to classes in a night. When I teach AKB I am pooped after one class! YOU KICK A$$!
this is probably a silly question – but how do you know how many calories you burn in each class?? Is it a monitor or what? Help!
My mom truly believes that Target has a curse in which it is impossible to spend less than $100 every time you go in the store. No matter what!
I love Fuze! I haven’t had it in forever – I will definitely need to check out that new flavor!
Your BSI recipe is definitely GORGEOUS!!! Wow, so professional looking…and for some reason I just feel like the words “balsamic reduction” make you sound like a professional chef ;o) Love the goat cheese and almond topping!!!
Happy Thursday, Gina!
great creation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’d better think something soon to beat you!! ^_^
inquiring minds.
tutu? mine is purple.
mine is CURRENTLY BEING WORN BY MY TODDLER AS A CAPE.
I may never get it back.
That looks beautiful!
Whoa…that seriously looks amazing! Yummy AND cute, to boot.
I love “balsamic reduction,” although it reminds me of when I first heard it (at a nice restaurant) and had to ask if the “reduction” meant “low-fat.”
WOW! This looks so professional! Very nice work Gina and I am so happy to have your submission! I love that you say “I’m a starvin marvin”, I always say that to Josh when I’m really hungry
ok seriously? FLAMENCO/BELLYDANCE ZUMBA CLASS? why can’t you come teach that at my gym?!!? sounds soooo super fun, and good for the core too hahah!
i STILL have not found a decent place to do any type of flamenco dancing in rhodey besides when i’ve taught it. so sad! when i was in florence (um FIVE years ago!) I could salsa every night and flamenco every day if I wanted (and i often did).
That pear looks DELICIOUS!!! YUM!
oooh I love Balsamic reductions! What a creative use of pears!
wowzers! that sounds sooooo good and looks so pretty!
Target can be a dangerous, dangerous place!
I love your BSI creation. It does look like a butterfly.
That Zumba sure burns the cals. I need to get on that!
hey fittingbackin- yes i wear a hrm when i teach and when i work out. it tells me when i can work a little harder and how much more calories i need to eat each day to stay at the same weight.
miz- i love the tutu as a cape! i think mine is going to be black, even though i’m having a tough time deciding…
sabrina- i think i’ll just have to come chill in rhode island for a while… i’d tell you to come to valdosta, but i’d never wish that on anyone
Great idea for the BSI – it’s beautiful!
875 calories??!! You are a crazy woman!
Nice job!
That BSI recipe looks AMAZING – I feel like I would totally screw it up if I tried to recreate it!
Love the sound of that pear and goat cheese dish! Yum!!
I found your blog last night and love it! My daughter’s name is Gina too…: )
What a delicious combo…pears and goat cheese! So creative!
Holy crap I need to burn that many calories!! That pear dish looks BEAUTIFUL! And it incorporates so many delicious things, I think I’d love it!
Protein oats + Snobby Joes + LARABAR (haha, thanks for the shout-out, girl!) + BSI dessert/dish = EXQUISITE EATS!!!
I’m so hooked on Zumba, it’s not even funny.
I’m so jealous of your FUZE! I’ve been searching stores for it ever since I saw an add in my Shape magazine but have had no luck. Yummm.