Hello! Happy Humpday 
I’m so ready for the weekend to get here!!! I have a LOT of fun things planned— hurry up, weekend!
For lonchi yesterday, I took a Morningstar veggie patty and a baked sweet potato with goat cheese:
The teach I TA for is still sick, so during her classes I just had to “be available” for questions from the students. So in other words, I worked on my presentation for business law and read blogs
When I got home, I had 1/2 my last Pure Protein square:
And a sprouted hummus salad:
I took the puppies on a quick walk, webchatted with el piloto for 5 minutes before packing up to teach step then go to school.
Step went really well—I was trying to tone it down a little bit and not get so sweaty so I wouldn’t be nasty for my presentation. My plan failed and even though my outfit was totally fine, my hair and face were a hot mess. Small price to pay- step was a lot of fun and we got a 96 on our presentation –teach gives us our grades in the hall after we present. Yeahhhhhhhh
I ate this bar while driving to class:
When I got home, I was beyond exhausted and starving. As tempted as I was to just crawl into bed, I make a small snack:
”Baked” apple (sprayed with nonstick sprayed, covered in cinnamon and microwaved for 2 minutes)
1/2 serving of honey puffed wheat:
I woke up this morning to discover my almost empty container of oats
Instead of stovetop protein oats (which I was realllllly hankering for), I had a bowl of honey puffed wheat with 1/2 nanner and strawberries, an egg white, Morningstar soysage, and a cuppa Joe:
(I promise there’s cereal under all of the fruit!)
Since the cereal didn’t fill me up (standard), instead of re-filling it 2-3 more times (standard) I opted for a cucaracha:
I did a half hour of Namaste Yoga on FitTV (while the puppies jumped all over me), and am about to get ready for work, walk the dogs, teach spin, Zumba, then hopefully Indian with the girls After that, it’s time to fill up my dehydrator with a BOATLOAD of macaroons!!
Hope you all have a very happy Humpday!
xoxo,
Gina
Something to do: Elliptical workout!
| Time | Crossramp | Level |
| 0:00-3:00 | 5 | 5 |
| 3:00-5:00 | 8 | 5 |
| 5:00-7:00 | 9 | 7 |
| 7:00-8:00 | 10 | 9 |
| 8:00-10:00 | 7 | 6 |
| Repeat minutes 3-10 two to three more times | ||
| Cool down 3 to 4 minutes | 5 | 5 |
Hi, I'm Gina. Welcome to The Fitnessista! I love blogging about my adventures as a new mom, military wife and fitness instructor, as well as sharing new workouts and recipes. Check out the About page for more info - thanks for stopping by!
yay for the 96 on the presentation, good job!
your salad looks delish!
great job on the presentation! you must’ve known i was thinking about the elliptical today, maybe i’ll just have to do this
I hear ya, girl – THE WEEKEND NEEDS TO BE HERE NOW!!!
Hang in there!!
Congratulations on the wonderful presentation results!!
By the way, I’m sending the Larabars your way today – already off to the post office!!
congrats on the presentation!
thanks for the elliptical workout. i’m always trying to switch things up, so this should be fun. have a great wednesday!
congrats on the presentation and thanks for the EM workout!
Great job! And glad you made it through a long day!
Thanks for that elliptical workout, I always need new ideas!
i love going to work and being able to play all day.. so much better than actually working..
which strangely.. is what i should be doing right now!
Once again, thanks for a gerat workout for me to do! What would I do without you??
Great job on your presentation you must be excited to have gotten a 96!
I’m SO need to try the coconut cream pie larabar!
Yay for macaroons!
That TA job sounds fabulous right about now
Congrats on the 96 girl – you rocked it!!
Have a great Wednesday
I always have a hard time staying on the elliptical for longer than 10-15 minutes so maybe I will try this. I posted a link on my blog this morning that you would probably appreciate, Gina.
http://health.msn.com/fitness/fit-zone/
You can click a muscle and they give you examples of exercises for each. Some are basic, but others I had forgotten about… Let me know what you think.
Way to go girl!
Aren’t those patties awesome? I wish they weren’t so small!
Congrats on your presentation! Hope Indian was good (of course it was!)
Great job on the presentation!
Oh and thanks for the elliptical workout, I will have to try it out soon.
Congrats on the sweet mark! I can definitely relate to the nice outfit, a mess of everything else during a presentation after all the 9am presentations I have done after crew practice. Hope you have a great day!
Morningstar better then Boca? I’m gonna have to try those..I’m just used to Boca because when I used to do WW Bocas are 1 pt. Btw I do your interval treadmill running atleast once a week…love it!
Enjoy wednesday
Word, girl, it is so time for the weekend. Your goat cheese keeps me drooling!
congrats on the presentation!!!
and i loooooooove step! it’s my favorite!
have a great day!
Hey Gina, I had a quick question for you regarding breakfast.
I exercise first thing in the morning Mon-Fri. Typically I have a half of a banana w/pb and then eat breakfast later, but I’ve been wondering if on days my workouts are somewhat shorter, I can skip the pre-workout snack or if it’s bad for my metabolism. So, say maybe I wake up at 6:45, go on a 45 minute run, get ready for work and have breakfast by 8:45. So about two hours. On days I don’t wake up hungry and am out the door running right away, is this ok to do or is waiting two hours to eat breakfast harmful to my metabolism?
you have a dehydrator? is it handy?
Congrats on your 96! That’s awesome! Maybe you should teach step before EVERY presentation! haha
Hollaaaa! Congrats on the 96! Impressive. Sweet potato with goat cheese sounds other-wordly!
Have a happy humpday:)
great job on the presentation! and yay that you got to talk to the pilot!
glad you’re looking forward to the weekend!
Hey Gina! i've been a silent reader for a while & I love your blog! i am constantly writing down workouts you recommend & take it to my gym for ellipticals & stairmaster.
I had a question– i notice you eat Indian food a lot. My family is pakistani & the food is very similar. I roughly count calories during the day (i know, you said it's not good to but i just do a rough estimate) but at night, when my mom has dinner prepared & it's a traditional pakistani dish, i have no idea of the caloric content. When you eat indian food, do you roughly estimate how many calories it'll be or just not take any notice at all?
Sorry for the winded question! Thanks!!!
hey everyone! thanks for the virtual high fives on the presentation
i’m just glad it’s OVER!
leanne- thanks so much for that link- i’ll totally check it out
anon- honestly, i don’t really pay attention to my wednesday night indian meals, because i teach two aerobics classes before we go eat. when i eat indian on less active days, i definitely estimate the calories and don’t stuff my face quite as much as i do on wednesdays
thanks so much for reading!
i think if you want to get an idea of calories, google the name of the meal you’re eating and see if the calories come up. if you have access to HOMEMADE food that you say is similar to indian food –so i’m sure i would love it– i say don’t worry about it
Awesome job on the presentation!
I hate giving presentations with a passion (I would feel more comfortable if I was able to give them drunk)…such a relief when they’re over.
Happy Humpday!
Congrats on your presentation!
What a perfect lunch! I love the workout!
Just a reminder that I changed my blog address: http://www.megansmunchies.com/
Yay thanks for the elliptical workout! I add them all to a folder in my e-mail when you post! Breakfast looks great!
Mmmm…macaroons. Gosh those were amazing. Thanks again for the lovely treats. Chris want me to make him some more.
Congrats on your presentation – 96…that is great, even for a sweaty gal!
Happy Wednesday Gina.
Congrats on the presentation! You are awesome!
I love honey puffed wheat cereal! i have some in my pantry.. I might have to have a bowl!
And way to be in high demand with the macaroons! I couldn’t beelive how fast the bids went up for them.
I’m relieved that I’m not the only one to eat half a bar at a time! Conservation, my friends, conservation.
Mmm…. macaroons! I’m sure everyone will love them!
Great job on the presentation!
haha my dog always jumps all over me when I do yoga too! I can’t help but start laughing and then I fall out of the pose!
Yay for pilot time, even if was only 5 minutes.
Random, but I did this elliptical workout yesterday and loved it. My upper body was really sore from a pilates session so this elliptical workout was perfect for building a sweat without irritating my sore muscles. Just thought I’d let you know
Would love to see more elliptical ideas!