Helloooo! Hope you all had a great day back to work and escuela. My day has been bueno, but looooooooong. As things get crazier and crazier this semester, posting will be a little sporadic. I’ll still post every day, but who knows what time it will be 
I started the day way earlier than humanly necessary and had an Early bird b-fast cookie:
I topped this one with goji berries and a sprinkle of FEED granola that I picked up at Fresh Market in Orlandy.
I went to the base gym to teach 7am Zumba and, shocker, no one showed up. I know for a fact that this is WAY too early for Zumba- my Wednesday night class is usually packed but some Monday morning, no one shows. I don’t blame them—7am is PT hour, so military guys are all over the place and it’s more lift-weights-and-grunt time than prime booty shaking time.
So that my trip wasn’t worthless, I did a short workout before coming home to the sleeping puppies:
| Stairmaster | 20 minutes, level 6 |
| Stability ball hamstring curl | body weight, 3 sets of 12 |
| Inner thigh stability ball plie and squeeze | body weight, 3 sets of 12 |
| V-glutes | 3 sets of 12 |
| Standing stability ball calf raises | 20 lbs, 3 sets of 10 |
| Leg extension | 25 lbs, 3 sets of 12 |
| Total time: 45 minutes |
When I got back to the casa, I had a snack of a two egg white stada with salsa, Ezekiel and a macaroon (for, ahem, healthy fat)
I got ready for work and had this before leaving:
Work was pretty uneventful, and I came home for my lunch break to make the following:
Salad with chickpeas and Goddess dressing and an Ezekiel soup-dipper
Whole Foods creamy tomato soup (1.5 cups)
Tomato soup is so comforting. It wraps my heart in creamy goodness haha.
I went back to work to TA one more class, then came home and did something I haven’t done in forever: took an hour nap with the puppies.
Waking up so early for nonexistant Zumba is seriously exhausting.
When I woke up, I was snacky (of course) so I had some patriotic fruit:
Then I hit the gym for a insane booty-kicking run sesh. More to follow in the “something to do” section at the end of this post.
I came back, with the U-shaped sweat on my shirt that’s a sign of a killer workout and made some quick dinner before heading to class.
In a skillet,
-1 onion, diced and cooked on med-high in olive oil for 5 minutes
-2 cloves garlic
-1 can organic whole, peeled tomatoes
-italian seasoning, salt, pepper, red chili flakes
-3/4 cup chickpeas
-2 servings of shrimp (which I defrosting beforehand)
Here’s what I got:
I LOOOOOOOVE SHRIMP!!!
Here’s my serving (I saved the other half for tomorrow.. so yes, leftover’s are in the near future)
Succulent little shrimpies.
Dessert:
I went to class and teach decided it would be a nice night to keep us late (arghhhh) so I am so ready for jammie time.
Hope you all have a wonderful evening and I’ll see ya tomorrow!
Much love,
G
Something to do: Treadmill workout!!! Here’s the one I did today: Run It Off A couple of changes that I made were that I walked at 4.0 for 3 minutes to warm up (instead of 3.5) and also ran an additional 7 minutes at 6.0 mph with a 2.5% incline before cooling down. This was an INTENSE and beautifully short workout. Let me know if any of you try it!!
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!
ooooh your shrimpy mix looks yum! Sorry about zumba – blah – Zumba definitely seems like more of a post-work class than a pre-work, especially on a Monday! Glad you got in the workout though to make it worth your while.
Sorry to hear no one showed for early Zumba. At least you got a good nap in.
Your dinner looks so simple and delicious! I love both shrimp and chickpeas.
Your treadmill workout sounds killer! I would fall off the treadmill.
that shrimp dish looks awesome
o0o I love tomato soup too! yummm
I have a question about Zumba. My gym is offering a class for 6 six weeks and last week was the first one. The instructer says that they’re taught not to teach us the moves, we’re just supposed to see them and do them. Is this true? Because it made it pretty hard sometimes. I know the class stays the same every week, so by week 6 I should have them down, but it seemed weird and very difficult to just watch her do the moves and try to follow along!
What a nice day of simple eats! I know I feel all self righteous when I eat all whole foods all day long – you must have a happy belly. Plus anything with Goddess dressing is better – I even did a stir fry with it tonight and it was AWESOME! I had to post the recipe. Better luck with Zumba next time!
hey petit noonie- yes that’s pretty much what zumba is. some instructors will teach you the moves before they start the music, but i’m one of the teachers that dances and the class copies me. a lot of the dances repeat the same 5-6 moves over and over, so it’s easier to follow along. by the end of 6 weeks, you’ll definitely have it down!
diana- that’s funny you say that.. i’m always stoked when i have awesome eats and feel so good about
I will defiantly keep that treadmill workout on my mind for the next time I want a solid but quick cardio blast! Love how you have started adding more fitness tips to your blog.
Love the b-fast cookie and the macaroon! YUM!
Tomato soup AND a nap with puppies?! I’m jealous! That sounds like a nice afternoon.
Oh my gosh Gina – just got your macaroons and banana bread today. Bring on the good fats – those things are not going to last long in our house. Thank you so much.
Sorry no one showed up for Zumba – I can understand too. I don’t know if I’d be up for much booty shaking at that hour.
Love your treadmill workout. I bet that little bit of incline makes such a difference. I’m bookmarking this one. Have a good night my shrimp lovin friend!
i am going to try that workout for SURE! i have never even been up to 8 on the treadmill ahaha. sad, but true.
do you have an email? i went to your profile because i had a few sort of specific questions for you and for some reason when i click those things they never pop up in my screen (grr). just thought that would be easier than leaving something embarrassingly long in your comment space
oh my goodness! i’m glad you got a nap in since you woke up so early for zumba! sleeping with the puppies is one luxury that just seems so fulfilling
You are an animal girl! You tear it up at the gym like a machine!
Love those short and intense workouts. I’ll bookmark this one so I can try it sometime.
Hi! What a busy Monday you had! Bummer about the early am Zumba. I think its awesome that you made the best of it and got in a workout since you were already there- good for you. The shrimp dish looks amazing. Yummy! Sleeping with puppies is the best!
You know I’ll try the workout! Thanks so much for posting it!
Ahh, hang in there with the crazy-busy semester, girl!! I’m right there with you!!
hey I’m on my way to the gym for a treadmill work out right now! I’ll give it a try!
I would totally go to your Early Bird Zumba class… but you’re way too far away!!!
GINA!!!!!!!!!!!!
yummy breakfast cookie MMMmmmMMmmm
zumba early on a monday must be hard. Could they change it to another night or do you have class every night?!?!?
have a fab day!
Hey Gina! That work out looks good but I have a question! I walk at 6-7 on my treadmill and run at 10-10.2. Any idea on how to do the conversion so that I’m getting a bang for my buck? If you have a second, shoot me off an email! Thanks!
kristaskravings@gmail.com
thanks for the tredmil workout ideas I need all I can get!!!!
That is some serious exercise! I printed that running workout off and went to try it but I’ve had some treadmill issues today. What I tried though was seriously intense! Thanks for the link.
Love the abundence of the Ezekiel
Sorry it was a bust on Zumba this morning AND that it was a late night – that’s no fun! Hope you have a great Tuesday!!
Hi Gina,
That treadmill workout looks intense – just what I need! I am training for a half as well and get really bored going at the same pace/incline for several miles. Thanks for the post and I will let you know how I feel after I try it out!
Kaneil, balanceisbest.wordpress.com
all your food for the day looks delicious! especially the breakfast cookie, i’ll have to try making one of those soon.
i’m glad you had a nice nap, since it sounds like you had a really long day.
lastly, thanks for the treadmill link! i want to try that for tomorrow’s workout, so if i survive, i’ll let you know how it went
-jenni
Sorry nobody showed up for Zumba! I’m not sure I could handle it that early
that shrimp dinner looks AMAZING! YUMMMMMO!
megan: my email address is fitnessista @gmail. com
i’ll be more than happy to help with whatever questions you have!
Sorry about the no-show for Zumba! I will try that treadmill workout once I can run longer than 5 minutes at a time.
Thanks for the treadmill workout reference! I’ll have to try that one!
I love your title! It tickled me! I was picturing a goofy bird trying to Zumba…:-D
I LOVE shrimp, too!
Thanks for the link to the treadmill workout. As a treadmill runner, I am always looking for new and different workouts to change things up a bit. So thanks!
boo for early show to zumba with no one there to take it! blasted pt…they were always on the track when i was running after work when i worked at the base!
and the dinner looks yummy! love the mixture!
shrimp and chickpeas?! I have never heard of that combo, but I bet it was delish.
I had tomato/red pepper soup today and it IS so comforting.
Love the shrimp meal! Yum! I would love Zumba anytime if they had it at my gym! I am printing your treadmill workout now! Don’t forget to enter day 2 of popchips contest!
hey gina-that shrimp dish looks really savory and just my kinda thing-i could go for that right now!
thanks for sharing the recipe, great workouts!!
i also want to thank u for introducing me to the cashewcookie larabar!
Hurray for shrimp! I’m eating some right now for lunch
I love the look of your breakfast cookie; how cute! How do you make one?! It looks delish
Did the “Run it Off” treadmill workout today! It was killer…it’s amazing what a little incline can do to your routine! I’m looking forward to doing it again and am going to look for more tread workouts for the winter as running outside is not all that easy with all the snow I’m dealing with up here in Canada! Stay safe!
Thanks Gina
so glad you liked it! it’s pretty killer- one of my faves
Shoot – your link to “Run it Off” is not available anymore!