Hey guys! Happy humpday! Thanks so much for the name suggestions for Megan’s blog!!!!!!!!!! They were witty, hilarious and so much fun to read. Ya’ll are awesome 
We have it narrowed down to a few and will let you know when she gets her blog up and running!
So ast night, I taught spin and had to rush to the wives’ coffee which was a lot of fun. There wasn’t too much food I could eat there, so I had a little melon and grapes and came home chewing my arm off starving.
So I broke into the freezer for a very sacred meal:
Those aren’t any tamalers…. those are homemade Tucson tamales. We brought them back and honestly, I felt so selfish eating two because we only have four left now, but what can I say, I was really, really hungry 
This morning, I had an almost-repeat of yesterday’s bfast:
Eggplant bacon (recipe is in Everyday Raw)
Oat groats soaked overnight with a smashed banana and 1/2 macaroon (aka Coconut Cream Pie) Larabar
So filling and delicious:
I walked the puppies and then stopped at the commiscary for groceries for Thursday night’s girls night
I SAW THE PILOT FLYING TODAY. Not gonna lie, it scared the bejeezus outta me. I knew he was flying most of the morning and he told me he was going to be the 3rd jet in a 4-ship (4 jets). Driving onto base, I saw the plane he flies up in the air. The first one flew past, then the second one, and then THE THIRD ONE which I know was my husband. It shook me up a little bit!!!! It’s funny –a lot of the wives feel the same way- because we all know what our husbands do, but actually seeing them up in the air is a bizarre feeling. I thought I was going to be tossing oat groats on the side of the road, if you know what I mean.
So after all of that, I came home and had a piece of raw cheddar before starting to clean the casa:
I also peeled a jicama root and put in the food processor to make “rice” like Megan brought over the other day.
It TOTALLY looks like rice and I love the crunchy texture and slightly sweet taste. I’m a fan and am going to have a lot of fun experimenting with the “rice”.
Based of an Ani Phyo recipe for her Love the Chicks Pate, I made a cheesy paste to have for lunch.
I used 1/4 cup raw cashews, tumeric, chili powder, sea salt, 1/2 tbs of nutritional yeast and 1 tbs of water.
I spread the pate on some collard leaves and topped it with orange bell pepper and swiss chard from our little garden:
And rolled it all up:
Next, I seasoned up 1/3 of the plain jicama “rice” (which was a LOT) with bell pepper, grape tomatoes, lemon juice, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne, sea salt and cilantro.
What a delicious, and surprisingly filling lonchi:
I’m going to get back to cleaning the casa since Megan and I are going to Jacksonville tomorrow for Bikram and shopping, then teaching spin and Zumba and feasting at Indian.
Have a happy humpday!
xoxo,
Gina
New York meet up: Gena, Megan and I would LOVE to meet up with any NYC (or area) bloggers and readers next Friday, May 22nd at 12:30 or 1 pm. If you would be able to make it, please send an email or leave a comment with your info and we’ll send you all the details! I’M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to all of the Summer Shape Up girls who got all 3 points for yesterday: Amber B., Amisha, Ashley P., Brenna D., Danielle, Elizabeth D., Heather C., Heather K., Kate M., Katie S., Lauren, Lissi, Meghan D., Meghan N., Michelle T., Moran., Piera, Sara D., Stephanie F., Margaret C., Megan R., Aisha I., Menden, Erika L., Amanda Will., Kelly E., Stephanie L. and Kelly M.!!!!!
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!
What a gorgeous raw lunch! I’m slapping myself in the head for throwing away half a jimaca last night. Doh!
Have a great day, Gina!
YEAHH~~ NYC meet-up! I’m in CT, but only an hour train-ride away from downtown Manhattan, so I’ll definitely make it in…just let me know the details!
hopekrause@gmail.com
Oh my gosh, I just couldn’t imagine looking up in the sky and knowing that my husband was up there strapped into a jet and flying around…crazy!!!! Those tamales look AWESOME!
I have a good friend whose husband flys and it makes her super nervous too! Ocassionally, they take a private plane (they own it with a bunch of other pilots and their wives) on vacation and she has to take massive amounts of drugs before she gets on the plane hahah. LOVEEEEEE jicama! I must try it in “rice” form. I love how its just slightly sweet. Sounds like you have some awesome plans for the rest of the week!
Wow that Thunderbolt looks exciting!
I love the eggplants so much! And the raw lunch
Lunch is absolutely beautiful! It looks fresh and delicious. I’d be totally freaked out to see my hub (if I had one) fly too! I just wouldn’t be able to do it, lol. Have a great rest of the day!
That jimaca looks great!
Count me in for sure! Could we go to raw place so that way some of us who are less familiar with options can have the opportunity to try some things? Especially awesome would be a raw place that has things we could also make at home. So excited! Also, i’ve still not received a link to the googledoc! Thanks!
I’d love to meet up – not sure if I can make a 1:00 date since I’ll be working Friday, but send me the info just in case! ashley.sweetandnatural@gmail.com
Love to know about the NYC meetup. Great idea! Too bad you cant lead a summer shape up workout for us while you’re in town.
Ooh that sounds freaky! I feel pretty lucky watching my hus go sell AV equipment LOL!
I’m so excited for Megan’s bloggity!
I would freak out seeing my hub way up in the sky too!
Your meals look so amazing (and incredibly healthy)! Yummy!
NYC will be awesome!!
your raw lunches look so much more creative than mine have been – gonna have to try that “rice” soon! would love to meet you while you’re in nyc but i’ll be at work then
Now I need some eggplant bacon, it sounds so delicious!!!
The jicama looks so good! I’ve always wanted to try it but I don’t really know what to do with it or even how to “clean” it!!
I can see how seeing your hubby up in the sky could be scary, for sure! Hope you have an awesome day Gina!
Jicama rice sounds seriously intriguing. And seeing The Pilot flying his plane sounds insanely cool/semi-scary!
I’ve only had good (read: deliciously amazing) homemade tamales ONCE and I need them in my life again!
that jicama rice sounds so interesting!! i may just have to try that out
I love that jicima rice! I’m going to try that for sure! I wonder if it would chop up in my vitamix… How did you grate it?
Hey Gina! It looks like you had a fabulous time in Orlando. I love that the pilot likes Kombucha. And hurray for your upcoming trip to New York! That’s awesome!
I’m so excited that Megan is planning to start a blog! Can’t wait to hear more!
Mmm…love the looks of those Tucson tamales! And wow, that jicama does look like rice! I love all of your raw meals.
Last but not least, I just wanted to tell you that I think it’s great that you are looking for a better MBA program. It’s definitely not worth doing something you don’t enjoy, so I’m very happy for you!!
Enjoy your Wednesday! Oh, and to answer a question you asked me last week, YES, we are planning on having the wedding in Arizona as of right now. But I really have no idea on details yet. I would love to chat with you sometime about some of the ins and outs of an AZ ceremony
) But we have quite a while, so no rush!
yum that rice looks delish! i’ll have to go buy some jicama
I would love to meet the Fitnessista in person, in my own hometown. VIPDD21@yahoo.com
ALL the food on todays’ post looks amazing!
I know what you mean about knowing what your husband does vs seeing him in action. Mine is a submariner and headed back out on mission yesterday. We were on an overlook about 1000ft above sea level and I saw him on the bridge driving. Not as hair raising as if he were flying, but strong feelings no less.
I’ve followed your blog for some time now and always love your unique meal creations. I work in NYC so if I can pop out to meet you/fellow bloggers for lunch I would love to!
Laura
Daisy3900@hotmail.com
Girl, what your hubby does for this country makes me so happy and proud–I can't imagine how you feel!! He's always got my support!
Lovin' the tamales! Major yum!
-Erin @ Vegan & the City
YUM to that raw lunch!! It looks incredible! Whenever I see tamales, I always think about how my cousin dipped the entire thing in a bowl of ranch dressing, oy vey.
That’s cute you saw the Pilot! I would have probably freaked as well! Can’t wait until Megan gets her blog up!!
lunch looks super yummy. I’ve had to catch up on a weeks worth of your blogs. I just got back from vacation, and completely repelled technology while I was on it. I’m super intrigued by this jicama, going to have to try it. I’ve learned of s0o0o many awesome foods since I’ve gotten into the blogging.
Woohoo! So happy about all the positive feedback about an NYC meetup! Keep it coming, NYC readers
Gina, those eats look great!
This is my first time posting, but I have been considering getting certified to become a spin instructor for a while now and I realized you might have some advice! I’m just about to graduate college and have always loved spinning classes as well as motivating my teammates during extra practices for crew and i thought it would be fun. The certification seems a little pricey but do you think that it’s worth it once you start teaching? How long after you got certified did you start actually teaching the classes? Any info would help
– Cathy
Argh I’d love to meet up with you but that’s the day of my LAST final! You’ll just have to come back to NY again
have a great time at hot yoga tomorrow!
Definitely hope I can make the meetup. I’ll be working that day, but hopefully I can get out for lunch around that time.
ameliajc@aol.com
i miiiight be able to make the 1pm…might be a little late if I’m coming from LI but I’d def still wanna know the info
P.S. I just made a jicama salad this weekend
Its so fun!
Gina,
I LOVE the idea of Jicama rice! Veggie pasta is my favorite trick.
2 questions:
How did you shred it?
Would you cook it?
Have a great Thursday. TGIAF!
With Love,
Emily
That “rice” sounds great, since I’m such a fan of volume eating-the more the betta!
Your raw lunch looks delicious, and so creative Gina!
I think it’s adorable that you got nervous watching the pilot fly, but I also sympathize with ya since my mom’s bf flies planes for fun, and whenever she goes up with him (it’s rare) it freaks me out!!
what an amazing raw’coction you put together!!
Not sure why but I entirely imagine it would be a comedy of errors were I to try and go raw for a week—and yet Im sorely tempted.
I’d love to come to the meet up! I’m just waiting on my work schedule. Hopefully I’m off that day
I will be at work on that Friday afternoon
I’m sure I will get to leave early but not that early.
I’m soooo hungry most of the time when I read your posts haha. That “bacon” looks yummy. You make me really wanna try eating raw.
LOVE LOVE LOVE eggplant bacon!!
Love homemade tamales!! No more for me anymore
. The only ones I ate were my lovely grandmas but she passed away earlier this year before I get her to teach me to make them. Never had jimaca. Sounds interesting.
~Justine
Ah I want to go to the meetup so bad!! I’ll be at work but my lunch break is from 12 to 1 so maybe I could stop by if you happen to be somewhere close! Let me know the info just in case! mengel3 (at) gmail.com
thanks for the motivation mentioning us gals who completed all three points yesterday! i’m Amber B. xoxo
I end work at 12:45 on fridays, so I can come stop by and hang out…. Is it ok if I bring my daughter? You can email me by emailing my blog name @ gmail.com
i wish i still had some jicama!!!! need to try that rice idea
What beautiful flowers. And those Superchrage me blondies look delicious!
I would love to meet up with you ladies in NYC…I’m so excited your coming into our city!!!!
Let me know the details and I would love to meet you.
Have a great day and safe travels.
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