Some pics from our Friday:
Met with some friends for lunch at AJs. This salad was INCREDIBLE- greens, goat cheese, balsamic, dried cranberries, blackberries and candied almonds
Paused during playtime for a 30 second snuggle 
and since Liv took two 2-hour naps (!!!), I did a lot around the house, made the October workout calendar (thank you for letting me know you wanted one), and then she wasn’t ready for bed until 9:20. It was a Friday night, so maybe she just wanted to party with us
Froyo all around:
(Easy to tell which one was mine and which one was Tom’s)
Today, it’s breakfast for lunch in between classes:
(tamale from nana + tempeh bacon)
making snacks (and grabbing coconut water) before heading back for Zumba.
I’ll usually just put a bunch of songs that I love on that day’s playlist and shuffle them around right before teaching. The awesome thing is that we always team-teach, so it’s easy to change up the playlist while the other instructor is leading a couple of songs. It keeps the energy wayyyy up, and makes class a lot more fun.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far- just wanted to say hi 
xoxo
Gina
Bear down, cats! <3
*Finally put some things on the Features page
Something to think:
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!
WOW. I adore (!!!) that quote!!!
Anddd…now I really want froyo. May have to convince the roomies to go and get some for a nice study break 
Pretty sure I’ve only had one tamale in my life – I need to work on that!
That’s a great quote. And Prrrum is my favorite zumba song ever.
Love that quote! Especially the last sentence… And I’m a big fan of having breakfast for lunch as well. If I had it my way, breakfast would be an all day kind of deal
That salad is making me drool! I love blackberries… sadly, their season is almost over!
Looks like the best Friday ever. I’m obsessed with froyo!
Does the froyo place that you guys go to have dairy-free options? If so, is it a chain? I miss froyo so much!
Whoa, Tarkan made it on the playlist! Nice, I used to listen to him all the time back in the day.
Love today’s “Something to Think’. I hope YOU think about that every time somebody
(I didn’t get to comment on it then but earlier in the
says something hurtful here.
week when you said a few comments were hurtful when you started working out again
after the little one was born – I wanted to say something similar to that quote esp the part
about jealousy/envy.)
Olivia is getting so big. It seems like just yesterday we were reading her birth story. Are
you already planning her birthday? My neighbor had a baby in February and was looking at
invitations (on Etsy) yesterday. I told her ‘I planned my wedding in less time than people
are planning their children’s birthday parties now’.
That pic of you and Liv is beyond precious!! You should blow it up and frame it. I love her sweet facial expression gazing up at her mama!
That salad looks so good! And any weekend with fro-yo is a good weekend to me
That salad looks fantastic! After reading this blog for a month or so, I honestly don’t know where you find all of your energy! Very inspiring
All the food looks so good, especially the froyo!
OBSESSED with prrrum! i’ve seriously been searching for it for a few months. had i known that it was actually spelled exactly like it sounds, i would have been golden lol. have you done anything with getting nasty yet? my other new zumba obsession!
you should post more zumba videos, girl! i love to see different choreography.
Everyone loves getting nasty when I teach it!
great post sweetie! I’ve cut down on my blog reading due to my business with school, but I still need to read your blog <3 love you and love fitnessista <3
That quote! Love.
Love that picture of you and Livi – so cute! And she has grown so much!!! That salad sounds great!!
That picture of Livi is adorable! Love the Zumba playlist! Thanks for sharing!
Ahhh that picture of you and Livi is making my heart melt.
What kind of tempeh do you buy? I like turtle island foods brand but am always on the lookout for new ones!!
Hey Gina! (or anyone else!) Has the October workout calendar already been posted? If so, help! I can’t find it lol. Also, are the previous months’ workout calendars archived anywhere? Thanks!
I can’t believe how much I miss AJs after being away from it for 3 months. That is one of the best parts about Arizona.