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WSU 2012 Playlist

by Fitnessista on January 18, 2012

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It’s not delivery….

it’s dinner, courtesy of my friend Kelly

She and her baby came over to chill for a while, and brought the Pilot and myself some dinner.

Gluten-free pizza with peppers, basil, and Daiya

(the Pilot’s had reg cheese and pepperoni on there- Kelly and her pilot eat almost exactly the same way my Pilot and I do)

an incredible salad

with greens, wasabi peas (!!!!), nuts, veg, dried cranberries

and Bob’s Red Mill cookies.

Pizza and cookies are quite possibly my favorite meal… I’ve been quite the cookie monster while I waited for the pizza to heat up

Thank you guys so much for the amazing feedback on the Winter Shape Up so far! I thought it would be fun to put together some music ideas to go along with it, so here’s what I came up with after asking my Tweeps for their current faves:

“I’m A Machine” David Guetta

“Everyone’s At It” Lily Allen

“International Love” Pitbull ft Chris Brown

“Never Miss a Beat” Kaiser Chiefs

“Bounce” Calvin Harris

“Paris (Radio Version)” Jay Z and Kanye West

“Hang it Up” the Ting Tings

“Boys” M.I.Z

“Walk” Foo Fighters

“We Found Love” Glee

Bonus about staying home this week: I actually saw Glee when it was on instead of DVR. And I cried. So good.

Hope you’re having a gleeful night <3

See ya in the morning!

xoxo

Gina

Something to talk about: What’s your current workout power song? LOVE new playlist ideas, and the iPhone could use a music pick-me-up.

*Thank you to Greatist for featuring Fitnessista in their 60 must-read health and fitness blogs <3 I’m definitely in good company with the other friends on the list.

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Meals on wheels

by Fitnessista on January 16, 2012

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We have a lot of traditions in the squadron that I really love. The dining outs,

hails and farewells, coffees, and girl time while the boys are at roll call or deployed are just to name a few.

We really are like a family, and it’s comforting to know that we have instant support and friendship wherever we’re sent. One of my favorite things about the squadron family aspect is baby meals. I’ve posted about them a few times before (because I love making them!) but for baby meals, wives will sign up to bring dinner to new parents in the squadron for a couple of weeks after they get home from the hospital.

I felt bad accepting the baby meals, since my family is here and they have been bringing over food and stuffing our fridge for us, but the act of making food has fallen low on the priority list…

(Assemble and G-O)

but I thought it would be really nice to enjoy a home-cooked meal. I had no idea how wonderful it would be.

Tonight we got our first baby meal, and were seriously hooked up with incredible food and conversation.

Shrimp curry with brown rice

Veggies to add to the curry

Beautifully spicy shrimp ceviche

(I’ve been snacking on it all afternoon)

aaaaaaaand gluten-free chocolate cake.

I can’t wait to heat up some curry and rice, but first, there’s a cake situation that needs to be remedied. You see, it wants to be covered with almond butter and stuffed in my face….

Have a great night!

xoxo

Gina

Something to do: This year’s Winter Shape Up! I’m loving all of the feedback so far- keep rocking it out, friends. Next week’s workout will go up on Monday <3

Something to read:

10 mistakes you’re making on the elliptical trainer

Make over your mornings

Set smarter New Years resolutions

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