Fighting the Stress Monster

Hi guys! How’s your morning going?? Hope you all had a wonderful weekend <3 For those of you who are catching up in the blogworld today, I’m chilling in Orlando for the week! Glorious. Since many of you are tackling the end of the semester, dealing with work overload or may have other things going…

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Reader’s Request: Getting Started

Hey everyone! Happy Indian Food Wednesday! Who’s celebrating tonight?? *Raises Baigan Bhartha-covered fork in the air* I am! 😀 First things first…. the winner of the amazing yoga giveaway from YogaDowload.com. According to the pilot random number generator (I yelled out “pick a number between 1 and 455), the winner of a YEAR of free…

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Reader’s Request: Pre-pregnancy Nutrition

Hey everyone! Hope your humpday is going well 😀 I got a couple of questions about what types of foods to eat before trying to conceive. As you guys know, the only babies I have are of the “fur” variety, but I have trained and counseled quite a few mamas-to-be.   (Source) According to the…

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Reader’s Request: Carbs and Eating Before Bed

Hi guys! Hope your day is going well <3 I get a lot of the following types of questions on my Formspring page: Is it really that terrible to eat before bed? Are there certain things you can eat without consequences? 🙂 Like…fruit etc. are white potatoes also the bad kind of white carbs? And…

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Reader’s Request: Hair Schtuff

Hi guys 😀 Hope your morning is going well! From the Ask Me Anything page, I was surprised to see that mixed in with all of the baby questions (which I’ll answer in a near future post), height/weight/size questions (which I probably won’t answer, because that information won’t help anyone..they’re just silly numbers), and the…

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Reader’s Request: Workout Wonders

Hey guys! How are you? TGIAF (Thank Goodness It’s Almost Friday!) 😀 Side note: I just wrote “almond” instead of “almost”- guess we all know where my mind is 😉 It’s time for a Reader’s Request post! Hey Gina, Would you mind sharing your favorite workout clothes and gadgets? I’m a newbie and am still…

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Reader’s Request: Guilty Pleasures

Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a great morning so far 😀 For today’s reader’s request post, I had no idea what to write about, so I did what any resourceful girl would do: consulted my Tweeps 🙂 The last couple of reader’s request posts have been educational, so I thought it was high time for…

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Higher Savings for Fit Ones?

Hey everyone! HAPPY FRIDAY! Hope you have fun plans for the weekend 😀 We’re actually heading to Orlando this afternoon to be with family for the weekend. I’m pretty excited to see everyone- my MOM even made the trek from AZ. She hardly ever comes to this side of the world- I can’t wait <3…

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Reader’s Request: Pantry Essentials

Hey everyone! Hope you’re having a fab morning 😀 I often get asked about all of the crazy ingredients/supplements/superfoods that I throw into my meals, and think it would be a great topic for a Reader’s Request post! I’m not going to list the usual suspects (sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, cayenne, etc) but more…

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Reader’s Request: Go-to Gadgets

Hey Gina, Would you mind sharing what your favorite kitchen gadgets are?? I’d love to see what you use to spiralize noodles and make the ‘sludges’ with. Thanks! Emily I’ve been meaning to do a gadget post for ya’ll for quite some time! So, without further slacking adieu, here are my absolute favorites and what…

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Reader’s Request: Does yoga count as strength training?

  (Source) For the past few years my workout regimen has consisted of some type of cardio 4 or 5 times a week and strength training about 2-3 times a week.  I recently started practicing yoga regularly and love it!  Anyways, I’m wondering how to fit yoga into my workout schedule.  I have been taking…

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Reader’s Request: Does it count as cardio??

Hey hey hey 😀 How are ya?? I’m doing well despite the travel snags 😀 Here’s another reader’s request: I live in San Francisco without a car. I spend much of my day climbing hills, walking a mile just to meet a friend, taking the stairs and otherwise hoofing it around town. The slopes here…

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