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EBLT and a new yoga mat

by Fitnessista on December 1, 2009

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Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday Hope your day is going well!

I slept in a little after having some creepy dreams. The pilot was in an Indiana Jones-style stunt show, and I had to travel with him and watch as he did dangerous tricks on stage. Bizarre, right??

Anywho, I had some lovely green juice

a side of eggplant bacon:

(recipe is in Everyday Raw by one of my favorites)

and whipped out a new yoga mat that was sent to me from Aurorae.

I’ll be posting my review for this product later today

After having some fun with the self timer…

I did 30 minutes of a 60 minute Power Yoga #2 podcast from YogaDownload.com. I couldn’t do more..my mind is a little frazzled today after last night’s news.

Next, I came down and made a banana mesquite drink

-1.5 cups almond milk

-1 banana

-5 drops liquid Stevia

-1 T mesquite

-cinnamon

-pinch of sea salt

All blended up in the Vitamixilicious

Lunch was face-rockin glorious.

Raw EBLT!!!!

I used the rest of the raw bloomin’ onion flatbread and made a cashew mayo to spread on it with 1/8 C soaked cashews, lemon juice and some water.

Next, I topped the flatbread with eggplant bacon, organic spring lettuce and grape tomatoes.

I can’t even explain to you how good it was… chewy, slightly crunchy onion bread, creamy cashew spread, super crunchy and spicy eggplant slices, crisp lettuce and juicy tomatoes. Drool.

Well I’m off to walk these puppers, train a client, do some work and make dinner, then off to my first night dancing again. I have tap and jazz… and I’m super nervous. Here’s hoping I don’t make a giant goober of myself

See you soon!

xoxo,

Gina

Something to do: Two lovely ladies in my life have started blogs! My cousin Katie has an amazing, heartfelt and funny blog about her experiences with infertility- check it out here and my friend Michelle has started a nutrition blog Check em out!

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You’ve been good to me, postman

by Fitnessista on October 14, 2009

in bloggy friends,playlist,sample fairy,superfood

Hey guys! How’s your day going?? Who has Indian food plans for tonight?? Sadly, I’m gonna wait until tomorrow for Indian since I have a training appt, but it will just taste that much better, right?

The postman has been so kind to me lately.

First, he brought me a beautiful plethora of GLOBARS!

Ange was so sweet to send me Glo Bars to sample in every flavor, as well as some Glo-nola

I loved the nutritional info for these bars! They’re going to be a special treat That is, if the pilot doesn’t munch them all… I saw him scoping them out

On Saturday, I had a bite of the Run Glo Bar since I love Maca with all of my soul

It was delicious! I loved the crunch and the fact that it wasn’t too sweet. Definitely get your hands on some Glo goodies if you haven’t already

Next gift from Mr. Postman:

Vega Sport!!! (If you haven’t entered my giveaway already, check it out here. Winner will be announced tomorrow morning!)

Since I got this sample for free from the lovely people at Vega, I’ll be posting a review for it after I give it a whirl on my reviews page. It came in perfect time since I teach two classes tonight! YESSSSSSSS.

More goodies:

A boatload of raw superfood justice.

Here’s what I got:

Cacao nibs

(Back at the restaurant, we all used to say cacao like a bunch of parrots. I miss that)

Goji berries

Hemp seeds

Coconut oil

Agave

Sprouted pumpkin seed butter

Raw Cacao Crunch cereal

Cacao powder (cacao! cacao!)

Maca

MSM powder

And finally, shredded coconut

You’ll never guess what that’s for (especially since they’re “macaroon cut”)

Whew! LOTS of good stuff! That’s what going to raw culinary school will do to ya… make you feel like your current kitchen stash is inadequate. The second I got home, I went online and ordered all of that stuff. The crazy thing is all of it cost a little over $100. Seriously! And those are pretty big bags and I got WAY more bang for my buck than I would have at Whole Foods or another health store. The secret is a lovely place called Earth Shift. Think of it as the Sam’s Club of raw foods and superfoods. You have to register and each order has to be over $99, but if you’re going to stock up, it’s awesome!!!

Well I’m off to rest a little before teaching spin and Zumba, then back to the other gym for a training appointment. It’s starting to feel like the good ol’ days around here again.

Have a great night <3

Today’s Zumba playlist: (I’ll post spin’s later.. still working on it)

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