Summer Shape Up 2014 Week 2 Giveaway!

Morning! Happy Monday and happy Week 2 of the Summer Shape Up! You’re all CRUSHING it so far. Keep up the amazing work and the awesome check-ins (#summershapeup @fitnessista @fannetasticfood). It’s been a lot of fun to see your accomplishments and read your feedback this past week <3 Just learning about the Shape Up? You…

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Summer Shape Up 2014 Intro Post + Week 1

Summer Shape Up is finally here!   I’ve been doing Summer Shape Up since the early blog days, and it’s been so much fun to watch it evolve and grow each year. I’m so excited that you’ll be joining in with Anne and myself for the next 4 weeks to shake up your routine, share…

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Gear up for the Shape Up!

Morning, and happy Sunday!  Since today is a plan and prep day, and Summer Shape Up starts in just one week, I thought it would a great time to introduce Summer Shape Up and talk about strategies to set yourself up for success.  If you’re new to Summer Shape Up, you’re in for a treat!…

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Summer Shape Up 2013: Intro post

  Welcome to Summer Shape Up 2013! I’m so excited that you’re joining in the party -there are at least 3500 of you!- and that you’re committed to making some healthy changes during this season. Thank you so much for letting me be your cheerleader along the way. Now let me find those pink sparkly…

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5/31: Friday Faves

-All of the Summer Shape Up excitement! Thank you so much to those of you who signed up <3The first email went out very early this morning, giving you plenty of time to plan and get ready for MONDAY. I went in and tried to leave comments for a few people who said it wasn’t…

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Holiday weekend + Summer Shape Up Signup

This past weekend was everything I could wish for in a holiday weekend. The Pilot was home for 4 days in a row (!!!), so we were able to take care of projects around the house, enjoy a couple of parties with friends and family, grill, and spend time together. I would like to let…

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Berry Cheesecake Protein Fudge

If you follow me on Instagram, you already saw pictures of last night’s coyote sighting: (I can’t help but think, “They see me rollin’.. they hatin’…”) I was driving to Zumba and paused to let a pack of coyotes walk past. I snapped a quick shot from the side window and called the Pilot to…

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7: 6: SSU Faves + Recap

Happy Friday to ya! Doesn’t it feel like a weird day? It’s definitely more Tuesday than Monday over here, but I’ll take a weekend thankyouverymuch. Anything fun going on? Whenever I get back from vacation, I dread the state of our fridge. I gave Meg most of our perishable stuff, and wasn’t quite sure what…

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Back from La Jolla

An amazing trip with two of my absolute favorite people <3 When we went to San Diego for our babymoon, we knew we wanted to come back as a family of three and stay in La Jolla. There are so many cute shops and restaurants along the beach (plus the seals!!)- everything is walking distance.…

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Planning ahead + Summer Shape Up 2012: Week 4 Grocery List

Summer Shape Up 2012 is wrapping up this week, but that’s no excuse to meander to the finish line- it’s a sprint, friends! Make this last week the BEST one yet 🙂 You’ve all done an amazing job so far, and I really hope that even if you didn’t participate, that you’ve been inspired to…

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6/29: SSU Faves + Fit Mag

 It’s the weekend! Hope you have some fun things planned <3 I actually made it to Friday without having to buy more eggs, but I only had one sad and lonely egg left in the fridge. (along with protein berry oats, topped with chocolate coconut butter + coffee with coconut milk creamer and Stevia) Thank…

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And then it’s over

I did something yesterday that I’ve been freaked out about for quite a few months: (still obsessed with the sweet potato brownies) went to the dentist. In the world of medical professionals, dentists freak me out the most, especially after having a really bad experience (being stabbed with the novocaine shot 8 times !!!!! for…

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