Posts by Fitnessista
Pumpkin Pie Brownies (grain-free, dairy-free)
I’ve created a monster. Quite a few of you have told me that you’ve made these pumpkin bars multiple times already. (Thank you for letting me know if you’ve made them; I love getting your feedback on recipes and anything that’s on the blog!) I’m right there with you. I think we’ve demolished 4 batches…
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Family: Nursery Peek
Hi friends! I’m kind of in shock that we’ll likely be meeting our newest member of the family THIS WEEK. It feels like all of the holidays rolled in one; such a magical surprise, and we’ve been waiting in anticipation. We’ve been getting things ready around the house for a while now, packing hospital bags,…
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Acai what you did there
Hiiiii 🙂 How’s the morning going? Hope you’re enjoying the day and that those of you who are off today are enjoying the long weekend. It’s still wicked hot here, and I told the Pilot that my dream would be to spend the afternoon floating on a pizza raft. (Last night’s sunset was not too…
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The final stretch with Motherhood Maternity
This post is sponsored by Motherhood Maternity®. Pregnancy has taught me a lot about myself, and about life in general. Just a few things on the long list: the value of patience (the long wait for your bundle of joy to arrive, to the middle-of-the-night consoling) that the human body is an amazing thing that…
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Friday Faves
Hi friends! Happy Friday! Hope you’re enjoying the morning. New post up on the Family page here about core training during pregnancy. What are you up to this weekend? It’s supposed to be another scorcher, so we ordered another portable AC unit and are planning on hanging out in the ocean as much as possible.…
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Core Training During Pregnancy
aka tips as you work your way to a reverse six-pack 😉 Core training during pregnancy was something that I was totally clueless about when I became pregnant with Liv. I did as much research as possible, and at the time, was teaching in Tucson at a health/fitness resort (so I had a lot of…
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a new mantra
Hi friends! Happy almost-Friday. What are you up to this morning? Thank you so much to those of you who have chimed in with your advice and tips on the Family page. I can’t believe that we’re getting close. 🙂 We had some great Tuesday night adventures. My friend Jess asked if Liv wanted to…
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advice for the newborn days + a preschooler
This is one of those times when I’m asking for your invaluable words of wisdom. <3 Right before we had Liv, many of you shared the most awesome advice for the newborn days. (I loved re-reading this post! SO many awesome comments and tips.) Some of my favorites from the list: 1) Sleep when the baby…
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Breakfast Salad
This can be a thing, right? 🙂 For breakfast, I recreated one of these little gems I had in PB at Crown Point Coffee after teaching 3 barre classes in a row (<— not recently haha.): breakfast salad! I’ve been thinking about it ever since I had it, and thought it would be a fun way…
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el fin de semana
Hiiiiii friends! How’s the day going? So glad you’re excited about the Fair Trade giveaway! Don’t forget to enter if you haven’t yet. 🙂 After a bit of a rough week last week, this past weekend was everything I needed. Mom and nana were here, and for the past 4 days, the house has smelled…
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Blended Mexican Mocha (dairy-free)
I’ve been looking forward to today’s post because I’m always excited to spread the word about Fair Trade Month and share some awesome goodies with a lucky winner (giveaway has ended). But first, I have a recipe for a Blended Mexican Mocha! Blended Mexican Mocha I whipped this up using 3 popular Fair Trade ingredients: chocolate,…
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the nanas are here + Friday Faves
Hi friends! Happy Friday! Hope you are having a lovely morning. What are you up to this weekend? Everyone at our house is happy because the nanas made a surprise visit yesterday. I’ve been in a little bit of a funk lately, so when they said they were driving up from Tucson, I started crying…
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