3/1: Meals and fitness

 Hi friends! Howโ€™s the weekend going? Itโ€™s rainy and beautiful here; a perfect cozy Sunday! Weโ€™re off to brunch with friends but I thought Iโ€™d stop by and say hi, and post the tentative meal and fitness plan for the week if youโ€™re planning and prepping today, too. (Last nightโ€™s dinner: grilled chicken, sweet potato…

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Fitness Fashion Friday: all about that mesh

Happy Fitness Fashion Friday! Brought to you by the power of MESH.  I am loving all of the funky mesh details for spring; they add a little bit of interest and style to solid athletic wear. The last time I wore mesh was probably in the 80s when I had awesome crimped hair and these…

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Friday Faves (+ Pilot is back!)

 Hi friends! HAPPY FRIDAY ๐Ÿ™‚ Any fun plans for the weekend? We donโ€™t have anything crazy going on, but Iโ€™m excited to hit up the farmerโ€™s market and watch some of the Oscar winners that we havenโ€™t seen. (The Theory of Everything is happening tonight.) Something exciting about today: the Pilot is home! He was…

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Barre Booty Burner

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the afternoon going? Hope youโ€™re enjoying the day! Today was an off day from workouts and teaching, and has been gloriously relaxing. Iโ€™m making some chili for dinner and excited to watch the Cats play later tonight. MARCH MADNESS is right around the corner! Speaking of March, I just sent out the March…

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A photo an hour

Hi friends! Happy almost-the-weekend!! Hope youโ€™re enjoying the morning so far. <3 Donโ€™t forget to order the book and cookies giveaway! Book. Cookies. All you really need in life. So last time I was going to do more of a โ€œday in the lifeโ€ style post, I gashed the heck out of my hand. Since…

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Skinny Confidential book (giveaway)

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going so far? So glad you liked the banana pancake recipe. Itโ€™s SO easy and so so good. We had them again today! PS I figured out to secret to get a toddler to eat anything: make it for yourself. Whatever Iโ€™m eating (salad, smoothie, veggies with hummus), she immediately…

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Blender Banana Oat Pancakes

Hiiiii! Howโ€™s it going? I’ve got some three-ingredient banana oat pancakes if you scroll down, but first, some chitchat. ๐Ÿ™‚ So happy you enjoyed the capsule wardrobe post. So ready to spriiiiiiiing. Happy humpday! Flashback to the Valdosta days and every Wednesday was Indian Food Wednesday. I think some channa masala is happening tonight. Speaking…

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Spring capsule wardrobe

Hi friends! Howโ€™s the day going? Thank you for the awesome feedback on the TRX workout. I hope you enjoy it if you give it a whirl!  I thought it would be fun to do a more fashion-y type post today, especially since the sun is shining (sending some to my northeast friends) and the…

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Total body TRX circuit

Hi! What are you up to this morning? Hope youโ€™re enjoying the day so far! Thank you so much for your eclectic music suggestions to diversify my spin playlist. I added this swing song, this old one I forgot about, and finished it off with the Zac Brown Band live version of โ€œDevil Went Down…

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Superfood Energy Bars

Hiiiii ๐Ÿ™‚ Howโ€™s the afternoon going? Monday in a nutshell.  I figured I could really use a cup of Joe, so I made a cup and begin enthusiastically shaking what I thought was cinnamon into the mug. Red pepper flakes. I finished off the jar. I donโ€™t even know.  The rest of the morning was less…

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Taking back Sunday

(sadly not the band) Hi friends! Happy Monday! Howโ€™s the morning going? I canโ€™t believe that Winter Shape Up is over (unless youโ€™re repeating the fun for an additional 4 weeks). Thank you again to those of you who participated, and for your awesome check-ins, support for each other, and fantastic energy along the way.…

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National Margarita Day + Meals and fitness

Hi friends! Happy Sunday, and Happy National Margarita Day. Iโ€™m never really into those national food holidaysโ€ฆ unless they include chocolate or cocktails. ๐Ÿ˜‰ The Pilot and I enjoyed this sweet and spicy concoction last night: Frozen strawberries with a jalapeรฑo-infused honey simple syrup, fresh lime, triple sec, and tequila. Quite the fiesta in your…

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