Posts by Fitnessista
Grain-Free and Dairy-Free Almond Butter Lava Cakes
These paleo molten chocolate cakes with almond butter are a grain-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free take on the classic lava cake. They’re sure to be a crowd-pleaser, even for those without dietary restrictions! Hiiii 🙂 How’s the morning going? Thank you so much for all of your amazing giveaway entries and “feel better” wishes. Thankfully, I’m on…
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Eggs in a Basket – Veggie Style
(Paleo and Whole 30 style eggs in a basket, that is! Recipe at the bottom.) Hi guys. How’s your day been? First of all, I am BLOWN AWAY by your amazing entries to today’s Fair Trade giveaway. It’s a great one, and I’m so thrilled you guys are as excited as I am 🙂 Something…
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Fair Trade Month (+ an awesome giveaway!)
When Fair Trade USA, a nonprofit, reached out to me about spreading awareness for Fair Trade Month, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. They sent an incredible gift package and offered to send the same gift package to a lucky reader. I’m excited to spread the word about this important organization.…
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Homemade Pumpkin Spice Body Butter
Friends. I’m so excited to tell you about this homemade pumpkin spice body butter!! Pumpkin Everything…Almost As you know, I’m been pumpkin-gasming over everything lately. But, I hold off on some of the ridiculous things. #1: pumpkin M&Ms. I like M&Ms every now and again. I love pumpkin. However, everything about the concept of pumpkin…
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Weekend in the desert
Hi! How was your weekend? Ours was a fun whirlwind of travel adventures: we made a roadtrip to Tucson. Of course, it was full of the usual T-town adventures: time spent with the fam and friends, Arizona basketball, dinner at my dad’s house, and a glorious yoga class at Session. The best? Seeing these little…
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Friday Faves
Costco apple chips. I would show you a pic of the bag, but it’s long gone. They only have one ingredient (apples) and are certified organic and also GMO-free. So good. THE SCANDAL COLLECTION at the Limited. I can’t even handle the gorgeousness, but it’s not exactly realistic for my lifestyle. “Welcome to BODYPUMP!…
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the kale salad to my heart
(gluten and dairy-free, too!) Oh friends, do I have a salad for youuuuuu…. Soft kale with a creamy dressing, plus crunchy almonds, celery bites and savory scallions This one was very much inspired by a recent trip to the co-op. Usually when we go there, we’ll just grab a couple of essentials, but lately, I’ve…
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Owl cupcakes + that Zumba mojo
Hi! How’s the day going? Hope you’re having a great one so far <3 A little later blogging today, because there’s been some behind-the-scenes stuff I’ve been working on. An exciting update: the blogroll page is back! Quite a few of you let me know that you missed it, so it’s back in action on…
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spin ftw + sweet potato cauliflower mash
Hey! How’s your day going? Hope it’s been a great one so far. Thank you so much for the awesome feedback on this morning’s squat post. It took me a while to put together, so I’m to hear you enjoyed it! I hope you can use it as an easy guide to switch up your…
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25 ways to squat
Hi! How’s your morning going? Hope you’re having a great one so far! Lately, it’s been squat-stravaganza around here. From Bodypump to barre, there has been a ton of leg work happening. Source I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite squat variations today. There are so many squats in the…
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Persimmon and goji berry smoothie
SO MUCH fall produce to be excited about! From the squash everything to the apple varieties, it’s definitely a diverse group of delicious options. My very favorite: the persimmon. I didn’t have my first persimmon until we were living in Valdosta, and I bought one on a whim. At first I was like “how…
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Painting, wine unicorns and Gone Girl
= weekend in a nutshell How was your weekend? Ours was the perfect mix of fun events, relaxing and time with friends. All the good things. Friday morning, I thought it would be fun to paint pumpkins with Liv, so we went to Michael’s to grab supplies. (A little tip: I download a store coupon…
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