Posts by Fitnessista
Vegan Maple Cinnamon Ice Cream
[This is sponsored by Pure Maple Syrup Canada, which is one of my favorite natural sweeteners. Read on for a simple yet decadent vegan ice cream recipe] The ice cream machine: We keep this stashed in the pantry of kitchen appliance wedding gifts. Many that were initially used with gusto, but now sit waiting to…
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A brilliant IDEA
Hi guys! How’s the day going? Hope you’re having a wonderful Tuesday! Packing mountain is currently in effect, since I’m heading to Anaheim for the IDEA World Fitness Convention and BlogFest! Are you going to be there? I’m stoked to take new (and fave!) classes, and signed up for some fascinating lectures (mainly focusing on…
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Slow cooker turkey, veggie and feta lasagna
This slow cooker lasagna is the perfect healthy meal to come home to after a busy summer day! It’s loaded with turkey, veggies and feta, which makes it a lighter, summery take on traditional lasagna. Bonus: no noodle boiling! Hi guys! How’s your morning going? It’s been a great one over here. I even woke…
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Reader’s Request: portion control and sizes
Real talk: Serving size per bag of plantain chips: 1 Serving size per bag of trail mix: 3 Serving size per bag of turkey jerky: 1 (AHH PERKY JERKY IS SO GOOD) Please tell me I’m not alone. For this reader’s request, I thought that we could talk about portion control. As you can see…
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Shake it like a…
Hi! Happy Monday! YOU GUYS. I finally did it. I went ahead and ordered Shakeology… and P90X3 to go along with it. After trying Shakeology a couple of weeks ago, I couldn’t stop thinking about the Vegan Chocolate. While I prefer to get my nutrients from whole foods for the most part, I’m pretty passionate…
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all the hummus
Hi guys! How was your weekend? Hope you’ve had a great one so far <3 Mine has involved lots of hummus. Always a good thing, right? 😉 First, we had an amazing night out at Meze, a Greek spot downtown. Lots of hummus was consumed, along with the most beautiful grilled salmon, fluffy rice and…
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Capsule (ish) wardrobe
Hiiiii 🙂 Things have been pretty stale on the ol’ fashion page, but I’m excited to share some of the things I’ve done to minimize my stuff and create my own version of a capsule(ish) wardrobe. This idea was 100% inspired by my buddy in all of this, Maria, and this awesome blog and post.…
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Friday Faves
Hi! Happy Friday! Hope you’re having a wonderful morning. What are you up to this weekend? I’m enjoying an off day from the gym today -legs are sore from teaching back-to-back barre and hot barre last night- and excited for a weekend date night with that certain handsome Pilot 🙂 Some faves from the week…
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motivation + inspiration
Hi guys! How’s your day going so far? It’s been a good one over here, cranking away at some edits and stopping for a walk along Newport. They have the most awesome unique stores, especially this one called “Sunshine Daydream” with all things tie dye, incense and Budhha. Needless to say, it’s a happy place…
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Vegan Chickpea Cheezy Stuffed Mushrooms
So I had some mushrooms in the fridge that were in a “use it or lose it situation.” These vegan stuffed mushrooms were the perfect way to rescue them! They’ll probably be that much more delicious using mushrooms that are at their prime. 😉 It’s been a good day over here so far. I spent…
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30 minute cardio playlist
Hi guys! How’s the morning going? Hope you’re having a great day so far! Last night I taught spin, which was a lot of fun. It also felt like an ideal amount of time, because it was the first half of a spin/TRX combo class. (Not able to teach the TRX portion right now.) The…
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Fitness Instructor Cliches
Hi guys! How’s your day going? So happy you liked the pizza/flatbread recipe! Let me know if you give it a try. The past few days have been interesting. I’ve had to avoid the temptation to use my left hand in daily life (or face the stinging consequence). That means avoiding exercises that involve gripping…
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