Posts by Fitnessista
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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Reader Request: Is ZIN worth it?
Of the emails I receive, 3 topics are the most popular: -health and wellness -military life (dealing with deployments, moving, making friends, etc) and –ZUMBA! Quite a few people have asked about the Zumba licensing process, if ZIN is worth it and what to expect, so I thought it would be a fun post for…
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Sweet Potato Brownies
Add natural sweetness and a boost of nutrients to your dessert when you make these sweet potato brownies. Hey! How’s your day going so far? Lots of sweet potatoes in our house lately. For Livi, for Bell and for us. 100% correct: sweet potato brownies. I’ve seen a lot of recipes for vegetables in desserts…
Read More →Calming my fears
While I was pregnant, I tried to keep my worries and stresses to a minimum, because I knew that everything I felt, Liv could feel, too. I wanted her to feel happy and safe, so even when things came up, I did what a could to take deep breaths and take action without getting too…
Read More →Make it happen
Hey! How was your weekend? Anything exciting happen? We had an awesome, restful and low-key weekend over here. Yesterday, the Pilot told me to go get a massage (twist my arm, eh?) and it was probably the best I’ve ever had- my hair is still greasy from the oils, haha. After my experience with prenatal…
Read More →6/24: Pics from the day
Hope you all had an amazing weekend, too <3 Head’s up: Summer Shape Up week 3 workout is here! Tomorrow’s challenge: 30 minutes of HIIT! You choose the intervals, but I’ll recommend 1:30 easy, 30 seconds hard (as fast as you can), repeat for 30 minutes total. If you need to adjust the intervals from…
Read More →Dr. Seuss Hair
I’ve always thought the Pilot and I make a pretty good team, but it’s even more apparent now with a little one in the house. We don’t have to ask or say anything -we just help each other out. He stays home with Livi on Saturday while I go to work, I’ll get to see…
Read More →The secret ingredient is….
Chillin’ at home for lunch break, eating a chicken burger the Pilot made me (on toast with kale, mustard and ketchup) going over choreography and chiseling away at an eegee nana left in the freezer for us. (thank you, friend!) I’ve had a great morning teaching, and Liv and the Pilot have had quite a…
Read More →Smart snacking strategies {interview and giveaway!}-ENDED
Hi friends 🙂 Just now winding down from the day’s events- hope you had a happy Friday! Since tomorrow is a teaching day, I try to plan out (and make) the snacks I’ll need the night before. I try to have lots of little snacks throughout the day to keep my energy up, without being…
Read More →Meg: 3-step Mani
Thank you so much to those of you who participated in the Shabby Apple giveaway! Did you win? Find out here. Shabby Apple is kindly offering Fitnessista readers a 10% coupon code. Just enter thefitnessista10off at checkout 🙂 The coupon code will be good for one month. I know a couple of weeks ago I left…
Read More →6/22: SSU Faves from the week
Weekend: nice to see ya again 🙂 Anything fun going on? We have absolutely nothing on the agenda, except teaching tomorrow. I love it. Congrats to the Summer Shape Up team for rocking out another amazing week- you’re halfway there! I hope you’re already seeing results from your hard work, and thank you again to…
Read More →Nice things
-My friend Katie saving me at work yesterday. When I first started (a little over a year ago), I quickly learned that since our schedules change throughout the day, we need to be prepared for anything. Weight room, teaching, Zumba and pool all have different outfits/shoes. Well, I *thought* pool was my last class yesterday,…
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