You’re my inspiration board

Hey everyone! Hope your day is going well 😀 I’ve already been robbed of blood. I’m proud to say I didn’t cry or pass out. The pilot was with me and held my hand, and the tech that did it was a toughie and I was convinced he’d make me do push ups if I…

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Enter the Rizzle

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for the awesome feedback on the Workout Move of the Week– I’m so happy you’re enjoying these 😀 I stayed up a little too late last night and disturbed the pilot’s sleep cycle :/ He had to cancel his flight this morning and.. I feel terrible. Sorry pilot 🙁 Breakfast…

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WOMW #2: Bicep Curl Plie Squat Combo

Hey everyone! Happy Monday to ya 🙂 Here’s this week’s Workout Move of the Week, the bicep curl and plie squat. This is a compound move that works the biceps and legs, and your abbies if you hold them in tight 😉 Some tips: -Good posture with shoulders back, chest proud, abs tight and booty…

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I ate, did eight, feel great

Hey everyone! Hope your weekend is winding down ok 😀 The pilot and I ran 8 miles today- our longest run together! We’ve both surpassed this distance on our own before, quite a few times, but something about doing it as a team was so FUN:) Before leaving the casa, I had a chia bfast…

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Sushi Snafu

Hey everyone! Happy Sunday!!! Hope you’re rested and refreshed 😀 Yesterday was a crazy and productive day! I managed to get everything on the to-do list done… except for yoga 🙁 I can’t believe I didn’t practice at all last week- I miss it! We spent a few hours at Bizzle (aka Starbucks) getting some…

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Keep it up all year

Boo for taking Christmas decorations down! (U of A! U of A!) I love our tree so much! Since the pilot is pretty much gone every other Christmas, I only get a tree every other year. I’ve done a pretty good job savoring it’s beauteousness for the season, but I’m going to miss it so.…

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Bright, shiny and NEW!

Hiiiii 😀 HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Hope everyone had fun celebrations last night! We certainly did, but I was a bum and didn’t take a single picture :/ We had a lovely dinner with some friends at Liz and her pilot’s house (spinach and salmon salad, brownies with ice cream and peppermint bark) and then came…

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What a Year

Hey everyone! Hope you have something fun going on tonight 😀 Please remember to be safe while you’re out and about! It has been a heck of a year in the Fitnessista casa 😀 I ran my first half marathon: My love got back from a 6 month deployment: We traveled to Tucson: Jacksonville Orlando…

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Glamour…and so much pain

Hey hey hey! How’s your night going? Mine has been glorious, but got even better when I found out that the lovely Sarah, of Glamour’s health and fitness blog, Vitamin G featured my lunge and lift video on her blog today!!! WAHOO! This is the second time I’ve been feature on Vitamin G and I’m…

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Vegan Power Cookies

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for your good vibes and wonderful tips on the blood work <3 Too bad THIS got in the way:   A breakfast cookie? Yup. I made one with vegan chocolate chips to bribe myself to be brave when I got to flight medicine, only to find out that you can’t…

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Swimmin’ in the AB jar

Heyyyyyy 😀 How are ya? Hope everyone is having a fabulous night! I’m glad you enjoyed the baby puppy pictures. They’re funny little things 🙂 Today has been pretty bueno- I took the week off from teaching aerobics to have a break and get the casa put back together, especially since I start teaching yoga…

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Blast from the Past

Hey everyone! How are ya?? I’m bueno over here 😀 Last night, dinner was simple and satisfying. BBQ salmon (marinated in OrganicVille BBQ sauce, which is sweetened with agave!), sweet potato rounds (with olive oil, sea salt and pepper) and roasted asparagus (with sea salt, pepper and garlic powder). It was everything I could ever…

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