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Meg: Weekend Wears
Do you ever have those days where you look in your closet and just absolutely hate everything you have? Please say yes so I don’t feel like such a freak. Lately I have been in a bit of a fashion funk. Every so often this happens to me and it usually means I’m outgrowing the…
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“When you expect less, you get more”
= my Yoda-esque wisdom for the day. (Also, can you believe I’ve never seen Star Wars? The Pilot is always teasing me about it. There are a lot of classic movies that have missed my radar.) This morning I was off on a 10-mile run. It’s not a personal distance record, and it wasn’t fast…
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Plantains: the Other, Other Vegetable
I’m going to go ahead and count today as my first time time cooking with plantains. (I’m smiling in the photo, but am also a little afraid) Cooking with Plantains Ok, so there was the one Mexican party we threw when I made an awesome slow-cooked chicken and plantain dish… but that was years ago.…
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Taming the sweet tooth
Hi! Happy Wednesday aka Zumba day 😉 What’s on your fitness plan? Check in for here for this week’s WSU and awesome giveaway! Yesterday after nap, Livi helped me make some dinner. (She’s great at spraying the olive oil and grinding the salt and pepper) I wasn’t quite sure how it would go with raw…
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10 ways to burpee
I’m so stoked that you guys are enjoying the Week 3 workout! Since we’ve been doing LOTS of burpees lately, I figured today would be a great day to share some of my tried and true burpee variations. Also, it’s Valentine’s week. Who doesn’t heart burpees?! (don’t answer that) Here are some ways to change…
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Kale Caesar
Kale Caesar! One of my favorite quick and easy salads. (Sorry for the blah picture. Our kitchen lighting at night is a little rough.) All you do is mix 1 cup of your favorite hard white cheese -I rolled with the giant manchego mountain we’re climbing- chopped anchovies in olive oil (I think the can…
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Superfood Snack Bites
Happy Valentine’s Day week! <3 To celebrate, I have a recipe for superfood snack bites! It’s fun to look back and think about how I’ve spent different Valentine’s Days throughout my life: as a little kid, carefully analyzing which boy got which Valentine; in high school, watching sappy movies with my best girlfriends; a college…
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Winter Shape Up 2014 Week 3 Workout + Sizzlefish and Cabot giveaway
Hey guys! Happy Monday and happy third week of the Winter Shape Up! Just finding out about the challenge? Be sure to check out all of the details here, along with your meal plans, workout and form cues. Thank you so much to everyone for participating and for your awesome feedback! As I mention in…
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Friday Faves
-Wildcats win! It was a close one…. -Your amazing Winter Shape Up checkins. Keep ’em coming! I’ll have the week 3 schedule up on Facebook later this afternoon if you’d like to plan ahead. -Heart shirt twins for Valentine’s Day. It’s happening 🙂 –One of my recipes was in a Buzzfeed article!!!!! I can’t even…
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New booty burner {video}
Hi friends! TGIAF… any fun plans for the weekend? Also, the Olympics start this weekend! Excited to watch. So guess what?! You know my tiny new Zumba class? Last week I had two people, and last night I had seven! Usually if I have one person, I’m happy, (otherwise, I’d have a dance party with…
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Focus On: Masala Bhangra
My first taste of the Masala Bhangra workout was at the IDEA conference. (<– reason 29,382 it’s advantageous to check out IDEA if you’re a fitness professional. I was exposed to so many new fitness trends!) As you guys know, I’m a HUGE fan of international dance, so I was pretty stoked to try out…
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