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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. Iโ€™ve done a pretty good job savoring itโ€™s beauteousness for the season, but Iโ€™m going to miss it so.…

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Bright, shiny and NEW!

Hiiiii ๐Ÿ˜€ HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Hope everyone had fun celebrations last night! We certainly did, but I was a bum and didnโ€™t take a single picture :/ We had a lovely dinner with some friends at Liz and her pilotโ€™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 ๐Ÿ˜€ Please remember to be safe while youโ€™re out and about! It has been a heck of a year in the Fitnessista casa ๐Ÿ˜€ 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! Howโ€™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 Iโ€™ve been feature on Vitamin G and Iโ€™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 canโ€™t…

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Swimmin’ in the AB jar

Heyyyyyy ๐Ÿ˜€ How are ya? Hope everyone is having a fabulous night! Iโ€™m glad you enjoyed the baby puppy pictures. Theyโ€™re funny little things ๐Ÿ™‚ 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?? Iโ€™m bueno over here ๐Ÿ˜€ 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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Four is the new Seven

Hey everyone! Hope youโ€™re having a great night ๐Ÿ˜€ Thanks so much for your sweet comments on the workout video– if you enjoy them, Iโ€™ll keep โ€˜em coming. Stay tuned for a Zumba video in the near future, too ๐Ÿ˜€ Look what came in the mail! THE FAMOUS LOST GARMIN ๐Ÿ˜€ I was so stoked…

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WMOW #1: The Lunge and Lift

WMOW = Workout Move Of the Week Hey everyone! Hope the rest of your weekend went well ๐Ÿ™‚ If youโ€™re just getting back from vacay, here are some things that went down over the weekend: -I went to up into the wilderness and stayed in a cabin in Gatlinburg (Part 1 & Part 2) -We…

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Reader’s Request: When Food and Family Collide

Hey everyone! Hope your weekend is wrapping up beautifully ๐Ÿ˜€ Iโ€™ve received quite a few requests on what to do when your eating habits differ from family and friends and how to nourish your body the way you see fit, when others verbally disagree. Before we get started, a little disclaimer that I post on…

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Fun with Flip

Hey everyone! Happy Sunday! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful day ๐Ÿ˜€ Weโ€™re still in vacation mode (ie, in pajamas and being bums) but I thought Iโ€™d show ya a couple of gifties from the recent holiday. Most of them youโ€™ll be seeing on the bloggy in upcoming posts, but I had to post these two…

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Gatlinburrrrrg Part Dos

Hi everyone! Hope your Saturday night is going wellโ€ฆand that youโ€™re not spending it in a car, like yours truly ๐Ÿ˜‰ At least I have a puppy and some eye candy. Christmas in Gatlinburg was lovely <3 We chilled on the deck for a little while, waiting for our little nephew to wake up and…

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