Both sides of the spectrum (+ a giveaway!)- ENDED!

My oven has seen both sides of the spectrum today.ย  When I was home for my lunch break, my brothers were here hanging out with the Pilot and Oliv, and Kyle asked me if I’d help him make something for a Bacon Party he was headed to tonight with Meg. (For anyone lacking theme ideas…

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Reader Review: BodyMedia Fit giveaway-ENDED

I’m kind of obsessed with fitness gadgets. Not really in the sense that I own a ton of them, but they fascinate me. For some, I can never get over how ridiculous (or inappropriate?) they are: Source and others, I watch and notice other runners or gym-goers using them before doing my own research and…

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Practice 10k + a giveaway- ENDED

Practice 10k COMPLETE! (not pushing the jogging stroller, though. The Pilot walked with Liv since he has a PT test tomorrow and wanted to have fresh legs) I wasn’t sure if I was actually going to do it, but my killer playlist got me through. Even with the steep Sabino incline and a walk break…

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Smart snacking strategies {interview and giveaway!}-ENDED

Hi friends ๐Ÿ™‚ 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…

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Hurts so good {giveaway}

You know the dad in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and his Windex? Thatโ€™s me and the foam roller. It helps with everything, from sore hamstrings to a broken heart. I tell everyone that it โ€œhurts so goodโ€ โ€“ that is, if you like a little pain. So I wouldnโ€™t recommend it in every possible…

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Let Them Eat Vegan! {giveaway} – ENDED 5/8/12

Goooooooood morning <3 Fun news ๐Ÿ™‚ The blog was chosen as a readerโ€™s choice winner for best personal training blog over at Fitness Magazine. Thank you SO much to those of you who took the time to vote – Iโ€™m honored to have been included in such wonderful company. Last weekโ€™s little photo shoot was…

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Share the love {giveaway}

*******************This giveaway has ended as of 12:24 EST (3/8/12). Thank you so much to everyone for entering and stay tuned for more giveaways in the future! Donโ€™t you love when something totally unexpected makes your day a little brighter? (Gorgeous full moon last night! Now if only I knew how to make my camera photograph…

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Staying on Track {Giveaway}

*******This giveaway has already ended. Stay tuned for more! Hey everyone! How was your day? I was blown away by all of your awesome comments and sweet compliments on the Zumba videos. Even though itโ€™s a little more challenging than it usually is, I still love teaching so.so much. Dancing makes me happy and is…

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Sweet Friday Giveaway

Hi friends! How are you? [The Bella ball says โ€œHappy Friday] Itโ€™s another lovely, cool day over here. Itโ€™s very refreshing to walk outside without being blasted with heat. Iโ€™m a little late blogging this morning since I had to take my car to the dealership to be serviced. The good news is that they…

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Needle Noodle

Hi friends! How are you? Hope youโ€™ve had a fabulous day <3 LOVED reading about how youโ€™re going to turn over a new fitness leaf ๐Ÿ™‚ Iโ€™m a giant noodle right now. Source  Just got back from acupuncture and itโ€™s been sooooo long since Iโ€™ve been. We moved farther away and things have been so…

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Was August Awesome? [giveaway]

*******************************This giveaway ended Sept. 1, 2011 at 10:30 EST. Stay tuned for the next one! At the beginning of this month, I posted a list of 10 Ways to Make August Awesome. Itโ€™s always fun to have some monthly motivation and goals, so Iโ€™ll probably do similar lists for each month ๐Ÿ˜€ Bellaโ€™s August in…

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Doing the ballroom thang

Hi friends! Hope youโ€™re having a wonderful morning <3 Iโ€™m off to training for a ballroom-based dance cardio class, but I wanted to post the giveaway winners before I go ๐Ÿ˜€ Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to enter my little blogiversary giveaway! I loved reading all of your comments, tweets…

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