Friday Faves

Hi friends! Happy Friday! The weekend is heeeeeere. Whatโ€™s going on? After being gone pretty much all week last week, it will be nice to have a weekend at home. Weโ€™ll probably get into the usual shenanigans: I have a girlsโ€™ night planned with friends, weโ€™re meeting up with friends + their kiddos for dinner, church, chores, prepping for the next week. Pโ€™s birthday is going to be here before we know it – I literally have to remind myself every day that sheโ€™s only 2, because sheโ€™s really like a 4-year old trapped in a 2-year oldโ€™s body – and Iโ€™m excited to start party planning. Iโ€™m thinking weโ€™ll do something here at the house but get a jumping castle and a taco truck (necessary). Iโ€™d love to hear what youโ€™re up to this weekend!

Now itโ€™s time for the weekly Friday Faves party. This is where I share some of my favorite finds, reads, wears, and laughs from the week. I love hearing what youโ€™re enjoying, too, so please shout out some faves in the comments if youโ€™d like to join in the fun!

Random/life:

– The decaf almond milk lattes from Cartel are A+.

Hey latte

– Last night, I took a baby meal over to a friend who has a lil newborn. All of the usual staples were there: cheesy enchiladas, Instant Pot Mexican rice, beans, salsa, chips, brownie/cookie/Oreo bars, and margarita mix. I pretty much make the same thing for every baby meal, so if you have new ideas, please throw them my way! Even so, Iโ€™m cool with being the token enchilada girl. 

Enchiladas

Read, watch, listen:

– Tips for better conversations

All the happy tears for Lindsay, Bjork, and Sage.

How to beat insomnia

Wonโ€™t You Be My Neighbor. I cried during parts of it because Mister Rogers was such a rare, genuinely kind human being. I highly recommend this documentary as it gives insightful background into his life, his true genius, and is very well-done. 

Wont you be my neighbor pbs

Another reason to get in endurance exercise

36 hours in Tucson

– Donโ€™t forget to check out this weekโ€™s podcast interview here! Jess and I are chatting all about injuries: what to do about them, how to prevent them, when to use heat/ice, and cryotherapy. 

Jessica Valant Instagram

Fashion/beauty:

– I met Merrick briefly at last weekโ€™s CJ event and love her style! She looks so put-together without being over-the-top. (Check out her blog if you havenโ€™t already!!) She inspired me to try a couple of new things in my wardrobe, so I ordered these studded booties (on super sale. Going to wear them with a black top, black jeans, and this long blush cardigan I recently picked up from Express), this pleated skirt ($25! and you can dress up or down), and this tiger dress. The tiger dress is outside of my normal comfort zone, but I loved the way it looked when she wore it with black buckle booties.

I feel like Iโ€™ve gotten really comfortable on the fashion front lately and heading into fall, I feel inspired to switch things up a bit. (Stay tuned for a fall capsule-ish wardrobe post since I literally have like 4 articles of fall clothing here. Iโ€™m pretty much starting from scratch since I stored and donated so much in Valdosta.) Also, this is a problem that isnโ€™t really a problem but I recently realized how much I was depending on Stitch Fix to pick out clothes for me. It feels oddly freeing to pick things out for myself again after quite a few Stitch Fix duds. 

Tiger dress

Maybe it will look cute. Maybe it will look like Iโ€™m wearing pajamas. We shall see. 

Eats + recipes:

– Yesterday was low-carb day, so I thought Iโ€™d share my breakfast: 2 eggs, 6 egg whites, 2 tablespoons of guacamole, a Mikeyโ€™s Paleo English muffin with butter and cinnamon

Bfast

Give me this Instant Pot curry

Best services for healthy prepared meals

Fitness:

NEW FIT GUIDES ARE HEADING YOUR WAY! (<โ€” yelling a little because Iโ€™m so excited) Iโ€™ll have all of the info up Monday,. Be sure to check in if you want first dibs because spots will go very quickly. If you havenโ€™t taken the free fitness quiz yet, check it out here and see what plan Iโ€™d recommend. I put so much love and work into these plans and the response has been amazing.

Check out Lauraโ€™s results after only 6 weeks:

Laura progress shots

Leave your fitness personality in the comments below and Iโ€™ll pick a lucky winner to receive a free Fit Guide on Monday!

Happy Friday, friends!

xo

Gina

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76 Comments

  1. Emily on September 21, 2018 at 8:20 am

    Fitness Freak

  2. Ana on September 21, 2018 at 8:27 am

    Lean Machine!

  3. Maeghan on September 21, 2018 at 8:45 am

    Lean Machine

  4. Carrie G. on September 21, 2018 at 8:51 am

    Benchmark Babe

  5. Jennifer on September 21, 2018 at 8:53 am

    Lean machine! ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Jodie on September 21, 2018 at 8:55 am

    Lean machine

  7. Kristen on September 21, 2018 at 8:55 am

    Fitness freak!

    Also, can you link to your enchilada recipe? Have you ever made them with the siete tortillas? I like them, but they always fall apart! Any tips?

    • Janice O'Kane on September 21, 2018 at 1:51 pm

      I second this, I’d love your enchilada recipe – and also knowing if you’ve made them with Siete tortillas.

      Home Workout Warrior!

  8. Melanie on September 21, 2018 at 8:56 am

    Fitness freak

  9. Amy on September 21, 2018 at 9:01 am

    Fitness Freak!

  10. Lori-Lynn on September 21, 2018 at 9:03 am

    Lean Machine!

  11. Brianne on September 21, 2018 at 9:05 am

    Home Workout Warrior (which will be even more true upon the arrival of our baby in just about 6 weeks!)

  12. Alaina on September 21, 2018 at 9:23 am

    Lean machine!!

  13. Emily McDougall on September 21, 2018 at 9:23 am

    Lean machine – even though I’m kind of fat and puffy right now due to having my third baby 10 months ago! Need to fit in my pre-pregnancy pants!

  14. Liz on September 21, 2018 at 9:30 am

    Fitness freak!

  15. Jeannie Vanderveen on September 21, 2018 at 9:35 am

    Cardio queen

  16. Leah H. on September 21, 2018 at 9:41 am

    Fitness Freak!:)

  17. Tammy on September 21, 2018 at 9:45 am

    fitness freak

  18. Laurie O on September 21, 2018 at 9:50 am

    Fitness Freak1

  19. Carlie smith on September 21, 2018 at 9:51 am

    Fitness freak

  20. Lee on September 21, 2018 at 9:51 am

    Fitness Freak!

  21. Jessica on September 21, 2018 at 10:03 am

    Home Workout Warrior! We just finished updating our garage gym and I’m so excited to start with the new Fitness Guides!

  22. Heather Brown on September 21, 2018 at 10:05 am

    Lean Machine

  23. Jay on September 21, 2018 at 10:06 am

    Home workout warrior! I found the best balance of workouts AFTER I I stopped going to the gym. Iโ€™m an cardio outside/weights in my spare room kind of gal.

  24. Jackie on September 21, 2018 at 10:16 am

    Definitely a fitness freak. Thanks for the giveaway!

  25. Linda on September 21, 2018 at 11:06 am

    Home workout warrior, even though I feel Cardio Queen is appropriate too.

  26. Kaelee on September 21, 2018 at 11:19 am

    Cardio queen!!

  27. Elissa on September 21, 2018 at 11:25 am

    Fitness Freak!!

    PS my old trainers company used to be called Fitness Freaks!!

  28. Stephanie K on September 21, 2018 at 11:27 am

    Home workout warrior!

  29. Nicole Kump on September 21, 2018 at 11:35 am

    Cardio Queen! Also, I want to see that Mister Rogers doc….I loved him growing up. And that Cartel coffee pic makes me miss Tucson so much!

  30. Bethany on September 21, 2018 at 11:43 am

    Home workout warrior! Although I wouldn’t say this is normal, but I just moved to a new city (Hello, Seattle!) and am focusing more on running than getting into a gym.

  31. Giana on September 21, 2018 at 11:59 am

    Fitness Freak ๐Ÿ™‚

  32. Katie on September 21, 2018 at 12:19 pm

    Lean Machine!

  33. Vanessa on September 21, 2018 at 12:43 pm

    Fitness freak

  34. Erin on September 21, 2018 at 12:55 pm

    Lean Machine

  35. Samantha on September 21, 2018 at 1:10 pm

    I got Fitness Freak!

  36. Kim N on September 21, 2018 at 1:23 pm

    Cardio Queen!

  37. Liga on September 21, 2018 at 2:17 pm

    Fitness Freak

  38. Marissa on September 21, 2018 at 2:21 pm

    Home workout warrior!

  39. Andrea on September 21, 2018 at 2:53 pm

    Home Workout Warrier ๐Ÿ™‚
    And I made that Oh She Glows curry in the Instapot last night. SO GOOD!!!

  40. natasha on September 21, 2018 at 2:57 pm

    Cardio queen but I could have already guessed that. Only think I do a bit on my stationary bike at home but I prefer to walk, walk, walk outdoors as long as it’s warm!

  41. Elizabeth on September 21, 2018 at 2:58 pm

    Cardio queen! Really need out of the treadmill rut. Would love your enchilada recipe!

    • Fitnessista on September 21, 2018 at 5:23 pm

      i’ll do a post on them! <3

  42. Bonnie on September 21, 2018 at 3:10 pm

    Benchmark babe

  43. Emily on September 21, 2018 at 3:30 pm

    Fitness freak!

  44. Tracy on September 21, 2018 at 3:57 pm

    Lean Machine ๐Ÿ™‚

    TGIF!!

  45. Katherine on September 21, 2018 at 4:06 pm

    Fitness freak!

  46. Lorna on September 21, 2018 at 4:21 pm

    Fitness Freak!

  47. Emily on September 21, 2018 at 4:41 pm

    Did not even realize there was a documentary on Mr.Rogers!! I will have to go watch it at some point soon!

  48. Amber Schumann on September 21, 2018 at 5:02 pm

    Home Workout Warrior! Btw, have you shared your enchilada recipe somewhere on here? Those look amazing!!!

    • Fitnessista on September 21, 2018 at 5:23 pm

      i don’t think i have! i need to do a post ๐Ÿ™‚ xoxo

  49. Vivian on September 21, 2018 at 5:16 pm

    Home workout warrior!

  50. Vicki L. on September 21, 2018 at 5:17 pm

    Fitness Freak!

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