Got the Fiyah
Hi guys 😀 How are ya? Hope your afternoon has been bueno <3
I’m always thankful for the mailman when I have nothing to write about 😉 He brings inspiration in cardboard boxes.
A lovely package from my friend, Brittany! (We’re doing a lil mail exchange)
Nori wrappers, Mary’s Gone Crackers BREADCRUMBS, raw almonds, almond butter, raw chocolate, tea and…
why hello there 🙂
I took care of that chocolate cookie bar (gluten-free, dairy free, you’re amazing, Brittany) and another. I did save 4 for the pilot 🙂
And check out what else came….
I’ve got the fiyahhhhh 🙂
Me <—– Stoked 😀
Thanks again to Elizabeth for helping me order TurboFire 🙂 Her BeachBody coach page is *here* if any of ya’ll are looking to find a BeachBody program (like Insanity, P90X or TurboFire)- she’s awesome and a good friend of mine, so she’ll help ya out.
I read through the materials (standard eating plan- I’ll stick to my Gina style of feasting, class schedule, 5 day Inferno Plan for quick results) and am really excited about starting the workouts. From what I can tell so far, TurboFire is High Intensity Interval Training, combined with toning moves and is supposed to have baller upbeat music. I’ll be sure to let ya’ll know after I try the first workout tonight 🙂
Some random eats:
Smoothie:
-1 C almond milk
-1/2 C frozen peaches
-a few frozen strawberries
-the other half of this morning’s bananner
-1 T brown rice protein (hoping my Sun Warrior gets here soon.. I miss it!)
-1 t spirulina
-a lil hemp seeds
Leftover Greek salad:
It tastes even better the next day 🙂
+ 2 unpictured, but delicious, slices of millet bread
I’m going to make another snack before heading back to work and then coming home to FIRE IT UP 😀
Have a lovely night <3
Gina
Note: Have any of ya’ll tried Grooveshark.com?? You can put in any artist and it comes up with every song that artist has EVER recorded. It’s been a medley of Glee all day over here 😀 Maybe I’m late to get on the boat, but I thought this was AWESOME because in Pandora you can’t choose specific songs. Edited to say:Some bloggies let me know that Grooveshark gave them viruses on their computers. I haven’t had any probs, but be careful and make sure you have good anti-virus software <3
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I can’t wait to hear what you think of TurboFire! I’d love to follow one of those programs, but they tend to be rough on your knees. Good luck 🙂
I love Grooveshark! And the fact that you’re exchanging delicious eats via mail:) Enjoy your day!
I love Grooveshark – it’s so great! Can’t wait to hear how TurboFire goes for ya! Good luck with it!
I’ve been using grooveshark for a few months – it has put a ton of viruses on my PC tho. It’s been good for my Mac!
gah! really??? i just shut it down.. i hope i don’t get any viruses!
2 big Greek thumbs up for the salad!!! 😀 It’s begging for some goat feta!
Can’t wait to hear how you like the new BeachBod program.
awesome!! i love fun packages!!!!
Wooooot! Fiyah!! Cannot wait to hear what you think of it!!
Wooooot! Fiyah!! Cannot wait to hear what you think of it!!
Wooooot! Fiyah!! Cannot wait to hear what you think of it!!
Gah! So sorry….no idea why it posted three times!
it’s ok! 🙂
I totally want the fiyah – was looking at it the other day…tell me what you think:)
Can’t wait to see what you think about TurboFire….
Will you like it better than Insanity!?!!?
I am doing ChaLEAN extreme right now and love it….but have noticed my thighs are getting bigger instead of smaller….maybe toomuch since I am also training for a 100 mile bike ride??????
Very curious to see how you like Turbo Fire. I have a couple of Turbo Jam dvd’s and love them.
i feel like i’m just as excited about turbo fire as you! let us know how it goes gina!
I am on the 4th day of turbo fire – tonight is the 55 min workout – most are shorter. I really like it, can’t wait to hear what you think.
Kim
Can’t wait to hear your review of that workout! Looks fun! I love that you took your dinner to Eclipse. I think we would be friends 🙂
a fun HIIT video? YES PLEASE. Would love to hear if you rec. it or not. That greek salad looks amazing too! YUM
Ah, add me to the list of people who can’t wait to hear what you think about TurboFire! =P It looks amazing, I want it so bad! Love Chalene!
LOVE Grooveshark! Apparently I loved it a little too much since my work recently blocked it on the internet. I’m so much more productive when music is playing!
What an awesome mail day! Can’t wait to hear how you like turbofire.
I’m so excited to hear what you think about TurboFire… after watching the promo video I want it sooooo bad :O)
I’d love to try this once I’ve lost a bit more weight.
Have you ever tried Mary’s Sticks and Twigs? They are similar to the crackers, but are little “pretzels” instead. They even come in curry flavor!
yes and i am OBSESSED with the curry flavor 🙂 the tomato ones are good too
Sounds like a fun mail day for you! Please do a review of the fiyahhhh 🙂
I’ve never heard of grooveshark but I’m anxious to try it!
tried grooveshark. loved it….til it gave me a virus on my brand new computer! same thing happened with kelly (http://beneathitallblog.com/). be careful! 🙂
good to know- thank you!
I LOVE grooveshark! Way to let out my favorite secret!! And that Turbofire looks bomb – I can’t wait to read your review on it.
Glee is the exact reason I use Grooveshark! I use a Mac at home and haven’t had any problems (knock on wood).
Can’t wait to read your review on TurboFire!
Wow, sounds intense. Can’t wait to hear about it. Oh, and totally hadn’t heard about Grooveshark. Thanks for the suggestion.
love when the mailman brings something exciting! xx
Would u do a post on the differences of sprouted, manna and millet bread? I tried miller and love it. Is it just as good as the sprouted? Also where do u get your oats?
i haven’t tried manna bread but i’ve heard good things. i think sprouted is just as great as millet 🙂
my oats are from whole foods, but i’ll get them from publix too
grooveshark is my FAVE!! it has amazing remixes, and i use it to make my spin lists b/c we have wireless at the gym. it keeps my class music more varied without spending a TON on itunes 🙂
that is a genius idea!
Hi Gina!
Just got my Sun Warrior! Can’t wait to try it tonight…! They accidently sent me 2 chocolate and 1 vanilla instead of 2 vanilla and 1 chocolate (I ordered one for Celeste). I emailed Opensky, and they emailed me back IMMEDIATELY to fix my order. And, I get to keep the extra! 🙂 SOOO nice of them!
I tried the protein icecream last night with some leftover of a different protein. Let’s just say it looked nowhere near as good as yours (and didn’t taste good either haha). I’ll give it another try w/ the Sun Warrior! Do you think the hemp seeds are a must? Maybe that was my problem…
Have a good day! 🙂
hey girl,
WOW. opensky is amazing and has really great customer service- that’s why i’m so happy to work with them 🙂
i don’t think the hempseeds are a must- did you use the xanthan gum??
i did the xanthan gum, but i tried to “half” the recipe to just make a little bit, so i probably did something wrong lol. i’ll give it another shot! xo
Grooveshark is AWESOME. Saves me so much iTunes money, lol.
Looking forward to your review on TurboFire! I just got ChaLean Extreme (but am not doing the program just yet as I just starting training for my first half marathon) so I’m intrigued at what you think of her stuff!
Like almost everyone else here, I would love to hear your thoughts on TurboFire also. I love, love love Turbo Jam since it gave me enough self confidence to actually go to a kickboxing class and begin a whole change in attitude. The promo looks great, but I would rather hear about it from a sane Fitnessista! 🙂
Have fun trying out the program 🙂
+ thanks a lot for the grooveshark suggestion. I’ve been trying to find a good music site since my favorite went down.
Other fun radio sources: try BBC Radio 1 or LastFM! Can’t wait to hear about the adventures with TurboFire… in the midst of BeachBody’s P90X (the lite-version! still teaching 3-5x a week, too)! Burnin’!!
I am really interested in hearing how the workouts are. I have the p90x program and stuck with it for about a month and a half, but the workouts were really long and I got bored working out in my living room every single day.
I am excited to hear about the new workout videos! You are a home workout machine. I usually need to get out of the house to be motivated. I need to follow your lead more often!
since i work at two gyms, it’s kind of nice to get away from *work* to do my own workout, ya know?
I am so excited about the workouts – and can’t wait for you to report on them. Please keep us posted. For our anniversary, my husband bought me a bunch of mulch to spread . . . who knew the 15th anniversary was mulch??? So that’ll be my work out for the next day or two! Take care and hi to the pilot. Mo
LOL
mo, i love you 🙂
ahh I am so psyched you finally got the turbo fire!! i cant wait to hear what you think! I am probabky going to get it as well! I emailed your beachbody friend, elizabeth with some questions about it, I hope you don’t mind!
I did a double take when I saw the box in the picture since I received the exact same box today! However, my brown box only contained Power 90…hey, I gotta start somewhere! Good luck and I look forward to watching your progress!
Would you call Insanity HIIT? I am bought the DVDs to do after my half marathon, because I’ll be starting grad school this fall and won’t have tons of time to devote to working out (my “goal” is to lift weights twice a week to supplement, like you suggested). You said it leaned you out, which is really what I’m looking for. I’m nervous about it though, because you’re in better shape than me and it sounded so hard for you….luckily I have a month to mentally prepare 😉
hey girl,
just pace yourself and listen to your body and you’ll be golden.
insanity is interval training but a little different than hiit- it’s max interval training so the intervals are longer with shorter recovery. still an excellent way to burn fat and get endurance and agility up 🙂
LOVE Grooveshark! I haven’t gotten any viruses from it – but my Glee playlist sure is epic :0)
Gina
Awesome post!Cant wait to see mor.Where do you purchase the MILLET BREAD and the artisana cacao ?
Yay for mail day!! That mail day is clutch, too! Nice:)
Good luck with the TurboFire! Love Chalene Johnson. Ever try ChaLean Extreme?
Hey Gina,
Good luck with Fiyah!! I’m a little confused though because I thought you felt like you lost muscle with the Insanity workouts?? So I’m surprised that you are going for more cardio again. Did you ever get a chance to actually measure your BF% after Insanity or did you just go by your “gut feeling”…no pun intended =D
I need to try that protein ice cream recipe for my son. Where would one get Xanthan gum?
Thanks!
hey girl,
i stopped losing muscle as soon as i started weight training again 🙂 so i’ll just keep weight training in addition to the fiyah
i got xanthan gum at publix in the organic aisle- most grocery stores should have it. it’s pricey, but you only need a little
xoxo
i also can’t wait to hear about the fiyahhh. i’m SO tempted to buy the set–i really dig turbo jam, but think that it’s too fast for anyone who hasn’t taken kickboxing in a gym to learn proper form with a mirror. (i think you really need to master the basics before doing the workouts :))i taught cardio kick for a few years and that’s my only qualm on the jam. but the music rocks, i really like chalene, and it’s a great workout. so i anticipate hearing good things! yay!
Man I’m jealous… my mailman never brings me delicious treats 😉 enjoy those chocolate cookie bars for me!
Looking forward to TurboFire thoughts. I’m looking for a good at-home workout video that I feels does the job of the gym or a class. And on that note, I’m off to Spinnnnn 😉