It’s already starting…
After a night of partying and piñata-smashing, I hit the snooze button a couple [more] times this morning. After making breakfast for the birthday boy and he left for work, I made some pumpkin oats.
(Love that the 1/2 C scoop is a pumpkin!) Since it’s a special occasion –even though I’d do this on any random Monday- breakfast included chocolate:
-1/2 C oats
-1/2 C pumpkin
-almond milk to thin it out
-cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, stevia
-1/2 T almond butter
-chocolate chips.. which melted beautifully into the oats
It was a gloriously productive Monday over here: catching up on emails and pieces I’ve needed to send out (almost there!), cardio, and verrrrrry last-minute birthday fairy errands.
We always get each other two cards: one goofy/funny one and one lovey/sappy one <3
Lunch was leftover quinoa –even better the next day- atop salad greens with lots of goat cheese :)
Bella and I always eat lunch on the patio together. It’s a nice break from the iPhone and computer, so I just sit outside, enjoy my lunch, and Bella finds a sunny spot to lay in.
The Pilot just got home from work, so he’s going to open his gifts and then we’re off to dinner.
Enjoy your night and I’ll see ya in the morning!
xoxo
Gina
Something to read:
–Jack-o-lantern bell peppers! (these look AWESOME)
–Yoga and stretching help chronic back pain
–Quick and easy post-workout meals
Something to talk about: Guess what’s already started? Plans for this year’s Winter Shape Up! I really want to have it as organized, effective and amazing as possible, so I’m starting to map things out before the holiday insanity begins. If you’ve done any of my Shape Up plans before, please let me know your likes/dislikes so that the 2012 WSU can be the best one yet!! More recipes, meal planning, videos, at-home workouts, PDF or printable versions, please let me know what you’d like to see. [The plan will launch Monday, January 16]
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This will be my first time getting to try one of your shape up plans, so I can’t wait! Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Pilot 🙂
I always get good ideas from your workouts (ummm – hello frog crunches!). This isn’t really winter shape-up related, but I’d love to see some new/older linked-back posts for your favorite quick calorie blasters or at home quickies for holiday season. Between family, travel, and holiday festivities it gets really hard to get in a good workout.
ohhh maybe i’ll make that a series- quick workouts you can do at home, or at the gym, in between holiday gatherings and events
Hard to believe it’s already time to think about a Winter Shape-Up? Then again the official “countdown to Christmas” charts are already up in the stores around town. Where DOES the time go?? More importantly, how come Jan, Feb, March don’t fly by as quickly??!!
right? they drag on and on
Wow really? It feels like you were just posting summer shape up! Time is bookin it these days!
Love that you and the Pilot give each other two cards! So cute! For my birthday Josh gave me two cards but its because he found one that was super cute (it was a kitten that when you pulled it out of the rest of the card sang happy birthday) but it wasn’t big enough to write all the stuff he wanted to say. We’re big novel writers in our cards!
That oatmeal looks so good that I just might do hot oats tomorrow morning. I’ve been going on an overnight binge lately!
Those bell pepper jack-o-lanterns are the cutest little food craft! And that quinoa looks like perfection.
how do you make that quinoa salad? or is it as easy as it seems:)
thank you for the pepper jack love, Gina! <3
PDF please Miss G…omg your belly is so perfect!!!!
That’s the prettiest bowl of pumpkin oats I’ve seen in ages….wow, makes me want to dive into that bowl. Love the melty chips, too 🙂
Hope the Pilot has had a nice bday!
And good luck writing out the Shape Up.
30 weeks…yowza wowza! I’m 7 weeks behind you & feel like time is flying!
Haapy Bday to the Pilot!
My hubby and I do the same thing with cards for each other for special occasions 🙂
I would love to see a PDF/printable version! I like to reference to the workouts after completed or during the workout but it is hard when it is on the computer screen. Thanks for your dedication to all you do!
I agree with a pdf. That would be amazing!!
Those oats look delish! I need to get my hands on some Pumpkin ASAP!
and Happy Birthday Pilot! 🙂
Yay I absolutely love your workouts!! Excited to see this one!
I love your sappy card / funny card idea! That rules. I might steal it. Don’t worry, I’ll copyright you every time. 😉
My boyfriend and I do the funny/romantic cards too! In the beginning I think he thought I had a mild case of OCD, but eventually he got the jist that it makes the whole gift giving process more fun.
I’m eating pumpkin oatmeal right now… and I liked your idea to add chocolate so much that I just went to the kitchen and grabbed a handful of chocolate chips to add to my bowl. Good call! 😀
I love adding a few chocolate chips to my morning oats. Makes it taste so indulgent!
I really like your card tradition. 🙂
With the meal plans I’d love to see an entirely veg*n option.
A very happy birthday to the Pilot from a wife of another October birthday boy – 10/22. What did you get him? My guy collects vintage bicycles and fixes them up – I think we’re up to 10 now. Can’t even fit my car in the garage! So I got him a nice bike stand so he can work on them a bit easier. My favorite bike – an old 1950’s german tandem we ride together – we get the best smiles from everyone we ride by!
Take care friends!
Mo
I love the funny and sappy cards. I should really do that with my bf, as I’m always torn between the two! This year, I gave him a card that said on outside: “LOVE IS NOT BLIND”. On inside: “The main reason we are together is because you are hot”. LOL.
I am going to have to try that breaky, looks geat. Love your links at the bottom! Thank you!
Mmm…that special bowl of oats looks absolutely delicious…it is literally making me stare longingly at the screen, lol! 😛 And ditto for that delicious bowl of quinoa – how scrumptious! <3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the Pilot! Have a lovely evening out. And I love ninja kicking to-do lists…well done you! xyx
My bf and I always get each other 2 cards too! Some are just too funny to pass up, but I also always want to let him know how much he means to me! Two cards are the way to go!
I love the workouts that can be done at home, sometimes the cold makes me not want to venture out to the gym! PDF also sounds like a great idea…currently I have about 20 post-its where I write down your work outs :o)
You and your hubs are just so darn cute!
Your oats looks so good! Going to make pumpkin oats for breakfast tomorrow! 🙂
I too had pumpkin oats for breakfast. I love fall!
PDF/printable versions would be awesome! I would love to print out the whole pack, staple it together and throw it in my gym bag. 🙂
I agree that printable versions of the workouts would be great! It would be nice to get them all printed and in a notebook, making it easy to carry around!
Exciting! I’ve never done one of your shape up plans, but would like to this time around 🙂 I love at home workouts especially since the cold weather is an easy excuse to not go outside. Printable is also good. Recipes are good…I don’t tend to follow meal plans since I have a pretty good idea of what to eat and what works for my body.
what brand of gluten free oats do you use?!
bob’s red mill- they’re exactly like the quaker oats
Oh I definitely have a bfast rotation – oats, smoothie, yogurt bowl, eggs, and cereal with fruit. 95% of the time I wake up hungry for one of those things!
I’d love if you had some modifications for beginner/intermediate fitnessistas. I’ve started your workouts before and had trouble sticking with them because they’re so challenging. Maybe it’s my own willpower? But I feel like your workouts are designed more for people who are already working out a lot. :/ Which as I’m writing this, I’m realizing I might be in the minority of your readers – so that could be why.
Anyway…Happy (belated) Birthday to the Pilot!