Spontaneous Spinning
Hi guys! Hope your morning is treating you well!
First things first, the winner of the Celestial Seasonings giveaway:
Erin! Congrats! Please email me your shipping info so we can get your care package on the way- I’m excited to hear your review, too!
Mayjah thanks to everyone else that entered—if you’re feeling blah, definitely seek out some tea or natural cures (a shot of fresh wheatgrass will do WONDERS).
So last night, much like my life, erred on the side of random…
Random eats:
A PINK smoothie with strawberries, Sun Warrior and almond milk
Abundant millet bread (I went back for another slice because I’m in love) sprinkled with nutritional yeast
Giant bowl o’ veg with leftover artichoke dip, red pepper flakes and Earth Balance
Hunka goat gouda… because it’s so gouda 😉
So I went to teach Zumba and we had the most people I’ve EVER had to take class.I can’t even tell you how stoked I was… until the STEREO BROKE. Ya’ll know that aerobics technology and I don’t get along. I actually stopped teaching step class because of all of the technical difficulties we had in every class. Not in a diva way at all, but my sanity just couldn’t handle it and class had dwindled away to nothing.
ANYWHO, the stereo broke during Zumba and since there was no other space we could use, I had to cancel class 20 minutes in. Instead of wasting a trip out to base –and I still wanted to get some cardio action in!- I herded everyone who could get a bike into the spin room and taught an impromptu 40 minute spin class. So random, but totally awesome. I was a sweaty beast by the end and everyone said that they appreciated that I stuck around to do some kind of workout. Fingers crossed that we figure something out for Wednesday!
On another note, some of you had a very good idea on what my crazy news is.
Here’s hint 3:
Friday I’ll reveal the big surprise.. but until then, I like hearing your guesses 🙂
I’m off to run then make lunch for my clients.. faux chicken salad with bloomin’ onion bread today.
See ya before the wive’s coffee!
xoxo,
Gina
Today’s tip: Try ending your weights sesh with one set of high reps to get an extra burn on the muscles you just worked (be careful and responsible, obvi). It will make you feel hardcore by pushing yourself at the end, and it can aid in faster results.. I’m always a little more sore when I do this. For example, next time you do arms, crank out 25 dips or pushups at the very end. Burn baby, burn!
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I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE Spinning!!!! 🙂 🙂 My newest obsession is spinning podcasts when I can’t make a class.
Hehehehe i think I know… is it something we’ve discussed before?
Ughhhhh! Hate when the stereo messes class up. Way to make it work! Your veggie arti dip mixture from last night looks so yummy! Hope you have a great day- can’t wait to hear your news
Ohmigosh I totally hear you on stereo issues. For years at my gym we also had microphone issues – everytime I went to teach it was like a major panic attack. So I teach sometimes with the mike and just lose my voice. 🙂 Totally worth it!
Now you have me confused……good job going with the flow and continuing the workout.
BTW, are you better from your sickness?
yes, so much better. thank you! <3 how are you feelin??
My gym has issues all the time, mostly with the microphone and it always interupts class…awesome that you were able to continue the class in another way! 🙂
You’re working at Zaxby’s, aren’t you?!?
bahaha just kidding, how hilarious – it was on the map and I just got a kick out of the idea of Miss Fitnessista dishing out fried chicken fast food.
hahah, um NO 🙂
haha I didn’t know what Zaxby’s was, so I was like, “Maybe she’s cooking/selling macaroons in some kind of restaurant?” Then I googled it, and the first thing that popped up was fried pickles haha.
LOL I thought the same thing and googled it and then figured no way! I still think the fitnessista is baking macaroons for either the health food store or the juice place??!
Ugh– I hate technical issues at gym classes! I used to take a yoga class where the stereo skipped ALL the time, and I finally just stopped going– it wasn’t’ very zen 🙂
i hope you are opening a bakery or something exciting like that. please please please offer some online shipping i am DYING to try your famous macaroons!
I love spinning and I am sure the people in your class appreciated you sticking it out because I would! I can’t wait to hear your announcement!
Seeing Baytree Rd makes me a little nostalgic for when I lived in Valdosta! Anyway, my guess is that you’re opening a raw or organic bakery-yummy- or as Rachel Ray might say yumm-o!
I think you’re going to be working at either a raw food place or a bakery with those lovely macaroonies of yours 🙂 All I know is those shoes look WAY better than the one’s I had when I worked at Starbucks. *ugh* can just remember the back aches!! Hope you’re over your cold by now? …I know that is totally no fun!!
What a fun impromptu spinning class! I can’t wait to hear about the surprise. I am guessing that you will be working for a bakery or something of the like.
I stick with everyone else when I say I think you’re opening up some kind of good eats place. There’s a lot of open space on that map that could be filled with raw macroons, kale chips, raw breads/chips and other delish goodies!! Way to make things work for ya when the stereo broke too 🙂
Sorry aboout the stereo issue!
I’m in love with Millet bread too (thanks to you!) So good with a little earth balance and cinnamon 🙂
I think you’ll be opening up your own macaroon store? Or bakery? Or working at one? Hmmm..
Have a great day!
Well I have no idea what your news is but I’m excited to find out 🙂
Hmm… either you’re working at a bakery or opening a bakery… I can’t decide which one! My best guess is that you’re going to be the raw baker (Does raw baker even make sense? lol) at an existing store. 🙂
Ok, I haven’t been in V-town in 3 years- so I am staring at the map going… “there is Zaxbys, there is the drive thru greasy lil biscuit place, there is the gas station, there is the steak place, the tattoo parlor…” HHMMM!?!?!? Guessing you are going to be selling some goodies outta one of those lil stores- {maybe by that day spay if it is still there?!?} a store of your own perhaps? I will so tell all my friends about it if you do!!!!
My guess is that you’ll be making your trademark raw macaroons and selling them at your local health store or something similar. Aren’t those the shoes you wore at school in OKC? BTW…if you ever decide to start selling them, let me know…I’d like to buy some!
bummer about the stereo. that is 100% why i hate all things technological haha
I think you are opening your very own raw foods store/restaurant in town! We will all come for the opening! I would give anything to get out of Boston right now…freezing!
Good luck with the fauc chic salad- sounds goooood!
Are you opening a bakery?? That would be so cool!
the surprise invovles cooking somehow..maybe opening a store? Or maybe selling baked goods to a local store?
where do you get your maca? i have looked at whole foods and another store like it here in Texas. no luck- only have seen it online.
My guess is you are opening your own raw bakery or restaurant. I hope so!
I’m so confused though! What are you going to do when you guys have to transfer somewhere else? Franchise? HAHA, assuming what everyone is guessing is right. So awesome though if it is true!!!
Technical problems while teaching are the worst! I’m so sorry. But you are so nice to give an impromptu spin class!
I’m guessing you are starting a raw bakery??
Hi there Gina
I have a few more questions for you, I am currently learning how to eat healthy for the first time, well, ever. I am working out hard on the treadmill and doing weights, i have lost about 65-70 pounds and am trying to lose my last 20. Most of the loss was due to just cutting back calories and working out, then a small portion of it to weight watchers, i am trying to revamp my whole relationship to food, and although still love it, have a healthy relationship with it. I dont really know how much to eat though, i have read so many places that exercising will make you hungrier but then i read too that if you exercise on a consistent basis it actually serves as a suppressant (ugh!) How did you find out how to eat, how much to eat, without counting calories, or eating too much or too little, for the past week i have been eating 3 meals a day, and eating healthy and having good snacks, but i dont think im eating enough, i am feeling tired and headachey when i work out, and i almost passed out a couple of days ago after killing it on the stairclimber… then after talking to one of my fit friends finding that i didnt eat enough the night before but it was really late by the time i got around to eating dinner so i kinda snacked and went to bed, not hungry or anything! if you could offer any insight into this that would be great!!
*keep doing what you do, you inspire, teach, and encourage me SO much. Thank you!!
Gina…I think you’re expecting a little one!! Is that the surprise? Not sure about the map hint but the other posts have to do with feeling a little under the weather. And the comfy shoes….
Excited to hear your news, not sure what it could be!
are you becoming a personal chef? or opening a restaurant? no matter what i’m so excited to hear about it Friday! 🙂
anything that involves your macaroons must be excellent news! hopefully it will involve us being able to have access to your famous macaroons…cant wait to hear the official word!
Are you moving to a new place?? haha I’ll be anticipating the reveal!!
Aw best fitness instructor ever!
BAH I want to hear your news!!!!!
Please be opening a bakery where I can order macaroons!
I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who puts nutritional yeast on my bread–the hubby thinks it’s gross.
Are you opening a bakery? Please come to Sarasota!
My guess is you rented a space with a commercial kitchen so you can make your macaroons and other raw goodies in a health dept. approved place, so you can sell them both locally and more importantly ONLINE. That’s what I’d be doing, anyway!
I didn’t enter but I’m curious if the giveaway winners are now picked based on quality response rather than randomly? If there’s one I want, I need to know to prepare a lovely post!
I’m totally drawing a blank. The consensus seems to involve a bakery though…that would be cool!
we have to wait until friday?! it’s going to be a long week:) you’ve obviously been working hard on this mystery project for a long time, i’m happy for you that it’s finally coming together.
Good way to improvise with the zumba/spinning hoopla.
Considering my sister is a pastry chef, and she has the same shoes, and you said macaroons… could it be a raw bakery in your future? 😀
I love smooothies! And sounds like you’re enjoying your Zumba classes!
Hmm something to do with moving? Or some sort of new real estate>
I even did a street view to figure this one out. Are you going to “Steak Out” for a Cheesesteak? I do see a nice shopping center that would make a perfect locale for a bakery and some yummy breakfast cookies!
I think you are opening up your own raw foods bakery and will be using all the cool things they taught you at your raw foods school….and the macaroons ill be available to the public.
Speaking of ‘burn baby burn!”, my obliques are killing from those saxon side bends! Nice, thanks for a new way to work them!
I’m super excited to find out what’s up!
yeahhhh! those saxon side bends are KILLER!
I totally googled zaxby’s and saw that it was a chicken place ahahah! That’s for sure not it!
LOL. definitely not 😀
I’m guessing a baby is on the way and that’s why you weren’t feeling well, the sensible shoes and the map of where your doctor/maternity unit is? Total guess!
Good idea with the spinning! I’ve never tried Zumba before, but I love spinning. I can see how frustrating it would be to lose the music! I feel like that when I’m just running all by myself.
K