Hey, hey! How was your weekend? Mine was a good one that was full of sports! My husband and I went to the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which was neat. I'm not a huge golf person but find sporting events of pretty much any kind fun - plus it was my first time at the Torrey Pines golf course, and the views were beautiful as expected! I also watched a lot of tennis, as the Australian Open came to a close. Watching the Williams sisters compete against each other in the finals was inspiring - I mean, they are such badass female athletes! - so on Sunday my hubby and I headed to the tennis courts nearby to get in a workout together. We're not technically all that great at tennis, but we have fun and get some exercise, so that's all I really care ... [Read More]
Archives for January 2017
Potato Black Bean Soup [vegan + gluten free]
Lately the weather in the San Diego area has been nuts. Rain, rain, and more rain for the past month! This is usually the "rainy" season - though I use that term loosely - but this has been more rain than I've seen in my 7+ years in California. For the state, this is good news! California's reservoirs are swelling for the first time in half a decade, and the drought we've been in for years might be over if Mother Nature keeps it up. With all of the rain lately, a few things have been happening in my world. For one, my dog has been super whiny and energetic. She literally does sprints around the house when it's raining out, and cries at the door yet doesn't want to go outside and get wet... not that I blame her, I've been missing our outdoor workouts too. Secondly, my ... [Read More]
How to Spend a Weekend in Santa Barbara
"We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open." - Jawaharial Nehru One of my favorite things about California is how there are endless road trip options within the state itself. Two weekends ago, my husband and I went on our first road trip of 2017. For this little getaway, we traveled up to the charming central California coast city of Santa Barbara. Situated next to the Pacific Ocean and Santa Ynez mountains + wine country, Santa Barbara is a popular tourist destination - and for good reason! Even though we've been to Santa Barbara before in passing through on bigger road trips, this was our first time where Santa Barbara was our end destination. I love planning ... [Read More]
My Workouts Lately: Pure Cycling, Hiking & More [Nov & Dec ’16]
Hi friends! Is it just me, or is January flying by?! Today I want to rewind a bit and look back at my workouts of November and December '16. I capped off my year with many awesome sweat sessions! I kept up with doing an at-home yoga practice most mornings, though I feel like I stuck more to the basics and didn't challenge myself with new/deepening asanas all that much. Well okay, this pose is a pretty tough one! Class-wise, November was fun because I got to experience spin classes at a new studio in downtown San Diego called Pure Indoor Cycling. The folks at the studio kindly gave me a complimentary membership to try out their classes, and you guys, I had so much fun taking spin classes there! Pure offers the club-esque type of cycling classes that are ... [Read More]
Clementine & Carrot Morning Sunshine Juice
It's interesting how sometimes we fall in and out of habits. For a few years, I was using my juicer all the time. Making a morning green juice became something that I did several days a week. After all, I do love getting in a hefty dose of fruits & veggies first thing in the day to power me through the morning! But somewhere along the line last year, I stopped using my juicer at home. I was still drinking green juice, I was just buying it out instead of preparing it myself. I blame having to clean the juicer on my juice making laziness. I mean, let's be honest, that thing is kind of a pain to clean! Even so, I've decided to bring my at-home juicing habit back in 2017. I got back into my Jack LaLanne Power Juicer groove - which I swiped from my parents' garage after it sat there ... [Read More]
Focus on Gratitude with a 2017 Positivity Jar
Here at Foodie Loves Fitness, I practice & preach the concept of moderation when it comes to most things. But, if there's one thing that I think you can't have enough of, it's gratitude (well... and love). Longtime readers probably have heard me talk about the concept of practicing gratitude daily. I believe that doing so brings lots of positivity into your life, and as with the law of attraction goes, it also attracts new good things. I've noticed that a lot of people tend to harp on the negative, and instead, I invite you to focus more on the positive this year. If you're wondering about techniques to be more consciously grateful, you're in luck, because today I'm sharing one new way to bring more gratitude into your everyday life. It's called a positivity jar, and ... [Read More]
