Recently I was having a conversation with someone who was mentioning that she finds it hard to stay in shape once she begins dating someone. I totally get it: when you get into a relationship, all of a sudden you might find yourself wanting to stay in bed and cuddle instead of rush to sunrise bootcamp; to go out to romantic restaurants and indulge in 6-course meals and all of the wine on a weekly basis. (source) But to me, being a healthy, confident, taken woman means finding balance between your romantic relationship, and the relationship you have with yourself. And a big part of that healthy self-relationship revolves around nourishing yourself with good food, being at a healthy weight, feeling attractive, and finding time for endorphin-boosting exercise and other healthful ... [Read More]
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ClassPass Hits San Diego
Hello, hello! Many of you know this since I talk about it all the time, but I love varying my workouts and switching my fitness routine up often. It keeps things interesting for both my body and mind, and makes me look forward to my workouts instead of feeling bored. I'd love to be a regular at a bunch of different studios, but each specialty gym usually costs a pretty penny for membership. That's why I was excited when I heard that ClassPass was starting up in San Diego! ... [Read More]
San Diego’s Fit Foodie 5K & Why Running is Not My Thing
It's pretty easy to tell that I loving living an active lifestyle. On a daily basis I take my dog on a long walk or hike, and do strength training, yoga, kickboxing, barre, cycling, rowing, or any and every crazy workout that comes my way. But running? I can't say that I'm a fan. However, last weekend I had to make an exception and go for a run, but not just a regular old run: San Diego's Fit Foodie 5K race to be exact. When I heard about the event, I knew that it was right up my alley. Put on by Cooking Light and Health, the Fit Foodie 5K race weekend is jam-packed with happenings that seem quite obviously fitting for a girl with a blog called Foodie Loves Fitness, including celebrity dinner and brunch events, a cocktail night, sunrise yoga session and bootcamp class, and a 5K with ... [Read More]
A Day in the Life + Chocolate Mint Protein Pudding
Hi friends! So I've been seeing a lot of 'A Day in the Life' posts around the blogging world, and it has inspired me to do one myself. I enjoy these posts because it gives me a further glimpse into the blogger's life and lets me get to know them a little better. I love reality TV like the murder show Snapped and the addiction series Intervention because I'm just really interested in the psychology behind people and why they do what they do. Okay okay, I also like trashy reality shows like The Real Housewives too. My theory is that if you like reality TV, you enjoy 'A Day in the Life' posts. Do you agree? My schedule varies day-to-day, largely because I have a flexible work schedule (which I am so thankful for!). Sometimes I'll grab lunch or have a smoothie date with a friend; some ... [Read More]
{Review} Cameron Diaz’s The Body Book
"The more consistent you are with [your] choices, the closer you come to being the happy, healthy, beautiful, glowing woman that you want to be. Being healthy and well is a lifelong endeavor. It's important to establish a relationship with your body, to understand what its needs are and how to fulfill those needs. To connect to how your choices affect you physically, mentally, and emotionally." I love a good book, but between work, blogging, and school, I find myself with not much time to read. Or when I do have time to give myself a few hours of relaxation at night, I just want to do something that requires little brainpower, like watch trashy TV. But at any given time, I'm in the middle of reading multiple interesting books. Sometime it takes me months upon months to finish them, but ... [Read More]
Friday Random Ramblings
Hello friends! I thought I'd keep it light on this lovely Friday and entertain you guys with some random thoughts... so here we go! 1.) Today I'm flying to the east coast to see my family and friends. My hubby's cousin is getting married in a few weeks, so we were planning on heading out to attend that, and then I decided to go back earlier to stay at my parents' for awhile and spend time with everyone. I'm pretty excited! 2.) Harley makes me laugh pretty much every day. The other night I was in the kitchen doing something, and I looked up to see her walking across the floor to get a drink of water with her blanket completely wrapped over her. Sometimes she rolls around and gets all snuggled in it, and it totally reminds me of a person with a Snuggie on or something. On her way ... [Read More]