Hi friends! Hope you all had a great weekend. I'm off from my PR job today for Columbus Day, so YAY for 3-day weekends! I'll be spending my extra day off doing blogging and health coaching work instead, running some errands, cleaning, going for a hike at our nearby favorite park, and taking my Batpuppy to the vet (just for an annual thing)... Backing it up to the beginning of the weekend, I kicked off my post-work Friday with a trip to the Del Mar dog beach on another 90 degree day: I love it at the dog beach, it's so beautiful and such a happy place! We hadn't been to the dog beach since the beginning of the summer because during peak beach months, dogs are only allowed on one section of the beach on their leashes. My dog is a maniac and doesn't like to be constrained by a leash on the ... [Read More]
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Barre on the Bay + Nonstop Refreshing Eats {Weekend Recap}
Hi friends! How was your weekend? The two themes of my weekend were 1.) consuming all things cold and hydrating, and 2.) working out outdoors - followed by #1 again because exercising outside these days = lots of sweat! Refreshing eats. Sweat. Repeat. My top refreshing eats included the below pictured smoothie bowl, which I made because I was craving ice cream... ...and then later in the day when I still actually wanted ice cream, I got a cup of deliciousness from Sub Zero, an ice cream maker that creates your dessert right in front of you using liquid nitrogen: {Low-fat "Magnetic Mint" ice cream cup} Yum. Sometimes you just need the real thing! I also ate an obscene amount of watermelon, and came up with this smoothie concoction: {Creamy Mango Melon ... [Read More]
Easy, Creamy Strawberry Vanilla Smoothie
“Candy is basically fake fruit that wishes it was fruit and is doing its best to smell and taste like it.” - Cameron Diaz, The Body Book Happy, happy Friday! Speaking of the word 'happy,' I'm usually a pretty happy woman, and it typically doesn't take much to put me in a good mood. Let me play with puppies? I'm happy. Bring me to a winery and let me hang out (and drink wine) all day? I'm happy. Take me to watch the sunset on the beach? I'm happy. Find me a farm stand with sweet, super ripe strawberries just before their season ends? I'm a happpppy girl. Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth Because I'm happy Clap along if you know what happiness is to you Because I'm happy Clap along if you feel like that's ... [Read More]
Chocolate Coconut Caramel Smoothie [Vegan & Healthy!]
Like most Americans - any Americans with a sweet tooth, at least - I have Girl Scout cookie memories. Growing up, my mom had a similar sentiment to the food kept in the house as I do now: lots of healthy food, and then a few "goodies" in one cabinet that were treats we broke out after dinner some nights for dessert. (source) My mom bought Girl Scout cookies, but she would usually get ones that I deemed weird (and that still wouldn't be my pick today). I remember some sort of shortbread cookie and something with lemon (ick), and then there were the two I liked the most: Thin Mints and Samoas. This Girl Scout cookie season, I found myself craving the chocolate mint and chocolate coconut caramel flavors that I looked forward to as a kid for dessert at night. This led to me recreate these ... [Read More]
My Favorite Low Calorie Post-Workout Fuel: Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie
Happy Friday friends! If you're off from work for Good Friday, I hope that you enjoy your long weekend, and Happy Easter to those that celebrate it! I am technically off from my PR job, but will be doing a bit of work, food shopping, heading to barre class, and going for a hike later with my little family... but it may be a short one, because I am super sore from strength training yesterday. Yikes, I'm sore! was the first thing that came to mind when I woke up this morning... Anyone else feeling achy from their workouts this week?! Anywho, today I'm sharing a smoothie recipe with you that I make all the time. This smoothie was actually one of the first recipes I ever shared on the blog, and I've been making it probably a couple times a week ever since then...and that was THREE years ago! ... [Read More]
Pineapple Mint Belly Soother Smoothie {Puritan’s Pride Giveaway!}
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Puritan’s Pride. As always, all opinions expressed are genuinely my own. Hi friends! You may or may not remember that last month I introduced a three-part seasonal smoothie series that I've teamed up with Puritan's Pride for. Last month's recipe theme was pumpkin (check out my chocolate chip pumpkin smoothie here!), and this month we're focusing on cleansing, belly soother smoothies. With the holidays right around the corner (read: lots of dessert, booze, decadent food, and running around like a crazy person) I think that just about all of us could also use some cleansing recipes in our lives, am I right?! Being that it's mid-November and all, I know that many of you are living in places that are feeling pretty chilly (BRRR!), so today I'm going to ... [Read More]