1.9 Friday Faves – The Fitnessista

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Hello pals! Comfortable Friday! How are you? What are you as much as this weekend?

We’re simply hanging out right here and residential and I’m trying ahead to a low-key weekend after plenty of vacation actions and adventures. It’s abruptly winter right here in Tucson – wet and freezing!- and we’re having fun with plenty of pet snuggles in between attempting to maintain Lola from destroying the entire furnishings.

(I maintain attempting to get a pic of Maisey and Lola collectively however they’re all the time transferring at lightning pace collectively)

Liv turned 14 yesterday and I can’t even consider it. Thanks so a lot to my OG reader pals who’ve been there because the early days. I had a few you attain out on Instagram yesterday to inform me you have been studying the weblog whereas I used to be shaking it instructing Zumba along with her in my stomach. It actually appears like yesterday and 14 lifetimes in the past on the identical time.

Her birth story part 1 is here and part 2 is here.

I submit much less of the children right here on the weblog – I ask for permission earlier than I submit something – however she’s the wittiest, sweetest lady with a coronary heart of gold. She’s additionally obsessive about Ok Pop, which is a giant motive why we’re going to Seoul this summer season. We simply had cake right here on the home since we’re heading to San Diego and Disney subsequent week to have fun!

For now, it’s time for the weekly Friday Faves get together. That is the place I share a few of my favourite finds from the week and across the net. I all the time love to listen to about your faves, too, so please shout out one thing you’re loving within the feedback part under.

1.9 Friday Faves

Style, magnificence, random:

At all times the Farm Rio! They’ve had so many nice gross sales this season, however this one is from Rent the Runway. I’m nonetheless utilizing and loving the Limitless membership. It’s wonderful for occasions and journey, and likewise helps maintain me from procuring *fairly a lot.* 😉

Oak Essentials goodies! They gifted me a body lotion and candle earlier than the vacations and I cherished the merchandise a lot, I ended up buying extra as items. The lotion is tremendous hydrating with a light-weight scent – it’s a tiny bit pine-y in a great way – and I really like the candle.

Learn, watch, pay attention:

Don’t miss this week’s podcast episode here! I’m sharing some sensible longevity-based targets for the New Yr.

It’s all the time cheese board season.

Sculpt Society has nutrition now and I’ve been LOVING the brand new reipe and meal inspo. I’m including so lots of their concepts to our meal plan for subsequent week. For those who’ve been desirous to strive TSS, it’s certainly one of my all-time favourite at-home exercises. Use the code GINAJAN here to strive it out!

Started this audiobook and already really feel prefer it’s made an enormous optimistic impression on my mindset.

Health, well being, and good eats:

– The new food pyramid. Do I feel it’s excellent? No. I feel there are various people who find themselves unable to tolerate or digest massive quantities of animal merchandise and dairy. I’m undecided the place beans are positioned on the pyramid and it’s lacking the nuance in relation to saturated fats. On the identical time, I feel it’s an enormous step in the fitting route. I really like the emphasis on complete, unprocessed meals, plenty of fruits and veggies, and a average strategy to grains (particularly right here within the US the place many our grains have been compromised).

And whereas I don’t assume that refined sugar and processed meals needs to be part of day by day life, we sitll make room for the enjoyable stuff each once in a while (see under lol).

– These gluten-free dairy-free cones. SO good.

– Additionally, I purchased a number of the Candy Loren’s puff pastry and it’s wonderful. It undoubtedly exceeded my expectations, particularly since many gluten-free baking choices will be flops. I made some nutella pastries and likewise some Pop Tart creations with strawberry jam, easy icing and sprinkles.