Fitness Friday with ValSlides!

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Hey all! Hope you’re enjoying your Friday! I’m a bit sore & frustrated today after the CrossFit Games WOD 13.3 last night. I had one of those moments where my mind was getting the best of me during the workout so I will definitely be posting about it next week to recap! My PreWOD Fuel that I shared via Instagram was a new version of a Sautéed spinach (in a pan with coconut oil for a few minutes until wilted) Roasted Sweet Potato (wrapped in foil, baked at 350 for about an hour) Topped with Toasted Coconut Butter Basically, I put about 2 TB of coconut butter on … [Read more...]

Black Eyed Pea FalafelCakes w/ Lucky Shamrock Sauce.

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Good morning everyone! It’s almost St. Patty’s day weekend & it’s Friday! I have to admit, my Thursday went flying by. I had one of those mornings where I didn’t hear my alarm at all. A usual wake up call at 8am turned into a 10am wake up call. As I woke up, slowly, I laid in bed & thought to myself, “I feel so refreshed…and it’s really bright outside?? There is no way it is before 8am.” I proceed to look over & see my phone lighting up and a big 10:00am flashed in my face. At first I panicked & thought that I had my 10:30am client coming over before … [Read more...]

Sushi, Headbands, & Very Berry Plant Based Jell-O

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Hi all! I hope you’re enjoying your weekend! Thanks for all of the motivating comments on my CrossFit 13.1 WOD performance! I can’t wait to see what next weeks challenge is. Even if you don’t do CrossFit, my hope is that you will find what you love to do and get after it! Today is a rest day- for suuuure. My body is asking for it & I am listening! Nothing like having this for dinner Saturday night then sleeping in on a Sunday! Because really, sushi night is always a good night, right? This Sushi totally hit the spot after my AM CrossFit workout & teaching a TRX … [Read more...]

Reebok DMX Sky Shoe Review!

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Hi everyone! So glad you enjoyed my Arnold Recap of 2013! It was such a great weekend & I am still catching up on everything this week. Oh the life of a blogger/entrepreneur!   Speaking of that, just WAIT until you see what Heather & I have coming up soon. Our minds never stop working & I promise it is worth the wait to see what we’ve got up our sleeves! If you’ve been following the #PowerbowlADay challenge – it is turning into everything I imagined! You all are rocking this & being so creative that I had to step up my game! Don’t forget you can still join … [Read more...]

#plantPOWER Recap & New Powerbowl Challenge!

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It’s safe to say that this round of #plantPOWER was a success! We are able say that because of YOU. You participating, reading along, tweeting, posting pictures, & just supporting the challenge is what makes this all worth while! Heather & I are so happy with how it all turned out & we can’t wait to move forward in the future with some more #plantPOWER challenges! Speaking of moving forward, Are you up for a new challenge starting March 4th!? How you can join in & spread the word: Read the Details of the challenge ! Download the APP here (or) Join in … [Read more...]

Z is for…NEW CHALLENGE & finding your Zen.

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Good morning loves!   As always, starting off with the Instagram highlights! @jenniferp1980 made some power yam cakes!  @gingerader made my Yam Boats with sweet cinnamon hummus!! ⭐ @fuel_for_thought made a yummy #POWERBOWL! @clean_lovin also made my Yam Boats with caramelized Brussels & sweet cinnamon hummus!! gosh, I LOVE when someone makes a recipe of mine- such a cool feeling. Also, speaking of POWERBOWLS…Big announcement!! My friends at IDEA & I are teaming up to bring to you a POWERBOWL A DAY CHALLENGE starting on March 4th! We are … [Read more...]