Friday Faves – The Fitnessista

[ad_1]

Hello friends! Happy Friday and Happy New Year! What are you doing this weekend ?? Any fun plans for tonight? We meet up with friends for a family party (kids + adults) and spend the rest of the weekend cleaning up Christmas (wow) and getting ready to go back to school / life, etc.

I feel like I’ve been completely lazy all week this week … and it was pretty great. Our house is a disaster, we slept every day, and I live my life in my pajamas. The past month has been extremely busy and it was nice to enjoy quiet, peaceful and some unproductive moments after all the madness. I feel rested and ready to return to it next week!

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! Here I share some of my favorite finds from the week and online. I also love hearing about your favorites, so please call out something you love in the comments section below.

Fun highlight of the week: we met up with friends at Charro del Rey for steaks and seafood. Madre was looking after the children and we had to catch up with Annie – one of my best friends from kindergarten – her beautiful sister and husband, and Natalie and her husband. We were not in Charo del Rey forever and all the food was amazing.

Random / house:

New perfect flowerpot! I ordered this during their Black Friday promotion because I have and love Always Pan. We have had the pan for more than a year and it still looks beautiful and has retained its quality with a non-stick coating.

You know you’re at a special time in your life when you’re excited about a potty, but here we are. 😉

A package of nice things from my friends from HigherDOSE! They sent a copper body brush, a tongue scraper and a bottle of water. Everything they do is amazing, so I’m excited about them. (I already have a body brush, so I’ll give this to a winner in Favorite Things)

Read, watch, listen:

Change your mindset about New Year’s resolution.

How to create goals that you really stick to

That made me laugh.

Why rest is the best protective equipment in a busy chaotic world

Strengthen your thinking and create unstoppable momentum

Beauty + fashion:

HUGE sale of a holiday gift from Beautycounter! Check it out here and get some amazing last minute packages and products with up to 65% off. I recommend the Beyond Gloss mines, the Clean Dreams set, Mini Must-haves and the trio of bath oil!

I was a little skeptical about Amazon fashion because over the years I’ve had some purchases of less than great quality, but they seem to have stepped it up. This sweater set is VERY cute and only $ 35. Order one to wear with boots.

My gym jacket is for sale at Nordstrom. (I wear mine to train clients because he looks like a fitness professional.)

This motorcycle jacket came to the recent Trunk Club and sold for $ 89.

Health and fitness:

An interesting read about hair loss during and after stressful / traumatic events. This has been happening to me recently, so I’m looking to replenish my minerals and maintain my collagen intake. At the moment I have the same baby bangs I had after the birth, which makes me hope that part of it will grow again!

HIIT treadmill workout for beginners

How to train for a half marathon during strength training

Send some love to your vagus nerve!

Good food:

Share some ideas here if you want to prepare food this week or make some changes to healthy eating!

Download my free cooking plan here! This is exactly how I prepare food for our family and there are some of our recipes, plus a printing plan

Look at Sakara. I LOVE this food delivery service and plan my deliveries for busy weeks or when I know I will want something to look forward to. I had a shipment last week and it felt like a gift for any fresh and lively food I didn’t have to cook. See it here and use the XOGINAH code for a 20% discount.