Nourished Fitness

Hi all! Hope your weekend is off to a great start! I’m currently sitting in the living room of the gorgeous house we’re renting, right next to the chairlift, watching the snow fall. Just finished a bowl of oatmeal (instant but oh well) topped with PB (splurge, I’m on vaca!) and Blackberries, and am enjoying a cup of coffee.. not too bad

Best meal of the day.. love breakfast! ..

We set off early yesterday morning from Baltimore for Mc Henry where the Wisp resort is located. As we drove east, it got colder and colder, getting down to 10 degrees at the Wisp Lodge. Needless to say, my Phoenix-adjusted self struggled.

Last year was the first time I tried snowboarding. I love it, but I’m not very good.. haha.. not good at all. I went down a pretty decent length beginner slop a few times before my hands and feet were completely numb. Maybe I don’t have the right gear, or maybe it’s just that cold! Not to mention I took a few butt bruising, head banging falls that left me ready to head in for lunch. I warmed up with a couple cups of coffee (I even had tea in the car but spaced on brining it in), and enjoyed Greek Salad with Salmon that I brought from home.

I hung out at the lodge for a little while longer, let myself defrost and got a little work done. Yes, I was that dork at the lodge bar working on their laptop.. not my proudest moment, but gotta do whatcha gotta do right!

My 2^nd attempt on the mountain was better and I started to make a little progress. Today I plan to get a little work done in the morning then head back out there.

Snowy Eating

Before heading to the “mountains” (in “ “ because next to what we have out west, these could be considered large hills, haha), Julie was nice enough to stop by the grocery store so I could pick up a few food items. I am so lucky to have friends who are understanding and respectful of my nutrition choices. There’s a group of 15 of us staying at the cabin (which includes a hot tub and hot & glove warmers!), and they had planned out their meals in advance: Hamburgers & Hot Dogs, Macaroni & Cheese, and Lasagna. All tasty things for sure, but not exactly down my alley. Though no doubt I’ll be having a bit of that lasagna! Any who, I picked up Greek Yogurt, Kashi Go Lean, Blackberries, Spinach, Turkey and a couple protein/snack bars. Which reminds me, omg, Luna White Chocolate Macadamia Nut is amazing! I rarely by snack bars, I’d rather just make them myself, but holy yum

On car ride up I snacked on Plain Chobani mixed with ½ scoop Chocolate Vega..

Later I enjoyed the same Chobani mix and topped it with Blackberries and Kashi Go Lean..

And instant Oatmeal.. the Cinnamon & Spice flavor is my favorite so far..

AFAA Certification

I started reading through the material I got from AFAA, and wow, there’s a lot to learn! I decided to go with AFAA Group Fitness Certification because it would cover multiple classes at once for one price. I have no doubt I’m getting my money’s worth. The study guides are pretty beastly. It gives a schedule for working through everything over a 30 day period, but of course I just got the material and the certification workshop is 2 weeks from today.. I have a lot to get done between now and them. What’s great about AFAA is that the material you need to study isn’t just how to teach a specific Spin or Body Pump class, instead it covers both basic and more advanced material. I know I’ll come out feeling like I have a strong personal training and fitness knowledge base.

A few of the gang in the hot tub.. at this point is was ~1 degree outside!

Have a beautiful weekend!