relaxing tuesday

Thank you all for your kind words on yesterday’s post. It is comforting to know that there are other people out there who not only share my passion for fitness, but understand that it’s about so much more than weight loss and measurable goals. I feel so lucky to be a part of two amazing ambassador programs FitFluential and Greatist  that allows me to connect with people who share this philosophy.

So some exciting news? Look who got new headshots!

 

Yes, sometimes I’m an actor! Or at least that’s what my degree from NYU says! Last Monday I had a super fun head shot session with the brilliant David Noles. I felt like I was on America’s Next Top Model and had a blast taking lots of photos.

I am incredibly happy with how they turned out, now the only problem choosing which ones to use because I love all 250+ of them

 

Cast me in American Idiot please?

 

Ariel from the Little Mermaid, wink wink Disney!

and of course, I couldn’t resist taking some “fitness shots”

 

I may be short but I can kick your butt 🙂

I’ll spare you the rest of the photos, I swear I’m not that much of a narcissist.

Last week was insanely busy training for my new job, my photo sesh, shopping for discount luon, traveling to New Jersey to catch a performance of American Idiot on tour and a brief trip to my hometown to visit the boyfriend. After all that traveling and working I’m grateful to have some time to kick back, relax and breathe.

Priority #1 right now? Getting my butt back into 7AM yoga classes

sure it sucks to wake up, but when I step into the cozy yoga studio and press back into that first downward dog I know I made the right choice. I’m 2 for 2 this week with yoga and hoping to keep up the streak!

Post yoga there’s nothing I love more than a soy chai latte + peanut butter & honey on a whole wheat english muffin

Waking up super early means I can sit around reading blogs while I enjoy my breakfast.

I lucked out today and didn’t have to be anywhere to be until 7:30pm. Having the whole afternoon free meant I had to make use of my time and study.

Study? oh yes. As you may recall I passed my NASM personal training certification back in December which required a butt ton of studying. Now I’m hitting the books again to take the AFAA Group fitness exam this weekend. I decided to visit the nearby New York Public Library and take advantage of the peace and quiet

beautiful library much?

It was the perfect place to spread out and learn some exercise science.

I’m definitely grateful that I decided to take the NASM exam first because in my opinion it’s the more difficult of the two because it covers more material more in depth. A lot of what I learned from NASM is incredibly helpful and applies to AFAA, but it’s definitely tricky learning a new certification’s terminology. It’s a lot of the same information with a different name.

After about an hour my belly was rumbling and begging for some lunch. In honor of national pancake day I attempted to make some pumpkin protein pancakes…. the keyword being attempted. It was an epic fail and I ended up with gloopy, burnt pancakes. Womps.

When in doubt and incredibly hungry, make oatmeal

While eating lunch I watched last night’s Biggest Loser. This season is the first time I’ve ever watched the show. Overall I definitely enjoy the show, partially because I have a huge fitness crush on Jillian Michaels. With that being said what’s with all the vomit? Do I really need to see that while I’m eating my lunch? And I don’t quite understand why people have to leave the show. Isn’t the point to help out contestants so they can reach their goal weight? Meh…

I knew I had to do some more studying after lunch. I swear, the studying never ends… so back to the library I went.

Eventually my brain turned into mush so it was time to head home.

I’m heading out to a spin class soon so I knew I wanted to have a mini dinner before sweating my butt off until 8:30. Favorite quick dinner– a mini portion of fried rice

 

I could’ve sworn I bought zucchinis yesterday, but alas there are none to be found in my fridge. Where’d you go?

Now it’s time to go get my butt kicked in spin class with my new favorite instructor. I seriously look forward to her classes all week!

 

when in doubt, what’s your go to meal?

where do you do your best study / work?

Ever since college I’ve been a huge fan of doing marathon study sessions in the library. Being in my apartment distracts me….