Had a really fun opportunity to take a cooking class with Envy Apples at Central Market. When it comes to cooking, apples aren’t the first ingredient I think of for …
Getting hands on with Momo Shack Dumplings
View PostWhy I’m Simplifying my Fitness Goals for 2019 with the Help of Almonds
There’s something about having a clean slate and fresh start with the New Year that feels so good, but it can also be overwhelming. You’re back at work, you’re adjusting/readjusting …
Celebrating 30 Years: A Love Letter to Myself
View Post6 Personal Lessons I Learned in 2018 Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Photography by Maribel Morales It’s the end of one year and the beginning of a new one. It’s always worth reflecting on everything that made this year great, bad, ugly, …
Year in Review: 12 Favorite Moments of 2018
View PostMindful Monday: 3 Ways I Like to Reset with Adidas
3 ways I like to reset with adidas.
Virtual Sweat Date: Blogiversary, Travels, Thanksgiving, and NEW December Event
Hey! Hi! Hello! I’m overdue for a catch up sweat date with you guys. Your girl has been busy and I’m just coming up for air after a crazy year …
10 Highlights from the Fitness Ambassadors’ 3 Year Anniversary Party
View PostSprint Workout with Adidas
This is a sponsored collaboration between me and adidas. All text and opinions are my own. Photography by Maribel Morales. Hey fam! If you’ve been keeping up with my training …
30+ Fit Things to Do This February
Sharing over 30 fitness events you should check out this month. February is stacked with amazing events to do with a friend, a family member, or your boo. Got a …
Schedule your next sweat date with any of these January fitness events
It’s that time again and I’m sharing some great January fitness events in Dallas. Don’t know about you guys, but I’m coming out of my holiday food coma and I’m …
VIPeek of the home of the Cowboys with AT&T
If you’ve been following me along on social, there’s been a lot of football in my feed. From hosting my first football workout event, to visiting The Star in Frisco, …
The Perfect Sweat Date at Vital Fitness Studio
If you haven’t noticed, I’m a huge fan of sweat dates. It combines my love for workouts and something delicious like coffee or brunch while hanging out with a friend. …
20 Dallas Fitness Events to check out this December
Sharing 20 Dallas fitness events in December to check out because I’m sure we are all still recovering from Thanksgiving feast(s) and need to burn it off!! Schedule a sweat date …
3 Year Blogiversary Celebration + 5 Things I Learned from Blogging
Deep Fried Fit celebrated 3 years with an epic football and donuts event at D1 Dallas. It was the perfect excuse for this Dallas blogger to combine my love for …
Silent Disco Yoga and Outdoor Cycling Event
November has been amazing in so many ways. As a fitness blogger, I’m always on the lookout for cool fitness events or new studio news. When I do find a unique …
The Ultimate Cocktail Experience at Klyde Warren Park
I am loving this cooler weather and it makes date nights out on the town so much more enjoyable. There are so many cool events happening in Dallas and I …
Mizuno debuts the latest Wave Rider 20
This post is brought to you by Mizuno. Mizuno is the third largest shoe company in the U.S. and they just released the 20th edition of the Wave Rider. I …
16 November Fitness and Food Events
Sharing this month’s November food and fitness events! Another great month full of fitness, drinks, and puppies it seems. Will continue to update this list throughout the month! 10/31 Rooftop …
Putting Me First: 10 Ways I Practice Self Care
Hey y’all! It’s been a crazy few months grinding and hustling. 2018 is amazing and I’m feeling super blessed. However, it’s not always rainbows and glitter. My journey I share …
Virtual Sweat Date: Work life balance, lashes, and events
It’s kind of hard to believe we are three months into the new year. My mind is blown, time is going by so fast! So much so, it’s been about …
7 Awesome Yoga Events I’m Planning This Spring
View PostMy Anti-Resolution with Michelob ULTRA
The New Year is here! The new year means a fresh start and clean slate for many and there’s definitely something special about hitting that reset button. This year, I …
15+ January Fitness Events: Get in your sweat dates now!
View PostQ&A with a Dallas therapist: Things to know about seeking counseling when adulting is too hard
View Post30+ December Fitness Events happening in Dallas
And holy cow…December is here and 2018 is around the corner. Love that our fitness community continues to provide amazing events for all fitness junkies throughout the year. Here is …
Recovery Series: 6 Ways to show your feet love with Vital Proteins
View Post20+ Awesome Dallas Fitness Events to Check Out in November
Woah…. November is basically here. Where has the year gone?! Don’t know about you guys, but that usually means plenty of holiday parties and potlucks through the end of the …
13 New Fitness Studios and Concepts in Dallas!
I love seeing how much the Dallas fitness scene has grown over the years. You can find a studio for just about anything you want. Whether it’s cycling, pilates, bootcamp, …
Train Harder with Physiclo Resistance Tights
As a fitness junkie, I’m always looking for a new challenging class or workout to kick my butt. Progressing in my fitness journey is great, but that also means I …
Sunset Yoga Recap at Sheraton + Next Event
Hosting events has been one of the most exciting parts of my blogger journey. It gives me a chance to meet my fans in person and hopefully share new and fun …
Fitness Gym Review: LFT Personal Training in Plano
New on the fitness scene enters boutique personal training gym LFT. In partnership with owners of high-end Fit180 and Candice Flores, LFT enters the fitness space as an affordable solution …
Fitness Gym Review: My House Fitness in Plano
The questions I’m asked most often is, “What is your favorite type of workout”? My answer is always going to be strength or high intensity workouts. I can’t get enough …
Completing Nike’s Better For It Challenge
Almost two months ago, I took on the Better For It challenge by Nike and encouraged everyone I knew to do it with me. It was a weekly challenged that …
Athleta Friends and Family Event Recap
I had the pleasure of hosting a really fun fitness event with my friends at Athleta in Stonebriar Mall. As part of their Friends and Family event, everyone was invited to …
StudioHop Review: Visit multiple studios with one membership
StudioHop is my most recent obsession and my not-so-secret method for getting in all my sweat sessions all over Dallas. It’s a monthly membership that gives you access to over …
3 Takeaways from Chamberlain Studios’ Self Defense Workshop
Today, I’m sharing my experience and main takeaways from a self defense workshop at the Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense. My first experience with Chamberlain Studios was a public self …
Office Yoga with CubeFit Yoga
By day, I’m a marketing guru. Outside of my usual 9 to 5, I’m a blogging, sweaty, fitness addict with an insane appetite for foods that make fitness professionals cringe. …
Group Fitness Review: Hanging with Dallasthenics
By: Fernando Ortiz, contributing writer Today I’m reviewing the newly formed calisthenics /street workout group known as Dallasthenics. Dallsthenics is a community that invites fitness enthusiasts of all levels to …
The Perfect Sweat Date at Vital Fitness Studio
If you haven’t noticed, I’m a huge fan of sweat dates. It combines my love for workouts and something delicious like coffee or brunch while hanging out with a friend. …
Lazy Dog Restaurant’s New Fall Items
Earlier this summer, I visited Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar for the first time with some friends to try their summer brunch menu which you can read here. With their changing …
The Ultimate Cocktail Experience at Klyde Warren Park
I am loving this cooler weather and it makes date nights out on the town so much more enjoyable. There are so many cool events happening in Dallas and I …
Sablon Chocolate Lounge in West Village
Sablon Chocolate Lounge is a sugary dream come true. The cozy lounge took over the corner space that was previously Pinkberry in West Village months ago and I can’t believe …
16 November Fitness and Food Events
Sharing this month’s November food and fitness events! Another great month full of fitness, drinks, and puppies it seems. Will continue to update this list throughout the month! 10/31 Rooftop …
Glamping in Style at Best Day Ever Ranch
Fall is always a busy season for me. Tons of birthdays, weddings (I had 3 in one month), events for the blog, holidays, and more. I was in desperate need …
Dallas DARTarble Dates
Can we throw it back to when I worked with DART last year to bring you this DARTable post? I’m excited to tell you all I’m partnering with DART once again to …
King’s Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Tenders and Texas Toast
Football season is back and that means Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays, my boyfriend’s eye balls are glued to the screen or his phone (for fantasy football) and I’m a sports …
Why I’m obsessed with these frozen pickle juice popsicles
Yep. You read that right. Frozen pickle juice popsicles. Now, before you make a face, hear me out. You can’t knock it till you try it and it’s great for …
8 Dallas Food Events to Indulge this September + Giveaway!
8 Dallas food events to indulge in this September
Virtual Sweat Date: Work life balance, lashes, and events
It’s kind of hard to believe we are three months into the new year. My mind is blown, time is going by so fast! So much so, it’s been about …
7 Awesome Yoga Events I’m Planning This Spring
View Post7 Personal Lessons I Learned from Therapy
Today, I’m sharing seven personal lessons I learned over the years after I started seeing a therapist. I recently opened up about my struggle with anxiety and stress and my …
Virtual Sweat Date: Company rebrand, partnerships, and power of saying no
View PostMy Anti-Resolution with Michelob ULTRA
The New Year is here! The new year means a fresh start and clean slate for many and there’s definitely something special about hitting that reset button. This year, I …
Year in Review: Favorite moments in 2017
2017 went by so fast and I love reflecting on all the amazing things that happened. There were good times, bad times, and great times. All of these experiences have …
15+ January Fitness Events: Get in your sweat dates now!
View PostQ&A with a Dallas therapist: Things to know about seeking counseling when adulting is too hard
View Post30+ December Fitness Events happening in Dallas
And holy cow…December is here and 2018 is around the corner. Love that our fitness community continues to provide amazing events for all fitness junkies throughout the year. Here is …
Virtual Sweat Date: Blog Anniversary, Michelob ULTRA Video Shoot, Friendsgiving
Thanksgiving is this week. Lol wut? Back with a late Virtual Sweat Date post. Let’s catch up on life. If we were on a Virtual Sweat Date, I’d tell you… …
Oh my sloppy joe!
The sloppy joe. Something I haven’t had in years. Probably since grade school. I remember the first time I saw a sloppy joe. It was in the movie “It Takes …
Making Eggrolls is hard work!
You would think something so little would be easy to make, but no. The prep time is ridiculous. Especially when you are making about 100 of these delicious appetizers. I …
Asian Christmas: Hot Pot!
I really hope everyone had a great Christmas. It was gorgeous outside. Facebook and Instagram were flooded with pictures of family and food and presents. I, on the other hand, spent …
Dinner is served!
I’m being totally stereotypical. Chicken vegetable stir fry. I found all the veggies in my fridge that I haven’t used and added them to my stir fry. Diced bell peppers, …
Homemade spaghetti!
I made spaghetti for the first time ever! Now before anyone shakes their head at me, this is a big step toward domestication for me. Up until this point, I’ve …
Office Cooking: BBQ Pork Chops and Veggies
One of my buddies brought me some apple barbeque sauce from Tennessee as a souvenir. So I decided to use it as a marinade for my cooking as an experiment. …
Office Cooking: Salmon and veggies
Save money. Eat healthy! Wrap anything in foil and sticking it in the awesome conventional oven while you work. This time I just added pepper and some Mrs. Dash garlic …
Office Cooking: Baked Chicken with garlic and peppers
The little conventional oven my office has graciously blessed me with has been the key to me eating healthier and cheaper. This time I just seasoned strips of chicken breast …
Microwaved eggs? Too Legit.
I am absolutely sick to death of Greek yogurt, oatmeal, cereal, fruit…anything cold and boring for breakfast. Since I’d rather sleep than wake up early enough to do my hair, …
My working lunches: toaster oven to the rescue
Cooking is definitely not my forte. At all. Ever. I’ve been known to turn sweet creamed corn into salty creamed corn. I have a hard time boiling eggs, and I …
Brunchin’ at Lazy Dog Addison
I don’t have to tell you how real the brunch game is in Dallas. One Sunday, some friends and I got together for brunch and Lazy Dog provided the perfect …
Restaurant Review: Fast and Furious in Addison
At first glance and after passing Fast and Furious in Addison a gazillion times, I never gave this place much consideration. The name and theme is cheesy and sounded like a …
First Peek: Coal Vines on Lamar
First taste at Coal Vines on Lamar and Omni Hotel.
First Taste at Wabi House on Greenville
When it comes to Dallas ramen restaurants, I’d all but given up. The ramen craze was exciting and hopeful at first, but mostly disappointing as new restaurants opened with the …
First Taste at Ida Claire in Addison
Today, I’m sharing my first taste of Ida Claire, a southern-inspired, south of ordinary restaurant in Addison. I was excited to finally visit the newest addition to the Addison area …
15 Dallas Juice Bars to Know About
Today, I’m sharing 15 Dallas juice bars and companies to know about just in time for the new year. If you’re like me, you probably enjoyed yourself… a lot over …
Preview of BITE by Chef Eddy T
Last week, I was invited to a preview of a new restaurant with a “globally inspired” menu called BITE by Dallas chef Eddy T. In the space previously known as …
Slice of Heaven at Fireside Pies Henderson
Did you know some of my favorite foods in the world are fried chicken, spaghetti and pizza? I know… I have the food love of a 5 year old, but …
Foodventures and more in NYC
So happy to finally share my adventures in New York with you. The beauty about vacations is being able to turn off work for a few days and just enjoy the …
Foodie Recap: Deliciousness at Dive Coastal
I’d like to start by saying how mad I am that I only recently discovered Dive Coastal. I was invited to attend the 5 year anniversary party, but couldn’t make …
Hiking the Narrows at Zion National Park
View PostCanyoning at Zion National Park and Why You Should Do It
Canyoning at Zion National Park was incredible and you should definitely look into it if you’re headed to Utah. In my last post, I shared our planning tips for flight, …
Travel Diary: Las Vegas to Zion National Park and What to Pack
My trip to Zion National Park was absolutely breathtaking and I’m sharing my travel adventures to this magical place. My girlfriends and I planned a super last minute trip to …
Los Angeles Food Diary: All the Eats
Los Angeles is one of my favorite food cities. Even though I was in L.A. for a fitness conference, which you can read about here, ain’t nothin keeping me from …
5 Biggest Takeaways from a Blogger Conference
5 Takeaways from a Fitness Blogger Conference
Upcoming Travel Adventures + Travel Tips
I’m experience a serious case of wanderlust this year and have quite a few trips planned that I can’t wait to share with you. Even after coming back from Miami …
Nike Unlimited Innovations Event in New York
View PostTravel Diary Pt 3: Places to Visit in Miami
So I’ve hit up the beach, I’ve stuffed my face with all the good food, and now to all the artsy fartsy sights and tours we took. We wasted no …
Travel Diary Pt 2: Miami Eats
If you caught my beach obsessed post about my first days in Miami, here’s one that talks about all the food we consumed. It’s always overwhelming trying to research the …
Travel Diary Pt 1: Getting my Vitamin Sea at Miami Beach
Traveling to brand new places is always so refreshing, eye opening, and fun. Especially with good friends. And it felt so good to not have a worry in the world, …
