{"id":4553,"date":"2013-07-03T05:37:11","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T11:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=4553"},"modified":"2013-07-03T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:05:11","slug":"workouts-and-touring-portland-fitbloggin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=4553","title":{"rendered":"Workouts and Touring Portland (FitBloggin)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4559\" alt=\"Sweat pink ladies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-pink-ladies-510x340.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-pink-ladies-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-pink-ladies-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-pink-ladies.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the last of my recap of <a title=\"FitBloggin\" href=\"http:\/\/fitbloggin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FitBloggin<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday I started the day out with a workout with my Sweat Pink ladies. I finally got to meet Jamie and Alyse, the founders of <a title=\"SweatPink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitapproach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweat Pink<\/a>. Jamie led an awesome class. Plus she wore jellyfish pants &#8211; which obviously means she&#8217;s very cool<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4558\" alt=\"Sweat Pink Girls\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-Pink-Girls-510x329.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-Pink-Girls-510x329.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-Pink-Girls-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-Pink-Girls.jpg 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the left is Rebecca, who manages the social media side of Sweat Pink. They&#8217;re all super sweet and yes, this is clearly &#8220;a tall on one side and shorter on the other&#8221; kind of picture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4560\" alt=\"Sweat Pink Workout Partners\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-Pink-Workout-Partners-510x255.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-Pink-Workout-Partners-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-Pink-Workout-Partners-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Sweat-Pink-Workout-Partners.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After that class, my new and fabulous friend <a title=\"Nicole\" href=\"http:\/\/www.applesandarteries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole<\/a> and I worked out in the <a title=\"JumpSport\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jumpsport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">JumpSport<\/a> trampoline class. It was so delightful to feel like a kid again and just jump around have fun!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4556\" alt=\"JumpSport Fitness Class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JumpSport-Fitness-Class-510x255.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JumpSport-Fitness-Class-510x255.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JumpSport-Fitness-Class-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/JumpSport-Fitness-Class.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jumping and looking slightly un-fabulous&#8230;but oh-so fun. I even caught the all-talented FitBloggin organizer <a title=\"Roni\" href=\"http:\/\/ronisweigh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roni<\/a> jumping on my trampoline. I likes her&#8230;a lot. She&#8217;s so full of spunk.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4563\" alt=\"Veggie Grill with Friends\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Veggie-Grill-with-Friends-510x510.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Veggie-Grill-with-Friends-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Veggie-Grill-with-Friends-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Veggie-Grill-with-Friends-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Veggie-Grill-with-Friends.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That afternoon I did some exploring with friends and Bobbi introduced us to the <a title=\"Veggie Grill\" href=\"http:\/\/www.veggiegrill.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veggie Grill<\/a>, which is, delicious! I had a kale salad with fake &#8220;chickin&#8221; and I couldn&#8217;t get over how it tasted so much like the real thing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4562\" alt=\"The Nines Hotel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Nines-Hotel-510x510.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Nines-Hotel-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Nines-Hotel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Nines-Hotel-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/The-Nines-Hotel.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then came the evening and we had the reception for the conference. We got all dolled up for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4555\" alt=\"Dressing Fancy for  FitBloggin Reception\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Dressing-Fancy-for-FitBloggin-Reception-510x359.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Dressing-Fancy-for-FitBloggin-Reception-510x359.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Dressing-Fancy-for-FitBloggin-Reception-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Dressing-Fancy-for-FitBloggin-Reception.jpg 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I heart these girls (<a title=\"Kasy\" href=\"http:\/\/wellofhealth.me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kasy<\/a>, <a title=\"Skinny Minnie Moves\" href=\"http:\/\/www.skinnyminniemoves.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katie<\/a>, myself, <a title=\"Bobbie\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bobbimccormick.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bobbi<\/a>, and <a title=\"Lisa\" href=\"http:\/\/healthup.me\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4557\" alt=\"Ladies Rocking Sweat Pink Shades\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ladies-Rocking-Sweat-Pink-Shades-510x292.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ladies-Rocking-Sweat-Pink-Shades-510x292.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ladies-Rocking-Sweat-Pink-Shades-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Ladies-Rocking-Sweat-Pink-Shades.jpg 1883w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rocking the Sweat Pink shades&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4566\" alt=\"Tim with BioAstin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/576-447x600.jpg\" width=\"447\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/576-447x600.jpg 447w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/576.jpg 806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tim\" href=\"http:\/\/midpackrunner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tim the runner<\/a> showing off Nutrex Hawaii&#8217;s <a title=\"BioAstin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nutrex-hawaii.com\/estore\/bioastin-hawaiian-astaxanthin-4-mg-60-gelcaps\" target=\"_blank\">BioAstin<\/a> (perfect for runners!). Thanks to <a title=\"Nutrex Hawaii\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nutrex-hawaii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nutrex Hawaii<\/a>, I was so happy to share some spirulina love with people there!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4567\" alt=\"Kymberly and Alexandra\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Kymberly-and-Alexandra-447x600.jpg\" width=\"447\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Kymberly-and-Alexandra-447x600.jpg 447w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Kymberly-and-Alexandra.jpg 806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Theses sisters I&#8217;ve been wanting to meet foreeeever. Kymberly and Alexandra from <a title=\"FunFit\" href=\"http:\/\/funandfit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">FunFit<\/a>! They just make me happy and I need to be around them more. I just do.<\/p>\n<p>And then the craziest thing happened&#8230;<a title=\"Nutrilite\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amway.ca\/nutrition\/nutrilite?s_kwcid=TC|23089|%2Bamway||S|b|21131179551&amp;mkwid=s\" target=\"_blank\">NutriLite<\/a> was giving away some awesome prizes and I was just sitting at the table thinking I hadn&#8217;t entered&#8230;and suddenly I heard my name called&#8230;and I won a mini iPad!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4565\" alt=\"Winning an ipad\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Winning-an-ipad-400x600.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Winning-an-ipad-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Winning-an-ipad.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still in awe over this&#8230;what a crazy surprise. I was really excited because my old iPad&#8217;s screen was cracked. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4561\" alt=\"TartBerry Frozen Yogurt Shop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TartBerry-Frozen-Yogurt-Shop-510x510.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TartBerry-Frozen-Yogurt-Shop-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TartBerry-Frozen-Yogurt-Shop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TartBerry-Frozen-Yogurt-Shop-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/TartBerry-Frozen-Yogurt-Shop.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the reception, Lisa, Kasy, <a title=\"Giselle\" href=\"http:\/\/myhealthyhappyhome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Giselle<\/a>, Bobbi, and I headed down to <a title=\"TartBerry\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tartberryinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TartBerry<\/a> and tried their frozen yogurt. I had never seen so many toppings for frozen yogurt before! What&#8217;s shown in the picture isn&#8217;t even all of it!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4554\" alt=\"Downtown Portland\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Downtown-Portland-510x510.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Downtown-Portland-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Downtown-Portland-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Downtown-Portland-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Downtown-Portland.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a beautiful evening for a walk&#8230;and Portland is just gorgeous at nighttime. I love how, in the evenings, people in Portland really seem to dress up. Since I&#8217;m from the west part of Canada (where people are more casual), it was really fun to be part of the dressy-ness. All in all, it was the perfect ending to a lovely day.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4564\" alt=\"Voodoo Donuts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Voodoo-Donuts-510x510.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Voodoo-Donuts-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Voodoo-Donuts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Voodoo-Donuts-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Voodoo-Donuts.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The following morning started with a fun run of your choice (1 miles, 5k, or 10k). I chose to do the 5k and ran it with Kasy. We chatted the whole time which made it go by fast&#8230;I LOVED getting to know this girl. She has such a big heart for God and I was so blessed by her! After breakfast we headed to <a title=\"VooDoo Donuts\" href=\"http:\/\/voodoodoughnut.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Voodoo donuts<\/a> to try out their Portland famous donuts!<\/p>\n<p>My plane didn&#8217;t leave until 7 o&#8217;clock that evening so I spent my time exploring more of Portland, getting lunch at Whole Foods (which was SO delicious), and getting some blogging done at Starbucks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4569\" alt=\"Whole Foods\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Whole-Foods-510x510.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Whole-Foods-510x510.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Whole-Foods-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Whole-Foods-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Whole-Foods.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was an amazing time &#8211; thank you <a title=\"Nutrex Hawaii\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nutrex-hawaii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nutrex Hawaii<\/a> for sending me! If any of you want any more info about <a title=\"My Spirulina Obsession\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2013\/06\/24\/my-spirulina-obsession\/\" target=\"_blank\">my obsession with spirulina<\/a>, I&#8217;d be happy to answer any questions! Also, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the code for 20% discount for spirulina<\/span> is current for a couple more weeks so you might want to take advantage of it!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have you ever been to Portland? Do you ever eat meals at Whole Foods Market?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"stcpDiv\" style=\"position: absolute; top: -1999px; left: -1988px;\">Jamie and Alyse<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the last of my recap of FitBloggin&#8230; On Saturday I started the day out with a workout with my Sweat Pink ladies. I finally got to meet Jamie and Alyse, the founders of Sweat Pink. Jamie led an awesome class. Plus she wore jellyfish pants &#8211; which obviously means she&#8217;s very cool<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2388,2393,2387,2383,2370,2392,2381,2389,2385,2390,2391,2384,2382,2386],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4553"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4572,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4553\/revisions\/4572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}