Happy Friday the 13th! I am excited to talk about my wonderful Core Fusion class from last night but first I will announce the Macaroni Grill Prize Pack winner!
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Timestamp: 2010-08-13 15:10:14 UTC
33- Gina from The Candid RD!!
My favorite RD said, “Wow, these babies have WA TOO MUCH sodium! You know what I would do? I would just add more protein and/or veggies to the entree and only have a half of a serving at a time. It would still taste great! I would like to try the garlic shrimp scampi. Even though I can’t eat garlic,I would love to try it.”
Great idea! Let me know your address so I can ship out your pasta and serving dish!
Core Fusion
Last night Dori hosted a free Core Fusion class at Exhale Spa for 20 healthy living bloggers. Dori has seen some amazing results from going to class for the past 7 months and wanted to give the healthy blog community a chance to see what the class is all about. I was very excited to meet some new faces and to take the class with some of my favorite bloggers.
Some of us: Angela from A Healthy Fit, Rebecca, Ilana from HappyHealthyHottie, Me, Erica from Erica Miss America, Erica from Making Good Choices, Dori from Dori’s Shiny Blog, and Maggie from Maggie Walks.
Most of the girls never took a live Core Fusion class before but everyone did really well! It was my first time taking Laurie’s class but it won’t be the last! She was hilarious and very challenging! I especially loved the extra long arms section!
A few pictures from class:
Thighs
Gluteals
Abs (that's me in the pink!)
More abs (ow!)
Round back
Dori and I are proud of this picture! It is tough holding your legs in the air like that! Extra props to Dori since she was not able to do this when she first started Core Fusion! It really does make you more flexible!
More round back!
Stretching feels oh so good!
The famous Core Fusion curl! Ouch!
Melissa Squared- both ready for drinks after an intense workout!
DRINK TIME!!
The class was really amazing. I am very sore today but it feels wonderful. Thank you to Dori for hosting the class and allowing everyone to see why Core Fusion is so great! I hope everyone I met last night comes back for more soon!
After class I went to Gobo with Dori and Melissa. Gobo is a vegetarian restaurant on the Upper East Side. We rewarded ourselves with 2 Lychee Saketinis (much needed!) Everything on the menu looked amazing! We decided to order a bunch of small plates and share everything.
We were served bread with sweet potato spread to start. Sorry about the dark lighting! The spread was amazing!
crispy spinach and soy cheese wontons
eggplant stuffed with herbed tofu cheese
vietnamese spring rolls with spicy honey dip
yam fries
spiced bean curd, red onion & pepper stir-fry
Every single dish was delicious! The drinks were great too so I would love to go back there!
I am excited for the weekend! Tonight I am going to a Phillies/Mets game, tomorrow I have Dori’s backyard party, and Sunday will most likely involve some sun and sangria! How about you?
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GREAT review!!! Thank you so much for coming to class. Love the picture of you and Melissa in your pretty bright tops! I saw the picture of flat back and my first thought was “Where am I??!” but then realized I took that picture, haha.
So those weren’t steamed veg rolls, they were crispy spinach and soy cheese wontons! Also, the eggplant pic isn’t showing.
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MissyMaintains Reply:
August 13th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Haha I knew I would mess at least one thing up! Hmm the eggplant is showing up on my computer. I’ll check it out.
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ahh core fusion! Im trying the DVD today! Wish I couldve been there for the class!
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Core fusion looks amazing! i think i would die at the round bottom part… but i must say everyones butt looks fabulous lol
The restaurant you went to had quite the spread! I must check out those entres look delish!
great weekend ahead! Go Mets LOL. i mean Go K-Rod! oh, i didnt tel you my new nickname at work is Killa so now im K-Rod. holla! lol
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MissyMaintains Reply:
August 13th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
I think you mean Go Phillies
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oh my god what an AWESOME meetup!!!! GOBO sounds amazing! i’m gonna have to put it on my list of places to go now that everyone and their mother lives on the UES haha
we need a hummus yummus date pronto!! or even something closer between you and me
let’s do it!
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You girls look like you had so much fun! I wish I could have been there! Oh well at least I have Saturday to look forward too.
Gobo looks so good, I know there is one in Greenwich Village. I’m going to have to check it out. Sunday sangria and a rooftop pool party maybe?
And I can’t leave a comment without saying Go Phillies!! Hope we win!
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Missy Maintains Reply:
August 13th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Yes to sangria and the pool! And yes to the Phillies winning!
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Core Fusion looks like it was awesome. I wish I was still in NYC so I could have gone! If I end up there again I will most definitely become a regular core fusion-er
Have a great weekend!!!
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Core Fusion looks like an awesome class! I would def want to try that! LOVE you in pink! U look beautiful! I dont know if I ever saw you in pink in a pic on here, but I saw this one and have to say pink is hot on you!
Yay drinks! I love your nights out!
Sounds like you have a great weekend planned! Not much over here, Mike and I getting Indian takeout and enjoying it at home, romantic dinner : ) and then we are cleaning and organizing the rest of our new place!
love u!
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Great to finally meet you! Remind me to never stand at the end of the line and to always stand up straight. Not a flattering angle. Oh well!
The class was awesome! You are making me crave a lychee martini right about now!
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I’ve only ever done the Core Fusion Pilates DVD so far, but I hope to make it to a class soon! Check out this great article on 5 foods you should remove from your diet today!
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YEAH!!! So exciting. I’ll be e-mailing you my address here in a second
I can’t wait to try these!
The new workout class looks intense. I have been inspired by you and Mari to start going to some exercise classes. I’m trying to talk my mom into doing it with me….we’ll see about that!
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Holy cow!
I’ve never noticed what nice arms and shoulders you have! You can really see it in that photo of you during class!
Good job! Go Missy!!
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So much fun! I wish I lived in NYC so I could take the class live.
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Hey girlie!
Yeah for a fun Core Class…when I go with friends to the core class at my gym I usually laugh my entire way through, which I think adds to the ab-workin’ effects!
The food/drinks do look delicious! Have fun at the baseball game! I hope you have a great weekend!
xoxo!
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i am LOVING those action shots, Missy!! that is a hard pose and you look awesome in it! the class looks so intimate and fun! I love packed classes, it makes me work harder, always
happy weekend!!!
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I was just at Gobo in the West Village and wanted to get those same wontons, but the pineapple fried rice was so pricy it broke me! lol So I couldn’t get as many things as I wanted to try… oh well, maybe next time!
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That sounds like so much fun. I’ve always wanted to try Core Fusion, but getting to try it with other bloggers would be so cool.
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Oooh great pics of the class in action!! Wish I could have attended!!
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This looks like such an awesome experience. I’m so jealous there is no core fusion out here in California- at least not near me! Everything looks so hard- go you for being able to do it all!
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gah!!! I wanna take a free class..and Dori’s always saying how sore/toned it makes you!
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I love Gobo!
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