Good Friday morning, my loves! 
I hope you all had a great week and are ready for the weekend! I don’t have much planned for the weekend, but that’s OK! After a busy weekend at Blend last weekend, I can use some time to do close to nothing! I think my apartment needs a good spring cleaning, so maybe I’ll do that!
But before we get too absorbed with the weekend and all of the excitement that comes with it, let’s get excited about High Five Friday!
I received so many submissions this week! Thank you for your support! It makes me so happy!
The following high fives were submitted to me via email. If you’d like to be features in next week’s HFF please read more about how to submit a high five here.
Deana – “By the time HFF is published I’ll have written my first summer course exam- anatomy. I’m still getting back into the swing of things and still adjusting to moving but I’m glad it’s done! ”
Lesli – “On to High Five Friday! My high five is that I ran my 2nd half marathon on Saturday and beat my goal time of 1:45! It felt so good to see all of my training pay off!”
Brittany - “My first week of work at Sweet Note Bakery as a Gluten-Free Specialist/Brand Ambassador went more than well! I opened so many doors for myself through that company, and I’m looking forward to seeing where it will take me. Also, I am taking a step in not only the intuitive eating direction, but in the intuitive exercising direction as well! I’m looking to make as much peace with my body as humanly possible.”
Sarah - “The fact that I’m taking a MUCH NEEDED vacation this week (and part of next) deserves 1 solid high five!! I plan on catching up on some Holistic Nutrition school work, coming up with some creative dishes, making home made slow cooker ribs (YUM!) and getting lots of exercise! I’m so looking forward to just giving my brain a chance to relax since work has been pretty crazy these past few months. HAPPY HIGH FIVE FRIDAY! xo”
Brittany – “I am giving myself a High 5 for celebrating one month at my new marketing job! I’m so proud of myself for having the courage to move 16 hours from home for my first job out of college and enter the corporate world. I’m loving my job and am enjoying life in the south!”
Kristine – “I’m giving myself a high five for two reasons this week. First, the biggie, I haven’t tracked my food or workouts for almost three weeks now. I had one day where I gave in, but have been good other than that. I’ve officially broken up with MyFitnessPal! My other high give is that I registered for my very first 5k! Now I need to get out there and start running more.”
Katie – “I want to give myself a high five for graduating law school!!!!!! I’m so proud of myself for finishing these three tough years!”
Tara – “This week, I got one step closer to registering for the Tough Mudder. We picked a team name! The Mudstaches (mud+mustaches) LOL! We switched up our cardio conditioning workout this week too!! I am still scared to actually register…stay tuned!”
Angela - “This may sound trivial, but I’ve always had to twist and wrap my IPOD band around my arm, because even the kid’s size was too big for me. This week – no more twisting! While I have definitely seen growth and definition in my muscles since increasing my strength training sessions and my weights, this proves it. ”
Ashley – “Last weekend I finished a 10 mile run, my first ever double digit distance.”
Kim – “Not only is my wedding THIS WEEKEND but this morning I had a new PR at the gym that made me feel so incredibly strong and invincible!
You can read more about the PR here. Basically I have been practicing my one-armed snatches (a move that always makes me feel like a bad@$$) and this week I got up to 35lbs. But this morning I had extra motivation and the support of a trainer who watched me complete a one-armed snatch (with each arm) with 40lbs!!”
Nina – “This week, I started training for my first marathon, the 40th BMW Berlin Marathon on September 29th!”
Lindsay – “This week I want to high five my decision to back off a little from the gym. I had been working out in the morning, then heading to a spin class or an elliptical session after work. It was wearing me out. This week I ran in the mornings and relaxed at night. It definitely helped me wind down at night and focus on the work I needed to get done. I even think it helped my legs feel a bit better for my Thursday morning run. Moral of the story: I listened to my body and I learned that it was the best thing I could have done.”
Lacey – “I want to give a big high five, and an even bigger hug, to my beautiful big sister Brianna who is graduating from college! She has been such a rock and an inspiration my whole life and I am so proud of her! I love you Brie!!!”
Miss Polkadot – “Not having a scale at my apartment – I don’t want to have one around – I usually check my weight when at my parents’. The last time I was there, though, I decided not to replace the batteries in the scale and simply enjoy my time. It made my stay more pleasant than constantly focussing on a number that’s not really saying anything about me in anyway.”
Jan – “My high five Friday for this week is that I have used my foam roller 3 days in a row ”
Meg – “I’m giving myself a high five this week for graduating with my Bachelor of Fine Arts! I am proud to say that I graduated on the Dean’s List and did my degree in 4 years in THREE countries! Can’t wait to see what the future holds:)”
Wow! I think I received the most submissions for HFF ever this week! 
Yay! Once again, thank you to those who support HFF and submit their own high fives It’s important to recognize your accomplishments, so please do not hesitate to give yourself a high five each and every week! I want you to do that! That’s my mission and hope for HFF 
The following high fives are successes I’ve noticed over the past week, so I call them “surprise high fives!”
Candice set PR’s for front squats and back squats
Anne graduated from journalism school
Ashley @truetonefitness competed in her first figure competition
Monica ran a race
Alex ran a race
Kasey competed in her first team CrossFit competition
Allison had her first long run in over 2 weeks
Sloane started reading a new book
Maren got engaged
Katie celebrated the 50th Marvelous Monday
I will be giving myself a high five for starting GPP and implementing it into my life! I’m more than excited about the change in my fitness routine and can’t wait for July to arrive, so I can become GPP certified!
What are you giving yourself a high five for today?
Please promote HFF with the hashtag #high5fri so we can spread the good news and give ourselves high fives all day long! Remember that we all deserve high fives and that we should be proud of even our smallest accomplishments! So, let me ask you again…
What are you giving yourself a high five for today!?
Love always,
Meg xo
It’s never too early to submit a high five! If you want to appear in next week’s HFF please read about the submission process here and then email me at adashofmeg@gmail.com!
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