I attended theTone It Up retreatin Newport Beach, California this past weekend.

posts hashtaged#TIURetreat.

So what was it like?

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Here are some of the things I saw and learned.

Get ready for the motherlode.

That’s exactly what happened wherever Kat and Karena went.

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The TIUers went crazzzzy nuts!

As a fitness director, I thought that was incredibly cool.

Then lunch: fish tacos with slaw and salad plus sides like black beans and fresh salsa.

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At dinner: tons of veggies, grilled proteins like chicken and seafood, brown rice and quinoa.

Smores, plus macaroons and brownies made with Perfect Protein and bananas.

Hey, we earned our post-5K rose.

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High fives to this group of women who knew how to work hard and play hard.

So nice and unexpected!

(Applause every time I finish a runI could get used to that for sure.)

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Two examples: FIRST, Bobby Gold proposed to Karena on Saturday night.

In front of all of us!

There were tears, there was dancing, and everyone’s goosebumps had goosebumps.

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How did she get so lucky?

Photo Credit: Liz Plosser; @katrina_tiu

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