The Diamond Behind The Chocolate
I'm always all of the following:
-Shoe Humanitarian
-Wine lover
-Storm chaser
-Chocolate addict
-Sweat obsessed
-Daydreaming of traveling to Sicily
-Mathematically challenged.I'm sometimes:
-Rude
-Irate
-Insensitive
-The main character in a chick lit novel (usually a bad thing)
-In a love affair with leafy greens, HIIT workouts, and VH1.I'm never:
-A sports girl.
-A soapbox preacher.
-Old man winter's friend.
-Interested in driving (limo, please?)-
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It’s That Time of The Month…AGAIN?!?!
The Tampax commercials and feminine product magazine advertisements are misleading. I don’t know about you but I have never in my life experienced a “happy period”. What part about bleeding for 5-7 days is happy? To top it off, if … Continue reading
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#WIAW- Proud VS. Not So Proud Food Moments
I figured it was time. Time to post a WIAW. For me, for you, for 2013. (Raise your glass…of freshly juiced veggies and fruits, that is 😉 !) The last few months of 2012 were pretty much what the Wild … Continue reading
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Food Fouls = Acid Trips
LSD and PCP still exist. They are discreetly being snuck into your food without your permission. Forget the fiscal cliff, we’ve got a food crisis cliff hanging by a sprout here! …Not really, but kind of a softer version of … Continue reading
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Tagged acid, acne, alkaline, balance, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, david wolfe, fitfluential, Fitness, food, food as medicine, health, herbs, hormones, mood, nutrients, pH, raw foods
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#MotivationalMondays- All The Mocha Lattes, You Gotta Do Pilates!
Ten bucks goes to whoever gets where the post title name is from. NO HINTS. It’s Monday, so sorry, I won’t be throwing you a bone with this one… Nothing has changed since last week’s cop out post, besides myself … Continue reading
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#MotivationalMondays- Back, Bike, & Bosu
Who ate their weight this weekend? Don’t be shy…raise those hands high! There’s always room for improvement. Just because you fell off the healthy eating track, doesn’t mean all hope is lost. View my “When Chocolate Met Diamonds” for proof. … Continue reading
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Tagged back, balance, biceps, bike, bosu ball, cardio, cheat day, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, eating, exercise, Fitness, food, health, heart rate, legs, love, motivational mondays, olive garden, splurge, triceps
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#MotivationalMondays- Valentine’s Day – Tone It Up Girls Feature!
A moment ago, this workout was all set for the presses to be Whitney themed, but since we’ve had too much commentary/speculation surrounding her, I will spare you. Just go and listen to Whit’s greatest hits for me and that … Continue reading
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#MotivationalMondays- Wish Upon A Star Workout
If you looked on my TIVO or DVD rental history lately, you’d notice a glass slipper, poisoned apple, eternal sleep kind of trend. No matter how old I get, Disney movies are still capable of bringing me back to being … Continue reading
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What’s Eating You?: A Lesson In Food Narcissism
Thumb through any K-12 history book and you’re bound to find Napoleon Bonaparte looking divinely debonair atop his horse after a won battle or accomplishment. History tells us to learn from not only this man’s leadership, but his unilateral reflection … Continue reading
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