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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Tag Archives: muscles
Beat the Bulk: Add more cardio
There’s a new age wave of grunts and ferocious weight slams in the gym. They aren’t emanating from your typical sweaty, muscular guy. These sounds of hard and desired results are coming from a group of women (growing exponentially as … Continue reading
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Tagged cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, HIIT, lifting, muscles, thighs, weight gain, weight loss, weights, women
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#MotivationalMondays- Bikini Body Blast
It’s March 24, which means while the forecast doesn’t indicate it’s actually spring, the calendar does. And after spring comes the most wonderful time of the year…SUMMER. It’s about this time (or sooner) when all those New Year’s Resolutioners slack … Continue reading
Five Signs Your Workout Isn’t Working Out
As much as I would not like to admit it, I’m a fitness-endorphin filled fiend. If I don’t squeeze in a sweaty, sore, killer (insert any other badass word here) workout in per day, anxiety sets in. My mind is … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, exercise, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, muscles, overexercise, overexertion, resting, soreness
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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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Tagged abdominals, back, balance, butt, cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, clamshell, coffee, dance, downward dog, fitfluential, Fitness, future, joseph pilates, kanye west, legs, love, motivation, motivational mondays, muscles, music, outer and inner thigh circles, past, pilates, posture, present, v ups, vma, weights, yoga
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-Things To Try Thursdays- ViewSPORT Performance Apparel
Sorry I have been blogging so late the past couple of days, like I said yesterday, I’ve been sucked into the black hole of work and scheduling. Many people sacrifice their workouts in the replace of work. I’m sorry, but … Continue reading
#MotivationalMondays- Three’s A Charm
Bad things come in three’s. They always have. When I had three goldfish, one of them died within two weeks. When I dabbled with softball, the number I was ordained was “3“, which then resulted in a big welt to … Continue reading
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Tagged abs, arms, bad luck, body, cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, circuits, energy, exercise, Fitness, good luck, health, legs, muscles, resistance, running, three, three is a charm, weights
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Sun Warrior Chocolate Protein Powder
During last night’s #FitFluential chat, it dawned on me that I had never actually reviewed my favorite protein powder on here before. If you missed the #FitFluential chat, it was regarding soy and soy protein and all the benefits/myths involved … Continue reading
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Tagged body, buy, calories, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, cranberry protein, eating, Fitness, form, gluten-free, healthy, love, muscles, non-gmo, pea protein, powder, protein, repair, smoothies, store locator, strawberry, sunwarrior, vanilla, vegan, warrior blend, website
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#MotivationalMondays- Run, Forrest, Run!
The recent unseasonably warm spell of weather has everyone seeing hearts, baby chicks, and wearing their flops. Middle of March?!?! High five global warming, I’m on your team! With warm weather also comes the season of “the run” outside for … Continue reading
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“Embrace Your Body Parts Day”- Best VS. Worst + Improvements
Apropos being that this week is recovery after all that festive eating, but I figured it’s a step in the right direction towards the New Year. Ok, I’ll go first. My favorite body part(s) right now are my legs. I … Continue reading
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#MotivationalMondays- How To Survive A Swagger-Jacking
Think back to 4th grade science class. Being the independent goody good you always are, you decide to let the kid next to you copy the answers. (You are also a humanitarian.) NBD. Four days later you are confronted with … Continue reading
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