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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Crazy For Cauliflower!
I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand a basic bitch kinda meal. I’m all about variation, especially when it comes to my veggie sides! I’ve had a bunch of recipes harbored on pinterest that I felt needed to … Continue reading
Conscious Fork Review & An Inspired Recipe Recreation
When most people taste something extraordinarily good at a new eatery for the first time, it’s usually expected for them to exclaim one or all of the following: “This IS better than sex!” “I want more!” “I could eat this … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coconut oil, conscious fork, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, juices, love, macaroons, pinterest, Recipe, recreation, smoothies, vegan, vegetarian
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Pinteresting Recipes: Pumpkin Cake Batter Dip
You know this is supposed to be partly a food blog, right? I ALWAYS seem to be lacking in this department. Never fear, pinterest is here! Another blogger, Lisa, of The Splattered Apron, created a wonderful way for all of … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, eat, fall, fitfluential, food, ingredients, no-bake, pepitas, pinterest, pumpkin, pumpkin cake batter dip, recipes, the splattered apron, undressed skeleton
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#MotivationalMondays- Push Yourself Workout
One of the most cliched phrases when it comes to fitness and working out is, “Push Yourself.” It’s simple, narcissistic, and most of all- true. Every time I work out, I create tiny personal goals inside my head. “Just one … Continue reading
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#MotivationalMondays- Wake Up Calls
Wake up calls can either be your best friend or your worst enemy. Over the past year, I’ve had my fair share of those worst enemy wake up calls, but they have changed me for the better. Over this past … Continue reading
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Tagged best friends, body, cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Fitness, lightbulb, love, muscle, pinterest, respiration, run, sets, sweat, sweet life, sweet tooth, tabata, wake up calls, weights, work
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#MotivationalMondays- Fitting It All In…
…your pants? The word pants is used figuratively in this sense, but can stand for a literal meaning as well. Pants can be a fashion statement… means to survive… …or a nightmare. We all know the muffin top only belongs … Continue reading
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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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#MotivationalMondays- Dainty VS. Dirty
Recently, my workouts have consisted of “bread and butter” type exercises, which qualify as routinely working out, but not as actually doing anything for my body specifically. I’ve been severely exhausted lately, so just a half hour of cardio per … Continue reading
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Tagged abdominals, arms, back, body, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, dainty, dirty, exercise, Fitness, legs, love, motivational mondays, nutrition, pinterest, side
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