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: sweating
#MotivationalMondays- The Cop Out Post
For the past almost week, I’ve had the COPS theme song stuck in my head. “Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?” In my case, it’s not a result of late night … Continue reading
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Tagged bex life, blogilates, bodyrock, cardio, channel, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cops, exhaustion, fitfluential, Fitness, fox, gym class, miles, motivational mondays, running, sexy, shows, stretching, sweating, weights, youtube
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#MotivationalMondays- Beasting at the Beach
It’s summer. It’s hot. It’s time for vacations, ice cream past midnight, and one too many margaritas at the beach. Oh, and also one of my recent favorites…RUNNING! My family (and I) are typical Jersey Shore addicts. (NOTE: Not in … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, circuits, fitfluential, Fitness, gymnastics, jersey shore, long beach island, motivational mondays, olympics, proof, running, summer, sun, sweating, weights, yoga
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#MotivationalMondays- The 3 “P’s” Workout
Let’s start off with the first of many “P’s” this week. I have officially encountered a big, flat plateau. My workouts are boring the hell out of me and I’m beginning to feel as though I’m involved in a never-ending … Continue reading
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Tagged abdominals, chest, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, exercise, fitfluential, Fitness, games, inner thighs, intervals, kettlebells, motivational mondays, mouse trap, outer thighs, pile, planks, plateau, push ups, resistance, run keeper, running, squats, strength training, sweating, triceps, weights
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#MotivationalMondays- Train Like A Man, Eat Like A Lady
I cannot tell you how many times I feel pressured to always “fit in” to my gender role. Sometimes I feel like I live in a time before Betty Friedan and bra burning were acceptable. Men and women are programmed … Continue reading
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Tagged cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, connie francis, fighter, Fitness, gender roles, health, jay-z, man, manny pacquiao, marilyn monroe, motivational mondays, nasa, nutrition, pop culture, sting like a bee, sweating, taylor lautner, testosterone, training, turkey vultures, twilight, venn diagrams, weights, wolves, workout
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#MotivationalMondays- March Madness Abdominals
The only reason I am hypersensitive to “March Madness” is for the sheer fact that a game happens to be on whether I’m at the gym, bar, restaurant, or my own home. I never knock sports, I’m just a neutral … Continue reading
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Tagged abdominals, bikini, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, duke, Fitness, girly, health, march madness, motivational mondays, obliques, p90x, planks, summer, sweating, toning, tony horton, weights, wellness
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-Things To Try Thursdays- The FIRM (Express)
It’s right around that time of year when we indulge and then receive a bulge as a Happy New Year present. Since I’m not one for resolutions, I have already begun to kick some ass. My usual exercise routine may … Continue reading
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Tagged abdominals, act, back, biceps, billy blanks, cardio, counting, DVD's, Fitness, grand central, grow, instructors, jillian michaels, jump, kindergarten, learn, legs, mood, plyo, positive, potato chips, quick moves, sculpting, sports, sweating, tae bo, the FIRM, tone, triceps, water
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