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: veggies
Tips To Stay Warm & Healthy During the Winter
I’ll be honest…winter is my least favorite season. Growing up in a small town full of mountains really made me want to eradicate winter forever and skip straight to summer and summer only. It wasn’t just the cold, snow and … Continue reading
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Tagged amino, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cold, cough, ear, fish oil, fitfluential, Fitness, fruits, greens, health, immunity, kombucha, minerals, nose, throat, vegan, vegetarian, veggies, vitamins, winter
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#WIAW- The Juicing Edition
Holy heck it has been buzz light years since I’ve participated in my favorite foodie day of the week. How are you my blog-lings? So I basically failed my healthy eating test for the end of 2012, but 2013 is … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, carrot, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, eggs, fitfluential, Fitness, foodie, girls gone sporty, greens, jen, juicing, muffins, oats, orange, pancakes, peas and crayons, valentines day, vegetarian, veggies, vitamix, what i ate wednesday
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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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Collagen In The Kitchen
If you took a photo of just lips of: me, Pamela Anderson, and Big Ang, well, you probably wouldn’t know whose was whose. I became a member of the collagen lip cult last night…all over…would you believe this?…PEPPERS. My thirsty … Continue reading
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Tagged burn, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, collagen, Cooking, food, hot peppers, Kitchen, lips, painful, peppers, veggies, yellow peppers
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#WIAW- Sweet & Healthy
I am no stranger to the sweet tooth. I believe I was born with a palate to only crave sweet things at every meal all the time. While I’ve made previous attempts to divert my tastes towards the “right pathway … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, candy fit, chia loaf, chobani, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christmas, eats, food, garlic and oil, holidays, peanut flour, sweets, thanksgiving, treats, veggies, what i ate wednesday
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#WIAW- Bare Bones
So this should be called “When I Can’t Sleep” Wednesday because…it’s 4 AM and I’m still not asleep. What is the deal lately? Back to melatonin again… This week’s eats were pretty bare bones. Being that it’s fall and WIAW … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, cheese, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cucumber, diners, dinner, food, health, hummus, kombucha, laughing cow, lucy's chocolate chip cookies, lunch, peas and crayons, pumpkin, pumpkin cake batter dip, restaurants, salad, snack, undressed skeleton, veggies, weight gain, weight loss
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#WIAW- I Need Smoothies Anonymous
Let’s just say for the sake of summer, apartment/job hunting, and a territorial 54 year-old turkey vulture mother, I’ve been M.I.A. from my kitchen. It saddens me deeply that the only slightly creative thing I’ve made within the last two … Continue reading
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#WIAW- Its Been A While!
Thanks to Peas and Crayons for another great WIAW! Why hello fellow WIAW-ers! It definitely has been a while. (Yes, two whole weeks is a century in blog years!) Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying summer. … Continue reading
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Tagged breakfast, chicken, chobani, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coconut flour, coffee, dinner, edamame, farm, food, fruit, hummus, independence day, lettuce, lettuce wraps, lunch, mushrooms, pb chocolate puffins, peas and crayons, romaine, salad, snacking, sweet potato, tomato, veggies, what i ate wednesdays, wiaw
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#WIAW- A Dash of Color & A Lot of Chobani
Everything comes alive in the spring/summer season. We are no strangers to this yearly occurrence. This year is especially awesome due to the fact that I am learning to eat my colors and it’s the most optimal time to do … Continue reading
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#WIAW- Eat Your Greens & Drink That Sangria!
I was feeling lackadaisical last week for most of my “greens” pictures, but I swear on my first grade teacher, I ate them. To be honest, I cannot go a day without greens. It’s very similar to Romeo and no … Continue reading
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