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: water
-Things To Try Thursdays- Flapjacked Protein Pancakes
Protein pancakes. They are the everlasting trend that’s adorning countless kitchen stove tops these days. Or at least trying to… Usually, protein pancakes are made from scratch, with a form of protein powder albeit whey or plant based starring as … Continue reading
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Weathering Frankenstorm Sandy
Unless you are living up Sandra Dee’s skirt, you are well aware of the ferocity and catastrophic damage potential this hybrid freak storm may cause. This may be my last post for a while, so I figured I’d go out … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, east coast, food, forecast, frankenstorm, freak storm, halloween, hurricane sandy, new jersey, noreaster, nyc, october, power outages, rain, scary, the weather channel, water, weather, wind
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Vitex Berry Extract
OH…It’s THAT time of the month again?!?!?! Gents- please shield your eyes from what you’re about to read. The events are real…BLOODY if you will. Hey ladies- who here has PMS the size of Mount Tibet? I know I do…and … Continue reading
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Kayaking: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
For those of you who don’t know me, adventurous is not something I’d put as a word in one of those acrostic poems we all did every year of in the beginning of grade school. I live life walking a … Continue reading
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Tagged activity, adventurous, bay, cape may, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, delaware river, dora the explorer, Fitness, food, fun, health, hofstra university, kayaking, pennsylvania, river sports, shawnee inn, sports, turkey balsamic salad, water, workout
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The SKINny on Sun Protection
We’ve all seen the abundance of Copper Tone sunscreen advertisements. We have also read countless articles, seen life-changing news stories, and been verbally beaten to death on the subject of protecting your skin. How many of us actually adhere to … Continue reading
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#FitBlogNYC: Nothing Short of AHHH-MAZING!
I don’t think there are enough exclamation points or screaming emoticons to describe my FitBlogNYC experience. I am thanking the fitness gods (and of course Fitness mag & sponsors) for allowing me to attend. For those of you who diligently … Continue reading
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Goodness of My Heart- Three’s A Charm
Right now, I’m thankful for running water and soap. It seems I have been up to my eyelids in flour, which is great for Halloween, but not as an every day outfit. Almost every day this week I have baked. … Continue reading
*EAT LIKE ME*- January 16- Tuna Chili & White Cheddar Mac ‘n Cheese
Baby it’s cold outside is even an underestimate of the cold that’s outside. I legitimately experienced hand icicles when my water bottle decided to have a mind of its own and splashed my hands. Anyway- after noshing on one too … Continue reading
Posted in *EAT LIKE ME*, Recipes
Tagged albacore tuna, cheddar, chili, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, food, grocery store, hot, mac n cheese, mild, nutrition, pam, seasoning, starkist, swiss cheese, the laughing cow, water
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 9- Chickpea Spinach Fettuccine
You are probably having Deja Vu as a few days ago I had posted another recipe with chickpeas as well. I made this Saturday night and for once actually wished I could share the wealth. However, no one was home. … Continue reading
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Reebok Real Flex & My FIRST Giveaway
As if my both of my posts regarding Fitness Magazine’s Meet & Tweet event last week weren’t enough…I’m continuing the awesome. For the past few days, I’ve been giving the Reebok Real Flex sneakers we received as a part of … Continue reading →