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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Category Archives: *EAT LIKE ME*
No-Bake Banana Maca Cookie
When the words “life” and “changing” are said together, it induces a wide-eyed, salivating need to know more kind of reaction. At least for me…especially when anything food related is involved! So I love bananas and I love cookies and … Continue reading
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Tagged bananas, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cookies, eat clean, health, integrative nutrition, maca, nutrition, vegan, vegetarian, weight loss
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Homemade Apple Chips
During this time of year and all the loveliness fall brings, I usually notice an oversaturation of pumpkin. Pumpkin Spice lattes, pumpkin doughnuts, pumpkin mashed potatoes…you can go on until your “orange” in the face… While I will admit I … Continue reading
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Tagged apple chips, apples, chocolate covered diamonds, fall, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, health, nutrition, pumpkin, sweat pink
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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
Mini Birthday Cake Protein Pancakes
If the word “birthday” lured you into reading further, my job is done. It’s not my birthday nor anyone else’s that I know of at the moment, but I was sick of making boring breakfasts so I accidentally opened my … Continue reading
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#WIAW- When Life Hands You Take Out, Do You Take It?
So that little colony of bees is back at work concocting some more of that honey in my life again. (A.K.A.- I’m super busy and loving the results it’s yielding.) Unfortunately, when most of us encounter the big bad “B” … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, eating, eggs, excuses, Fast food, food, fruit, halftime, healthy, hummus, jenn, m&m's, madonna, mcdonald's, nanoosh, nutrition, peas and crayons, pop culture, salad, sausage, social, soup, Super Bowl, tacos, veggies, what i ate wednesday, work, wrap
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 27- Turkey Sausage Soup
After my brief period of romancing my slow cooker, I decided to mellow out and give my stove top some attention. Kettlebell classes are euphoric and endorphin-inducing, but fast forward to a half hour later and all you need is … Continue reading
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Tagged boil, chicken broth, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, convenience, Cooking, dinner, eat, food, healthy, Home, mushrooms, nutrients, nutrition, onions, protein, slow cooker, soup, stew, swiss chard, turkey sausage
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#WIAW- Top Eats For The Week
My FIRST What I Ate Wednesday. I consider this an accomplishment. Let’s start with breakfast this morning which consisted of Overnight Oats. Ingredients: 1 cup vanilla coconut milk 1 tbsp. flax seed 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 banana 10 chocolate … Continue reading
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Tagged banana peppers, beef patty, birthday, blogging, chicken, chips, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coconut, cookies, Cooking, eat like me, Fitness, flaxseed, flourless, food, health, keurig, mint, monday, nutrition, overnight oats, peanut butter, slow cooker, spicy, tablespoon, tea, tomatoes, wednesday, wild
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 23- Mini Pancakes, Mache Salad, & Taste The Rainbow Smoothie
To say “I’m on a chocolate kick” would be a complete underestimate of what the word “kick” is intended to mean. It’s more of a chocolate lifestyle, as I am a willing slave to any and all forms of it. … Continue reading
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Tagged balsamic vinegar, banana, basil, blackberries, breakfast, chocolate chip, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, citrus, coconut, coconut milk, Cooking, dinner, food, fruit, garlic, grapes, healthy, ingredients, love, lunch, meal, muscle milk, nutrition, oranges, pancakes, protein powder, salad, strawberries
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 19- Bunion Burger & Revised Chicken Noodle Soup
Trader Joe’s is an easy magnet for my money. It seems every time I stride in to make one purchase, I come out with 10 more than I need. Today the Trader Joe’s magnet pulled my mother in as well. … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan, bread, broccoli, bun, bunless, carrot, chicken, chocolate covered diamonds, dinner, electromagnetic, Fitness, fruit, greens, ground beef, health, mache, nutrition, onion, pan, salad, seasoning, soup, spinach fettuccine, trader joe's, vegetable, wellness, whole foods, wholesome
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 18- Fruit Loot Waffle & Greek Salad
Today involved lots of U-turning, stopping and going, and cul-de-sac-ing. On one of the most bitter days we’ve had all winter, I had to tote around town picking up, dropping off, and stopping in places in preparation for a small … Continue reading
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