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: Recipes
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
Meal Prep 101
You may have been wondering where I have been while on a blogging hiatus for the past *gasp* nearly 3 months. Since embarking on a few new ventures, I have had to plan out every single meal of the day. … Continue reading
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Tagged cardio, christy dean, fail to plan, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, health, healthy living, meal prep, nutrition, plan to fail, portion control, snacks, sweat pink, tea, tone it up
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Things To Try Thursdays- Myprotein
Routine is made for machines and people who refuse to live their life thinking for themselves. While daily routines are inevitable, your healthy eating habits should NOT follow suit. If you follow me on instagram, you know that I am … Continue reading
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Tagged almond milk, blogging, cacao, cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, exercise, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, healthy, holistic, integrative nutrition, myprotein, nutrition, post workout, protein powder, recipes, review, strawberries, things to try thursdays, whey, yoga
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5 Ingredient Oat Balls
It’s September. For me, that means it’s just like every other month. I don’t have kids and I don’t teach, so life goes on as usual. For others of you though…September is a time to reinstitute a routine. You wake … Continue reading
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Tagged balls, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, energy, fitfluential, Fitness, fuel, girls gone sporty, integrative nutrition, maple, oatmeal, protein
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Deconstructed Cherry Chocolate Mint Blizzard
If your tastebuds are anything like mine and you were lucky enough to live near a Dairy Queen that was opened year round, blizzards were ARE the hallmark of life. Along with… maybe…your tamagotchi and cabbage patch doll. Dairy Queen … Continue reading
Frozen Banana Cacao Smoothie
Since the eighty degree temps and high humidity have gotten us all pregamed up for summer, the only perfect way to celebrate is with food and beverage. Frozen beverages are my kryptonite during the summertime. A kryptonite I will completely … Continue reading
Pasta Fazool Soup
“…When you’re here, you’re family…” Barf. Gag. I’ll pass on the “authentic” italian food. I know there’s a ton of you out there who favor the endless soup, salad and breadsticks at Olive Garden, but I’m sorry, I do not. … Continue reading
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Tagged bikini, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, competition prep, eat clean, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, healthier, italian, npc, pasta fazool, recipes, sicilian, soup, training
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Red Lentil, Collard Greens & Acorn Squash Soup
Soup. It’s what’s for dinner… Or breakfast, lunch and dinner in my case. During the fall and winter months, my body tends to crave warming, hearty foods. I opt for more leafy greens but cook them instead of juicing or … Continue reading
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Tagged acorn squash, be well, broth, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, collard greens, dinner, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, health coach, hearty, integrative nutrition, lentils, soup, thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian, winter
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Spinach Vanilla Whey Protein Pancakes
I’ve crossed over where the grass is green to where the grass is greener with some hay and manure thrown in… After a few years of living off of plant based protein powders, I decided to test out how my … Continue reading
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