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: banana
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
Spinach Blueberry Banana Muffins
It probably would be a bit more visually stimulating if I nixed the spinach on the first part of this title, but sorry, no can do. It’s what makes these muffins so incredibly healthy! I’m always looking for ways to … Continue reading
The B…B…B…Best Protein Smoothie
No, I did not stutter. The three B’s were intentional. Have you ever tasted something so damn good that you wished you had an IV or lifetime supply right under your nose? Or that you just had to offend you … Continue reading
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Raw Banana Hemp Balls
In the foodie world, it seems as though every day, week, or month commemorates some kind of deliciousness. (For example: today is national doughnut day) I won’t raise my gavel in the food court to interject with any opposing comments … Continue reading
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Tagged balls, banana, bites, christy dean. chocolate covered diamonds, coconut, coconut flour, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, hemp history week, hemp seed, npc, nutrition, protein, seeds, taste, vegan, vegetarian
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Chocolate Banana Coconut Bites
I know you are what you eat, but it’s seriously concerning me that I haven’t sprouted into a dark chocolate bar of some sort. I think if you observed my veins under a microscope they’d be coursing with all sorts … Continue reading
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Carrot Cake Protein Mug Cake
…and on the 7th day, SHE rose again… Sorry about all of these choppy hiatuses I’ve been taking from blogging unannounced. My main focuses right now are wellness and health related: school and the gym primarily with some work on … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, carrots, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, clean eating, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, gnc, lean shake, mug cake, orange cream, pope
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Hot Chocolate Protein Pancakes
Is it just me or are we hearing “historic”, “record breaking”, and “storm of the century” a bit too often these days? I have no qualms about it since I’m a weather aficionado, but the media is completely abusing the … Continue reading
Me + Silk Almond = Milky Bliss
Did you know that you + me = calculus? In the short lived boy band’s (2Gether‘s) terms, it made sense. In my adolescent hearts for eyes over my favorite one of the group, QT, it made more than sense, it … Continue reading
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When In Doubt, Oat It Out
Oats is one of those words that gets uber weird after repeating it about 4 times. Very similar to “Peter Piper Picked A Peck of Pickled Peppers.” (Had to read and edit that three times over…and that was just writing … Continue reading
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Tagged almond milk, baking, banana, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cookies, eggs, fitfluential, Fitness, health, oatmeal, oats, oster oven, pecan, quaker oats, Recipe, rolled oats
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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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