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: jersey shore
#WIAW- Going Pseudo Veg at the Beach
Up until about three months ago, I was always one of those people who chimed in with, “I’ll never give up meat” on any veg/vegan convo. I’ve toyed with the idea and after reading more than I would like to … Continue reading
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Tagged amino, chobani, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, crabcakes, drinks, eating, eggs, fitfluential, fruit pops, ice pops, jersey shore, living on the veg, long beach island, love, luna fiber, new jersey, north end american grill, oreos, peas and crayons, portobello, summer, vegetarian, what i ate wednesday, whole foods, wildwood
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#MotivationalMondays- Beasting at the Beach
It’s summer. It’s hot. It’s time for vacations, ice cream past midnight, and one too many margaritas at the beach. Oh, and also one of my recent favorites…RUNNING! My family (and I) are typical Jersey Shore addicts. (NOTE: Not in … Continue reading
Posted in Motivational Mondays
Tagged beach, cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, circuits, fitfluential, Fitness, gymnastics, jersey shore, long beach island, motivational mondays, olympics, proof, running, summer, sun, sweating, weights, yoga
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#MotivationalMondays- Under The Boardwalk Workout
If you didn’t know, I’m a sucker for anything motown, 50s, 60s, and also that little sensation- Marilyn Monroe. I swear I believe in reincarnation because most of my logic comes from the 50s/60s era. (obviously with a little less … Continue reading
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Tagged american dream, apps, cardio, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, exercise, fitfluential, Fitness, healthy, jersey shore, jillian michaels, music, nugo nutrition, protein, ripped in 30, runkeeper, running, sunwarrior, tales of the insomniac, the drifters, under the boardwalk, weights, wildwood
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Muscle Brownies
Ever wonder how Popeye achieved those bulging biceps? Apparently spinach was the answer. I’m sure the animation editors dropped some whey into all those cans of spinach…or illegally pumped him with ‘roids, which would be an absolute shame to the … Continue reading
Posted in Things To Try Thursdays
Tagged california, eating, exercising, Fitness, guidette, guido, health, ingredients, jersey shore, juiceheads, lenny & larry, meatheads, muscle, muscle brownie, muscle muffins, nutrition, nutritional, on the go snack, protein, size, smoothie, snack, vegan cookies, wellness, whey, working out
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#MotivationalMondays- Body Like An Anaconda
Okay, so Anaconda is not the first image that pops into your head when you think sexy, sleek, toned body. It’s a slimy Amazonian reptile that predetermines its appetizer, main course, and dessert all within a tongue slither. If you’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged abs, acting, adductor, anaconda, arms, back, baseball, body, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cold, contract, eat, exercise, Fitness, floor, gorilla, hate, hold, hollywood, ice cube, j.lo, jersey shore, juicehead, looking good, love, movement, muscle, nutrition, park, prey, reptile, slither, snake, south america, squeeze, stretch, thigh, touch, venom, weight, writh, yankees
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#MotivationalMondays- How To Survive A Swagger-Jacking
Think back to 4th grade science class. Being the independent goody good you always are, you decide to let the kid next to you copy the answers. (You are also a humanitarian.) NBD. Four days later you are confronted with … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur, boxing, charles darwin, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, copy machine, copyright, defense, gloves, hilary swank, hip hop, immature, jab, jackie chan, jail, jersey shore, karate kid, lab, mainstream, men, million dollar baby, mma, motivational mondays, muscles, ninja, original, pauly d, pop, punch, ronnie, rugged, school, science, speedbag, sports, swag, swaggerjacking, theory of evolution, tough, wheaties, women
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L, M, N, O, Peas- Nice Guys Finish Last, So Give Peas A Chance
“Those black eyed peas are so good!”– live testament from a grocery store clerk. I’ll admit I chuckled a bit due to the ironic magazine with Fergie sitting on the cover in front of us. She was talking about a … Continue reading
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Tagged atkins diet, beans, black beans, black eyed peas, bread, breakfast, carbohydrates, cheese, chickpeas, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, convenient, Cooking, fergie, fiber, fistpump, green giant, green peas, guidos, gym, health, jersey shore, juiceheads, legumes, love, meatheads, nice guys finish last, nutrition, peas, protein, quiche, red beans. lima beans, rice, ronnie, sad, salad, seitan, side dish, tofu, tofurky, underdogs, vegan, white beans, will.i.am
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