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: wellness
-Things To Try Thursdays- Sugar Cookie Banana Chia Cake
You know I have mad love for antioxidants. I could easily serenade several of my main squeezes (oranges, blueberries, spinach) with Mariah Carey’s, “Honey”. (Or just save their ears and lip sync it…) Antioxidants are important for many reasons. The … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged almond milk, antioxidant, baked goods, baking, banana, cake, chia seeds, chocolate chips, chocolate covered diamonds, Fitness, health, milled chia, paula deen, recipes, sugar cookie, wellness
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Institute for Integrative Nutrition
The journey into the fitness and healthy living realm has not been a walk in the park. I’ve had quite the struggle and many, many mountains to climb. I’m prepared to climb and conquer many more. I had always been … Continue reading
The Results Are In: Seeing IS Believing!
According to my high school guidance counselor, (8 years ago- I know I keep things so relevant), 60% of the world are visual learners, while the other 40% are able to take it all in and perform just as well … Continue reading
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Tagged before and after, change, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Fitness, health, jillian michaels, justin bieber, mindset, mirror, negative, positive, results, scale, seeing is believing, thoughts, weight loss, wellness
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Apple Butter
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.“ This old adage is ripe with truth, as apples are a natural source of antioxidants, cancer-fighting flavonoids, and also keep cholesterol in check. I come from a blood line who actually disdain … Continue reading
Goodness of My Heart- Muffins, Muffins, Muffins!
I somehow manage to be the most productive when I’m the most ill. (At least when it comes to anything involving a computer or an oven.) According to the calendar and my horoscope, this week was supposed to bring me … Continue reading
Posted in #HighFiveFridays, Goodness of My Heart, Recipes
Tagged a dash of meg, achieve, baking, blueberry, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, church, Cooking, eating, Fitness, goodness, health, love, muffins, nutrition, share, show, triple chocolate chunk, wellness
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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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#WIAW- Birthdays Ups & Downs
Thanks to Jenn as always for hosting! I have a secret that I’m willing to share with all of you. It’s not like an ambidextrous sort of secret or anything like that…it’s more of a ritual I engage in… Every … Continue reading
Posted in #WIAW
Tagged birthday, celebration, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cold, Cooking, drinks, fever, food, greens, health, ice cream, infection, kale soup, love, peas and crayons, salad, symptoms, tea, tony's di napoli, ups, wellness, what i ate wednesday
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April Beauty Secret: Paste Your Face
What is the number two complaint in the world for women? Next to weight/body shape, it is SKIN! Bad skin can make or break your day, outfit, or even the mirror- if you frown hard enough. I know for me, … Continue reading
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Tagged acne, beauty, bedtime, chocolate covered diamonds, clear skin, Cooking, dinner, exercise, face, food, health, hofstra university, march, march madness, nutrition, tips and tricks, tom's of maine, toothpaste, wellness
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#WIAW- Laziness VS. Productivity
Thanks to Jenn for hosting! 🙂 Ask any college student around finals what keeps them going and I bet 85% of them will respond, “Adderall.” (PS- I don’t mean any of you reading this, or those who use the drug … Continue reading
Posted in #WIAW
Tagged adderall, avocado, bacon, baking, breakfast, chocolate covered diamonds, college, Cooking, dinner, drinks, eating, finals, Fitness, food, greek taverna, health, healthy, hyper, ice cream, lunch, meat, new jersey, oatmeal, patria lounge, peas and crayons, prescription drugs, pumpkin, sweet tooth sweet life, weekend, wellness, what i ate wednesday, yapple, yogurt
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#MotivationalMondays- March Madness Abdominals
The only reason I am hypersensitive to “March Madness” is for the sheer fact that a game happens to be on whether I’m at the gym, bar, restaurant, or my own home. I never knock sports, I’m just a neutral … Continue reading
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Tagged abdominals, bikini, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, duke, Fitness, girly, health, march madness, motivational mondays, obliques, p90x, planks, summer, sweating, toning, tony horton, weights, wellness
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