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: working out
My Adrenal Fatigue Story
I was once told that once you reach adulthood you will be incredibly fatigued from all the “responsibility” involved with growing into this stage of life. The people who always preached about an endless amount of exhaustion were all adults, … Continue reading
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Tagged adrenal fatigue, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, depression, eat clean, exercise, exhaustion, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, holistic, hot yoga, low energy, low sex drive, naturopath, nutrition, reproductive organs, stress, sweat pink, symptoms, tone it up, treatment, weight gain, working out
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#MotivationalMondays- Push Yourself Workout
One of the most cliched phrases when it comes to fitness and working out is, “Push Yourself.” It’s simple, narcissistic, and most of all- true. Every time I work out, I create tiny personal goals inside my head. “Just one … Continue reading
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Tagged abs, arms, back, chest, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, circuits, endurance, exercise, fitfluential, Fitness, goals, legs, lil mys ninja, meals, miles, motivational mondays, muscle, pinterest, push ups, push yourself, reps, running, speed, toning, triceps, working out
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Healthy Bites
Do you use pre/post workout fuel in the form of chemically laden energy drinks or bars? Yes, these kinds of things exist. Most pre-packaged foods should have a skull and cross bones across them, but I digress…These include things like … Continue reading
#MotivationalMondays- “Between The Commercials” Workout
If you’re like me, Sunday nights consist of a lot of eye movement, occasional belly laugh, and symptoms of buttlock. I’m talking about the main event of the night- which would be the television. (my line-up: mobwives, khloe & lamar, … Continue reading
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Tagged bravo, breathe, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Fitness, health, motivational mondays, nyc 22, rain, rhonj, sitcoms, sunday, television, working out
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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
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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- Run, Forrest, Run!
The recent unseasonably warm spell of weather has everyone seeing hearts, baby chicks, and wearing their flops. Middle of March?!?! High five global warming, I’m on your team! With warm weather also comes the season of “the run” outside for … Continue reading
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Tagged breathing, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, eating, endorphins, exercise, fit radio, Fitness, jackie joyner kersee, lunges, motivational mondays, motto, muscles, nutrition, pinterest, run, splits, spring, warmth, working out
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Music For Your Muscles- My Top 12 Workout Jams
You rush from work to the gym to change into appropriate apparel, step outside the locker room and forget headphones. Feverishly, you run back into the locker room. (All with only 5 minutes to spare to ensure you’ll get YOUR … Continue reading
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Tagged bad boy, beats, beyonce, drake, exercise, fabolous, good, hip hop, jam, jay-z, jazmine sullivan, jc chasez, justin timberlake, lady gaga, like i love you, Lil Wayne, lmfao, love, mariah carey, mase, michael jackson, muscle, music, notorious, nsync, old school, p. diddy, party rock, phantom planet, please don't stop the music, pop, r&b, rap, rihanna, rock, the guest, the motto, tune, working out, wu tang clan
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Are You Counting Too Many Sheep?
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” Yeah, this is what many of us Americans say. It seems we have all morphed into 24/7 overachievers. Between balancing families, activities, holidays, work, and jury duty, there really is not enough time in the … Continue reading
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