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Feel free to add me! I log in daily, am super positive and comment on almost everything that shows up in my feed, but I do expect reciprocity from my friends. :)

Feel free to add me! Always happy to motivate, but I do expect to be motivated right back! :)

A naturopath recommended clary sage oil for my monstrous cramps, massaged directly onto the abdomen and/or lower back. It actually worked really well, and smells good to boot (well, I think so, anyway.)

1 cup = 8 oz. Approximately. :)

I started maintaining a food diary before I met my bf, and I think that's probably the only thing that's allowed me to hold steady over the last year! Feel free to add me!

I was diagnosed about 4 years ago... unfortunately, about 50lbs too late. :( I've found my pills keep things from getting worse, but don't really improve things much. Hope others have had some better results. Feel free to add me!

I go for nice guys. Currently happily seeing one of the nicest guys I've ever met. BUT... most guys that ***** about "nice guys finish last" are BORING. They can't say anything about themselves except, "I'm a really nice guy." ...And??? "I like to... uhhh... watch movies... and.... stuff..." If you have no hobbies, no…

27, feel free to add me! :)

I live in Vancouver and have had absolutely no problems with my Fitbit. Works great!

My hands down favourite is Skinnytaste.com. She's a Weight Watchers fan but provides a nutritional breakdown on everything for us non-WW people. Everything I've made from that site has been super tasty, and it's all normal ingredients, not the crazy processed artificial stuff. Also, if you can get your hands on the…

I'm marked as sedentary lifestyle since I work a desk job and I don't own a car, so I count some things others probably shouldn't, like going out for groceries. For me, that's a two hour walking and weight lifting exercise, since I use a basket instead of a shopping cart in the store and when I'm walking, I book it! I…

^^ THIS!!!! PCOS is a very common hormonal disorder where your body produces too much androgen (not testosterone, thank you.) Androgen makes you produce male characteristics in addition to female (lower voice, facial hair, denser thicker hair elsewhere) and PCOS is often accompanied by irregular/bad periods, acne, insulin…

If you have a Safeway, their Best Buy old cheddar cheese (the bargain brick stuff) is actually really tasty in the light variety. Also doesn't melt too badly, which some light cheeses have a real problem with.

That's wonderful! Congratulations!!!

Definitely! I made my weigh-in day Wednesday, so I look forward to it on Monday and Tuesday, and I'm happy from it the rest of the week! I'm smiling way more in general, and my confidence just keeps going up!

Metformin treats the insulin resistance, so it will help with slowing the weight gain, but it doesn't treat the hormone imbalance that causes the other symptoms (hair growth, irregular periods, etc.) To treat those, they'll put you on certain kinds of birth control (with me, they also supplemental with spironolactone…

Here's one most people don't think of... kohlrabi! Shows up a lot at farmer's markets. It looks like a green ball that's been a little bit smooshed, or if it has all its greens they stick straight up, so it looks like sputnik. :) Slice the top and bottom off, then carve the thick tough skin off down the sides. The inside…

Homemade lazy hamburger helper: In a deep frying pan, brown some ground beef. Season it with salt/pepper. Add some onions, cook until softened. Pour in 1 can beef broth (low sodium if you wish), 1 can water and 1 can broccoli and cheese soup (careful if you try to use low fat - it often has the same calories as regular.)…

Try natural sweeteners. I like honey in my tea, or you could try agave. I've also heard Stevia isn't as scary since it's an intensely sweet herb, but I think it might leave an aftertaste (just running off memory here, so I could be wrong.)

The Dilly Beloved recipe from the LooneySpoons gals. Super tasty! Baked Up Oven Fried Chicken recipe from Chatelaine.com. If you don't have buttermilk, use regular milk, it works just fine. Chicken breast with lemon juice, olive oil, crumbled feta, and chili flakes, in a casserole dish and baked in the oven - simple but…

It works really well, just ends up a little thinner, which is not a bad thing for dipping! Even better, reserve some of your chickpea cooking water, then you're still adding flavour without the fat. :)

This is one of my favourites too! I also love making my own granola, I start from Chatelaine's Maple Ginger Granola, minus the sugar (you don't really need it) and add or subject fruits/nuts/seeds as I feel it. It's a loose granola, not a clumpy one. With a good serving of yogurt, it fills me up until lunch. Once in a…

Your vitaminwater is full of almost as much sugar as a can of Coke, btw. Just something to think about when holding it up as a paragon of water intake...