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Go for it!!! I always thought I couldn't run, even when I was working as a personal trainer!!!! this summer I found out yet another family member was being treated for cancer and I decided to do the Terry Fox run. In 6 weeks I was able to do 5km. the first night was truly aweful - less than 1km and I was sore to 3 days!…

that's awesome!!! good for you!

spaghetti squash with marinara sauce green smoothies oven roasted veggies (combining low cal items like cauliflower with more filling items like sweet potato, add anything you like - peppers, onions, carrots, potatoes, broccoli, beets, squash, turnip, parsnip, tomatoes....) veggie soup one of my favourite, veggie chili…

I just wanted to add how amazing it is that anyone could run 42 km every day for 143 days!!! and he did it after losing a leg to cancer! amazing!!!!!

i'm runing this year! it's my first 5km, and I'm really excited to finally do it. I saw Terry Fox when I was a little girl and he's been an inspiration ever since! I'm in southern Ontario, Canada!

well, it's great for your core to use it instead of a chair (one dancer I know uses it at meals and in her home office, another woman I know only watches tv while sitting on it.) there are lots of great exercises, here are a few of the top of my head plank - put your feet on the ball and hands on the floor - for extra…

1 I'm not really sure about the calories 2 don't panic about not being able to do it, you aren't counting reps, so if you need to slow down it's okay, just work as hard as you can.

I have 2 pie pumpkins here and was thinking about making some sort of oatmeal thing with them! thanks so much for posting, it's perfect. I always drink almond milk and just recently discovered how awesome chia seeds are! you totally made my day!

awesome!!!

I really love the plain, unsweetened, but I started off with sweetened for a few months. so yummy!

well, I can't answer all your questions...I know nothing about beta blockers for example, but here are some tips I know for sure, as a personal trainer 1 always do at least 5 minutes of cardio as a warm up before any strength training. it is really your choice if you want to do all your cardio before or after or even on…

mmmm, i want pumpkin cupcakes now!!

nice!!! can't wait! i just bought 2 pie pumpkins!! here's one I tried from a friend clean out the seeds, add rice, ground beef (or tvp) onion and chicken or vegetable broth and bake for about 45 minutes (until rice is done and pumpkin in tender) it was quite tasty!! for thanksgiving this year I am going to make a cranberry…

fantastic!!! enjoy your success!

There are so many benefits to cardio! burning calories is good, but it also keeps your heart, lungs and blood vessels healthier with benefits every cell in your body! toning is great too, and has many benefits. you could do circuit training to be time efficient. you would do 1-2 minutes of strength training and alternate…

Clearly I'm a mixer, otherwise my vitamix blender would have been a seriously pointless investment! here are some of my stranger mixes for your amusement: dandelion greens and bananas carrots and oranges beets and apples avocado, cocoa and orange currently trying come up wth a plan for pumpkin....

ah, the things that make us happy!!! enjoy your new bras!

haha! I have thought this so many times!!!!

welcome back!! i get embarrassed too, especially because my diary is open, but no one is perfect, we all have better times and worse times, the only way to win is to keep trying.

Congratulations!!!!! isn't it an awesome feeling! i just did my first 5km run last week. part of what helped me keep going was imagining myself at home putting it on my status!

I just recently discovered chia seeds, I love them in tea. I just add a tablespoon after I steep the tea and wait a minute or two. squishy yummy good!!

that's fantastic! I rarely eat dairy, but thanks!!

beautiful!

ACTUAL EXPERIENCE: my sister was on a doctor supervised diet like yours, 500 calories, protein and veggies, supplements...She lost 80 pounds in a year along with her hair and seriously compromised her health. The following year, on the doctor supervised maintenance diet, she gained 160 pounds. However her health and hair…

okay, you answered! now I'll tell! I love lots of different music but here is some of the more embarrassing songs Elvis - greatest hits David Wilcox - Bearcat (freakin' love that song!) and, I even choreographed a bellydance routine to the madagascar version of Move It!

here's a quick response to you all 1 - adding ice for a smoothie sounds great! 2 - I LOVE my vitamix! I've use it everyday for about 6 months now and never disappointed with it. 3 - It's about 200 calories per serving, you can check my food diary for the breakdown. So, it is not a low cal subsitute but it is much more…

hey, wait a minute! you didn't answer your own question! I'm not telling until you do!

that salad sounds divine!! please share the cookies too!!

I can't believe it, but I actually ran 5km today!!!!!!!!!!!! I just did't stop!! kept my mind quiet, except for some positive thoughts when needed. my first run was 5 weeks ago and I didn't quite get 1km. if I can do it, you can too!!!

yummy! I put a large beet and a large apple in my vitamix today, it was delicious!