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  • my cat definitely does...I've had a lot of problems with depression in the past, and my cat always seems to know when my mood is changing and gets all loving and cuddly...the rest of the time she couldn't care less where her humans were, so long as they continued to feed her, scoop the litter box, and shower her with…
  • I may not have celiac (my sister does, I'm just gluten intolerant), but I'm wondering the same thing
  • Ned Stark...The Red Wedding...Khal Drogo...Game of Thrones has taught me that everything that I love will die...
  • hi, I have three faves when it comes to workouts: 1) fitness blender (you can find all sorts of different types of free workouts, just look them up on youtube) 2) Jillian Michaels...I have a love/hate relationship with this woman and her videos...she seriously kicks my butt every time but it's really starting to pay off…
  • I live in a little town called Wolfville in NS
  • these are all so great to read, it's so easy to focus on the negatives and what isn't going right that it's so refreshing to see people focusing on the positive :)
  • reese's peanut butter cups...I got so sick after eating one once that I haven't been able to eat them since
  • despite a ready-made excuse (still in pain from some gluten cross-contamination yesterday) I managed a half hour of yoga, meeting my exercise goal for today :)
  • I splurge on things like trail mix or sweets, I just make sure that I fit things in with my calorie allowance...the way I try to do things is the 80/20 rule: make 80% of your daily calorie intake healthy nutritious foods, and the other 20% can be "splurges" (credit for the idea goes to Jillian Michaels)
  • I agree with michael1976_ca...my go-to protein powder is Vega Sport in chocolate mixed with dark chocolate almond milk, although the berry flavour mixed with regular almond milk is also amazing (I prefer the taste mixed with almond milk as opposed to water, but that's just me)
  • For my daily workouts my post-workout snack is my reward for finishing (1/4 cup of my homemade superfood trail mix) which I plan for in my daily calorie intake, but for larger goals I have specific rewards planned. For example, by the beginning of next summer I want to have my belly and backside toned for swimming season,…
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