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Waking Up Full of Awesome (A must read for the girls)
There was a time when you were five years old, and you woke up full of awesome. You knew you were awesome. You loved yourself. You thought you were beautiful, even with missing teeth and messy hair and mismatched socks inside your grubby sneakers. You loved your body, and the things it could do. You thought you were…
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Shoe Issues- Runners/Walkers....Input please?
I previously had some Asics Gel Kahana 3's which are well worn and causing shin and heel pain. I went to a running store and they told me to buy a cushioning shoe. I tried the Nike Pegasus but had problems with the heel/foot part gaping where the laces tie. Then they suggested Asics Cumulus 13's. These caused severe top…
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How do you do your lettuce?
So, I'm a simple gal. I want my healthy choices to be just as convenient as my junk choices- or I will give in to the junk in a time crunch.:ohwell: I eat a lot of romaine or green leaf lettuce. Currently I wash it, chop it up and keep it in a vented vegetable container. I'm always open to suggestions to keep it fresh and…
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30 Day Shred and Shin Splints?
So this is my 2nd round of 30DS. I made it 7 days with my first round. Today was day 3, and I feel the shin splints coming back. I get them anytime I do jumping jacks, running etc. I have good shoes. I wear Asics for overpronators (my feet roll inwards). I also have some Adias stability shoes. I've adapted the cardio…
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HG Iced and Spiced Cupcakes (Pumpkin)
My favorite cupcake recipe :flowerforyou: INGREDIENTS For Cupcakes: 2 cups moist style spice cake mix 1 cup canned pure pumpkin (not filling) 1/3 cup liquid egg substitute 1/8 teaspoon salt For Frosting: 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon Cool Whip Free, Thawed 2 Tablespoons Splenda 2 Tablespoons FF cream cheese 1 tablespoon canned…
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Ok not a recipe but an awesome pancake mix I just got..
I'm from Canada, so we don't have a lot of the cool stuff you americans have :laugh: I got some Fiber one pancake mix which I love! It's 180 calories for 3 (6" size) with 20 % of your daily intake of fiber. And my kids love 'em too :love: You can also add apples/cinnamon, a pack of instant flavored oatmeal (lower sugar of…
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Simple, luscious 45-60 calorie hot chocolate
I've discoved Chocolate Almond milk makes an excellent creamy hot chocolate with no sugar, tiny carbs and it tastes DIVINE:drinker: I heat up a cup in the microwave for 1:45 mins, add 2 tsp of cream, and voila! Tastes like a creamy full fat hot chocolate- I swear:bigsmile:
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Low sugar gal here! Looking for motivators
Ola! :flowerforyou: This is the beginning of the second part of my weight loss journey. I've lost 40 lbs so far on the first half, and I have about 50 or so to go. Looking for buddies to help keep me motivated to sign in everyday! Would love to hear your stories. I'm following a low sugar/lower carb (a loose Belly Fat…
