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Criminal Minds workout

Everytime someone calls Reid doctor -5 situps

Everytime someone says “unsub” or “unknown subject” - 20 jumping jacks (or 20 squats if you need to be quiet)

Everytime Morgan and Garcia flirt - 30 leg lifts

Opening sequence and End quote, wall sit during + 30 seconds after

When the profile is given - 10 squats

Everytime the unsub is on screen - 5 push-ups

this is not to romanticize eating disorders, or to encourage over exercising, this is a way to lightly workout for people who don’t like to workout, or don’t know how to start.

please tell me if you would like me to do one for any other show, movie, or anything else.

Stay safe loves

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Tips and Tricks

> Drink one glass of water every hour to keep yourself full

> Drink cold water - your body will burn calories to heat it

> Chew on ice or sugar-free gum when feeling hungry

> Drink green tea and eat spicy food to raise metabolism

> Take cold showers - your body will burn calories to keep you warm

> Brush your teeth often - the mint will help stave your appetite

> Drink water when cravings hit - sometimes you’re just bored, not hungry

> Use smaller plates

> Chew food thoroughly and sip water between bites to fill your stomach faster

> Keep track of bad and safe foods

> Maintain good posture to help burn more calories

> Four 100 calories meals are better than one 400 calorie meal

> Eat slow - it takes the brain twenty minutes to register the stomach is full

> Black coffee will help curb your appetite and is only two calories a cup

> Fat-free does not equal calorie-free

> Sometimes it’s more of what goes into the food than the caloric amount

> Try to stay away from exercise when fasting - you could end up fainting because your body might not be able to keep up

> Fiber helps with digestion

> Try to keep track of your intake and outtake

BE SAFE

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Flabulous

A year and a half has gone by since I started college. 

I have loved every troubling, stressful, sleepless moment up until this point. 

I have gained so much weight since I started going back to school that I feel like I have lost myself, in a sense. I have lost my confidence, self-awareness, and fabulous-ness. 

I am committed to being confident, flabulously; while working toward a new set of goals which include fitness goals. I want to be the fabulous self that I once knew. 

Enjoy the journey. I’m using this as an outlet for myself. 

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1 more week! Almost done wrapping :)

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Not enough coffee in the world for me today

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You haven’t had a burger ‘till you’ve tried a bacon mac'n cheese burger from Guy Fieri’s

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Italian Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze

Looking for a yummy cookie that fun to make and easy to bake? Look no further! These cookies were a blast making- and will make plenty with just one batch. Top this cookie off with your own homemade lemon glaze that adds some citrus bliss into your late night treat. 

You will need the following ingredients:

(Cookie Ingredients)

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp salt

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 3/4 cups granulated sugar

1 tsp lemon zest

15 oz ricotta (whole milk or fresh)

1 Tbsp vanilla extract

2 large eggs

(Glaze Ingredients)

1 Tbsp butter (salted or unsalted), melted

3 3/4 cups powdered sugar

2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 tsp vanilla extract

4 to 6 Tbsp milk (start with 4 and add as needed to reduce thickness)

Directions for Cookies:

 Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl and set aside.

 Whip together butter, granulated sugar and lemon zest with an electronic mixer until pale and fluffy.

 Mix in ricotta and vanilla extract. Then, add one egg in at a time.

 Set mixer on low speed and slowly add in flour mixture and mix until combined. 

 Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours or up to 2 days. Preheat oven to 350 degrees during last 20 minutes of dough chilling.

 Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spoon on. Bake for 10-14 minutes, or until bottom just begins to brown. 

Cool on wire rack. Once cool, dip tops of cookies in glaze. Immediately add sprinkles after dipping in glaze. Return to wire rack. Once completely cool, store in airtight container.

Directions for Glaze:

 Whisk together powdered sugar, melted butter, lemon juice, and 4 Tbsp milk until smooth. Add 1 Tbsp. of milk at a time to reduce thickness, however thickness should be a tad thicker than doughnut glaze. Set aside.