G. Justine Galo

40ish; Student of Life; Mum; Wife; Entrepreneur. Passionate for: Sports, inspirational people, beautiful smiles and most of all, my family. I blog about random subjects.

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Today I texted an old friend. Hoped she was well and told her I missed her.

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#30daysofimprovement I decided to drink more water. I've been a little lazy with oy having only four to five glasses a day instead of my usual eight or nine

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#30daysofimprovement yesterday, the 24th, I went for a walk. It made me feel better.

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Today I started a written journal. Pen to paper, old school. The first entry wasn't long, but it was truth.

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Thirty days of self improvement. You don't have do them in the order they are listed, you just have to do then for the next 30 days. Today I did No.4, I exercised. I hiked.

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Time to tighten up on nutrition. 2egg omelette with baby spinach, Millet toast with half an avocado, 1/4 cup mandarins in water, coffee with cocunut/almond milk, 750ml water #nutrition #focus #healthyfood #healthyfats #vegetarian #vegetables #breakfasts #healthyeating #healthyeats #biggerbreakfast #bodyfuel (at Castle HQ)

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30 minute marinade 2 lemons, 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and two cloves of garlic minced. Pan fried in non stick pan 8 minutes per side

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56 Different Names for Sugar

Agave nectar*

Barbados sugar*

Barley malt

Beet sugar*

Blackstrap molasses*

Brown rice syrup*

Brown sugar*

Buttered syrup*

Cane juice crystals*

Cane sugar*

Caramel*

Carob syrup*

Castor sugar*

Confectioner’s sugar*

Corn syrup

Corn syrup solids

Crystalline fructose*

Date sugar*

Demerara sugar*

Dextran

Dextrose

Diastatic malt

Diatase

Ethyl maltol

Evaporated cane juice*

Florida crystals*

Fructose*

Fruit juice*

Fruit juice concentrate*

Galactose

Glucose

Glucose solids

Golden sugar*

Golden syrup*

Grape sugar*

High-fructose corn syrup*

Honey*

Icing sugar*

Invert sugar*

Lactose

Malt syrup

Maltose

Maple syrup*

Molasses*

Muscovado sugar*

Organic raw sugar*

Panocha*

Raw sugar*

Refiner’s syrup*

Rice syrup

Sorghum syrup*

Sucrose*

Sugar*

Treacle*

Turbinado sugar*

Yellow sugar*

No fancy memes, no colourful fonts, just a simple list. Plus cut and paste and keep it as a reference when you go grocery shopping for your household. Sugar is the drug war we should be fighting. Sugar is just as addictive, if not more addictive than cocaine. We need to inform ourselves to eat properly. Far too many people are over-eating but under nourished. 

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To cut out the bread factor from a beef dip sandwich, I had it with acorn and chayote squash. Low sodium beef broth as the dip base. #healthyeats #nutrition #sandwichalternative #chayote #squash #eatwell

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When people ask me what the biggest key to start off a weight loss program, I was told, "Eat breakfast". I went off the wagon a bit in Oct/Nov but back on it and I've already dropped 5 extra lbs since Dec 1st. Millet toast with avocado & a three egg, spinach feta omelette. #eatwell #fuelup #goodfats #nutrition #proteinpacked

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Did the Crunch with @ichirotheminiaussie. We thought it would've been more challenging but it's a good trail for those starting to hike. I will keep this on the " easy day hike" list (at Coquitlam Crunch)

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I used take the opposite route to go down these steps in 2012 because I used to think it was too hard to walk up. In 2013, I started going up them, slowly and pausing in the middle because I was winded. 2014, I was concussed and didn't do much. 2015 and 2016, the steps up are a breeze. If I didn't have three dogs today, I would have ran up. #honestprogress #activeliving #trailwalks #metrovancouver #burnaby #healthylifestyle #fitness #health #wellness #keepgoing #walkforcardio #focus #fitnessgoals #fitnotfat #fitfam #hiking (at Byrne Creek Ravine Park)

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Weekend hike. Keeping active and limber. And I just missed the bears 😉#activeliving #trailwalks #metrovancouver #nature #beautifulBC #coquitlam (at Crystal Falls)

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Chickpea, cukes, red and orange bell peppers, feta and olives in a basalmic vinaigrette. Kombucha and mandarins in water. #veggies #Salads #healthyeating #nutrition #focus #healthyfood #healthyfats #vegetarian #vegetarianprotein #vegetables (at Burnaby, British Columbia)

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4.5km hike with evil stairs

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Summer salad No2.