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    How do I change my name?

    Hi, it was so long ago that I don't recall. I think one of the mods helped me, or site owner Anne. I am sure one of the mods will have an answer. I just am not on here much at this time. Hope to be more so, once life settles down. Sorry for your loss and that you have a kitty currently not doing...
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    Valerian Root VS Cat Nip

    Valerian is one alternative to catnip or honeysuckle. I used to love watching my cats play with toys using my catnip-Valerian blend.
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    What's the last thing you ate - 2015

    I had a tin of tiny smoked oysters and 3/4 cup boiled plain broccoli  for breakfast. 1 oz. of half and half with my coffee. 
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    What's for dinner? - 2015

    Doing breakfast for dinner. Starting with a salad, having boiled broccoli with my breakfast sandwich - made with a 2 egg omelet with mushrooms and cheddar cheese, jalapeno spam and 1 slice Russian rye bread.  Apple and yogurt for a dessert.
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    What's for dinner? - 2015

    salad with homegrown brandywine tomato, gnocchi with maitake mushrooms and corn with thyme and brown butter.  For dessert some charentais melon and elephant island framboise dessert wine.
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    What's for dinner? - 2015

    Happy birthday to your brother Winchester! We are having salad, and mushroom calzones with ricotta, and a spicy marinara sauce, 1 spinach Florentine chicken sausage (sugar-free) for me, and maybe an apple for dessert.  
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    The Weight Loss Support Thread - 2015

    There has been research that shows that some folks respond to the taste of sweet as if it really is sugar they are eating - re gaining weight, having cravings etc.  I do not use artificial sweeteners whatsoever, in part because of that.  If I want something sweet, I have fruit or a "real" sugar...
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    Growing your own catnip and cat grass questions.

    I love the tipsy nip organic cat grass kits.
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    What's for dinner? - 2015

    Big salad, baked boneless, skinless chicken breast, 1 serving of a gluten-free 3 cheese pizza I like.
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    The Weight Loss Support Thread - 2015

    Welcome back :) Welcome!  Have you explored walking or swimming as alternative exercises?  As for the soda, my husband kicked a **serious** soda habit by changing to unsweetened (not even the artificially sweetened zero calorie stuff) flavored seltzer waters - they come plain, simple lemon or...
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    What's the last thing you ate - 2015

    breakfast - large opal apple with 6 oz. homemade yogurt, cinnamon atop. 1 oz. half and half with my strong coffee <propping up eyelids.  I wasn't ready to wake up but that sound of a cat retching..fortunately on the windowsill, not my quilt, got me up).
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    The Weight Loss Support Thread - 2015

    Welcome back :)
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    What's the last thing you ate - 2015

    Made a sausage sub with a gf half French baguette, yellow, red and orange bell pepper slices and an organic spinach Florentine chicken sausage,a slice of provolone cheese, wee bit of mayo. Yummo.  Salad to start.  Peanut butter and chocolate ice cream (a little single serve size) for dessert :)
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    What's the last thing you ate - 2015

    1 opal apple with under an ounce raw almonds, 3 oz. homemade plain yogurt. Cinnamon atop.
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    Does anyone feed their cats live mice???

    http://www.zootoo.com/pet-product/cat-treats2/pogos-freeze-dried-mouse-treats   I used to carry these years ago, early in my business (now closed).  Very popular!
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