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	<title>CYNTHIA J. PATTON &#187; Food</title>
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		<title>Good News, Bad News, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/11/good-news-bad-news-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 15:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Backsliding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the good news is that my right thumb is fully operational again. The bad news is that while I was focused on my thumb, I gained back the weight I&#8217;d previously lost. Since I wrote my last post, I&#8217;ve &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/11/good-news-bad-news-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cynthia&#8217;s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash&#8211;November Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I described back in April (you can read the post here), I’m celebrating my 50th birthday with a year of activities, challenges, and FUN designed to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/11/cynthias-yearlong-50th-birthday-bash-november-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What I Learned From Building a Foundation For Fitness, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/11/what-i-learned-from-building-a-foundation-for-fitness-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Christensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Building a Foundation for Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expand Outdoors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, in the spring of 2013, I took a virtual workshop called Building a Foundation for Fitness, which was taught by my friend Amy Christensen, the owner of Expand Outdoors. Since I lost weight and ran in the fun &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/11/what-i-learned-from-building-a-foundation-for-fitness-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The IsaBody Challenge&#8211;An Update</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/05/the-isabody-challenge-an-update/</link>
		<comments>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/05/the-isabody-challenge-an-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2014 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another thing that happened while I was absent from my blog is that I completed the IsaBody Challenge. In a 16-week period filled with holidays and celebrations—Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, Katie’s 10th birthday (my baby turned 10, how did that &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/05/the-isabody-challenge-an-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Changes: An Update</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/01/positive-changes-an-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transformation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have been asking me for more details on my weight loss journey. So I thought I would give you some facts now that I’m halfway through the IsaBody Challenge. I signed up for the Challenge at midnight on November &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/01/positive-changes-an-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Essential Than Air</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2013/12/more-essential-than-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 15:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cooking and Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coffee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most interesting things about my ongoing health and wellness journey is that without realizing it, I stopped using coffee and tea. That’s right. No caffeine. A few months ago this would have seemed laughable, if not downright &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2013/12/more-essential-than-air/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rocking My World</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2013/11/rocking-my-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2013 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So yes, I met a guy—a smart, sexy, sweet man who, for lack of better words, rocks my world. He turned everything upside down the moment I met him, and he continues to do so on a regular basis. After &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2013/11/rocking-my-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Poems and Prayers</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/03/poems-and-prayers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October 2010, the City of Livermore hosted an Ekphrasis Event in which it asked writers to view local artwork and submit poetry that responded to it. I fell in love with one of the pieces: Autumn Soul by the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/03/poems-and-prayers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Shot of Kirsch and a Pot of Bubbling Cheese</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/01/a-shot-of-kirsch-and-a-pot-of-bubbling-cheese/</link>
		<comments>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/01/a-shot-of-kirsch-and-a-pot-of-bubbling-cheese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my oldest friends recently gave me the recipe for her grandmother’s SPANISH enchiladas. She warned me they were not like “typical” enchiladas. I was stunned when I reviewed the recipe. No meat. Lots of olives and lard. No &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/01/a-shot-of-kirsch-and-a-pot-of-bubbling-cheese/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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