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Getting back into a workout routine can seem more challenging than starting one for the first time.

Depending on how long the break from working out was, the results you worked so hard to achieve may have diminished; the momentum you built may have vanished. Rather than having “nowhere to go but up” like when you started working out the first time, it feels like you’re starting from a point of regression, and this can be frustrating.

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Raw cookie dough is not something I’ve been tempted to eat. Nor do I like cookie-dough flavored foods like ice cream. But this Cookie Dough Dip is mighty tasty.

It’s especially great when you want something on the sweet side but would rather not dive face first into a box of fried donuts. Not only is this delicious, but it does provide nutritional value: it’s fiber rich (from the beans, dates, peanut butter) and has healthy fats. Yes, I said beans — don’t let that put you off from trying this recipe. Rinse them thoroughly and you’ll never know they make the base of this tasty dip.

The Cookie Dough Dip isn’t cloying sweet, has a great a texture, is quick to prepare, and is inexpensive. And perhaps best of all, you can find all the ingredients at your local grocery store. No expensive, hard-to-find foods here.

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We want others to find us attractive; we want to be desirable. We may even, perhaps, want them to be envious of our hard-earned, properly-placed curves we’ve achieved … or that we’re currently striving to achieve.

Why?

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Whatever the reason you want to learn to lift — lose weight, build a better-looking body, get strong, forge greater self-confidence, complement your sport, improve your health, to be able to outrun fellow Homo Sapiens should a zombie outbreak occur — you’re in the right place.

Depending on what you’ve read or previously been told about strength training, the information here may surprise you. In fact, I hope it does.

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The gym is a place for every individual. No one is better than anyone else, and no one deserves to be there more than the person beside them. Lifting weights is an activity for everyone.

But it may not always feel that way.

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