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Body Type Characteristics:

I am naturally thin, and find it a challenge to gain weight

I have a medium build for my bones and I build muscle mass easily

I tend to gain weight easily, hold onto fat, and have trouble losing it.

How is your thermostat?

I am always cold (hands and feet) and love to be immersed in heat!

I run HOT! I sweat easily and love air conditioning or cooler temperatures.

I am pretty balanced but more often will find myself on the cooler side of things

Menstrual cycle (if applicable)

Irregular cycles often with physical and emotional premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Light to medium flow.

Regular with heavier bleeding and PMS

Regular with little to no significant PMS

What is your skin like?

Dry, rough in patches, dehydrated

I have reddish, blotchy skin that can be sensitive. I tend to be more oily and susceptible to acne and other skin conditions.

I have combination skin -oily in places and dry in others

How is your hair?

Dry with split ends, fine in texture, dry, and on the thin side

Soft, average volume, sometimes oily

Thick and voluminous, shiny

What is your appetite like?

Irregular. I love to munch, but might forget to eat regular meals. Nervous eating

I burn hot. I tend to need at least three substantial meals per day. I have a hearty appetite and may get irritable without enough food

My appetite is not so strong during the day, but I tend to binge at night. I love sweets!

Energetic Characteristics:

I love to move. I love to walk...fast, run, dance, shimmy, shake. Cardio vascular exercises are my favorite, but sometimes my endurance can be low.

I am serious about my exercise! I love to push myself and explore weight training and goal setting endeavors. Boot camps work great for me as well as the energy of competition.

I have to admit...I don’t love exercise. I find it so hard to get going, and stay going… I try for a while then eventually give it up.

How is your digestion, evacuation?

I am often constipated, can have headaches, evacuate irregularly and at different times throughout the day and when I do, I often have hard, dry stools sometimes pellet like in form.

I have regular bowel movements, often multiple times per day. They tend to be loose and often happen right after I eat, especially after the spicy foods I often crave!

I mostly move my bowels regularly and have solid, long, well formed stool.

What happens when you eat?

It’s unpredictable..often times I’m fine, but other times, I get gassy, crampy, and bloated and need to release air!

I can eat a lot, and just about anything without problems although…. If I eat too fast, or the wrong thing, I experience heartburn as a result.

I eat slowly and digest slowly as well. I often feel heavy and tired after I eat and love to take rest after big meals.

How is your sleep?

I sleep light. It takes me a while to settle, and often I wake up. Sometimes my mind won’t stop and I feel agitated or restless.

I sleep soundly but hate to waste time sleeping.

I am a heavy sleeper. Love it. Could sleep forever. Often I wake up tired, and it takes me while to get going.

Which of these might you suffer from more often?

Arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraines, anxiety, and nervousness

Indigestion, heartburn, inflammation of muscles, irritability

Colds, congestion, allergies, water retention, sluggish digestive symptoms

What is your mind / personality like?

Active, creative, imaginative, open, you like to change your mind. You are kind, and tolerant of others, energetic, but sporadic and can often fall into overwhelm! There are so many possibilities!

You have a focussed mind, intelligent, sharp, quick, clear, quick tempered, competitive, you can be aggressive and intolerant, ambitious, and engage in awesome conversations.

You are easy going, fun loving, caring, compassionate, patient, grounded, have good endurance, yet resistant to change.

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