Joynormous tips from fit bloggers around the skinnysphere

• Laura is re-introducing animal proteins into her diet again after some guidance from her doctors. She's been reading up on the health benefits of eating local, organic, grass fed beef where she "can honor my value of health while, at the same time, honoring my values of sustainability, responsibility, interdependence and kindness." Sounds fantastic, but with the "death spiral" going on in Wall Street, financial fears have been making her revisit the meat decision or has it? Find out how Laura is dealing with fear. [More in You]

• You gotta love jeans humor. Ever have those days when your butt cleavage in jeans looks more like plumber crack than hottie girl crack? Shana has some giggly cartoon visuals. [So Not Zen]

• Emily has an easy exercise to help you find some of your motivation triggers to help propel you in your efforts to reach your health goals. Motivation is so important to fuel your success. I would add too that you reach for more health beneficial motivation like "Cleaning up my eating will make my heart healthier" versus societal type motivation like "I need to wear a size 2 so I can look like a model." The first will give you far better long term benefits. [Fabulously Fit You]

• Curious what the Pepperidge Farms Natural Honey Flax Bread tastes like? Tanya shares her two cents. I for one am thrilled that more bread makers are coming out with Flax options because it helps this one {moi} with the bowel movements as Flax is high in both soluble and insoluble fiber. Ok, I know it's a bit TMI but healthy bowel movements are very important people. Let's hear it for good poops! [I Ate a Pie]

• Here's the best Halloween sweetness I've seen all week. Tips to start viewing exercise as a treat instead of a chore. Amen to fit me time! [The Office Diet]

• Charlotte is affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder which I am too and is the primary reason I live in the sunny weathertopia state of California. When I worked for Microsoft, just spending almost 2 weeks at the mothership in Redmond in dreary weather February nearly drove me back to the happy pills. And speaking of the happy pills, Charlotte was on Wellbutrin before but is now looking at Cymbalta and Vitamin D options, yes veetamuns. Any experience with the latter choices? [The Great Fitness Experiment]