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1 Happy Spirit is Ready for a Healthy 2010!!
Hi, welcome to my Sparkpeople Spark page! On July, 27, 2009, I was honored to be selected as a Sparkpeople Motivator!! THANKS of gratitude to all of my Spark friends who nominated and voted for me as a Sparkpeople Motivator!! I hope you will enjoy reading this journal of my weight loss journey. It is a life style change for me. Life is what you make it. This weight loss journey will help me achieve my goal of living a happy and healthy life. I have increased my fitness level which has ...
Hi, welcome to my Sparkpeople Spark page! On July, 27, 2009, I was honored to be selected as a Sparkpeople Motivator!! THANKS of gratitude to all of my Spark friends who nominated and voted for me as a Sparkpeople Motivator!! I hope you will enjoy reading this journal of my weight loss journey. It is a life style change for me. Life is what you make it. This weight loss journey will help me achieve my goal of living a happy and healthy life. I have increased my fitness level which has given me more energy and motivation to continue this struggle with my weight. I wish each of you much success on your journey as well! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPARKFRIENDS!!! Thanks for blessing me with your encouragement, friendship, and support! THANK YOU for taking time to visit my Spark Page! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Wisdom for Weight Loss *Make yourself a priority. As a busy, working wife and mother you deserve to be healthy and you are worth it! *I set myself up for success by keeping my workout clothes by my bed and walking the first thing in the morning. I wear a pedometer and strive to aim for 10,000 steps daily. *Try to set weight loss goals in small increments. *Surround yourself with supportive people. *Try to distinguish between stomach hunger and emotional/stress hunger. Each time you reach for food, ask yourself whether you're actually hungry or if you are eating due to stress, boredom, etc. *Portion control matters! Be aware and take time to record your nutrition intake. *Exercise is a great stress reliever! *Almost any recipe or food can be prepared more healthfully. Try switching to low-fat or nonfat ingredients and use spices to enhance flavors. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * It's a new, permanent lifestyle! * Don't avoid the scale. * Make small changes and goals. * If you have time to bite it, you have time to write it. * Have a list of reasons you want to lose weight. Be very specific. * Move it to lose it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Extra thought: Every pound that is lost takes four pounds of pressure off of the joints. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A special THANKS of gratitude to Sparkpeople and its members for providing me with a wealth of information, inspiration and motivation. I am most grateful for your encouragement! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GREAT RECIPE FOR 2010! * Take a 10 - 30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant. * Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Talk to God about what is going on in your life. * When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, "My purpose is to_____today. I am thankful for ____." * Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. * Drink tea and plenty of water. Eat more fruits and vegetables. * Try to make at least three people smile each day. * Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. * Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card. * Life isn't fair, but it's still good. * Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. * Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. * You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. * Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present. * Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. * No one is in charge of your happiness except you. * Frame every so called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this really matter?" * Forgive everyone for everything. * What other people think of you in unimportant. Truth is, they're probably not thinking of you at all. * GOD heals everything -- but you have to ask Him first. * However good or bad a situation is, it will change. Change is the ONLY constant in the universe. * Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch! * Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. * Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: "I am thankful for _____. Today, I accomplished ____." * Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed. * When you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings. You'll be smiling before you know it! Author Unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Member Since: 7/13/2008
SparkPoints: 30148
SparkAmerica Minutes: 21296
My Goals:
*Drink 8 glasses of water daily. I gave up drinking soda/pop on June 4, 2007. *Wear my pedometer to achieve 10,000 steps as a daily goal. *Weigh weekly and take measurements at the beginning of each new month. *Lower my BMI.
My Program:
*Strength Training - three times each week. *Walking on a treadmill or outside for three miles *Air Dyne bike *Monitor nutrition and fitness by using the trackers. Pounds lost each month in January = down 7.5 in February = in March = in April = in May = in June =
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*Happily married to my soul mate and best friend. Mother to a wonderful daughter.
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*Please feel free to Spark Mail me if you need support or encouragment.
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