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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!

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SPARKFRIENDS!!!

Thanks for blessing me with your encouragement, friendship, and support!

THANK YOU for taking time to visit my Spark Page!

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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.

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* 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!

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Extra thought: Every pound that is lost takes four pounds of pressure off of the joints.

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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!

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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!

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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
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*Happily married to my soul mate and best friend. Mother to a wonderful daughter.

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2/9/2010 8:38:55 PM

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2/9/2010 4:12:53 PM

emoticon Thanks for the birthday wishes for hubby and No cake for him he didn't want one so guess won't make one besides he eat one slice then I have to eat the rest so I am glad he didn't want a cake. I am going to take him out for supper.
Thanks for stopping by to wish he a nice birthday your so sweet hope your day is going well.
Have a great day and thanks again.
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2/9/2010 2:27:08 PM

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Hi there, my sparkbuddy...thanks for the gentle push. That is what I need to do just keep pushing forward...just lately I have been getting discouraged. I can't get passed my 55 lbs...maybe I need to watch what goes in a little closer. This last weekend was "no bueno"...LOL!! Oh well, I will try again this weekend...sort of. We are going to Las Vegas...so this might not be a good weekend either. Thanks for stopping by....

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