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December 13, 2009 (249 Pounds)
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December 13, 2009
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My Journey to Health and Weight Loss
"SparkPeople is a website to help you turn your health and weight loss goals into a reality!"
"Though no one can go back and make a brand NEW START, anyone can start from now and make a brand NEW END!"
Hi, my name is Faith and I am 58 years old. I live in northeastern Illinois. I have been overweight for most of my adult life. I have lost and regained weight many times throughout the years. I am glad that I found SparkPeople.com and eventually joined on October 23rd ...
"SparkPeople is a website to help you turn your health and weight loss goals into a reality!"
"Though no one can go back and make a brand NEW START, anyone can start from now and make a brand NEW END!"
Hi, my name is Faith and I am 58 years old. I live in northeastern Illinois. I have been overweight for most of my adult life. I have lost and regained weight many times throughout the years. I am glad that I found SparkPeople.com and eventually joined on October 23rd 2009. There is an unbelievable amount of information and tools available plus lots of wonderful people to receive support from and to give support to. I started on my final Journey to Health and Weight Loss on August 6th 2009 weighing 291 pounds. In January of 2008 I weighted 299 and my Cardiologist recommended me to lose weight and walk for 30 minutes a day. When I returned to see her one year later in January 2009 I had lost 20 pounds (weighed 279 pounds) and she was happy with my accomplishment. Unfortunately I proceeded to gain over half it back by August 2009. I then got angry with myself and decided that this was it and I set a goal to weigh 250 pounds by the end of the year. On December 11th I met that goal ahead of time losing 41.6 pounds by December 11th.
I have been struggling with my weight for as long as I can remember. I want to lose weight and become healthy. I control my cholesterol and blood pressure with medications. Diabetes run in my family and I do not want to add that to my medical problems. I want to lose weight and to get off my medications. I need to include regular exercise into my daily plan. For now I will be walking on a treadmill daily and doing strength training DVD's three days a week.
Because of knee problems I started walking for only 5 minutes a day (August 2009). Before this journey I could hardly walk up the basement stairs. I can't believe the difference...I now move quickly and easily up those basement stairs. I started wearing a pedometer in mid October 2009 and am now doing between 6,500 and 11,000 steps per day. Plus I started doing strength training using DVD's three times a week in mid December 2009.
I have dieted many times throughout my 58 years of live. My heaviest weight was around 330 pounds. I can't even remember when I was under 200 pounds. Something has changed now and I know that this is the last time. I am not on a diet....I have changed my eating and exercise plan for life. As they say in SparkPeople...I have made a lifestyle change!
I don't ever want to go back to where I came from...I'm moving forward! If I can do this so can you...so come on and join me on the journey to health and weight loss!!!
UPDATE: January 27, 2009 - Today I had my yearly visit to the cardiologist...she was thrilled with my weight loss & fitness progress!
Make it a priority in 2010 to purchase yourself a copy of the SparkPeople book..."The Spark"! You might not be aware of the fact that "The Spark" is also available in audiobook format with Chris Downie reading it!
Good luck on reaching your goals in the year 2010!!!
Have A GREAT Day!!!
~~Faith
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My Active Weight Goal...
On October 1, 2009 I set a goal to weigh 230 pounds on March 20, 2009 (1st day of Spring).
10/01/09 Start Weight: 271.4
10/08/09 Weight: 268 Lost: 3.4 Total Lost: 3.4
10/15/09 Weight: 267.2 Lost: .8 Total Lost: 4.2
10/22/09 Weight: 265.8 Lost: 1.4 Total Lost: 5.6
10/29/09 Weight: 262.4 Lost: 3.4 Total Lost: 9
11/05/09 Weight: 261 Lost: 1.4 Total Lost: 10.4
11/12/09 Weight: 259.6 Lost: 1.4 Total Lost: 11.8
11/19/09 Weight: 256 Lost: 3.6 Total Lost: 15.4
11/26/09 Weight: 254.2 Lost: 1.8 Total Lost: 17.2
12/03/09 Weight: 252.2 Lost: 2 Total Lost: 19.2
12/10/09 Weight: 250.2 Lost: 2 Total Lost: 21.2
12/17/09 Weight: 248.2 Lost: 2 Total Lost: 23.2
12/24/09 Weight: 245.6 Lost: 2.6 Total Lost: 25.8
12/31/09 Weight: 243.4 Lost: 2.2 Total Lost: 28
01/07/10 Weight: 241.6 Lost: 1.8 Total Lost: 29.8
01/14/10 Weight: 239.4 Lost: 2.2 Total Lost: 32
01/21/10 Weight: 238.2 Lost: 1.2 Total Lost: 33.2
01/28/10 Weight: 236.6 Lost: 1.6 Total Lost: 34.8
02/04/10 Weight: 235 Lost: 1.6 Total Lost: 36.4
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03/20/10 Goal Weight: 230
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My Past Weight Goals...
(Goal reached on 12/11/09) August 6, 2009 was my start date for "My Journey to Health and Weightloss". Here is my progress towards reaching my end of the year goal.
08/06/09 Start Weight: 291
08/13/09 Weight: 286.8 Lost: 4.2 Total Lost: 4.2
08/20/09 Weight: 284.4 Lost: 2.4 Total Lost: 6.6
08/27/09 Weight: 282.8 Lost: 1.6 Total Lost: 8.2
09/03/09 Weight: 280.4 Lost: 2.4 Total Lost: 10.6
09/10/09 Weight: 278 Lost: 2.4 Total Lost: 13
09/17/09 Weight: 275 Lost: 3 Total Lost: 16
09/24/09 Weight: 275 Lost: 0 Total Lost: 16
10/01/09 Weight: 271.4 Lost: 3.6 Total Lost: 19.6
10/08/09 Weight: 268 Lost: 3.4 Total Lost: 23
10/15/09 Weight: 267.2 Lost: .8 Total Lost: 23.8
10/22/09 Weight: 265.8 Lost: 1.4 Total Lost: 25.2
10/29/09 Weight: 262.4 Lost: 3.4 Total Lost: 28.6
11/05/09 Weight: 261 Lost: 1.4 Total Lost: 30
11/12/09 Weight: 259.6 Lost: 1.4 Total Lost: 31.4
11/19/09 Weight: 256 Lost: 3.6 Total Lost: 35
11/26/09 Weight: 254.2 Lost: 1.8 Total Lost: 36.8
12/03/09 Weight: 252.2 Lost: 2 Total Lost: 38.8
12/10/09 Weight: 250.2 Lost: 2 Total Lost: 40.8
(12/11/09 Weight: 249.6 Lost: .8 Total Lost: 41.6)
12/17/09 Weight: 248.2 Lost: 2 Total Lost: 42.8
12/24/09 Weight: 245.6 Lost: 2.6 Total Lost: 45.4
12/31/09 Weight: 243.4 Lost: 2.2 Total Lost: 47.6
Goal Weight: 250 (goal reached on 12/11/09)
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Member Since: 10/23/2009
SparkPoints: 10749
SparkAmerica Minutes: 4474
My Goals:
My goal is to get healthy and lose weight.
My Program:
I am using software to log my daily food and exercise information. I am also using the SparkPeople website for the wealth of information, tools and support.
Personal Information:
My name is Faith and I live in Illinois USA. I am a Christian, wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother, secretary at local real estate office and business owner of FAITH CREATIONS.
I have been struggling with my weight for as long as I can remember. I want to lose weight and become healthy. I control my cholesterol and blood pressure with medications. Diabetes run in my family and I do not want to add that to my medical problems. I want to lose weight and possiblely get off my medications. I need to include regular exercise into my daily plan. I am walking daily and using strength training DVD's 3 times a week.
I started this blog to monitor my daily progress.
Have a GREAT Day and Thanks for Stopping By! Faith
Other Information:
A few of you have asked me about my business so I'm adding this paragraph to explain a little about it. I started FAITH CREATIONS in 2006. I sell greeting cards, note cards, address labels & envelope seals through my faithcreations.us website and Made4UByFaith eBay Store.
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