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34 lbs down and the ticker is still movin' woot, woot..thanks Spark People!
Our 'little slice of heaven' in the backyard
Beautiful Josh and his girlfriend Andrea on our Florida beach at sunset..I think of him always!
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Artist Extraordinaire! Writer, blogger, dreamer, friend.
Hello...Sparkies:
My personal beliefs: 'Your focus is your reality' and~
'The truth shall set you free!'
I live in the land of perpetual sun..Florida..it's great here most days except during hurricane season...then not so much!
I am a jewelry artist and as we all know.. in that field.. presentation is everything. I also love to read and write and have to stop myself from writing a book everytime I ...
Hello...Sparkies:
My personal beliefs: 'Your focus is your reality' and~
'The truth shall set you free!'
I live in the land of perpetual sun..Florida..it's great here most days except during hurricane season...then not so much!
I am a jewelry artist and as we all know.. in that field.. presentation is everything. I also love to read and write and have to stop myself from writing a book everytime I communicate!
We lost our only child..a son about 5 years ago very traumatically so I now know for sure that every day we have with our family and our friends is a gift.
My hubby and I try to support and appreciate all of the lesssons that Josh taught us in his 22 short years! He was our epi-center in this universe and we continue to support his many many young friends who we now look at as our own!
Viva Josh! He would be my biggest fan in this weight loss journey.
I have been thinking about presentation and just what that means.. (even in our every day life) quite a bit lately, and I've decided presentation applies to us as individuals also.
It's a sad fact, and I really hate to admit it, but in this superficial world...it is unfortunately true that people do make assumptions about you as a person based on your appearance. Not me...I've always been much more attracted to brain power but I'm probably in a small percentage.
I realize this presentation thing is on target, because now that I have gained a good 60+ lbs over the years people do react differently than they did when I was a petite 115 lbs. back in the day.
Actually I don't care so much about people's reactions as I have a wonderful group of super friends, but what I do care about is my own health and my own reaction to the person I see when I see myself in a full length mirror.
She isn't the same person I see in my mind's eye. In fact I really don't even recognize that portly little image staring back at me with her big brown, somewhat sad eyes.
Sooo, it's time to get motivated and not look at this journey as a diet but as a new way of living life! I'm looking forward to it and know that I will gain many new friends to share my journey with along the way!
I could write you so much more....but I have to show some restraint!
I'm sending you all good wishes and looking forward to sharing the journey with like minded Sparkies...heres to our health and happiness!
Update: November 29, 2009
How lucky I am to have found SparkPeople! I've met the most AMAZING like minded friends that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing!
You ALL have helped me in some way or another in my weight loss journey. Thanks for your hand holding during some of my more difficult blogs...yes grief is a nasty little emotion to deal with! You have helped me process it and have encouraged and supported me to continue on living life as it was intended to be enjoyed.
34 pounds down the crapper...to date...I'm SO joyeous and so thankful..and you can betcha I plan to keep on losing, blogging, and sharing my goals my world, and my dedication to SparkPeople...you ROCK my world! Whoop da!
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Member Since: 6/18/2009
SparkPoints: 23,127
Fitness Minutes: 9,016
My Goals:
I want to aim for a naturally healthy way of life.
Choosing food by the health benefits it will give my body rather than just the taste of it.
I'm tired of being suckered in by clever advertising or the convenience factor in just throwing fake food down my throat and still being hungry because it offers no nutrients!
So there, I've said it and made it public and I hope I inspire you to join and help me on my journey!
I need your encouragement especially with exercise...I hate it, but know how important it is to do daily!
My Program:
6-18-09 Joined SparkPeople
Weight loss: 10 lbs.
10-01-09 Start 7 day RAW challenge finished 10-7-09
Weight loss: 8 lbs. WHAT? Yes..8 lbs GONE in 7 days!
Add in more cardio at least 30 min. per day
Add in strength & Flexibility at least 2 days per week
Track in fitness tracker
Track in nutrition tracker
I AM DETERMINED & ACCOUNTABLE! I WANT
THE BEST LIFE I CAN LIVE!! Yay Sparkpeople!
Weigh In Record:
7-10-11 174 lb. want to consistently lose 1-2 lbs weekly. This IS a test for a stubborn body that likes to hold onto it's fat reserves..but I'll never give up...NEVER!
Personal Information:
I live in sunny south Florida, some may call it the tropics. Have since 1979 so we are official squatters by now. My hubby and I owned a large construction business back in the day and if I do say so myself..were quite successful at it. Problem is...when you have oodles of $ you don't appreciate it, nor do you have the time to enjoy it because you always feel you need more...then you have to live up to the lifestyle and protect it and it goes on and on...it actually can be highly overrated. Now we live a more modest lifestyle and are happier than we have ever been! It's true..love is all you really need!
Other Information:
I am basically a people person, although being a writer I need lots of alone time, it's just the nature of the beast. I've always been slightly type A..but I'm happy to say that as I've gotten older I find many of the manic things I thought important aren't.. where do you work, what's your title, what kind of car do you drive....actually all of that is just an illusion....it should be who have you been kind to today, what did you do to make someone else feel good,?How did you take yourself out of your own little world to make someone else's better...that's what I'm talking about! I love to read..since we've lost our son, right now I can't get enough knowledge on the afterlife. I've always believed the spirit lives on..have since I was a little girl. Some of my friends look at me with that oh, boy...there she goes again look on their faces...but I don't care, they get to be enlightened with my learnings even so...it's all about karma in the end...we are all connected to each other!
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