Hi, My name is Janelle and I have lost 20 pounds with Spark People so far! This has been the best decision I've made for myself in a long time :-) My pants may not be that lose yet, but I feel great and notice I have more energy to stand for longer periods of time.

Spark People has ricocheted so many different healthy desires/actions in me : I want to try to eat at least 50% organic, I bought a fitness trampoline and use it everyday, I started video blogging on Spark People, I ...

Hi, My name is Janelle and I have lost 20 pounds with Spark People so far! This has been the best decision I've made for myself in a long time :-) My pants may not be that lose yet, but I feel great and notice I have more energy to stand for longer periods of time.

Spark People has ricocheted so many different healthy desires/actions in me : I want to try to eat at least 50% organic, I bought a fitness trampoline and use it everyday, I started video blogging on Spark People, I want to learn how to hula hoop, I have a desire to swim and rollerblade for fitness (money will be involved so I can't do it right now). I recently bought ingredients and tools for juicing, I have a long-term desire to try to grow my own vegetables (will take money so I can't do it right now), etc.


Original Intro: Hi, I don't know what to put here just yet other than I joined the site because I was thinking of doing Weight Watchers to eat healthier and lose weight...last September/October/November. I of course let many months slip because I didn't feel like devoting the money to it (AKA made excuses and poor choices).

Lately I have gotten a sense of renewed motivation to try something that's free (other than the cost of groceries/my gym bill) and that's why I joined Spark People.

MY GOALS:

-Mini Goal of 50 pound weight loss by August 31st 2013 (2 pounds a week according to Spark People)

-Overall weight loss goal of 132 pounds (will make another mini weight loss goal after the first 50 comes off)

-Eating less processed junk foods and eating out less often

-To cut down my sodium intake considerably to daily recommended value

-To learn healthier recipes and cooking methods

-To learn portion control and to feel satisfied until my next meal

-To run a mile

-To get approx. 7-8 hours of restful sleep at night without going to bed at 5am and waking up at 1pm or later

-To not be afraid of my health because I'm currently obese

MY DREAMS:

-To shop at Hollister (Their girl's clothing has a max waist size of 30 inches)

-To shop at Forever 21 (I don't think I have to be quite as skinny for this but anything will help)

-To buy some cute Japanese clothing either labeled as Small, Medium, or One Size Fits All (basically having a waist size that's 30 inches or under)

-To not have to reject anything from my closet because it's getting too tight on me

-To take a full length picture of myself or to have another person take it and not be afraid of what it will look like because I'm too fat

MY REWARDS:

5 pounds lost: Get New Dance Central and Just Dance Downloadable songs (Completed Feb 25th 2013)

10 pounds lost: Get some ebooks I've wanted to buy for awhile, "The Eat-Clean Diet Recharged" and "The Spark People Cookbook: Love Your Food, Lose the Weight" and maybe one other by Tosca Reno ($30)

20 pounds lost: Get a few more dance games off of Amazon.com like "Just Dance Greatest Hits" (Kinect/360), "The Hip Hop Dance Experience" (Kinect/360), and "Zumba Fitness Rush" (Kinect/360)
($60-$70)

30 pounds lost: Reclaiming my childhood on a Razor Scooter (Max weight 220) I will be 228 when I lose 30 pounds so close enough for me to buy it without fearing breakage LOL ($70)

40 pounds lost: Get "Abba You Can Dance" (Wii), "Micheal Jackson: The Experience" (Kinect/360), and "Zumba Fitness Core" (Kinect/360) ($50-60 used)

50 pounds lost: Get the look! A Complete Outfit from Old Navy (shirt /a pair of pants or jeans/maybe shoes or a bag)! ($60)

60 pounds lost: I will be 198 here. The first time to weigh under 200 in 10 years. WHOOOHOOO Big Reward: $200 worth of Amazon Japan merchandise

70 pounds lost: A huge order from one of my favorite online stores for Japanese goods, JList.com ($150)

80 pounds lost: Really cute Official Zumba workout clothes (shirt/pants) from Zumba.com ($90-$100)

90 pounds lost: Real Zumba Classes for a month :-) ($100-150)

100 pounds lost: A huge order of Japanese and Korean clothes from Yesstyle.com ($200-300)

110 pounds lost: Get "Zumba Fitness" (The original game for the Kinect/360)

120 pounds lost: Shopping trip to American Eagle/Hollister/Forever 21 ($500)

132 pounds lost (Goal!!!) : An iMac Desktop probably costs between $2,000-$3,000 for the model I want

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