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Kat'z Kradle

I am a fifty something artist/advocate, wife and mom. I began my sparkjourney 6 years ago June, 2006 and it has been one heckuva journey thus far. I came here knowing that diet and exercise were tools and weight loss and nutrition were not my end game. I came here knowing what good nutrition was, and how to shop, save, prep and cook. I came here knowing that if I knew those things and experienced them, then there was something else I needed to deal with. I cover that in my blog Sixth Year ...
I am a fifty something artist/advocate, wife and mom. I began my sparkjourney 6 years ago June, 2006 and it has been one heckuva journey thus far. I came here knowing that diet and exercise were tools and weight loss and nutrition were not my end game. I came here knowing what good nutrition was, and how to shop, save, prep and cook. I came here knowing that if I knew those things and experienced them, then there was something else I needed to deal with. I cover that in my blog Sixth Year Sparkiversary.

I love to landscape, have gathered discarded chairs to convert into colorful, alternatively functional flower 'pots'...garden art! I believe in the act of Transformation, and the ability to take what others see as useless and make it into something not only useable, but celebrated and beautiful.....this is what LIFE is about to me.

LIFESTYLE change is a Journey and it is ongoing, because we do not remain teenagers or twenty somethings forever, nor thirty nor forty nor fifty, God Willing. We change over time and the capacity to acknowledge, embrace and respond pro-actively to those changes over the time we have been gifted, is the underlying foundation of Lifestyle Changes. I am thankful for finding SparkPeople, and for the tools, the information, the support and the overall balanced approach to Life offered here.
Keep on keeping on and never give up.

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Member Since: 6/8/2006

SparkPoints: 44,460

Fitness Minutes: 39,582

My Goals:
Four Goals for 2011!

RE-ESTABLISH and IMPLEMENT the 4 Goals below:

1.Adequate daily water intake
2.I ncreased Metabolism
3. Improve Heart and Lung Strength thru aerobics
4. Daily journaling/reading to create material for Themes of Expression

My Program:
1. Water at every meal and before, during & after exertions
2. Exercise 3-5 x week
3. Mindful Meals x5 daily

REWARDS:
Maintain weight at or below 145 for 3 months;
VACATION!
140: new sneakers

NOTES:
145**: evaluate BMR/BMI, determine cal intake and adjust DONE
cal intake shld be 1350
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** denotes need to be re-doing BMR in order to keep on track with what calories I will need as I go down to prevent plateauing on that score.

Personal Information:
I am from the land of Spark. :) or close by, really. I was born in PA, raised in Rochester area, and finished secondary schooling in Connecticut, moving to this area for college and been here ever since so this is my home.

I have my degrees in Visual Arts, Languages and Literature. I am an advocate for those with disabilities, wife to a wonderful man, and mother of two wonderful fellas.

Other Information:
My favorite KEEPER books are: "The Road Less Traveled", and second time: both "A World WAiting to be Born", & "People of the Lie".
Each time I revisit his books, I realize I have become aware of another dimension of not only myself, but the world I live in.

ARTISTS: I admire David Hockney and Vasily Kandinsky both for their art and their thoughts on Art and its relation to the world. I discovered a 'new', to me, favorite landscape artist while traveling west in spring 2010! Jason Berger!

LANDSCAPING: I love to do this; it is a huge challenge for me, and I am wholly self-taught, which no doubt shows itself in my handiwork! I feel most content with my hands in the earth, or wrapped around a pencil, brush or clay tool!

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MOLLYINMN
5/8/2013 9:07:00 AM

Hi Kat,

I've stepped out of the frozen fields and plan to get the garden going. :-)

How are things with you?

Molly

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TAZMOMSGOL
4/21/2013 11:04:06 AM

Just a drop-by to say hi and hope all is well with you. We are fine here and busy. I got through the two-courses at once challenge and am doing one-at-a-time now so have a wee bit more time and visiting SP more often. Have renewed goals and working at it again! Have a great new week, girlfriend!



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MAMISHELI53
4/13/2013 11:37:15 AM

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AWARD"

Hi! Just a shout out to congratulate you!

You are the recipient of the Beautiful Woman Award!!

"Once you've been given this award, you have to paste it on the page of 8 women who deserve it. If you receive more than 3, you know you're really beautiful! If you break the chain, nothing will happen, but it's always good to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out!"

Again, Congratulations Beautiful!

Thanks for spreading a little beauty, love, friendship, and support into my life!





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TKAYSMILES
2/5/2013 12:14:02 PM

Hi Kat, we have missed you around the campfire! Hope all is well!! Come on by and check in. We have our name in lights this week so we are all celebrating!! Woo Hoo!!!



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HOPE2BE
1/30/2013 1:04:32 PM

Welcome to the Challenged by Arthritis team. Feel free to post in the forums and chat room and if you like start a new topic. We have a post with lots of hints and tips so check it out. Hope emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon



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