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First 5K 1/9/2010
What I'm Aiming For...rewind 11 years
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Nancy's Quest for "After"
I'm a mom teacher wife songwriter teacher tutor language-lover word-game player volleyball enthusiast pet owner ummm... probably other things, too. I was never skinny, but team sports kept me in shape through my 20s. Successful weight loss efforts lasting several years came at ages 11, 18, 30, and now 44. I kept ballooning back until I hit an all-time high of 258 lbs. in September 2009. Hopefully, this one will last forever. With the help of Sparkpeople, it kind of feels like it will.
I'm a mom teacher wife songwriter teacher tutor language-lover word-game player volleyball enthusiast pet owner ummm... probably other things, too. I was never skinny, but team sports kept me in shape through my 20s. Successful weight loss efforts lasting several years came at ages 11, 18, 30, and now 44. I kept ballooning back until I hit an all-time high of 258 lbs. in September 2009. Hopefully, this one will last forever. With the help of Sparkpeople, it kind of feels like it will.
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My Weight Loss Progress:
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Member Since: 9/21/2009
SparkPoints: 4538
SparkAmerica Minutes: 5748
My Goals:
Lose 78 pounds by April 2010. Shop in the regular size women's clothing department. Sit comfortably in the narrow, steel seats at the Greek Theater. Wear a dress. (done) Cross my legs. (done) Play beach volleyball, jumping high and looking fit. Parasail without a care. Feel sexy! (Getting there!)
My Program:
FOOD
- Min. four servings vegetables a day (easy on corn & carrots).
- Max three servings fruits (easy on high-sugar apples, bananas, oranges).
- Max 9-11 oz. of proteins.
- Two servings grains, unless I'm running the next morning then I try to load up on more cereal, rice, oatmeal the night before.
- Always snack, never let myself get too hungry.
- All the blueberries and Brussels sprouts I want.
- Eat a BIG, healthy, varied breakfast, which keeps my appetite in check for the rest of the day. Typical breakfast: veggie omelet w/two egg whites, one egg yolk, 1 cup spinach, broccoli, sauteed onions, and mushrooms; 2 oz. O.J.; 4 oz. nonfat milk; 1/4 cup oatmeal with blueberries and chopped walnuts.
- Healthy alternatives always.
- 11 glasses of water.
- Always combine a carb with protein (metabolizes better).
EXERCISE
Aim for 45 minutes 5 days a week, usually biking 3x and running 1-2x.
Personal Information:
REWARDS
10 lbs.- Two new pairs of shoes. (Yay, achieved 10/12/09!)
15 lbs. - Mani-pedi. (Yay, achieved 10/19/09!)
20 lbs. - Full body massage. (Yay, achieved November 2009. I wish I could afford to make this my reward for EVERY five pounds lost.)
30 lbs. - Another full body massage. Yep, this is my favorite reward. (Achieved 12/7/09)
40 lbs. - New, smaller underwear to match my new smaller you-know-what. My pal ChrissyK08 says I can't post a picture of my reward. hehehe (Achieved 2/1/10)
50 lbs. - Throw a volleyball picnic party, or maybe a jam session with my old musician friends, doing what I love most: making music.
78 pounds - Go to Japan and visit my mother and relatives.
Other Information:
"Don't think; just go." This mantra has helped me so much, especially when I first started running.
"Progress not perfection." (ChristyK08)
"Not every day has to be perfect." (SuperSheepGirl)
"Getting the sin of gluttony out of my life has freed me to do and be all I ever dreamed of and so much more." (GrammaKD)
". . . and no matter what when I fell off the wagon - I got RIGHT back on!" (Girl*in*Motion)
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