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Hello
I live in Cumbria (in the north-west of England). I love running in the hills and am an active member of the local church.
I was really pleased to discover SparkPeople because it will help me to not only lose excess weight, but also do it in a healthy and, I hope, lasting manner. It's certainly a challenge, but then I like challenges!
I've just signed up to the Summer 2013 5% Challenge and I'm in the Awesome A Team again, which I'm really pleased ...
Hello
I live in Cumbria (in the north-west of England). I love running in the hills and am an active member of the local church.
I was really pleased to discover SparkPeople because it will help me to not only lose excess weight, but also do it in a healthy and, I hope, lasting manner. It's certainly a challenge, but then I like challenges!
I've just signed up to the Summer 2013 5% Challenge and I'm in the Awesome A Team again, which I'm really pleased about. At the end of January I broke my ankle whilst out running and it's taken AGES to heal - in fact it still isn't right yet although it's much better than it was. I'm trying to get the balance right between increasing my running to regain fitness (and because I love it!) and not causing another injury by running with a limp!
I'm still really struggling with keeping my calorie intake within my allotted range but seem to have made progress with this during the Spring Challenge. However, this has yet to show on the scales!
It is hard not to become disheartened, but I'm NOT giving up!
My targets are to get at least 60 mintues of exercise each day, to stick to my calorie range - always a very big challenge and to get at least seven hours' sleep each night - an even bigger challenge!
I will swim at least twice a week, strength train at least twice a week and gradually increase the length and frequency of my runs whilst being careful not to do any further (or other) damage.
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Member Since: 8/9/2011
SparkPoints: 75,939
Fitness Minutes: 87,322
My Goals:
I want to be slim, fit into my 'slim' clothes comfortably, feel good about my body, not embarrassed by it and to be able to run faster. And I want to do all this in a healthy way that I can maintain. I also want to feel good about myself as a person, which I often don't at the moment.
I need to be kinder to myself and give myself the rest, sleep and healthy food my body requires instead of punishing myself all the time.
My Program:
I'm going to track all my food, stick within my calorie goals, and exercise and do strength training at least twice a week. I'm also making sure I stretch for 5 minutes a day.
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