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Current "after" picture. December 2012... half way but 100% healthier and happier =]
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Are we there yet? Yes, I am!!! Am I done? HAHA NO!!!
2013... I’m living in the now and appreciating how far I’ve come. Knowing my limitations and honoring my body by being gentle with myself so I can do more each day. I have learned to love myself just the way I am and appreciate the fact that it wasn’t too late for me…. thank you Sparkpeople! My hope is that each one of you embraces your life, count your blessings and regardless of the difficulty you face in any moment, please remember you always have the opportunity to change and direct your ...
2013... I’m living in the now and appreciating how far I’ve come. Knowing my limitations and honoring my body by being gentle with myself so I can do more each day. I have learned to love myself just the way I am and appreciate the fact that it wasn’t too late for me…. thank you Sparkpeople! My hope is that each one of you embraces your life, count your blessings and regardless of the difficulty you face in any moment, please remember you always have the opportunity to change and direct your choices into greater blessings. Life is so good. Enjoy. YOU deserve it!!!
BRING IT.... 2012 "If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough." ~Ellen Johnson Sirleaf The future is NOW!! New year, same goals... healthy living and a happy heart. Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't I give myself reasons why I can. NEVER QUIT!!!
2011 & loving myself more than food by facing my "stuff" instead of stuffing my face =] Exercise 1st Spark 2nd... works for me!!
2010... Food is my frenemy. I'm overly sensitive. I take things personally and hurt all over. I use my fat as protection. I use it to cover the hurt that's turned into the hidden anger I've had with my past. I have forgiven those who hurt me and I'm working hard to forgive myself as well. But stuffing the pain and frustration down my throat so no one can hear my pleas for help became a way I delt with self loathing and all the scary things in life. Like money and love and being widowed. I believed I didn't deserve to have nice things or be happy... when I did love myself and expressed it through the pure joy of living someone said to me when I was very young "Who do you think you are??" I must have answered, "No one" and that answer haunts me still. I recently realized I'm disabled (using a cane) but more importantly have come to the conclusion that I really do have control over that as well so watch out world Speedy's caught the Spark and plans to carry a torch for herself because no one else can!!!!
New thought process.....
I am protected by Devine Love.
I am always safe and secure.
I am willing to take responsibilty for myself.
I forgive others and myself.
I am safe in the Light.
So I will "Eat to live not live to eat".... and remember that
EVERY DAY IN EVERY WAY I'M GETTING BETTER & BETTER
As I face my stuff not stuff my face =]
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Member Since: 6/21/2010
SparkPoints: 87,130
Fitness Minutes: 30,445
My Goals:
To be healthy no matter what the scale reads.... tackle my arthritis so I have less pain in my joints and to lower my blood pressure and get off the $$$$ medications. Then I'll have more funds to do more FUN things with my sweet family... Go Speedy =]
On Sept. 1st I left 300Ville and in 3 short months I've lost 30lbs. WooHoo!!!
10/26/10 lost 10% -32.6 lbs.
Goals/rewards
-10 lbs. scale 07/15/10 (316)
-20 lbs. haircut 08/20/10(306)
-30 lbs. wii 09/24/10 (296)
-40 lbs. pretty earrings 11/21/10 (286)
-50 lbs. 2/27/11 Plant a "Victory" garden (276)
4/18/11 retired my cane =]
-60 lbs. 6/4/11 A "NEVER QUIT" bracelet
Voted "Sparkpeople Motivator" (266)
-65.2 lbs 8/9 reached my 20% weight loss (260.8)
-70 lbs. 10/2/11 (256)
2012 Maintained a 70 lb weight-loss for a year
01/01/13 (266.5)
My Program:
I'm NOT on a diet, although I do have a lot of weight to lose, my goal is a life style change.. a new approach to nourishing my body, to rewarding myself, and most importantly to love myself unconditionally. My goal is to "Eat to live not live to eat" At 1 month I added an exercise program. 30 minutes of aerobics in our pool. At 2 months 30 minutes of strength training. At 3 months I rewarded myself with a wii and will be making exercise more FUN!! I'll be using SparkPeople for life. So thanks again to Chris & his SparkTeam. Going public with my page to encourage everyone to light(en) up their life was the best thing I have done for myself... please don't wait until you are 63!
Personal Information:
I'll always be Gods' child. 65 years YOUNG, a contented wife, mother and grandma, a daughter, a sister, a friend and neighbor to the world.... this is not the order I would have discribed myself in the past but this is who I strive to be from this day forward. I'm also very blessed to live in a small Southern California coastal town in the good 'ole U.S . of A... GOD BLESS AMERICA =]
Other Information:
My husband of 32 years and I have four adult children, 2 boys and 2 girls ranging in age from 30 to 42. They are all married so as far as I'm concerned we have 8 wonderful children =] So far we've been blessed with 6 grandchildren... 4 boys and 2 girls... one newborn (01/4/13) 2-3 y/o, 5, 9 & 11... boy do they keep us busy!!! I'd like to out live my beautiful mother... she deserves that. My hubby and all our kids/grandkids make me want to live forever and ever.... It's never to late to start taking care of one's health and that's why I'm here!!!!
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Trash Can Potatoes sound like the coolest thing! I just read your note with instructions, to my husband and our 10 yr.old Grandson. Jay, our GS, wanted to go do it now, it's 10:00pm....or at least take papers and junk mail out of the recycling bin, before tomorrows pick up. But, my husband..goes back and forth, between "that couldn't work", to, "I guess they could easily have enough sun to grow", "sounds like the waste of a trash can", "it could be fun, kids would get a kick out of it" 
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