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WOMANWITHGRIT

26,952
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Chris and Jack, my hounds!

My sons, October 2013

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WomanWithGrit

I'm so grateful for SparkPeople! I started (again) at 280 in April, 2013, determined to lose at least 100 pounds. I've lost 30+ so far, from my highest weight in January, 2013, of 288. Now I am headed to losing 100 more.

I'm losing 'from the inside out" -- getting healthy in body, mind, and spirit, with the love and encouragement from so many Sparkfriends in this wonderful community. This, I know, is what I need for long term stable weight loss.

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SP_STAFF	SPARKGUY	KAYYVAUGHN
JEANNE229	HARMONYAGAIN	LISBETHSALANDER

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12 Weeks to Walking Team	50+ members with 100+ pounds to lose	In It For The Long Haul
~~100 PLUS CLUB~~	Over 60's	Official 10-Minute Daily Exercise Streak Challenge

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current weight: 254.4

288

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219

184.5

150

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Recent Blogs:

1/16/2015: Mid January -- three months later
10/20/2014: I have this moment
10/16/2014: Mindless Eating

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Member Since: 10/23/2009

SparkPoints: 26,952

Fitness Minutes: 8,160

My Goals:
Daily:
Drink 10 glasses of water.
Morning Prayer
Yoga Basics
Enjoy Eating

Weekly
Class/strength training 3x week
Yoga Practice
Daily walking/activity at least 10 minutes.

What I would like: to weigh 230 or less by Thanksgiving.

Grand Goal: Weigh 150 and be active, healthy, and and to live well in my body.

My Program:
My Rule of Life is my foundation - Mass, praying the Office, Service, Prayer.
Sparkcoach is great and gives me the structure the structure I need.

I am Whole Foods Plant Based since April 2014 and LOVING THIS.

I am beginning to get fit now in July 2014. This is a decision to live in my body. I am also doing some 1:1 yoga, which is great.

Personal Information:
I'm from northwest Illinois and have two adult sons. Chris and Jack, pictured top left, share my home. Working full time, in a job that allows me to be flexible and creative.

Other Information:
My new priority is to take care of myself like I have not yet done in my life.

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IMLOCOLINDA

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Member Comments:

IMLOCOLINDA
1/25/2015 10:00:02 PM

When you dance to your own rhythm,
Life taps its toes to your beat.
~Terri Guillemets

Have a wonderful week, Pam!

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IMLOCOLINDA
1/24/2015 11:22:49 PM

This is the wonder: that of all the days of the year, the most important one is the everyday.

The everydays that are the most days of the year. These, the most days of our lives.

I think about these everydays that have me taking sun-dried sheets in off the line

or shoveling snow, these are the important days.

Everydays when I trip over excited little dogs

and the laundry mounts into its very own range and I finally think of something to make for dinner

when the head's weary tired and a wonderful aroma fills the air. All this.

This is the sacred everyday.
I can miss it. How holy the moments are.
How do we find ways to somehow live awake to the astonishing, ordinary wonder of all this?
How do we find ways to somehow live so that everyday is consecrated?

We must find ways.
For the ways we live our everydays is the way we live our lives.
Psalm 105:1
"Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness.
Let the whole world know what He has done."

and thanks for the everydays that you make into holidaze in my life! xxxo

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IMLOCOLINDA
1/22/2015 6:44:56 PM

"Making changes in your life is never an easy task. The key, however, is not to get caught up in the distance you have to go to get to where you want to be. Nor should you despair over the amount of control you have over your circumstances. Progress is made in the small, intentional steps, and chances are, you have more power than you think. By focusing on little steps you can take every day, the progress you make will motivate you to continue your journey, and eventually,you can go wherever you want to go. The important thing is simply to begin."
-Stephen Cherniske

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IMLOCOLINDA
1/21/2015 10:43:21 PM

It's National Hug Day!!