I am excited to experience and report my switch to whole food eating is working. On Monday 14 July I started eliminating sugars and processed foods f... Read more
It was an extremely frustrating weekend for me. The new range is still causing problems off and on (a new one to install has been ordered). To add to... Read more
510 It is hard to believe that I've been SParking for over five years, now. If you know me, or have read the bio information on my SPark Page, you kn... Read more
Since I'm on summer break from teaching and I have all the free time I want right now it's harder to think about what I'd do with more free time. But... Read more
After not much physical activity last week due to my knee being very cranky, I'm happy to report I got up and got in the pool this morning. The gal s... Read more
Yes, the dance world has a new elf!
My dance teacher asked if she could use one of the line dances that I had put
together for the ensemble final... Read more
I'm now in the weight stage that I cannot sustain without a permanent commitment to exercise. I won't have to exercise for 120 minutes a day, m... Read more
I have insomnia. I take sleeping pills. I push myself so much to try to get 8 hours of sleep. The more I push, the less restful my sleep is.
I... Read more
Haven’t been here in a while, though I do try to log in and spin the wheel every day. I thought I’d take some time to seek out some positive ju-ju he... Read more
Today could be one of those days. It's Monday, the first day after vacation. 5AM rolled around much too early this morning. YAWN.... But i... Read more
I wanted to share a new recipe with my Natural Remedies For Healthy Living Team and decided to share it with ALL my sparkfriends! Tomatoes are starti... Read more
Saturday morning, I was frantically driving around in the backwoods of Stark County trying to find the damned race. A month ago, it seemed like SUCH... Read more
"No matter your body shape, almost everyone can work on their body image, by Jiilian Lampert, Ph.D., RD. She is a body specialist for the Emily Progra... Read more
My three day weekend went by pretty quickly but it was nice to have an extra day. I did the usual and can't wait for another one.
Last week my w... Read more
Now that my two older kids are "too big" for traditional summer day care programs, I decided to look into specialty camps for them this summer.
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For my first weekend using Spark, I admit I am proud of myself. 100
I agreed with myself that I would cheat once a week. This would allow me to... Read more
I started the week at 151... and I finished it at 149. Woo hooo!!
I'm on my way!
This is also our final week of tech for the show... if I m... Read more
I had to slow down the running, as my calves tightened up so bad. So according to the reading I was doing, it said to stretch them out several times... Read more
1. There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you. – Maya Angelou.
2. We can do no great things, only small things with great love.... Read more
I have gotten really into making my lifestyle change work for me. And I have to say, I LOVE it!
Here are the reasons why taking steps to be a hea... Read more
As I look back over my ups and downs of my journey, I have realized quite a few things about myself. Over the past few years, I have lost weight, gai... Read more
Today, I cooked some Aunt Jemima's complete original mix pancakes. All I had to do was add water to the mix. I used Land O Lakes whipped unsalted butt... Read more
Not sure this applies. Been sitting with DH in the hospital since last week.
So today I am starting over. Not that I was horrible while I was there... Read more
I decided to take this course because it's offered free through my local library. Initially, I was very excited but almost backed out after realizing... Read more
First let me just say that I am not doing this blog, because I want pity I really just need to vent! I am overweight and have been most of my life, bu... Read more
Besides randomly blogging, I haven't really kept a journal which I am beginning to think will be really helpful for me...so here I go on day 1.
F... Read more
Holding on to the Past...whether it's a bad memory, old habits, old preferences...
can be a huge waste of time and energy.
Even false expect... Read more
I have almost decided that I am much too polite. I have struggled with the fact that this may not be a problem, but I am open to the suggestion that... Read more
After two months of binge emotional eating and a whopping 18 pound gain, I was ready two weeks ago to get back to where I felt good again. Over these... Read more
So I’m so happy I posted the stumbling blog at the end of last week. I really needed to vent and getting it all out helped me realize that the world w... Read more
I haven't blogged in a while. So here I am. Adam graduation party went well. I just can't believe he is a high school graduate! It's been a bit em... Read more
Two years ago today I married my best friend. My children & grandchildren were in attendance - they made the day even more special. It was such... Read more
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I braved the scale this morning. I fully expected to see a giant gain. I have been terrible. Well, maybe not terrible but certainly not be... Read more
Say what you will about the Ten Commandments, you must always come back to the pleasant fact that there are only ten of them. ~H.L. Mencken... Read more
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Everyone at work is FREAKING out about this health screen.
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No one likes to be told their BMI states over 29.9 and they need to shape i... Read more
Yesterday was rough. The joints between my hips and legs were sore, stiff, and painful. I didn't sleep well the night before and fitfully still last n... Read more
Alright, so I started back on my exercise kick and low and behold this morning when I weighed myself, I see that I have GAINED 3 lbs. I know what it... Read more
