I did well this morning at the work holiday party, but I couldn't resist the bag of cookies my sister left. I feel so fat right now. I did my workou... Read more
Well hello Spark, so I suppose I haven't vanished off the face of you yet.
Life is swimming along. Winter as always brings lots of delicious food... Read more
Note: Strength training days are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Isolation exercises are held as necessary on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.... Read more
I did 30 minutes on my elliptical today on the mountain setting. I also did the mountain setting yesterday... I'm really feeling it in my legs now.... Read more
Having it posted next to my desk, where I spend a lot of time, really helps to keep me on track. Its good to be constantly reminded. I've also taped s... Read more
I love my friend Jen like a sister. She's brilliant, funny, beautiful, size zero!, and she has a lot of real world management wisdom. I've known her... Read more
MY GOAL: My goal is to lose 13 lbs which is 5% weight loss by the end of the challenge.
Start 250 Goal 237 Final WI = 244 - 6 lbs
This final... Read more
This year (2013) has been one of my best. I fought for my life this year in more ways than one. I winning. Yesterday I commemorated the celebration wi... Read more
the end here for round 23 but this does not end my journey to keep on losing the weight until the next round.
I am once again happy with the res... Read more
I have been struggling with a painful IT band. It was really painful when I was running and I was stressed about it. I was trying heat and muscle rubs... Read more
Today started off really well. I got right out of bed, spent some time in prayer and meditating on scripture, did the morning chores, went for a run... Read more
Bless the Australians and their sense of humour.
These were posted on an Australian tourism website, and the answers are allegedly the actual... Read more
Why does it feel like I'm in a constant battle with the world more than myself when it comes to trying to lose weight and get healthy? For example, a... Read more
Quote of the Day: "Fashion ... is life-enhancing, and like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well." (Vivienne Westwood)
You... Read more
One good thing about the Spark activity tracker is that I can see on a chart how much activity I have done in any given hour. So, my new challenge to... Read more
Daily inspiration: Right now is a good time to free yourself of the burden of that which needs to be done, but has been put off. Lord, little by litt... Read more
An elderly man in Oklahoma calls his son in New York and says, "I hate to ruin your day son, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are getting... Read more
I have been feeling a bit unmotivated, or discouraged recently. Mainly because I've been a bit off track.
Then we get to the past couple days:... Read more
I officially hit 50 pounds lost in total since starting my journey at the end of June. My doctor was completely shocked and said that instead of weigh... Read more
I started to research the various activity trackers that are out there including the SparkPeople one. I decided to go with the Jawbone Up over the ot... Read more
Wow, was it a beautiful day. I stayed indoors however and watched the three Santa Clause movies with Tim Allen. I had forgotten how good they were. Ti... Read more
Just a week away from Christmas! Time is getting short! Are you nearly ready? Let's fix something simple and get back to our Christmas plans!
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Dear me,
I am sorry. I am sorry for neglecting you since Friday. I am sorry that I kicked butt and decided to confide in fast food with my anger... Read more
Daughter came through things with flying colours and is doing great. We are all very thankful that things went as smoothly as they did.
My hu... Read more
Next week is Santa's big day. I have it off. I think Walmart is closed on Christmas, at least I hope so, but I always have Wednesday off anyways so... Read more
Red is my favorite color. It has been for as long as I can remember. However, for many years now, I have been afraid to wear red. Red is bright. Red i... Read more
I love days when I can get a lot accomplished! Today was one of those days.
I actually got a really good night's sleep last night. Somehow, I t... Read more
feeling more energized to day....got up at 3:05....didnt need to be up till 5 ish so i started my day....got a lot done...very good day at work...my f... Read more
