hi =D Im Luisa, 24 yrs old, born and raised in colombia! came to the states when i was 13 and i think it'd be honest to say that i've been overweight for most of my life since then! i have always had a body image issue, thus taking extreme measure to loose weight which i am not very proud of =(
But today i join sparks because that is alll behind me! i have lost and maintained off 35 lbs for two years now and just wanna get myself motivated and shed these last 20 lbs to get to (what i ...

hi =D Im Luisa, 24 yrs old, born and raised in colombia! came to the states when i was 13 and i think it'd be honest to say that i've been overweight for most of my life since then! i have always had a body image issue, thus taking extreme measure to loose weight which i am not very proud of =(
But today i join sparks because that is alll behind me! i have lost and maintained off 35 lbs for two years now and just wanna get myself motivated and shed these last 20 lbs to get to (what i consider) my happy weight! i want to tone my whole body: arms, legs ,back, and get that flat ripped belly we all crave! I run everyday and now i am actively training to run a 5k under 30 mins!
in dec 2009 i vowed to change my ways in 2010, for a better happier and more loving life! i gave my life to jesus that december as well and have promised to walk a more christian life in all aspects and that includes my physical and emotional health, which comes from exercising!
My ultimate goal is to love my body completely, to love myself in and out, with all flaws included. and i WILL do this for me myself and I! (I use to exercise to look good to society) now I am doing it for myself, and thus I have found even greater strength and motivation to do it!!!
self-love: BE ABOUT IT!!!

**********Motivational Quotes********************

"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world”.

attitude is contagious, is yours worth catching??


M ake short term goals
O ut with the negative thoughts
T hink of why you want it
I magine how you will feel
V isualize the future you
A cknowledge your successes
T reat yourself with respect
I nvestigate new ideas and foods
O bserve your healthy lifestyle
N ever give up and never give in
S upport one another


Obsessed us a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated"

"Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up."


If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein."


Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense."

Who you are now, is not who you will be 10 yrs from now… who you will be 10 yrs from now... is up to YOU.”

Even when I'm a mess I still put on a vest with an S on my chest, oh yes I'm a SUPERWOMAN


Listen closely: the only time it's too late to change yourself is when you're dead. Until then, you're simply making excuses or lying to yourself.

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