My name is Therese. I live on the central coast of California, just south of Pismo Beach and north of Santa Barbara. I have always enjoyed walking and it has always been my favorite form of exercise and stress relief. But I never really used it for the purpose of weight control. I just did not drive a car until I was 40 and I walked, rode buses, or got rides, everywhere. Then when I got a car, and license that kind of stopped happening and the weight began to increase. I really did not ...

My name is Therese. I live on the central coast of California, just south of Pismo Beach and north of Santa Barbara. I have always enjoyed walking and it has always been my favorite form of exercise and stress relief. But I never really used it for the purpose of weight control. I just did not drive a car until I was 40 and I walked, rode buses, or got rides, everywhere. Then when I got a car, and license that kind of stopped happening and the weight began to increase. I really did not notice so much, but then THE DIVORCE STARTED and oh my gosh, food was my only vice for a while. I did notice and joined a gym, I began working out and everytime I went to court I looked better and better, but then I stopped and ALL the weight and inches came back quicker than I could ever imagine and the depression I have always battled came back hard, only a few of my good friends knew how bad it was inside, I wanted to die. Even though I never thought about killing myself, I just did not want to deal with the world. And everyday I got up and had to pretend to want to be there.
But, that changed when I signed up to do 2 different breast cancer walks in San Francisco, the Avon walk (39.3 miles in 2 days) and the Breast cancer 3 day (60miles in 3 days). I commited to raising a total of $4000.00 and raised more, and I began training for the walks, doing yoga, and I was working full time as well. My life changed a great deal --again- and today being healthy is a wonderful way to live, and I have to say that Spark people has added a new awareness of my eating habits, and I am losing weight, that I thought would never go away. I was eating more than I was burning in calories thinking that it was ok, because of all the walking I was doing. Even my walking has changed because I challenge myself to go farther, faster, on inclines and more, I do yoga and it has helped keep my emotional wellbeing in some kind of sanity. I really like Sparkpeople and it is a wonderful addition to my tool box for life. thank you Sparkpeople

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