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At a friend's wedding, Sept. 2012
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Hi, I'm Lauren. I want to be strong, I want to be healthy, I want to be vibrant!
I am working towards my PhD, and I currently live in one of the greatest cities in the world ~ Istanbul, Turkey. Living in a foreign countries brings many challenges, and staying healthy is certainly one of them. I am trying to tailor my fitness and eating so I can enjoy this amazing city, and meet my Spark goals. I approach every day and every challenge here with a smile.
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Hi, I'm Lauren. I want to be strong, I want to be healthy, I want to be vibrant!
I am working towards my PhD, and I currently live in one of the greatest cities in the world ~ Istanbul, Turkey. Living in a foreign countries brings many challenges, and staying healthy is certainly one of them. I am trying to tailor my fitness and eating so I can enjoy this amazing city, and meet my Spark goals. I approach every day and every challenge here with a smile.
I love cooking, and food in general. I need to change my relationship with food so that I enjoy it, but not turn it for comfort. I am a vegetarian, and have been most of my life. Luckily, I get to buy local, in-season fruits and veggies all year at an amazing street bazaar (basically, a farmer's market on steroids). Sadly, my access to non local foods is scarce and expensive - I miss celery, asparagus, sweet potatoes, limes, avocados, peanut butter, and Greek yogurt.
I am a runner. It has only been 2 months. I am incredibly slow. But 3 times a week, I put on my shoes and pound the pavement. I am totally becoming addicted to runner's high/post-workout endorphins. I never thought the day would come :) I am training for my first race, an 8k scheduled for Nov. 11, 2012.
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Member Since: 3/1/2011
SparkPoints: 11,612
Fitness Minutes: 15,047
My Goals:
~ Feel comfortable in my own skin
~ Bring back the competitive, lively, personable, intelligent girl I once was
~ Go to a bar and get hit on
~ Be STRONG
~ Run a 5k
~ Wear a miniskirt and heels comfortably
~ Eat enough protein daily
My Program:
~ Being a conscious eater, eating nutrient rich calories
~ meat- free
~ Water. Lots. Everyday.
~ Cardio 6-7 days a week
~ Running (finished C25K Sept. 2012)
~ Cross-training with elliptical, bike, and swimming
~ the 30 Day Shred
~ Strength Training 3 days a week, following New Rules of Lifting for Women program
~ Going for a walk everyday.
~ Pilates twice a week
~ Stretching with a foam roller
Personal Information:
*Lauren*
*26*
*Pennsylvanian*
*vegetarian*
*current city: Istanbul*
Other Information:
~ When I hit even- numbered weights, download a new cardio song from Amazon (since most of my other rewards happen on odd-numbered pounds)
So far, I have bought:
- Till the World Ends, Britney Spears
- E.T., Katy Perry
- Tubthumping, Chumbawumba
165: Sports bra and underwear - already bought and wrapped in a pretty package!
163: (no longer "obese" BMI) - A new haircut (and probably some new hair products)
159: New UnderArmour shirt (already bought), buy CurlJunkie hair samples
155: new bathing suit and a new workout shirt (already bought)
149: New workout pants
145 TBD
139 TBD
136: (no longer "overweight" BMI) - cute heels (do they stop hurting so much at this point?)
~ goal weight: Lots of Shopping!
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DONE GIRL!
Wishes to you for a very Happy Birthday. Hope you have a great day! 
Have an AMAZING birthday!