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Crossing over the Suwanee River on my bike 4/27/13
Cherry Lake sunset May 2013
I walked & biked off 69 pounds and you can too!! Keep moving! 3/8/13
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MY JOURNEY TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
“This is the new year, the new you. You can pass through another year, coasting on cruise control. Or you can step out of your comfort zone, trying things you have never done before & make 2013 as the year that you elevate from where you are & soar high. Make it happen!”-- Pablo
It is better to define your success by the magnitude of the accomplishment, than the minutes on a clock. Fast or slow, we all make our way to the finish line with our own two feet. Celebrate every finish. ...
“This is the new year, the new you. You can pass through another year, coasting on cruise control. Or you can step out of your comfort zone, trying things you have never done before & make 2013 as the year that you elevate from where you are & soar high. Make it happen!”-- Pablo
It is better to define your success by the magnitude of the accomplishment, than the minutes on a clock. Fast or slow, we all make our way to the finish line with our own two feet. Celebrate every finish.
-- Coach Jenny Hadfield
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." Walter Elliott
I was the right weight (138) all through high school. I remember it was when Twiggy was a famous model and I used to think I was fat when I looked at her! Wish I could turn back time! When I got married 38 years ago, I gained 17 pounds in the first 6 months, because I wanted to eat all the desserts and junk food my Mom would never allow us to have. Partly because Mom & Dad just didn't have the money to eat out or buy all the extra junk food.
And it just seems I never stopped gaining weight - stress eating, binge eating helped add those pounds & the scale kept creeping up! Add lots of fast food, because too busy or tired to cook after working all day and driving 2 hours round trip to and from work in those days.
Now I reach for fruit and vegetables instead of junk food! It took awhile I am so proud of myself -it is a miracle I can do that! But, I still have an occasional treat once in awhile, but my trigger foods like Doritos, I allow a very small one serving bag at a time!
I have learned so many things and have lost 39 pounds and 50 inches since joining! Have met so many special supportive friends from all over the world here too. It is an informative website and full of so many good tips for how to eat healthy and exercise. I have tracked my food daily since the beginning and most days stay within my calorie range. I exercise everyday and have went from walking a few blocks to 4 1/2 miles in one day! Although I have hit a few plateaus off and on, I still get inspired to keep going by visiting the site 28 months later (perfect attendance for 26 months in a row).
I love this website and want to help as many as I can! I hope to be with it for years to come, even after I reach my goal weight.
Thanks to all the support of my sparkfriends, I feel I can keep going day after day with their help! I truly feel I have hope for the future! I have never felt better in my life! 2013 will be even better-just wait and see!
We are going to kick those pounds to the curb! Whoohoo!!
Thanks for stopping by my page........ Connie
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Member Since: 8/23/2010
SparkPoints: 87,761
Fitness Minutes: 74,102
My Goals:
My goals for 2013:
1) Get back on a bike and ride like the wind!
2) Cook more at home= eat out less
(which will help with less sodium in my foods & staying more within my calorie & fat ranges)
3) More control over my sweet tooth!
4) Increase my reps and weights -as of 1/1/13 will increase to 6 pound weights.
As of 8/23/13: Want to be in Onederland-199#!
Reward-Disney World
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By 1/1/14 = Committed to be at my goal weight=70 pounds gone!
REWARD: Nice Vacation somewhere
My Program:
Spark People is my motivator and helps me keep track of calories and exercise.
Due to bad knees-I incorporate chair exercises into my routine at least 4x a week
3x a week ST with weights or resistance bands
Walk 3-4 x a week, at least 10 miles a week.
Other Information:
Love being with my DH of 38 years-we do everything together-we are best friends! We enjoy sunsets, the ocean, walking on the beach, or any trails! Both into photography! Or when resting at home-we enjoy Wii Sports & other games; watching movies together-we like action movies to sci-fi movies. Me personally, give me a romantic comedy-and I am Happy!!
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I'm mainly doing it to support Rod and try to encourage him to do the exercises for his back. I have arthritis pretty badly in my neck and also in my knees and lower back so I have to adapt a lot of the poses. I discovered early on that yoga isn't very arthritis friendly. 
