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March 2010
BEFORE: Me at about 240 lbs. in 2001 (??)
January 2012 - running the inaugural!
I have 33 pics in my gallery
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It's 2013 - Let My Little Light Shine!
Hi! I'm Kristen and I live in Southern California. I want to lose about 75 lbs. total which will get me to a healthy BMI. If you want to know a whole heck of a lot more about me, I wrote an "origins" blog that basically lays out my road to being a (former) Fat Girl...because I'm DONE with that now! :-) Even though I can't do a link, you should be able to copy and paste: http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_j
ournal_individual.asp?blog_id=3271247
As of May 19, 2009 I am an ...
Hi! I'm Kristen and I live in Southern California. I want to lose about 75 lbs. total which will get me to a healthy BMI. If you want to know a whole heck of a lot more about me, I wrote an "origins" blog that basically lays out my road to being a (former) Fat Girl...because I'm DONE with that now! :-) Even though I can't do a link, you should be able to copy and paste: http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_j
ournal_individual.asp?blog_id=3271247
As of May 19, 2009 I am an official Done girl! So in classic Done Girl style I have the following to say:
I am DONE making excuses!
I am DONE telling myself I can't be a runner!
I am DONE deleting all my pictures from the camera before anyone has a chance to see them!
I am DONE calling myself a Fat Cow!
I am DONE allowing my past to decide who I am today!
I am DONE telling myself I don't have time for exercise!
I am DONE not having collarbones because they are covered in fat!
I am DONE not having armpits!
I am DONE thinking my feet are the only cute part of my body!
I am DONE shopping in the fat section!
I am DONE being the fat friend!
In short, I am DONE, DONE, DONE!!! I AM DONE BEING THE FAT GIRL!!!
Wow - I was actually selected as Done Girl of the Day for 7/31/09!! What an honor!!!!!! I am so humbled to think that I, little ol' me, is inspiring others! I love the DONE GIRLS! They just ROCK!!
9/5/09 - Graduated Couch to 5K program! YAY!!!
6/2/10 - Became a SparkPeople Motivational Member (WOW!!)
5K Stats
Disneyland 5K - 9/5/09: Approximately 37 minutes
Komen Race for the Cure - 10/18/09: Approx. 36 minutes
Race for Humanity - 4/24/10: Approximately 36 minutes
Anza Days 5k - 7/2/11: Approximately 42 minutes
Run Through the Pines 5k - 8/13/11: 37:20
Fearless Skins 5k - 10/29/11: 34:23 (PR!)
10K Stats
Idyllwild 10k - 6/5/10: 1:22:12 (first one so it's a PR! LOL) But it was a lot of hill on this one...
Idyllwild 10k - 6/4/11: 1:16:20 (Yeah!!! a new PR!)
Idyllwild 10k - 6/5/12: 1:22:15
1/2 Marathon Stats
Mission Inn Run - 11/14/10: 2:57:53 (first one so it's a PR! LOL) But it was a lot of wind on this one...excuses, excuses!! ;-)
Tinkerbell Half - 1/29/12: 2:41:02 - PR!
Hiking Log:
Summit Hike: 9/19/09
Devil's Slide to Tahquitz Peak: 10/1/11
The mascot I have chosen for my journey is the butterfly because just like a butterfly I can transform into something even more beautiful than I am now. I'm not a dowdy little caterpillar, but I haven't reached my full butterfly potential just yet either...both inside and out! So as Heimlich would say in his German accent in It's a Bugs Life - "I'm a beautiful butterfly"!
"The battle is never lost until you quit" I'm sure this quote has been said by a million people in a million different variations but I couldn't say for sure. So in this incarnation I attribute it to my sister, Heather, who said it in a blog comment and it just HIT me! Such wise words...
Update on 5/13/09 - I am working through my motivational images and quote and selected the following quote by Marilyn von Savant: "Being defeated is often temporary, giving up makes it permanent." I selected this quote because I refuse to give up! It can and may take me longer to achieve my goals than what I think, but I am not going to give in to them or discouragement. So many times before I have lost some weight and gone back to my wicked ways; but the reason I am here on SparkPeople today is because I never gave up! I may have been temporarily defeated, but I came back like a bad penny! I don't want this to be a temporary change, hence a DIET; this is a lifestyle change! I want being active and healthy to be so much a part of me that I don't even think twice about it.
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Member Since: 5/24/2007
SparkPoints: 61,585
Fitness Minutes: 59,647
My Goals:
Lose weight, get healthy, stay active!
179 pounds - this will be an overweight BMI(instead of obese!!!) DONE!!!
149 pounds - a healthy BMI!! Someday...
Run a 5K - yeah...RUN!! (Done 9/5/09)
Complete a 10K -hopefully running the majority of the time!
(Done 6/5/10)
Complete the Summit Hike in Idyllwild, CA in September 2009 (Done 9/19/09)
1/2 Marathon in 2010 - DONE November 14, 2010, Mission Inn Run in Riverside, CA
My Program:
Run 3x a week for at least 30 minutes
Cross-train 3x a week
Personal Information:
My name is Kristen, I am happily married to my best friend for over 20 years. I have four kids ranging in age from 17-23. I have to make time for working out, but it's WORTH IT!
Other Information:
I love music, movies and reading in my spare time (what little there is of it).
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