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Hi! My name is Amy and Ive been putting off loosing weight for some time now. I need to loose about 50lbs and I feel like this site will really help me. Ive been on here before and I have decided to restart my entire program today!

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SparkPeople 8-Week Diabetes Weight Loss Challenge	South Carolina Losers!!!	40 somethings with 25-49 pounds to lose
Scrap & Craft to Lose!	Official Healthy Cooking Challenge	Living Healthy In Our 40's

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9/24/2011: Food Prep
9/3/2011: Progress
9/3/2011: Football game

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Member Since: 2/28/2011

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Fitness Minutes: 1,100

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MARISERV
8/6/2011 12:07:21 PM

Good for you Amy!! 10 lbs is a major accomplishment

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NERVOUSWRECKIAM
8/2/2011 10:20:45 PM

Thank you for reading my "free" blog. I am not picky. I will have a job soon. But going to take a couple days off. lol

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FUSCHIA6
6/27/2011 5:14:24 PM

I saw the message board post about your goals for this week & I thought I would stop by and day hello.

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LADYSWIMMER
6/27/2011 6:53:49 AM

Is anyone using the arm band by Body Media? If so please share your comments with me. It seems to offer similar information as Spark People and I wonder if it's worth the money and the cost of the monthly subscription.

This is only my 4th day using Spark and I am enjoying it. My goal is to drop the weight and finally keep it off. So far the tracking system is very easy to use. Since I only have to share it with "me" it is very easy be honest about what I have eaten at each meal.

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LYNDALOVES2HIKE
6/26/2011 11:08:16 PM

Greetings and

Congrats on taking the next step to reaching a healthier you by getting active with SparkPeople - it's a great community, wonderful resources and fantastic support. You're off to a great start already, just by posting here!

Please check out the SparkTeams - I think you will find a lot of others 'just like you' including many with the same challenges, circumstances and goals. You can choose SparkTeams by age group, lifestyle or interests, geographic location or several other ways.

Some of the teams I like and think you might like include the Official 10-minute Daily Exercise Streak Challenge, Starting Over Weekly Mini-Challenge Team, 10k Steps A Day and Motivation & Positive Attitude Plan - but there are so many to choose from, you can have a great time looking for the ones that seem to fit you best! In fact, I suggest joining more than one group, post your intro there and write blogs as often as you can - you will find tons of friends and support that way, I promise!!

In my experience, SparkPeople is like a

in some ways - it's lots of fun and easy to make friends because we're all in this together. I like the way a HEALTHY LIFESTYLE is emphasized instead of a 'quick fix wonder diet' so it's good for people wanting to lose weight, maintain a previous loss, get healthier, improve fitness and many other goals including gaining weight or saving money - it's about waaaaaay more than 'just' losing weight so you have definitely come to the right place!

If you ever need any help using features of the site, there are tutorial videos under the HELP section that can show you how to use the features of the site. You can also find them on the START page and several other places on the site.

Be sure to read and 'study' The Spark book because it outlines the overall program and is compatible with most types of eating plans. It's available in printed version, as an audiobook or as an ebook for Kindle - you can download the free Kindle reader for your computer or read it on a smartphone so you don't have to actually own a Kindle device to take advantage of this offer - I have it on my Blackberry and can read bits of it whenever I'm waiting in a line or feel like I need a 'reminder' of what I'm trying to do so check it out!!!

If you haven't already discovered the SparkDiet linked at the bottom of the START page, check it out - the program is simple but extremely effective. There is a TON of information on this site - so much it might even seem overwhelming but fortunately we don't have to 'digest' everything at once! The FastBreak program is a good way to start.

Another nice thing about SparkPeople is that we have permission to be human - we don't have to change everything at once or be in a hurry to reach our goals. Take a few baby steps and then a few more and before you know it, you'll have completed a long journey - I hope you enjoy this community as much as I have - it teaches us how to make positive lifetime changes because that's the only thing that will work over time!

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