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Me June 16, 2013
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Hi, I'm Amy from the Denver, Colorado area. I'm shy until I get to know you, I am socially challenged, something that I am going to be working hard at overcoming in 2013! I am a 4 year stroke survivor and a 16 year Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor! I have been a member of Sparkpeople since August 31, 2009. I have lost 53 pounds as of June 7, 2013!!!
I love to do yoga as it relaxes me as well as helping to increase my flexiblity and helps to reduce my neurpoathy pain. I go for walks daily ...
Hi, I'm Amy from the Denver, Colorado area. I'm shy until I get to know you, I am socially challenged, something that I am going to be working hard at overcoming in 2013! I am a 4 year stroke survivor and a 16 year Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor! I have been a member of Sparkpeople since August 31, 2009. I have lost 53 pounds as of June 7, 2013!!!
I love to do yoga as it relaxes me as well as helping to increase my flexiblity and helps to reduce my neurpoathy pain. I go for walks daily with Shadow my walking buddy. I am very active in volunteering my time and raising funds for the American Cancer Society. My main volunteer work for them is through their Relay For Life campaign I am the Food Committee Chair and Team Development Co-Chair for the Webster Lake division. I also help local animal rescues! Ranging from transporting animals to rescue facilities, cleaning facilities, walking and playing with the animals!
I developed peripheral neuropathy in my lower legs, feet and hands from the chemotherapy I had 16 years ago. I let it get the best of me to the point where it hurt too much to get out of bed. I lived this way for 13 years. I had a small stroke(not a TIA) Feburary 4, 2009 exactly a week after my 40th birthday. I was told to get active and eat a healthy diet or I would be back within the year possibly with a more severe stroke or die. I found Sparkpeople 8 months later and it has changed my life for the better! I am now active and eating healthier than I ever have in my life! I have been on pain management theapy for 10 months now. I do still despite the pain management therapy have bad days when my pain flares up pretty bad, I force myeslf to get moving anyway!
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Member Since: 8/31/2009
SparkPoints: 136,110
Fitness Minutes: 138,927
My Goals:
~ Continue tracking my exercise,food and water daily.
~Continue getting all the food groups in my diet daily.
~I am low in potassium so need to increase it.
~Work on lowering my sodium intake.
~Continue to work on being socially active by getting more active with Spark Teams and joining local support groups, classes and charities.
~Conitnue volunteering my time to charities~
My Program:
~Meditation Daily
~ 20 minutes of strength training Monday(full body), Wednesday(upper body), Friday(lower body) and Saturday(core)
~60 minutes walking daily.
~30 minutes yoga on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
~Eating all my food groups daily.
~Use herbs and salt free seasonings.
~Eat more foods that have potassium.
Personal Information:
I am 44 and a widow with 3 grown children(24,22 and 21) and one in heaven(forever 17 1/2 months old). I am a grandma to 3 furbabies and 1 turtle.
~2013 Food Committee Chair and Team Development Co-Chair~ American Cancer Society- Relay For LIfe Webster Lake~
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"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." ~Francis of Assisi
"The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all." ~ Walt Disney
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