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My Weight Loss Journey
I am 52 years old and I started at 264 pounds in 1998 and have been trying to get down to 150 pounds since then.
I have rheumatoid autoimmune disease, which sometimes makes it difficult to exercise, but in 2009, I exercised 253 days and in 2010, I exercised 344 days! Now some of those days were only 10 or 15-minute exercise sessions but the point is that exercise is doable even when you're sore and most of the time, it actually makes me feel better!
Unfortunately, I ...
I am 52 years old and I started at 264 pounds in 1998 and have been trying to get down to 150 pounds since then.
I have rheumatoid autoimmune disease, which sometimes makes it difficult to exercise, but in 2009, I exercised 253 days and in 2010, I exercised 344 days! Now some of those days were only 10 or 15-minute exercise sessions but the point is that exercise is doable even when you're sore and most of the time, it actually makes me feel better!
Unfortunately, I gained 6 pounds other the course of the year.
And, then in 2011, I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my knees and wasn’t able to do as much exercise as I did in the past two years. But, I did some physio on my knees and by the end of 2011, I was exercising more days than not even with some kickboxing. Woohoo!
I exercised a total of 144 days for the whole year and lost the 6 pounds that I gained in 2010. I did that with a combination of Weight Watchers at the beginning of the year and with the support of the Awesome A Team on the 5% Challenges on SparkPeople in the latter part of year. And, I only gained 1 pound over the Christmas holidays with their help as well!
I’m looking forward to staying the course in 2012.
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Member Since: 9/8/2007
SparkPoints: 65,593
Fitness Minutes: 71,810
My Goals:
To get down to 200 by the end of 2013.
To read 75 books in 2013.
To spend less time mindlessly playing computer games and more time reading.
My Program:
To follow the SparkPeople program.
To exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes a day 5 times a week incorporating strength-training along with cardio.
To drink 6 cups of water a day.
To limit junk food/bad fats.
Personal Information:
I live in Ontario, Canada with my husband, named Jake and my cat, named Ogoni. I have no kids by choice but 11 nieces and nephews, whom I love and spoil. My birthday is May 12, 1960 and I've been married to Jake since March 24, 1984.
I'm an Administrative Secretary for our local municipal government. I work in the section where our guys repair watermains and sewers and I'm the only woman in our section and I LOVE it!
Other Information:
Favourite colour: red
Favourite book: The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
Favourite movie: Uncle Buck
Favourite season: Spring
Favourite number: 8
Email: bkwerm@gmail.com
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for reading & commenting on my brother journey into weight loss 
It is still raining here. We have a small, more like tiny, (4 by 4 by 18 inches deep) pond with gold fish in it, in our backyard. It has rained so much and melted so fast that now there is a bigger pond where the yard used to be. I am worrying about my basement. 
Hope you are warm and dry. Hugs.