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My before photo on December 25,2010
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Brenda's Sparkpage
I am now 42 and I have to change my eating habits. Diebetic and heart problems run in my family and I do not want to get any on them. I have 2 small children and I need to be more healthy and fit for them and myself.
I joined Sparkpeople about 4 yrs. ago. and didn't do much with it. I keep getting emails from them and then just around Christmas 2010 I received an email from Sparkpeople about their new book. I decided to buy the book. It finally made sense to me finally. It is not ...
I am now 42 and I have to change my eating habits. Diebetic and heart problems run in my family and I do not want to get any on them. I have 2 small children and I need to be more healthy and fit for them and myself.
I joined Sparkpeople about 4 yrs. ago. and didn't do much with it. I keep getting emails from them and then just around Christmas 2010 I received an email from Sparkpeople about their new book. I decided to buy the book. It finally made sense to me finally. It is not a diet but a lifestyle change. It is not about exercising for hours on end. All I had to do was commit to 10min. of exercise a day. I thought that was too easy. I can do that. I started my journey on Jan.1st,2011. It was hard at first getting back into exercise. I started out my first week for 10 min. on the treadmill . By the second week I went up to 15 min. on some days. I followed the nutrition tracker faithfully. I was shocked at first on how much I was really eating. I measure all of my portions now. I do find that it is a challenge inputting the food daily on the nutrition tracker but it is all worth it because the numbers keep going down on the scale. Don't get me wrong I have had some days where I have ate a few hundred calories more on some days but this time it is different. I don't beat myself up for my mistake I just watch what i eat for the next meal or try better the next day. It will be a challenge but I am up for it this time. I know in my heart that this will be the year for me to get down to 160 lbs by Feb./12. Then when I reach that goal then i will go for another 20lbs. I am on my way as I have set a small goal to lose 20+lbs. by my birthday which is March 31. I know that I will make it. I did make it. On March 28 I made my mini goal of 20lbs. Can't wait to see what the next 3 months will bring.
Can't wait to post new pictures of myself smaller. I have gone to long with this extra weight piling up since I got married in 1998. It is finally time to take charge of my life and to be healthier.
UPDATE:April/12
I am now 43 and my goal date is June1/12 and I am not going to get to it. That is ok as I am stronger and healthier than I was Jan./11 when I started and I know I will get there by the end of the year. If you have read my recent blog you know that I am moving to Trinidad at the end of May. Everytime I have visited I lose weight as I drink more than I eat. I will keep everyone posted on my new journery.
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Member Since: 9/11/2007
SparkPoints: 26,203
Fitness Minutes: 21,083
My Goals:
lose 20+ lbs. by March 31/11 DONE Mar.28/11
be down to 160lbs by Feb./12
My Program:
I am doing cardio 5to 6 days a week and strength training 3x week.
following the nutrition tracker daily and fitness tracker
Personal Information:
I am a Canadian from Ontario and living in a small town of Norwood,ON Married to a wonder husband and have 2 handsome boys age 10 and 4yrs.
Other Information:
Enjoy going to Coffee Break at the church on Tue. , walking and spending time with family and friends.
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