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Mud pit at Warrior Dash 5/19/12. (actually found a shoe down there and put it on the side.)





My hubbie and I after we finished the Warrior Dash. 5/19/12





Just after finishing Warrior Dash 5/19/12



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Update 7/15/11: Somewhere in June, I got to my goal weight. The biggest thing I have changed was in trying to turn my running to lose weight into running to run! I love the way it makes me feel fit all over. I haven't changed my calorie intake much, but do allow for some extras at time, such as 2 cups of cherries vs. 1 or a few more nuts than I used to have. I still track my food. I am as happy as could be and have slowly won over my husband to my way of thinking. He has lost over 40 ...
Update 7/15/11: Somewhere in June, I got to my goal weight. The biggest thing I have changed was in trying to turn my running to lose weight into running to run! I love the way it makes me feel fit all over. I haven't changed my calorie intake much, but do allow for some extras at time, such as 2 cups of cherries vs. 1 or a few more nuts than I used to have. I still track my food. I am as happy as could be and have slowly won over my husband to my way of thinking. He has lost over 40 pounds just eating the same stuff I do (even though a little more..) My daughter has decided to try cooking healthy and my son, being an athlete, values some of the knowledge I have learned about the value of food as it applies to our bodies. I feel that understanding and respecting food has been my biggest helper. I have lost weight before but only through counting calories. It didn't matter what type of calories they were. Now I still read and research foods to ensure that my body is getting what it needs for daily living, not to mention running! I love spark and my spark friends!

9/30/10 I would like to lose weight (again) and actually be able to keep it off. My biggest challenge is maintenance. I gain back all of the weight plus a little more each time. A healthy lifestyle is my goal. My kids are almost all in college and I want to focus on myself.

"If you run, you are a runner. It doesn't matter how fast or how far. It doesn't matter if today is your first day or if you've been running for twenty years. There is no test to pass, no license to earn, no membership card to get. You just run." -John (the penguin) Bingham
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Member Since: 9/24/2010

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My Goals:
My goal is not just to lose weight this time. As I am getting older, my joints are sore and I know that I don't properly support my body with good nutrition and exercise. What I want is to be healthy (even though I hope that means losing pounds also!)

My Program:
I am trying to follow the nutrition guidelines when eating my food each day. I love fruits and vegetables, but didn't eat enough of them in the past. For me, they cure my sweet tooth.

I am also trying to do cardio 3 days a week and some strength training along with that.

Personal Information:
I am a 44 year old mother of three amazing kids. My oldest son is 25, my middle son is 20 and my baby girl is 18 and still at home. I have delighted in my kids and spent every possible moment with them that I could. I also work full time in Washington DC, as an accountant, which seriously cuts into my free time...(commuting from Maryland.) I am also happily married to Jim.

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I love dogs, hiking, exploring of any kind, traveling, being with my family, being with my friends, rain, exercising, balancing my checkbook to the penny, and other yet to be discovered things..... (working on this section still.)

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HAPPYCUPCAKE
2/4/2013 10:27:36 AM

WOOHOO! Great game! They had me scared there in the second half...I think they lost their mojo from the power outage. But we pulled through! So happy :) This is great for Baltimore too. What an awesome win and last season for Ray Lewis! Hope all is well :-D



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KRISZTA11
10/12/2012 2:19:27 PM

Hello Elaine, thanks for stopping by!
With the youngest gone to the college it must be weird really...
But it's good you get to see them often!
Here in Hungary most kids stay at home while they go to university, but my best friend's daughter went to study in a different country, now that's hard...
I'm glad cooler weather is here, I enjoy running outside much more than I did in summer.
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HAPPYCUPCAKE
10/4/2012 5:14:09 PM

That will be so fun to go to UD. I miss it so much. I remember my parents coming that weekend freshman year with my grandparents and they brought all kinds of yummy groceries and walked around campus.

I'm off Monday too! Horray! That will be so nice to have an extra day off! :)



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HAPPYCUPCAKE
10/3/2012 1:45:41 PM

I will certainly let you know, and thank you for the invite! It's so neat to have a Spark friend that doesn't live too far away :)

How is your week going? I'm ready for this weekend. We're going to an apple festival near Gettysburg, and then to Hawk Mountain and to tour the Yuengling Brewery in PA this weekend (as long as the weather holds out!)



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BROWNIEISLANDER
10/3/2012 12:02:47 AM

A wonderful october to U...filled with positive vibes and great determination...To follow through to all your Goals....Enjoy your
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