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My first 5K! August 8, 2009. 33:57 (Apparently, the sun is in my eyes; I'm happier than I look)

Louisa and Geralyn November 2009

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I'm Going to Win this Battle! :)
It is time to make a change. No more excuses! My weight has been up and down my entire life. I look at pictures where I truly look great and think, "Wow, I thought I was really fat THEN!" My whole mindset is changing! This is my new life; it's an endless journey, because even when I reach goal I will still have to work hard to MAINTAIN. I can't lose 80+ pounds and then start eating pizza, subs, chips & dip, cheeseburgers & fries, fast food, etc.! I used to tell myself that I didn't ...
It is time to make a change. No more excuses! My weight has been up and down my entire life. I look at pictures where I truly look great and think, "Wow, I thought I was really fat THEN!" My whole mindset is changing! This is my new life; it's an endless journey, because even when I reach goal I will still have to work hard to MAINTAIN. I can't lose 80+ pounds and then start eating pizza, subs, chips & dip, cheeseburgers & fries, fast food, etc.! I used to tell myself that I didn't care, it didn't matter, I'm married with kids so what's the point....BUT on New Years Eve, I had an epiphany. For the first time in 20+ years, I am taking this healthy lifestyle seriously. 2009: This is MY year! First Day of Spring (03.20.2009): Arm - 12.5 x 2 Bust - 43.5 Waist - 38 Hip - 44.5 Thigh - 26 x 2 Total Inches - 203 My Challenges: Done Girl Falling into Winter Challenge
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Member Since: 1/16/2009
SparkPoints: 22770
SparkAmerica Minutes: 18530
My Goals:
I am going to lose 80 pounds! Mini-Goals/Rewards: Lose 15 pounds: Massage (Done!) Lose 30 pounds (By Easter): New Shoes (Done!) Lose 50 pounds (By 28th of August): Meet up with Louisa! (Done!) Lose 65 pounds (By Thanksgiving 2009) : New Jeans Lose 80 pounds (By Feb. 16, 2010): Spa Day with a friend Lose 100 pounds? (By June 2010): Bikini
My Program:
I am changing my eating habits and exercising 4-5 times a week. I use Wii Fit! I walk! I run! I Tae Bo! I kayak in the summer! I bike ride!
Personal Information:
I live in South Jersey, and I am a high school English teacher. I am also a wife and a mother of three children.
Other Information:
I love classic literature: 1984, The Awakening, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Frankenstein, A Streetcar Named Desire, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Of Mice and Men, Lord of the Flies and many others. There are also many current novels that I have enjoyed: The Lovely Bones, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Nineteen Minutes, The Road, Kockroach, A Thousand Splendid Suns, For One More Day, and Water for Elephants.
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