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JEN4LIFE

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~*~Starting over, again.~*~

Well my name is Jennifer and I'm 25. I have been overweight since childhood. I have lost weight and gained it back multiple times, but since joining SparkPeople in the Fall of 2009, I have been really trying to dedicate myself to just living a healthier lifestyle. So far I have lost the weight slowly, but I'm okay with that. I have learned how to live a healthier lifestyle and I am most proud of myself for that accomplishment. This experience has truly been life changing. I have had moments of plateaus and even weight gain.

Though I know it's not truly the only reason, I blame my moments of weight gain on the pain I suffer in my SI Joints. I have had a condition called Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction since I was 18 years old. When the pain is at its worst I often find it almost impossible to walk and almost impossible to find any position that is comfortable other than laying down on my side. The pain comes and goes "flaring" at odd times.

I just hope to learn how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and weight.

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Spark People Starting Weight:
215lbs
Highest Weight Ever:
220lbs
Lowest Weight Ever:
168lbs
Starting weight in 2010:
205lbs
Starting weight in 2011:
176lbs
Starting weight in 2012:
185
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Weight:
1/1/10 ----- 205
2/6/10 ----- 198
*Took a slight break*
5/6/10 ----- 194 lbs
6/21/10 ----- 190
7/7/10 -----185.6
8/10/10 ----- 181
*Slacked off gained a little then lost it plus more*
9/9/10 ----- 179
9/14/10 ----- 177.4
9/30/10 ----- 175
10/14/10 ----- 174.4
1/1/11 ----- 176 *darn holidays*
1/14/11 ----- 172
1/28/11 -----173.4 ---Yuck!! No Good, +1.4lbs
2/11/11 -----174.4 --- I Have NO Idea what is going on, I'm exercising and in a calorie defecit!!?? UGH! +1lb
8/1/11 -----193 ***I suffered a long painful bout with my SI Joint, with the inability to exercise, or cook for myself. I was also under alot of stress during this time. I finally told myself I was making excuses, people in chronic pain still manage to lose weight and exercise all the time. I am starting over again.***
8/27/11 -----187.6
***Several Family Deaths, Big Move, and Job Change Later***
10/3/12---208.5lbs

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current weight: 220.3

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Member Since: 8/12/2009

SparkPoints: 7,338

Fitness Minutes: 2,525

My Goals:
To lose down to my current goal weight of 155

Stay within my calorie intake zone of 1200-1450 Calories

Live and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

My Program:
Calorie Intake Zone:
1200-1450 Cal

Light Walking on pain full days.

Mixture of Jillian Micheal DVD's

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BEEVICTORIOUS
6/30/2012 12:39:23 PM

I haven't been online in a while and I wanted to send you a Happy belated Birthday wish. For this awesome DONE GIRL, I wish you another great year of health, happiness and love! Keep up the great work! Have a Happy 4th of July!

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JIBBIE49
6/9/2012 9:25:00 AM

DONE GIRL, we are singing your song. Happy BELATED Birthday.

The Gemini girl is often the "baby" of the family, so she learns quickly from the others. She talks early and loves ideas. She is born to a father who is well respected in the community, but he may not have time for her like she'd want. She gets along with Libra, Aquarius, Sagittarius, Leo and Aries. She should avoid silent, secretive Scorpio as she tells all she knows and wants the same in return. Gemini isn't a "fat" sign, but she needs to take care of her nerves as they can be an issue and she can turn to food. Her hands, arms, shoulders and lungs are her health areas to watch.

In Gemini the Sun is active, restless and changeable. You like plenty of variety in your everyday activities, in your friends, and even in your diet. Your interests are many and diverse--almost anything will attract your attention if only for a brief time. Truly, this is the sign of the jack-of-all-trades. As the story goes, you may find that unless you can develop your powers of perseverance, you may be the master of none. Your varied interests can result in a tendency for you to spread yourself too thin, sometimes failing to follow through on projects you've begun.
Being very curious, you want to know and experience as much as you can. Gemini is the sign of duality. You find it difficult to limit yourself to one job, to one relationship, or one hobby, as you constantly seek variety and mental adventure. You scatter your energies because you don't want to miss anything. You are a lifelong student, never tiring of learning new subjects. You collect facts and tidbits of data, but you may not always have the big picture.

To the Gemini person, communication is of utmost importance. You flourish on ideas, with a mind that is ever so quick and curious. You are a person who enjoys talking and writing. All sorts of communication ideas appeal to nature. You are aware of all that is going on around you, and you want to understand and participate in it all. You are hard to pin down, and even harder to beat in a debate. Your abilities of combining quick comprehension , and the communication of this comprehension to others, are the hallmarks of your sign. You can talk yourself into and out of situations with ease. Often Mercury people (Gemini's ruling planet is Mercury) take mischievous delight in disconcerting slower minds with their fast paced mental antics. You like to be around people, and you never do well working alone or on any routine type job.
Extremely friendly, you enjoy companionship, and really thrive on it. Just as you don't like to be without activity, you don't like to be alone. You are likely to have a very wide circle of friends with whom you enjoy many activities--movies, games, conversation, and such. You are naturally outgoing and possess a sparkling wit. You are apt to become quickly bored with conservative types that can't make a decision or agree with your need to impose change. Not being very introspective or reflective, often you don't understand your motivations or the motivations of others. So in many ways, relationships can be shallow and superficial. Your restless mercurial nature requires constant excitement and change, or you'll becomes very dispirited and morose.

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NIXY72
5/31/2012 9:28:30 AM