From 2009-2011, I had awesome success with SparkPeople. I lost 100 pounds, ran my first Half-Marathon, went from a size 22/24 to a size 12 and actually had real, visible muscles for the first time in my life. It was incredible! I had no idea I was capable of such things!

In 2011, my partner and I found ourselves suddenly in the throws of a battle to remove our 11 yo nephew from an abusive home and take guardianship of him. It was a huge lifestyle change for us and in the 16 ...

From 2009-2011, I had awesome success with SparkPeople. I lost 100 pounds, ran my first Half-Marathon, went from a size 22/24 to a size 12 and actually had real, visible muscles for the first time in my life. It was incredible! I had no idea I was capable of such things!

In 2011, my partner and I found ourselves suddenly in the throws of a battle to remove our 11 yo nephew from an abusive home and take guardianship of him. It was a huge lifestyle change for us and in the 16 months of ongoing court hearings I managed to gain back over half of the weight I'd lost. The good news is, it was worth every pound, because Luke now lives safely with us and is thriving, and we are slowly adjusting to this new way of living.

It's time now to figure out how to get back to physically healthy again and make my body and mind a priority. I decided the best approach was to start with a clean slate, JulieIrene2.0 so-to-speak. If you'd like to read about my past journey, feel free to check out my old SparkPage at JulieIrene. Otherwise, stay tuned, because I'm about to get my groove back!