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At my sister's wedding
Before, After (34 pounds lost)
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Julie's Journey
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by my Spark page.
I've just passed my two year Sparkaversary here and Spark People has really changed my life. When I started, I was 230 pounds down from my all time high of 236. I lost 6 pounds on my own before joining SP on 1/3/11. I lost 50 pounds by August 2011, just in time for my sister's wedding. My all time low was 180.4 in March 2012.
I was about 185 for a year and just could not lose. I have to admit that even though I was ...
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by my Spark page.
I've just passed my two year Sparkaversary here and Spark People has really changed my life. When I started, I was 230 pounds down from my all time high of 236. I lost 6 pounds on my own before joining SP on 1/3/11. I lost 50 pounds by August 2011, just in time for my sister's wedding. My all time low was 180.4 in March 2012.
I was about 185 for a year and just could not lose. I have to admit that even though I was exercising a lot, I wasn't eating as well as I could. I still watched my calories and ate tons of veggies but it just was not enough. And then over the Christmas holidays 2012, I gained 10 pounds due to zero exercise and pigging out for a month.
So here I am in January 2013 at 201 pounds. The BLC starts in 2 days and I'm a co-captain. I'm determined to get back to the gym and my healthy eating plan. I have a new FitBit and I love it! So here's to a great and successful 2013!!
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Member Since: 1/3/2011
SparkPoints: 48,259
Fitness Minutes: 42,490
My Goals:
My 1st goal was to reach 213 lbs. I haven't been there since 2002. Goal met in March 2011.
My next goal was to get under 200 lbs. Haven't been there since 1998! Goal met in June 2011.
Next goal is to get under 180 lbs which is 3/4 of the way to my original goal.
Highest weight: 236 (March 2010)
Starting weight 1/3/11: 230
1/28/11: 222
2/25/11: 217
3/25/11: 212
4/29/11: 206.5
5/27/11: 201
6/27/11: 197
7/28/11: 191.5
8/31/11: 190.0
9/27/11: 187.0
10/28/11: 184.5
11/30/11: 187.5
12/30/11: 189
1/31/12: 184.3
2/29/12: 184.6
3/28/12: 180.6
4/30/12: 185.8
5/31/12: 186.3
6/30/12: 186
7/31/12: 192
8/31/12: 190
My Program:
I've always been a big water drinker, so I'm easily drinking 8-12 glasses of water a day.
I joined a gym where I can do the elliptical and use their weight machines. When at home, I walk with Leslie Sansone videos.
I'm also tracking what I eat and severely limiting my alcohol. I'm trying to eat plenty of protein and limit carbs (but not doing low carb or anything) but it's hard!
Personal Information:
I live in Milpitas, CA which is a suburb of San Jose (Silicon Valley, Northern California).
I have a husband, Bill, and 2 kids (Jeremy is 13 and Jenny is 11).
I'm a technical writer. I am the president of the Berryessa And Milpitas (BAM) National Junior Basketball (NJB) league.
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I am happy everything is working out and you are happy where you are and being very productive! Kudos to you! I know what you mean about the tracking and weight loss. It takes two weeks of hard work to lose two pounds and two days to regain it and the tracking thing is difficult and sometimes just impossible in my opinion. But we must keep trying so we can get on top of that darn mountain! Keep climbing Julie, if not for the "perfect" weight then for the health and fitness benefits, like being able to outrun your husband, son, or daughter and the look of astonishment that is on their face when you do it! 
