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my wedding day...just leaving City Hall
taken on my birthday in 2008 - went to see The Color Purple in Philly!
I have 18 pics in my gallery
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Dusting myself off & getting back in the game...
Took a little detour and will no longer continue to punish myself for not being where I thought I would be if I stayed on track. Reminding myself that this is a journey, and it really doesn't matter how long it takes me to get there as long as I reach the finish line. All of this didn't happen over night. So why not just enjoy the scenery along the way...
Yes, I could continue to allow myself to get frustrated over the fact that my clothes are fitting a little snug, but I'm not ...
Took a little detour and will no longer continue to punish myself for not being where I thought I would be if I stayed on track. Reminding myself that this is a journey, and it really doesn't matter how long it takes me to get there as long as I reach the finish line. All of this didn't happen over night. So why not just enjoy the scenery along the way...
Yes, I could continue to allow myself to get frustrated over the fact that my clothes are fitting a little snug, but I'm not going to waste my energy on that. Instead, I will channel it into determination and an honest effort.
Similar to the previous times where I've managed to lose weight, I acknowledge the connection between my past & how my association with food evolved. THIS IS A PROCESS, and I give myself permission NOT TO BE PERFECT all the time. I make my own choices, and for the ones that are not so great, there is nothing that says that I cannot make that choice again.
The "d" word does not exist in my vocabulary; I prefer to LIVE-IT!
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Member Since: 4/25/2008
SparkPoints: 5,433
Fitness Minutes: 6,354
My Goals:
-stop biting my fingernails (and not shove more food into my mouth during the process)
-find & fit into an ideal outfit for ceremony. even though I am already married, I didn't have an "official" ceremony where my friends & family could witness the joyous occasion.
-run 1/2 marathon by the time I turn 40.
My Program:
Riding the bike while walking the dog (1-2 hrs each day)
Walking, walking & more walking: 4 miles to work in the AM & during lunch with co-workers
Playing Dance Dance Revolution, Michael Jackson, or Zumba on the Wii
Trying to eat as naturally as I can (no sucralose, aspartame, or artificial sweeteners, no HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, minimizing genetically modified fruits & vegetables...
Lacto-ovo vegetarian
Drinking half of my body weight in ounces of water everyday
Personal Information:
Originally from Providence, RI and work near Fenway Park in Boston, MA
Other Information:
OBSESSED with the color purple (that is my color of PEACE!).
FASCINATED by butterflies (perhaps I was one in another life or will be another time around!)
Soft spoken, but the LIONESS' roar can be heard loud and clear when necessary!
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