LOVESHERJ1's SparkPage - striving for health

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striving for health

Hi there! I joined Sparkpeople to get healthy both physically and mentally. I have struggled with my weight all my life. In October 2006 I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and have been on an insulin pump to contol my blood sugars. I am excited to start my journey and look forward to all the support Sparkpeople offers!

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Keystone Slimdown	30 somethings with 10-24 pounds to lose	Living With Diabetes
SparkPeople 8-Week Diabetes Weight Loss Challenge	Calling All Vegetarians (and Vegans)!

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Pounds lost: 3.8

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5/19/2012: Starting again

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Member Since: 5/2/2012

SparkPoints: 441

Fitness Minutes: 317

My Goals:
My goal is to start simple. Work on the little things like portion control and planing my meals daily. Also to add in exersice a few days a week. I joined a gym and need to utilize it!

Personal Information:
I am from Pittsburgh PA so of course I am a sports fan! I love my Steelers and especially my Penguins :)

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I was living a healthy lifestyle and I belonged to a gym 2 years ago and had never felt so healthy or happy. I am looking forward to feeling that way again!

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RG_DFW
5/16/2012 4:47:37 PM

Welcome to SparkPeople!

Are you competitive by nature? One of my daily goals is to hit 100 SparkPoints. When I do that, I've not only read articles, I've interacted with other members by reading and commenting on their blogs and writing my own blog. 100 points gets me here and gets me active each and every day.

When I started, I made the commitment to workout daily and write a blog about it. On days when I don't feel like doing it, I think about the blog I need to write and I certainly do NOT want to write that I was lazy and did not work out.

Maintain your goals on your SparkPage (that's what all the goal-setting gurus write about) and make the goals public on your page. Write about it on your blog every day.

Weight loss = calorie maintenance, cardio, and strength. Calorie maintenance is every day, cardio is at least five days per week, and strength is 3 to 4 days per week. I believe you need all three for a successful weight loss and fitness program.

Above all, be consistent. Doing something toward you goal every day will pay big rewards over the next few months. You can do this!

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ANGELWENDYMAMA
5/15/2012 4:53:15 PM

Hi Sherry! Welcome to SparkPeople!! This is a wonderful site with so many resources like articles, trackers, and community SparkTeams to help give you support and keep you motivated. See how many SparkPoints you can get each day and this will help you find and use many of the tools of the site. Make sure you make a SparkPage as this is how you can have people post to you to help inspire you! Please remember this is a marathon, not a sprint. It is not a diet, but a lifestyle change. I am down 60 lbs with SparkPeople and I feel so much lighter and stronger and healthier every day! You can do it! Best of luck on your journey to a healthier lifestyle!

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