I joined SparkPeople in the summer of 2010, and when I stuck with the program I lost 35 pounds. Unfortunately, I fell off the path, and I find myself 22 pounds more than I was when I originally started SparkPeople. So, here I am again, hoping to find some motivation and structure in an otherwise hectic life. I am hoping that by making a new commitment that I will be able to gain support and tools that will help in my quest to lose weight. I am tired of being overweight and unhappy, but most ...

I joined SparkPeople in the summer of 2010, and when I stuck with the program I lost 35 pounds. Unfortunately, I fell off the path, and I find myself 22 pounds more than I was when I originally started SparkPeople. So, here I am again, hoping to find some motivation and structure in an otherwise hectic life. I am hoping that by making a new commitment that I will be able to gain support and tools that will help in my quest to lose weight. I am tired of being overweight and unhappy, but most of all I am tired of how much control food has over my life. I want to be able to look in the mirror and be happy with who I am, inside and out.



"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." -- Aristotle

I am a 28 year old female who enjoys music, traveling, writing, and fine dining. My family is a very important part of my life. I love the summertime and spending time at the beach. I am a "chronic cruiser," and I honestly believe I was born to be at sea.

"To live is the rarest thing of all. Most people just exist." This quote makes me think of all of the things that I've wanted to do and how I decided that I don't want to just exist, I really want to live. I want to run, and hopefully do a marathon. I want to see the Great Wall of China. I want to parasail and go in a hot air balloon. I want to learn to speak Italian, and I want to live in Italy, even if for just a short period of time. Among all of this, I want to lose weight and gain a healthier lifestyle.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." -- Marianne Williamson

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." -- Thomas Jefferson

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -- Eleanor Roosevelt

"When everything seems like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top."

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