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Continuing on the journey ...

Well - I'm kissing my 50th birthday and am halfway to my original goal. It's been an incredible journey and will continue to be one for the next year. I've learned a lot about weight loss, exercise, my own efforts to sabotage, needing to take breaks, and how to reward myself with things that do NOT involve food. I'm fine with my progress. . . and looking forward to what I'll be able to accomplish towards my weight loss goals over the course of the next year.

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Well - I'm kissing my 50th birthday and am halfway to my original goal. It's been an incredible journey and will continue to be one for the next year. I've learned a lot about weight loss, exercise, my own efforts to sabotage, needing to take breaks, and how to reward myself with things that do NOT involve food. I'm fine with my progress. . . and looking forward to what I'll be able to accomplish towards my weight loss goals over the course of the next year.

This is what I wrote last year when I started using SP --- I recently celebrated my 49th birthday and decided that it's time .... time to shed this weight - before I turn 50. So here I am ... motivated and hoping I can sustain it this time .... I've had so many false starts, but I'm going to try my best to stay with it!)
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Member Since: 5/20/2009

SparkPoints: 38,822

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My Goals:
I would like to lose 50 lbs by the end of next summer (August 2013). I have lost 50 since last August.

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 Healthy eating (mostly following the 17 Day Diet but not strictly) and exercising several times a week, both cardio and strength training.

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UZA77777
4/19/2013 5:31:51 PM

Thank you for the nice note and goodie! It took me a few weeks to fully transition to E2L. Finally, I had to sit down and have a discussion with myself about what it means to commit to something, and who better to make a commitment to (and keep it) than myself!? When the designated date came, I panicked and ate very unhealthy foods! But then I had another talk with myself, and the next day *fully committed* to doing the 6 Week Challenge without excuses or cheats, because I deserved to know if it could help me.

Making that transition from "mostly" E2L to "fully" E2L made a huge difference for me, within only a few days! That alone inspired me to continue. Also being in regular correspondence with people who'd been doing it for a while, who gave me advice, encouragement, resources, etc. If my story has been in any way inspirational (and it's not finished yet!), I am so happy, because it was others who inspired me.

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UZA77777
3/27/2013 1:24:18 PM

Thanks for the nice comment... it inspires me to inspire others! Keeps me motivated and feels so good!! And this whole Eat to Live lifestyle is just what the doctor ordered for my own life. Healing on every level. The weight loss is just a perk :D

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POOKASLUAGH
1/17/2013 8:18:04 PM

Rather than a blog, I figured I'd just come mention what we've made here, since it's only a handful (7 recipes, including tonight's):

- Spinach-stuffed chicken with cheese sauce
- Mama's Red Beans and Rice (I think we modified this one a certain degree)
- Braised Mexican Beef with Crispy Corn Tortialls
- Ratatouille with Whole Wheat Pasta (we grilled some chicken to add to this, though my vegetarian siblings ate it without it, and loved it)
- Quinoa with Pea Pods and Peppers (as a side dish)
- a modified version of Roasted Root Vegetables (we used carrots, onions, and rutabaga, rather than what the recipe called for)
- Black Bean and Corn Salad (as a side dish)

This last one was the one we made tonight, and it's the first one that hasn't come out perfectly. It needed a bit of salt, and called for too much lime. It was still good, but we'll change a few things around the next time we make it. The next recipe I'm looking forward to making is the vegetarian curry.

Which ones have you tried? Which ones didn't turn out well?

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TRUTHNOW2
6/6/2012 9:39:11 AM

thank you so much for being just as your name says: a NY morning glory (well you actually are an all day glory). you have such a giving and caring heart. i am so fortunate to have you in my life. (and so are so many others).





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CANES4EVER63
4/1/2012 1:32:41 PM

Thanks for the comment!! I hope your journey is going well!



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