We control how we respond to life. You choose to appreciate what you have and sail forward or you focus on what is behind and drown. I am a realist who has decided that for the rest of my journey, I am going to enjoy all the humor life has to offer. Because the world has gone nuts. I believe positive people bring a little sanity into this CRAZY world. And the only antidote for the madness, is to have some good laughs along the way.

Got a wake up call when I hit a high ...

We control how we respond to life. You choose to appreciate what you have and sail forward or you focus on what is behind and drown. I am a realist who has decided that for the rest of my journey, I am going to enjoy all the humor life has to offer. Because the world has gone nuts. I believe positive people bring a little sanity into this CRAZY world. And the only antidote for the madness, is to have some good laughs along the way.

Got a wake up call when I hit a high of 285 in Nov 2007. OMG! Years of DENIAL suddenly caught up. I panicked, went on an ultra strict diet, immediately took off 35 pounds, and stopped being scared. Things went back to ‘normal’ and I had false sense of security. …… I stayed there for a 2 years.

The reality is that I remained OBESE and the danger is very much, STILL THERE lurking quietly. So the intelligent part of me knows that this is not acceptable. I need to change my lifestyle and my attitude towards myself. Staying where I am is not an option.

Balance is everything. Spark keeps me honest. The nutrition journal keeps me real. And you could not ask for a more supportive community of people.

Over the last 3 years I've struggled to lose and hit long plateaus that would have previously seen me quit trying. With the help of my Spark friends I managed to hang in there. Having a slower metabolism didn't help, but I tried to stay the course. I went with the traditional balanced diet and ate around 1200-1300 cal/a day, but I saw my progress stall and stop. I went to eating lots more veggies with beans and brown/parboiled rice..but the progress was still painfully slow. I finally decided to try low-carb...NO STARCHES/NO SUGAR...and it's working again. I eat more non-starchy veggies than ever, and I am loving it. When something stops working ... don't just stay with the same old strategy....use common sense. Do a little research and find what works for you.

I’m keeping it REAL. This isn't a drag race; It's a journey to good health. It's all about learning how to LIVE RIGHT. My ultimate goal is obvious, the normal weight range. But I'm also setting small doable goals with a timetable, along the way. I've got to go down to 210 just to be considered OVERWEIGHT. So I'm setting milestone goals and taking it one step at a time.

This is MY 'change of life'.

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