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March 2013. 3 Months on SP.
Before Picture: 225.6 lbs.
December 2012
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This doesn't feel so cliche anymore.
Day 1: I'm a twenty-something looking to improve her body image - like everyone else in my generation. Giving this a go for the third time around and looking to find the light at the end of the tunnel, rather than just stopping short and turning around.
Day 100: My original page title was "This is beginning to feel cliche". It doesn't anymore. I'm learning solutions and coping mechanisms for the emotional dependency and stress related relationship I had with food and how to live ...
Day 1: I'm a twenty-something looking to improve her body image - like everyone else in my generation. Giving this a go for the third time around and looking to find the light at the end of the tunnel, rather than just stopping short and turning around.
Day 100: My original page title was "This is beginning to feel cliche". It doesn't anymore. I'm learning solutions and coping mechanisms for the emotional dependency and stress related relationship I had with food and how to live a life of balance. I don't have it all figured out, but I'm growing and shrinking through this process and that's all I can ask for.
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Member Since: 1/1/2013
SparkPoints: 6,322
Fitness Minutes: 3,775
My Goals:
Obviously to lose weight and consequently look better. But truly I hope to find happiness in healthiness - all on my own.
This August (2013) my husband and I are spending time in the great outdoors of Arizona and I want to be able to enjoy ALL of it, which requires being in some seriously good shape.
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Goal #1: Healthy, well balanced eating habits
Obtained:
01.23.13 (-12)
Goal #2: 30 minutes of cardio, four days a week
Obtained: 02.14.13 (-18)
Goal #3: "Eat Better. Feel Fitter" Challenge.
01.23.13 - 02.20.13 (-19)
Goal #4: "Stress Buster" Challenge.
02.18.13 - 03.15.13 (-26)
Goal #5: 40-45 minutes of fitness, 5 days a week, include a variety of activities 04.16.13 (-38)
My Program:
I don't have any one program, but am taking the SP way of short term goals to a healthier lifestyle.
I'm beginning to shape my own programs/motivation, so this list is under construction:
1.) I will consume at least 8 glasses of water daily.
2.) I will make a conscious effort to eat a minimum of 5 servings of fruits/veggies.
3.) I will think before I dine because emotional eating will get me nowhere.
4.) I will only weigh myself one day a week (Wednesday) and no matter the outcome, log it on Spark People.
5.) I will no longer postpone my own inclinations, superficial or otherwise, because of my weight. I deserve a rewards system.
6.) I will invest 40 minutes of cardio, 5 days a week because the reality is that those 200 minutes used to be eating on the couch and grading papers.
7.) I will take daily supplements of vitamin D, B12, and fish oils because for 5 years I have been identified as severely deficient.
Personal Information:
My reward system is as public as I'm going to get.
Starting Weight: 225.6 lbs
Reward #1: Athleta reverse canvas tote @ 199 lbs. DONE
Reward #2: Born Boots (& maybe a pair of sandals) @ 185 lbs. DONE
Reward #3: Oakley Breakpoint Sunglasses @ 175 lbs.
Reward #4: HRM @ 165 lbs.
Reward #5: Goal Weight & Maintenance Education
From there, being healthy and happy is reward itself. I will not postpone needs because of the scale. And so when new running shoes are needed or my pants are falling down (which is a reward technically) I will indulge myself.
Other Information:
Former competitive swimmer, all the way through college, now teaching high school English.
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