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Spark Addiction

Friday, May 17, 2013

emoticon After yesterday's outage at SparkPeople, I was very surprised to learn how dependent on the site I am. I felt lost that I couldn't track my food or exercise. I was upset that I couldn't check in with my Spark Coach. I was afraid my streaks would be lost. What a disaster!
I guess "you never know what you've got until it's gone."

Today I am very thankful and comforted knowing that the Spark world is here. emoticon emoticon


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MARIANNE9855 5/18/2013 2:08PM

    I really missed it too- I really depend on seeing and reading how everyone else is doing to lift me up- especially when I am struggling. A lot of us are addictive personalities- being addicted to sparkpeople has no calories so that works for me and its free! emoticon

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SOFT_VAL67 5/18/2013 9:11AM

    I was also going a little stir crazy, I so wanted to track my food. I do believe we can become addicted to this site, as we are addicted to food, or whatever other vice.
My son was a drug addict, or is, I guess they call it a recovering addict, hes been clean 2 years now, but hes become somewhat addicted to NA.
I became addicted to walking, I really did, I was pushing myself so hard, walking between an hour and two hours at a time up to 2 times a day and I broke my foot.
I was devastaed not be be able to walk, and I came to realize just how dependent on walking I had become.
I know its a healthy vice, but it made me slow down and look at my other alternatives.
Well, I guess all we can do when SP is out is to write it in a journal, good luck to everyone.

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SCRAP317 5/18/2013 8:28AM

    Me too and isn't great that you have such healthy habits! xo

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KAYSON25 5/17/2013 10:23PM

    I have had worse addictions, like sugar, fats, junk.....I'm a spark addict!!!! emoticon

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FITWITHIN 5/17/2013 10:13PM

  I feel the same way. I didn't get many points at all or get a chance to spin either wheels. I hope will not have to any of those again.

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CINDHOLM 5/17/2013 9:46PM

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POWER2XCEL 5/17/2013 9:34PM

  I agree........ emoticon

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JAMER123 5/17/2013 9:32PM

    I really missed it too. So dependent on my SP friends!! emoticon emoticon emoticon

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Birthdays....ugh

Thursday, May 16, 2013

So my hubby and I went to Claim Jumper for his birthday last night. I researched the menu online and that restaurant is not very diet friendly. Some entrees have over 2000 calories. They are famous for their chocolate cake, it has 6 full sized layer, and one piece is HUGE and has... 2873 calories. And of course we always get that. I love it.

So I found a salad there that has 300 calories, plus dressing (150 calories) and I ate 3 bites of the cake. So it was a great victory!

  
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MARIANNE9855 5/17/2013 7:13PM

    wow- great victory- I don't know that I could have done that well- good for you emoticon

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SPARKLISE 5/17/2013 11:10AM

    Wow! Amazing how restaurant foods can be so calorie packed!
Good for you for making great choices! emoticon emoticon

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NHES220 5/17/2013 9:55AM

    Good for you!

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ALIHIKES 5/17/2013 3:17AM

    Congratulations! I'm not sure I could be that restrained in the face of temptation! And happy birthday to your husband.

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Whine...

Monday, May 13, 2013



I am so glad the weather here in Oregon is cooler today, I feel more like getting out and walking. I am whiny about all of the rain we get, but I REALLY whine when it gets too warm. I am very sensitive to the heat and of course being 80 lbs overweight does not help. Yet another thing to look forward to when i lose weight: not dreading warmer weather.

On an unrelated topic, after only 2 doses of Lisinopril, my blood pressure is now normal. Yey!

  
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MISSLISA1973 5/14/2013 6:05AM

    Congrats on the normalized blood pressure... great news!

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SHARON10002 5/13/2013 9:59PM

    I'll take the 37 over the 88 any day! Curl up under a nice cozy blanket with a good book! The air is cleaner when it's cooler, too. Good news about your blood pressure!

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MORTICIAADDAMS 5/13/2013 6:31PM

    I feel the same way. I have the Goldilocks syndrome. It's either too hot or too cold and seldom just right. LOL. Last night it was 37. In a couple of days it will be 88.

Good job on the B.P.

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*RENEAT* 5/13/2013 3:10PM

    Great news about both the weather and your BP! Have a great day!

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Woo Hoo!

Sunday, May 12, 2013

I lost 5 more lbs, for a total of 10 since the first of the year! Yey me! I am making progress!
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1BOOBALAH 5/13/2013 1:36PM

    You are awesome.. emoticon emoticon

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GAILANN48 5/12/2013 4:57PM

    Fantastic! Keep it going girl!
:) Gail

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MORTICIAADDAMS 5/12/2013 3:25PM

    Congratulations!!!

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ALIHIKES 5/12/2013 2:37PM

    What a great accomplishment! emoticon

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ARNETTELEE 5/12/2013 1:32PM

  Congratulations!

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Taking care of myself

Saturday, May 11, 2013

So today I went to the Dr. because a few days back I took my blood pressure and it was UP again well into the bad range. It has been climbing steadily along with my weight. She put me back on Lisinopril. Hopefully I will be able to get off the meds once I lose a decent amount of weight like I did 2 years ago. Another good motivator for me to do something about my weight.
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I feel a little better knowing I took a step to take care of myself. emoticon

  
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MORTICIAADDAMS 5/12/2013 3:25PM

    I am on the same med too and would like to get off also emoticon .

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SLIMLILA 5/12/2013 12:06PM

    emoticon Don';t we all have to take care of ourselves. I did that for a whole week, carefully followed The 17 Day Diet, lost 4 lbs, but noticed dh wasn't eating right at all, so I gave it up to take care of him. Bad excuse, I know and I think I am putting it down just to give myself a kick in the right direction..
Continued success on your journey. Be gld you have a doct, where I moved in the maritimes, there are no docs taking new patients, and I am up in the air about how to take care of my diabetes... We need to do this for ourselves!!!!

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LEANNAW4 5/12/2013 9:43AM

    Good for you for taking those steps toward better health. Taking care of yourself is so rewarding in so many ways. Best wishes to you for getting that BP down and getting off those meds. You can do it!



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BONNIEMARGAY 5/12/2013 3:16AM

    My favorite potassium supplement for reducing blood pressure is blackstrap molasses in my morning oatmeal. Yum!

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BJUMPINGFORJOY 5/11/2013 10:28PM

    Glad you are keeping and eye on your blood pressure and the step toward taking care of your self.

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GAILANN48 5/11/2013 10:05PM

    Good job taking care of yourself! I'm watching blood pressure, too - guess lots of us are, and that's a good thing.

Have a great Sunday tomorrow!
:) Gail

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