Hi everyone!
I have been busy, busy, busy the last three months and a lot of things have happened. For instance, my wonderful boyfriend of almost... Read more
This weekend I was bemoaning how tight all my clothes feel. My amazing bf, Rich reminded me that I used to do daily food blogs and that seemed to real... Read more
Well, I think winter weather has officially left. We had some frost last week but we're due for our first summer thunderstorm tonight so, it's here. W... Read more
10 Days into the weight-loss/Sparkpeople journey ALREADY? I'm surprised. I've changed so much in the last ten days that it feels like longer.
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I have a weigh in this week and I am not looking forward to it. This nagging, lingering cough has made it impossible for me to work out. Every time... Read more
Its been a month that I've been using sparkspeople.com to help me reach my weight management goals, and these last couple weeks is where I've seen mos... Read more
There are some weekends I swear that they are so busy you wonder how your going to have time to even relax for a moment. This was one of those weekend... Read more
Today is a landmark day. It has been six months since I lost Mike. So much has changed in this past six months. Most of it has been so positive. I... Read more
I finally decided to see exactly how much I walk and I'm amazed, I walk 2 miles everyday! I always thought it was maybe a mile but including walk all... Read more
Well, I've been a very delinquent spark member and an even worse motivator by myself. The past few months have been extremely difficult with the last... Read more
So today I joined a team called: SparkPeople's 5K Your Way Rookie Running Program
In my case I'll be jogging. I decided instead of me trying to f... Read more
COMICON WEEK IS HERE! AHHHHHHHH! This weekend I will be leaving town for 3 whole days to go to Comicon! AND GET MY PICTURE TAKEN WITH THE FABULOUS AND... Read more
My weight has been all over the place since last Wednesday. I think stress and random eating habits are to blame; I've been staying under calories sin... Read more
I just finished up a 7 day streak of physical activity. One of those days was only a 15 minute stroll outside on a break at work, but I’m counting it.... Read more
I'm in the process of moving, so my current apartment is a disaster. Further, I'm trying to hold off on washing clothes until I move into the new apa... Read more
My first Zumba class was over 2 weeks ago now. I'll be heading off to my third class tomorrow and I cannot wait!
The first lesson was great fun... Read more
So I FINALLY got to go food shopping yesterday morning.
I'm working directly off of the Spark Meals - so that makes food shopping pretty easy. I go... Read more
Confession: haven't been so great on the whole food tracking thing. It's important, but I'm not sure I've made it a priority. Which is a problem. I'm... Read more
This weekend I went out with a bunch of my co-workers. And accidentally (ok more like I just through everything to the wind) over indulged in food.... Read more
Tomorrow is my birthday. At the begining of the year I promised myself I would be down to 150 by my birthday yet here I am still 18 lbs away from that... Read more
I could have bit a pit bull yesterday I was so mean. Not only was it the day after my race and I was sore and tired, but I had to work at RL and awok... Read more
I am training for the oxfam trailwalker....which requires teams of 4 to walk 100km together in under 30 hours through the mountains. We went on our f... Read more
Hurrying up and writing this blog before my day gets too crazy!
Friday was so gorgeous, I think it was the first time I have ever had to force my... Read more
So yesterday was weigh in day at the gym and I won the ladies biggest looser. I'm so proud of everyone I couldn't have done it with out many inspiring... Read more
Well today is the first day I am tracking and working out in 5 days. I still lost 3 more lbs and am officially in the 220's! I about half way to my fi... Read more
Some pretty big storms rolled through last night and still might today. They've knocked out my desktop so I'm using my netbook. It won't even turn o... Read more
•What made you decide to try The Spark Solution Program?- I was enticed by the ability to see results in 2 weeks
• Have you seen or felt any resu... Read more
This morning I almost didn't go out. But I did. Phew!
I was just going to go for my mini goal of a 10 minute power walk to start the day.
But... Read more
It's true that some of us if not all of us have a mental battle. As Joyce Meyer calls it a battlefield of the mind. Yes, I've made mistakes and YEs I... Read more
Has anyone else had this problem?
Before I started losing weight, I thought I was the prettiest girl ever. I had no problem with how I looked nak... Read more
Well Tomorrow (May 20th) I am starting again on my weight loss journey. I fell off track in the past but I am not thinking about that because it's in... Read more
• What made you decide to try The Spark Solution Program?
The plan was mapped out which makes sticking to a plan easier, and I knew there would be... Read more
Breakfast: McDonalds oatmeal without brown sugar and a fruit n yogur parfait
Snack: cinnamon roll type pastry
Lunch: Taco Bell chicken fresco soft... Read more
This year, with the help of my hubby and BFF, I'm going to plant some fruits and vegetables and have some organic treats! The nice thing is, that the... Read more
I will be starting Hip Hop Abs Tomorrow 5/20/13. It is a 4 week program and my Goal is to finish the entire Program. Here are a few before pictures.... Read more
For the billionth time I've fallen back off the bandwagon. After the first week, I just kinda thought "Well, I did good last week, so I can treat myse... Read more
If people only ate when they felt true hunger, few of us would struggle with our weight. So why (and where) are we eating so much, and what can we do about it? Start here.