Today, two boy scouts became Eagle scouts which is the highest rank for boy scouts. I attended the ceremony with my husband, since he had been their s... Read more
Today has been a strange day. Calories down but no hunger most of the day. Managed to get in my 30 minutes of walking late this afternoon. The wind... Read more
The Son has graduated. The most stressful week of the year at work has passed. I tracked my food & exercise minutes the whole way. I was far from pe... Read more
Isaiah 43:10-13 NLT “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the LORD, “And you are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in... Read more
It's funny how a person can yearn for an interesting hobby for so long, but never find something that's truly satisfying. I have stumbled onto a coup... Read more
Well I haven't worked out or tracked my food in 3 days. I slept all day today. Tomorrow I am getting back on track. I can do this!! I am very disappoi... Read more
I will use the scale to measure my weight-not my worth
I am taking a rest day today, except for cleaning house & some ST. Last night the back of... Read more
Completed week 2...feeling pretty good about myself. I'm still trying to balance out what I eat and my exercises. Overall, it feels like a decent star... Read more
I have been so busy lately with work. and looks like it will be like this for another week at least. Couldn't get on here the other day cause of somet... Read more
Woop woop! I'm down 8 pounds! Six since starting fitbit. So, technically, I'm a little behind the -2/week, but the scale is moving on a semi-regular b... Read more
Hello Everyone,
I hope you all had a GREAT DAY! Mine was OK, although several things occurred that were unexpected. It did rain early today, bu... Read more
OMG I feel amazing. No more headaches, no nausea or reflux, and most of all no hunger. I can't believe how good I feel. Even my asthma is much better.... Read more
Tonight my 2013 seniors are graduating. I have taught 11 years, over 75 classes, and at least 1,500 kids, but this group is my favorite, especially th... Read more
If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies. - Unknown
Good afternoon Sparkies! Not much going on here. It is humid & muggy & just plain... Read more
My former DIL, Michelle, has finished her chemo treatments as of this week, and
her double mastectomy is scheduled for the end of June, I guess depe... Read more
I was trying to get my walk in last night before the rain moved in, listening to some good music and probably going a little faster than I normally wo... Read more
I have been away from Spark for awhile now. I have not gained all of the weight I lost back but I haven't lost all the weight I need to by this time... Read more
WOOOO HOOOOOO IRS is finally gonna answer to someone for their lies and theft I hope this will lead to our money that was stolen by IRS employees bei... Read more
So, I'm not convinced that my shoes slipping was the only reason my foot was hurting more. And while the walking does seem to bother my good foot a li... Read more
This is no surprise to most people I'm sure, and I know I'm not alone in eating my feelings. It's funny because last week I'm on here posting a blog a... Read more
Hello Everyone,
We've had beautiful weather for the past few days. It is FINALLY feeling like spring. Actually, it almost feels like summer. B... Read more
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The longest Jack slept without waking up was 2 hours! Sometimes just 1 hour.
He is TRYING to stick to the Loratab schedule, but some... Read more
Well have been on my program for 3 days and am doing good. Not easy but doing. Most of my problem is with my insulin reaction to cutting out the sug... Read more
Oh boy can't wait to be myself again. This being tired and stuffy is really annoying. Most people don't eat when they are sick I seem to eat more. I... Read more
I feel like I'm back into the swing of things. I always try to do something fun on the weekends to burn calories but most of my logged time comes fro... Read more
I feel like I'm back into the swing of things. I always try to do something fun on the weekends to burn calories but most of my logged time comes fro... Read more
well been really busy the last few day with work im on a deadline so haven't had time to get on the spark and it looks like my time is gonna be very l... Read more
I am back refocusing myself after almost 3 weeks.
Some of it was my fault, some of it was out of my hands. The my fault parts were due to me not... Read more
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. - Winston Churchill
I have spent the morning just being lazy & Sparking. Waiting for my... Read more
As the mom of a picky toddler, I find it difficult getting him to eat his food. So, in a burst of creativity I used my cookie cutters to make a Safari... Read more
Down one pound from last week.
I was correct in thinking I'd be out late, and that we'd eat out last night. We went to Applebees and I ate from t... Read more
I took a break from Spark People, since I wasn't making much progress, and spent 3 months addressing emotional eating with a therapist. I have lost a... Read more
To look life in the face, always, to look life in the face and to know it for what it is. At last to know it, to love it for what it is, and then, to... Read more
After printing out the hunger/satiety scale, I realized that I never got full!!! So that's why I snacked so often! So now I eat more at meals. I eat... Read more
Well I have been feeling off again. I forgot to take my birth control and mood stabilizer for a few days so I am messed up. All I did today was cardio... Read more