Yeah - I went on hiatus for a while. About 1 1/2 months ago my mom ended up moving into a nursing home.....with that came sadness and stress....and w... Read more
Okay... so I haven't done any workouts this week, but overall i've done great sticking to my food list. I did a weigh-in on Tuesday night and I was do... Read more
We were super busy over the weekend, and I didn't track my food. Now that I'm back at work I'm able to do a much better time with making sure I'm reac... Read more
Wednesday and Thursday went well enough. I completed both of my workouts and I'm glad I did b/c I really didn't want to go to the gym Thursday:) Overa... Read more
Day 1 went really well, I really wanted the Girl Scout thins mints last night but I was able to walk away from them :) poor Ryder has a major ear infe... Read more
Forgot weight-in... I really need to do this tomorrow morning
Food check so far-
breakfast: bowl of Special K with skim milk; banana, and 3... Read more
For the past several years, I have looked at my ankles/lower legs and known they were 'fat' like the rest of me! But yesterday - I was sitting (On th... Read more
How is it that I can enter into a weekend with so much stuff on my to-do list, have a snow day on Monday - and still be looking at that long to-do lis... Read more
Well, we are in a blizzard warning here and I'm prepared to settle in for the day with cleaning my house and reading a good book. I remember blizzard... Read more
It was a particularly trying day today, so what do I think I need when I get off work? oh - a personal pan pizza sounds good....and a PEPSI too. (st... Read more
I'm learning that success isn't only measured on the scale. Here are some bits of success I've accomplished in the last few weeks since starting this... Read more
No soda pop for me ....diet or otherwise!! This is a HUGE accomplishment....because instead of an alcoholic I have been a pop-aholic! I'm pretty sur... Read more
Yesterday I got the courage to measure my hips, waist, and thighs. That was a little scary, but I got through it. In this journey, I find myself tak... Read more
I have not visited SparkePeople in some time. I was keeping a food journal to show my doctor so just did not put anything here. Then I got sick and di... Read more
If Jesus hadn’t come, and if He weren’t God, we’d never have the knowledge of God we have today. So thank God today for sending Jesus to Beth... Read more
Christmas gift
My heart is overflowing with gratitude and joy this Christmas. When I consider all that the Lord has done from before the wo... Read more
hi spark family, praying for you all and thanking God for you all, you will never know how much you have ment to me, each page i visit, a commement yo... Read more
Wow, it doesn't seem possible that it's been a week since my accident. My shoulder is feeling better but still aches after doing too much or after s... Read more
I am one to find any excuse to stop what I am doing and just spend time on facebook or playing games online; I need to figure out how to channel my th... Read more
Aug 15th
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"Those who know your name trust you, O Lord, because you have never deserted those who seek yo... Read more
thank you all for the prayer,care and love you have shown me, you have encouraged me so many times, always remember to stop by my page, and comment on... Read more
I have had a sleep apnea test and will need a machine to help me breath. Had a complete heart test work up and on Aug 2 go to the cardiologist to see... Read more
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My A1C was wonderful 6.2% woohoo! He took me off the glyberide and reduced my metformin to twice a day instead of 3 times. I'm so h... Read more
LOSS OF A CHILD VS LOSS OF A CAMP
I see no comparison between the two. The child should just naturally come first but I am only seeing possession o... Read more
I was going to try to sum this story up, but there's just really no way to.
last night I'm sitting with my daughter in my lap. (she'll be 5 on... Read more
Ok. today is my last day of week two. I have to brag a little because i've succeeded in eating very 'clean' the last two weeks. I haven't really ha... Read more
You know when you lose weight you begin to notice little things that just make you smile, whether it's something physical about yourself or something... Read more
I understand that we all have our different things that we like and that we used to lose weight and to be healthier, but some things just puzzle me.
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drumroll.....
I weighed in this morning for my first week on Spark, and I was down 2 lbs! And yes, I absolutely did a little happy dance. Afte... Read more
Ok... I surrender to the Spark lifestyle...
So today is the last day of my first week on Spark. I had the thought to go over my last week and f... Read more
We let this process be so hard, and it shouldn't be. There's so many small changes that we can make in our lives that will add up to the bigger thing... Read more
My active little 2 1/2 year old grand daughter and I watched the clock move this morning for over twenty minutes. The clock has roman numerals for num... Read more
