Hi friends! I have decided to close my Sparkpage and start afresh. I just feel down everytime I log on here- as in all the time I´ve been here I hav... Read more
WEIGH DAY: 118,8
Not outstanidng, but at least I shifted last week's gain.250
This week's PVA:
* 30 minutes on the bike (try for mornings or whi... Read more
Week one done and I've lost...............................0,8kg (that's 1,7 pounds)
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I'm really happy with that. If I can keep going wi... Read more
Going strong - could be better - but I'm moving in the right direction.
*Got to exercise more - in the mornings because I'm too tried after work... Read more
Our team challenge ended last week. We didn't win (two buildings full of companies participated), but we were 19th overall, and came in 2nd in our own... Read more
Well OK then ....seems like this is a challenge I'm going to be doing by myself. Anyway- in the last couple days I have exercised more and made bette... Read more
I'm challenging myself to lose 15 pounds in 2 months. I'm flying back home on the 1st December (haven't been 'home' for 7 years) so I have a DEADLINE.... Read more
Today is the last day of our team fitness challenge at work. The minutes will be tallied and the winning team in our company will get cool prizes'n'st... Read more
When you’re flogging yourself to walk because you know you should, despite the drizzle and the below 60-degree temp and the gloom, sometimes you need... Read more
Maybe it's just me, but I'm having a hard time keeping to my own schedule.
I SHOULD be going to bed around 9 pm because I SHOULD be getting up ar... Read more
Today's the kind of day where you wish the legwarmers you see in the stores actually looked good. There's a reason the 80s went out of style!
I h... Read more
Yes, it's me -I'm still alive - been hiding out in shame - and not following ANYTHING - eating so so and no exercising at all. I am SO disappointed... Read more
So I really need to get out of the habit of grabbing tasty-looking boxes out of my health food store's freezer, but I couldn't help it when I saw thes... Read more
Of all the days to wear glasses, I had to pick the day that rains.
My eyesight's been going since I was 10. The days when I could forget my glass... Read more
Yesterday was around 74 degrees. Right now it claims it's 61, but I don't believe it. Then again, I'm on the road before the sun's fully up.
Sum... Read more
My cheat day used to be the whole week. The way I can justify food borders on the clinically insane:
"I have a sudden-death craving for salty fri... Read more
I don't know about you, but when I was growing up, the Laura Ingalls Wilder books got me through some tough times.
If Laura could go through TH... Read more
Yes, you read that right: That's Gardein, for Garden + Protein.
I picked up Gardein's Thai Trio on a whim, wondering if this little box of meat-f... Read more
Every day I pass the same three people on the walking trail behind our buildings. We walk at the same time, except in opposite directions. The only th... Read more
"Time to get up!" my dad would call. "We're going for a ride!"
It was 7:00 AM. It was summer. I was 13. Do you think I wanted to get up?
But... Read more
Yesterday I was dithering about going outside for my walk because of the lingering smoke'n'haze effects from the Minnesota wildfire--and my tendency t... Read more
I don't want to walk today. Outside, that is.
Well, I'd LIKE to, but I'm afraid of the air quality.
I never used to have to care about such... Read more
Uh-oh, I'm out of Snapeas again.
I went through the last bag in three days and my latest bag in two days. I'm trying to be healthy (and not go ov... Read more
It's funny how you find yourself falling under wedding traditions when you least expect it. Such as my then-fiance and I suddenly wanting china and st... Read more
Yes, you read that right: Hemp.
I'd never eaten hemp before this, but something about Nature's Path Sunny Hemp appealed:
"Real, organic hemp... Read more
Sometimes, quality of life includes a shot of lemon zing wrapped in delicate clouds of wafer.
Glutino Lemon Flavored Wafers are made in Israel,... Read more
You know that part in the front of your leg where it connects to your foot? Yeah. Ouch.
I've been walking-on-purpose before I joined SparkPeople,... Read more
...but I did it anyway.
Logically, I knew I should. I need minutes to track, a team to inspire, and my own personal health goals to achieve. Yada... Read more
I really like the Kohinoor brand of Indian dishes. Saucily termed "India on Platter," these heat & eat meals soothe the harried, hungry soul whether y... Read more
I swear I'm not going to talk about sweet potatoes in every post like they're food nirvana (even if they are), but this recipe only adds a few more st... Read more
When I'm at work all day, the last thing I want to do is work at making a good meal for dinner. This quick and easy sweet potato & curry recipe uses j... Read more
I've really happy with my new art/ craft / sewing blog - I have spent loads of time over the past week getting it up and running and it's turned out n... Read more
well, I've been off the wagon Now it's time to climb back on again. I watched this video, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. Awesome vid about a guy getting h... Read more
It's true. This is the time of the month I start packing on the weight. So instead of giving into chocolate and salty foods. I'm going to meet the cra... Read more
If it's possible I think I've just gotten fatter. :( Seriously why cant' I just give up this fast food. I'm tired of whining about it. TIme to just fi... Read more
I have been feeling like a huge pile of dung lately. I don't want to move, my legs are weak, I can't even say I'm crabby because that would have taken... Read more
Chronic pain can make it difficult to get a good night's sleep but restful sleep helps with pain management. Here's how to break the vicious cycle of pain and sleep.
