" If you have good health, or even tolerably
good health, be very grateful and joyful,
and be compassionate toward those whose
health is failing... Read more
I recently came upon an article by CSPI, (Center for Science in the Public Interest,) on ten foods to avoid:
www.cspinet.org/nah/10foods_b... Read more
Yesterday: 304.4
Today: 303
Total loss from highest 27lbs
Loss from restart: 19lbs
1st Goal 299: 4lbs to go!
2nd Goal 250: 53 lbs to go
BI... Read more
I am heading to bed and going to sleep in tomorrow morning. My Gray-C isn't leaving my side tonight - or more accurately she is sleeping on my feet.... Read more
Last yr on the 5% challenge, with the Spirited Under Dawgs, we offered the program of "Have a Buddy" to ALL the Dawgs, and of course the recently grad... Read more
Yup, while the chick didn't hatch on my birthday, its still a good sign. I expect the other three will hatch over the next week since the four eggs w... Read more
So the other day Spark Coach suggested looking at member blogs for motivation. I pretty much stick to my teams to look at their blogs but I decided t... Read more
School is over and I can breath. I can feel the stress leaving me. It's been a long year full of ups and downs. The kids were great and I loved wo... Read more
Hello Sparkers,
I wrote this on the Limerick game page but want to share with all my spark friends & family this very exciting news!
The Nati... Read more
It's hard to believe that week one is already over. Weekly Summary:
-1258 calories for the week/diet (calculated on BMR of 2100)
1325 burned in... Read more
I know that as we get older aches & pains occur when they never used to, but sometimes when I do various exercises I feel pain sooner or later. Those... Read more
Does anyone have info on how to upload the pictures and/or video from my IPad to Spark? I have a bunch of stuff I'd like to share and keep messing it... Read more
Its late in the afternoon and I know some one will want dinner soon and I haven't exercised. I decided dinner could wait 30 minutes and I completed a... Read more
That is what I told myself today. This insomnia is dragging my energy down a lot, but I am still moving. I walked Cooper over 10 miles today, ran 1.... Read more
Enjoyed my first night on my new job last night. I walked over 11 miles, also had to walk up 4 3 story stairs. Going have to get used to all the walk... Read more
When I decided I was going to try to reach a goal of 10K steps for an entire week, I didn't think that 5 weeks later I would have an unbroken streak.... Read more
I'd just like to take a moment to thank all those who've served our great country and especially to those and their families who paid the ultimate pri... Read more
I recently had a Sparkmail from a team member saying that she was doing everything right but wasn’t losing weight and she felt so alone because we hea... Read more
Last night I started a 5 to 10K program with a new app. The zombie one was fun, but now that I'm done with the 5K training, it's all free form. Run wh... Read more
Feeling a little nostalgic today and this email from an "old" friend of mine really hit home. So please read it all even though it is a little long. R... Read more
I'm close to calling "Uncle" today. My experiment with allopathic medicine has been a bust, I think. The muscle relaxer helps me to sleep better bu... Read more
The strangest thing happened to me tonight. I was walking a lady friend back to the metro station after we went out for dinner. Whilst walking on the... Read more
life is so crazy right now that I haven't been able to keep on track, instead just maintaining which doesn't make me feel very good. I got a gym membe... Read more
Okay, I have reverted to being just like a child that just got their first bike! I bought the FitBit Zip model, and I love it! It's the size of abou... Read more
Feeling good today! Incredibly sore, still. The cardio that I tried out yesterday was a new one - again, I was blown away by how difficult it was... Read more
Why do I forget how incredibly sick and crappy I felt during my super high blood sugars? It was only 12 days ago! 40
Remembering that "feeling"... Read more
Overslept. Yesterday was an energetic day. Had so much energy left, I couldn't fall to sleep. Eventually the sandman caught up with me. Taking it li... Read more
Do you ever put something in your mouth without giving it a thought? What I mean is, do you think, what nutrional value does a food have when you plac... Read more
As I come to the end of my first week of this journey, I am finding it mostly easier than I thought it was going to be. I always thought that my bigg... Read more
My dear friend Robbie died last night. Amy and two children are left behind. It was some hard news to take, but he has had major illnesses for ab... Read more
I have a few people in my life that make it difficult to eat healthy and workout. A few of my friends and my husband love to drink beer, especially F... Read more
Just wanted to share some of the reasons I want to improve my health and energy levels.
Me: Because I am a precious child of God and I am worth... Read more
Oh yesterday was busy! Mig was here a bit, then off to church for ladies' luncheon, then to ford to deliver tamales, then to Jordan's luncheon...then... Read more
I have looked for hours. All the while I was looking, I focused myself, by repeating continually, "I am looking for important papers. I am looki... Read more
Definitely making progress and feel a little happier today over it (than I did over the 3.1 lbs lost yesterday) even though I wish it were more.
So... Read more
I've hit a plateau on my weight loss journey, but I realized that beating myself up about it is really negative and frustrating, so I've decided to sw... Read more
Summer's not over yet! There's still plenty of time to tone up and bust out that swimsuit for one last hurrah. Get results in just 15 minutes per week with this plan--no excuses!
