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DAWNWATERWOMAN
10/30/11 11:35 PM |
TEAM NEWSLETTER: Week ending Oct 30th  Greetings Team Family Members! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! As hard as it is to believe, October has come to an end. Yvonne, TRAVELNISTA, would like to remind you to get your WEIGHT posted on or before NOV 1st. Here's the link to the thread: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=12261x35061 x44759697 Here's what Yvonne has to say: "Do not post until you are ready to post your weight. I do not go back through the thread to check the weights for those that just saved their places. Some of your weights did not count in the totals last month because you were near the bottom of the thread but did not post your weight till the last day of the month. I work from the bottom up and not the top down. Some people just weigh themselves once a week which is why I give you 7 days to choose from to post. Weigh in on or before November 1st. Please do not post until you have weighed in for the month and only post once. Each additional post throws our numbers off as far as how many have weighed in. Post your starting weight on July 1st and your current weight. Or better yet: Please post in this format: July 1st weight : August 1st weight : September 1st Weight : October 1st Weight : November 1st Weight : December 1st Weight : December 30th Weight : Total Pounds Lost or Gained: Just copy and paste to post your thread to participate the Weight Loss Challenge. Please do not make any comments about anyone's weight loss. Go to their Spark Page and leave them a Goodie or a message." Best of luck to each & every one of us!!!!   Our Spotlighted THREAD for this Newsletter is: November Alternate Challenge www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=12261x35061 x44841777 November is the month that celebrates THANKSGIVING and reminds us to count our blessings. The November alternate challenge is going to serve as a reminder to be thankful while eating good healthy foods. Often, this time of year brings with it a lot of stress because of dealing with family, celebrations and preparing for all the holiday parties and seasonal events. Don't let stress drive you to eating over your caloric range. Remember that this team family is exactly THAT... a FAMILY! Know that you can reach out and ask for help. We are here to love & support one another. Week 1 of the November Alternate challenge write a blog about all the things that you are grateful for. Week 2 of the Alternate challenge write a blog about celebrating the holidays while eating healthy & within a healthy caloric range. Part 3 of the Alternate challenge write about what family traditions that WERE less than healthy in your life and how you have or can modify them to be better for your journey to the best you that you can be. Week 4 of the Alternate challenge write a blog about the plans that you have for the holiday season & HOW you are going to resist all the holiday temptations that come your way. BONUS: Keep track of all your fitness & food intake by using the Spark Trackers. Good Luck.. it's an easy challenge but a worthy one. Thanks for participating!    This Newsletter I would like to share a recipe that was posted by one of our Team Family Member/Leaders: TEDYBEAR2838, "Nancy" Here's the link to the blog that she wrote that included the recipe. ENJOY www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=4554903 I recognize that this Newsletter is a bit different than the ones we've been sharing. However, I recently changed computers and lost the "key" that I've been using and didn't realize that until I started typing this up. Due to time constraints I don't have time to put it all together, last minute. Please forgive me & believe that I will have it back in order by next post. If you have anything that you'd like to add to the next Newsletter, please send your contributions to me no later than Friday Nov 11th. Thanks & bright blessings to you all! Love, Dawn  
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DAWNWATERWOMAN
10/23/11 9:36 PM |
50 Pound Challenge TEAM NEWSLETTER: OCTOBER 23, 2011Greetings Team Family Members: Thank you to all of those who have contacted me since the last Newsletter with your input & ideas for this edition. I have decided to do a minimum of 2 Newsletters per month. I will attempt to publish them around the 15th & end of each month. There may be times that I decide to publish more editions, but that will be an "as it happens" thing. I hope that you will continue to enjoy the newsletters are they come out and will continue to send me any ideas or plans that you may have. This is OUR newsletter & I want everyone to enjoy it. The eating season is upon us my friends. Don't forget to stand firm. You are your OWN BEST FRIEND! Treat yourself with respect & kindness. If you give in to temptations, be sure to give yourself the gift of extra exercise or lighter eating days to help balance out the overall week. There are so many TIPS for attending holiday functions and events... remember to check them out and SHARE your tips with others. TOGETHER we can still reach our goals & continue working our "weigh down" the scale. It's that time again. The end of the month is upon us and TRAVELNISTA, "Yvonne" will be posting the new NOV WEIGH IN thread sometime this week. Please remember to get your weight posted on/or before NOV 1st.. Tuesday of next week. We have 1 more week to lose some pounds... stand firm on your plan my friends!  SPOTLIGHTED Team Family Member BLOG: A Journey Back To Me, by: LIVEHAPPY22 Not only is this a most excellent & well written blog, it is LIVEHAPPY22's FIRST BLOG POST. Please be sure to take the time to read the blog & post a comment if you can. It's always good to encourage new blog posters. Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=4549627  SPOTLIGHTED Newsletter article: JUMP START YOUR WORKOUT PROGRAM, "Shocking the Body" --by Holly Little, Certified Personal Trainer This is an excellent article that helps those of us who are "stuck" and need some SPARK to be added back into our programs. www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness _articles.asp?id=120   SPOTLIGHTED THREAD: Share Your Woohoo's & Successes This is the place to share your JOYS... celebrations... and woohoo moments! Let us share your celebrations! Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=12261x35061 x38768716    Welcome to all of our newest Team Family Members! We hope that you'll enjoy being a part of our TEAM FAMILY! Be sure to post your introduction so that we can get to know you better. Please feel free to post in any of the active team threads that are available. The Daily Chat thread is a great place to start sharing the journey with us. Please be sure to answer the Introduction Questions & post them in the Introduction Forum. Here's the link to the Introduction questions: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=-1x35061x38 769911 SPOTLIGHTED Team Family Member: PAT41164, "Pat" Here's what Pat has to say about herself: "Hi, everyone! I'm Pat... I'm old to Sparkpeople, but I have a NEW and SERIOUS desire to lose weight. I want to lose exactly 50 lbs., and that's why I'm here. I've been off and on Sparkpeople since 2006... and I'm tired of still being big. The good news — over the last two years, I've lost 9 lbs. and a few inches. That's positive. The bad news is that it has been at a snail's pace. I need to step it up, as I'm sick and tired of being so overweight. I'm looking forward to seeing photos of myself that I'm willing to share with other people. I'm looking forward to feeling good in a bathing suit. I'm looking forward to feeling fit and energetic once again! And I'm looking forward to interacting with all of my new team members!" Pat is newly married & looking forward to going to Hawaii with her husband to renew their wedding vows when she reaches her goal weight! Her hobbies are dancing, racquetball, cooking, drawing, painting and traveling. She is 47 & lives in IL. She works as a graphic artist/writer with her own business, and is also a certified life coach. She is the mother of two children, a son & daughter. Her "PLAN" to reach her goals include Cardio 3times a week, Weights 2times a week, keeping her calories around 1200, drinking more water, eating more fruits/veggies/fiber & eating less grains: specifically "WHITES". Here's the link to her Spark Page.. visit & say hi! www.sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp?id=PA T41164    Thanks for taking the time to read this week's Newsletter. If you have anything that you'd like to be in the next Newsletter, please send your submission to me via sparkmail on or before Friday, Oct 28th. Bright blessings to you all for a week full of FUN & FITNESS and LOVE & LAUGHTER! You deserve the very best! Give it to YOURSELF! Love, Dawn  |
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DAWNWATERWOMAN
9/25/11 8:15 PM |
TEAM NEWSLETTER: Week of Sep 25th 2011Greetings Team Family Members:To answer a growing debate between TRAVELNISTA & myself about whether or not the Newsletter is a positive & well received part of our Team Family experience, I decided to quietly NOT post one last week. A lot of time & effort goes into putting out a Newsletter each week. I read countless blogs to choose the "Blog of the week".... & read through Spark Page after Spark Page to choose the "Team Family Member" to be highlighted. I search through the spark articles to find special ones that I feel might be of interest & help to the team. I visit the various team threads to help Highlight different ones weekly to better serve the Team Family by keeping them informed of all that this team has to offer. Every week I ask for suggestions or submissions to help enhance the newsletter. In all the time that I have been putting it out... I have had 4 different people comment on it or my efforts. Last week, when I tried my little experiment... NOT ONE PERSON commented or questioned why there was no Newsletter. To that end, I have decided to no longer post the Newsletter WEEKLY.. instead I will post it twice a month. Once on the weekend nearest the 15th of the month and once on the weekend nearest the END of the month so that the new Weigh In thread can be highlighted. I continue to encourage you ALL to let me know what you would like to see in the newsletter, how you think it could be improved, whether or not you think I should just drop it all together. This is YOUR newsletter and meant to help us all. It is meant to be a source of information, encouragement, motivation, inspiration and FRIENDSHIP. I hope that you will let me know your feelings about this. It's that time again. The end of the month is upon us so TRAVELNISTA reminded me that I needed to post information about the Weigh In on or before Fri the 30th of Sept. For that reason....... Our featured THREAD OF THE WEEK: Please post your weight on/or before Oct 1st Here's what Yvonne has to say:  do not post until you are ready to post your weight. I do not go back through the thread to check the weights for those that just saved their places. Some of your weights did not count in the totals last month because you were near the bottom of the thread but did not post your weight till the last day of the month. I work from the bottom up and not the top down. Some people just weigh themselves once a week which is why I give you 7 days to choose from to post.Weigh in on or before October 1st. Please do not post until you have weighed in for the month and only post once. Each additional post throws our numbers off as far as how many have weighed in. Post your starting weight on July 1st and your current weight. Or better yet: Please post in this format: July 1st weight : August 1st weight : September 1st Weight : October 1st Weight : November 1st Weight : December 1st Weight : December 30th Weight : Total Pounds Lost or Gained: Just copy and paste to post your thread to participate the Weight Loss Challenge. Please do not make any comments about anyone's weight loss. Go to their Spark Page and leave them a Goodie or a message  Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=12261x35061 x44262484  Our Featured Team Member Blog of the week is: MUNCHI MONSTER TO DONATE TO A NEW HOME, WILL EVEN PAY YOU TO TAKE IT by NO_SNOW_BODY, "Bonnie" This humorous blog by one of our long-term Team Family Members & leaders serves as a reminder that no matter how hard you work out & how dedicated you are to Sparking Along... the Munchie Monster can still be there to tempt. It helps to serve as a reminder that we are all human and need to stay on task! I hope that you'll take the time to read & enjoy! Here's the link to this cute blog.... www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=4501240 In light of Bonnie's timely blog, I chose to share the following article as the highlight for this week's newsletter.... Our Newsletter ARTICLE OF THE WEEK IS: 10 REASONS YOU EAT WHEN YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY HUNGRY, "And What You Can Do About It!" -By Erin Whitehead, Health & Fitness Writer This is an excellent and informative article including some great tips on how to beat that Munchie Monster that Bonnie is fighting. I hope that you'll get some good tips from the article. Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutriti on_articles.asp?id=1660 Welcome to all of our newest Team Family Members! We hope that you'll enjoy being a part of our TEAM FAMILY! Be sure to post your introduction so that we can get to know you better. Please feel free to post in any of the active team threads that are available. The Daily Chat thread is a great place to start sharing the journey with us. Please be sure to answer the Introduction Questions & post them in the Introduction Forum. Here's the link to the Introduction questions: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=-1x35061x38 769911 I chose NOT to post a Team Family Member for highlight this week. We have had many new members joining us recently and each and every one of them deserves to be highlighted! We have several "long-term" Team Family members who have been noticeably absent lately and also deserve some special attention. Take the time to visit the Team Homepage. At the bottom there is not only a listing of Newest Team Members... but their pictures are included as well. Take the time to click on some of them and read their Spark Pages. Visit the Introduction Forum and read some of the introductary messages that they have posted. Click on VIEW ALL for the Team Family Members and just start randomnly clicking on pictures.. get to know YOUR TEAM FAMILY! We ALL need to feel loved and needed. This is a TEAM FAMILY... let's prove it! Thanks for taking the time to read this week's Newsletter. If you have anything that you'd like to be in the next Newsletter, please send your submission to me via sparkmail on or before Friday, Oct 14th. Bright blessings to you all for a week full of FUN & FITNESS and LOVE & LAUGHTER! You deserve the very best! Give it to YOURSELF! Love, Dawn |
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DAWNWATERWOMAN
9/11/11 8:49 PM |
TEAM NEWSLETTER: Week of Sep 11th 2011Greetings Team Family Members: Today has been a day of remembering for most of us. The event of 9/11 ten years ago did not only affect those of us in the US but it affected the WORLD. I suspect that no one forgets what happened on that fateful day and we all live differently than we did before that day. However, today has been a special day of remembering and I applaud all of our Team Family Members who have shared exceptional blogs with us today. If you have not been able to read them yet, please take the time to do so. Take the time to pray for those of us who are still here, for those who were lost, for the families & friends that have been more intimately involved and to ALL. Remember, prayer always helps and LOVE is the answer! Today is also Grandparent's Day. If you ARE a grandparent, we salute you! If you HAVE a grandparent, I hope that you will take time to share some love with them. Our featured THREAD OF THE WEEK: OUR GIFTS WITHIN-AFFIRMATIONS, moderated by LINDYPOWER, "Linda". Linda posts some awesome Affirmations for us to help enhance our lives & our journey to better fitness. Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=0x35061x289 97147  Our Featured Team Member Blog of the week is: DRY SKIN BRUSHING AIDS in LYMPHATIC SYSTEM CLEANSE by TRAVELNISTA, "Yvonne" This excellent & informative blog shares about the benefits of dry brushing our skin with a natural bristled brush. This acts as both an exfoliator and a gentle massage. Take the time to read this blog & then take the time to pamper yourself a little bit. You won't be sorry that you did. Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo urnal.asp?id=TRAVELNISTA This week our TEAM FAMILY MEMBER OF THE WEEK is: NANASAMM, "Sandy". Sandy is 57 year old married lady who has 3 children & 2 grandchildren. She is a type-2 diabetic who has fibromyalgia. Her goals are simple. She wants to lose down to 155 pounds, eliminate all or most of her medications & make her doctors smile at every visit. She is making this happen by keeping a positive attitude, eating more "whole" foods, drinking plenty of water, exercise more and sleep more. She is using food & exercise trackers. Her interests are photography, watching old movies, reading, playing board games, doing crafts, watching tv, going on adventures with her grandchildren and going to the beach. She especially loves sunsets & sunrises and anything to do with nature. Be sure to visit her spark page & give her some love & support. Here's the link to her page: www.sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp?id=NA NASAMM  Our Newsletter ARTICLE OF THE WEEK IS: A BLUEPRINT FOR GOAL ACHIEVEMENT, Strategies to Reach Any Goal -By Mike Kramer, Staff Writer This article is an excellent resource to help set up a & achieve GOALS! Take the time to give yourself a special gift today by reading it & putting some of the great ideas into your action plan for success. Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivat ion_articles.asp?id=398 Welcome to all of our newest Team Family Members! We hope that you'll enjoy being a part of our TEAM FAMILY! Be sure to post your introduction so that we can get to know you better. Please feel free to post in any of the active team threads that are available. The Daily Chat thread is a great place to start sharing the journey with us. Please be sure to answer the Introduction Questions & post them in the Introduction Forum. Here's the link to the Introduction questions: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=-1x35061x38 769911 Thanks for taking the time to read this week's Newsletter. If you have anything that you'd like to be in next week's Newsletter, please send your submission to me via sparkmail on or before Friday, Sep 16th. Bright blessings to you all. REMEMBER....but do NOT allow fear to overwhelm you. Remember and be grateful for the many blessings that we have... in this life, in this world, on this team, on this site.... every day blessings that we take forgranted. Remember to share your LOVE & your smiles with as many as you can, DAILY. Here's hoping that this week will be an awesome one for you & that your journey will be successful! Love, Dawn PS: PLEASE NOTE... the link to Yvonne's blog leads to her blog TODAY... which is EXCELLENT but PLEASE go backwards & find the blog about the dry brushing. www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=4477121 |
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DAWNWATERWOMAN
9/3/11 10:35 PM |
TEAM NEWSLETTER: Week of Sep 4th 2011Greetings Team Family Members:Happy Labor Day Weekend! Here's hoping that all of those who have been dealing with the aftermath of the Hurricane Irene & the east coast earthquake are getting things back to normal AND NOT eating over their struggles. Emotional & stressful times can often lead to binge or comfort eating. Hopefully everyone is doing well & staying on track. SPARK ON! Welcome September! I hope that everyone got their weights posted on time. Yvonne has been dealing with the clean up & struggles of the NJ flooding due to excessive rain & the hurricane herself. Even with all of that, including her physical issues... she has posted the August Team Weigh in results: We are pleased to announce that the Team lost 105 pounds for the month of August. Hoping more of you join in because the "Eating Season" between Halloween and New Years is right around the corner. Come on This is GREAT NEWS everyone! Keep up the good work losing those pounds!  Our featured THREAD OF THE WEEK: SEPTEMBER 2011 ALTERNATE CHALLENGE Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=12261x35061 x43855851 Because it's BACK TO SCHOOL time... we are getting back to basics for September... This is an "honor system" challenge: 1. Use your FOOD & WATER TRACKER daily 2. Use your FITNESS/EXERCISE TRACKER daily 3. BLOG (1 blog per week) about Getting Serious about Getting Fit! Use your imagination... set goals, study new ways to eat or workout....try new things... learn from one another... share about articles or blogs that you read & learn from.... Our Featured Team Member Blog of the week is: Week 7: Freedom is a Beautiful Thing by TEMPERANCE88, "Lauralynn" I love this blog because Lauralynn shows us how we sometimes put too many restrictions on ourselves, only to find that we become over stressed & anxious about them. She shares honestly how "letting go" of her restrictive roles and allowing herself to relax a bit is helping her to get back on track and actually posted a weight loss this week. WOOHOO! Take the time to read her inspiring blog! Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_jo urnal_individual.asp?blog_id=4463980 This week our TEAM FAMILY MEMBER OF THE WEEK is: SUSAN134, "Sue" Sue recently "rejoined" our Team Family for a second go round & has been on Spark 3 different times. She says that THIS TIME she is READY TO ACE THIS! She is one determined lady & I KNOW that she is going to master things this time! She has been married to her hubby for 38 years. They live in Canada where they raised 2 daughters. She & DH live in a quaint little town just NE of Toronto, ON where they reside with their cat & dog. Sue works from home as an artist, sculpting OOAK art dolls, primarily in the fantasy (faerie, elfs, etc) genre. She collects vintage clothing & textiles and has a passion for antique trims & lace. She enjoys attending estate auctions & thrift stores. She likes music & loves to read. She is determined to lose 122 pounds by July 30th 2012 & has set forth a pretty impressive plan to do just that. She has already lost 10 pounds since rejoining the team! Her main goals are that & to reach "onederland" by her birthday in May 2012. Her big "PRIZE" will be a trip to Holland with her sister once she has reached her goal weight. She would also like to get off of insulin injections & hopes that losing weight will make that happen. Her program consists of walking & being active at least 1 hour every day. She is watching her calories, sodium & carb intake. She is also using the elliptical & when she can, swimming. Take the time to get to know Sue better by visiting her Spark Page. Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/mypage.asp?id=SU SAN134 Our Newsletter ARTICLE OF THE WEEK IS: A STORY OF PRIORITIES AND A JAR "Tips for Squeezing More into Your Life" --by Julie Isphording, former Olympian This article is based around a lovely story that has been circulating around the internet for years. You have probably all read it at one time or another. I love how this article helps to compare this inspiring story to our Spark lives. I hope that you'll take the time to read & enjoy the article. I know that it really touched me this week. Here's the link: www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivat ion_articles.asp?id=264 Welcome to all of our newest Team Family Members! We hope that you'll enjoy being a part of our TEAM FAMILY! Be sure to post your introduction so that we can get to know you better. Please feel free to post in any of the active team threads that are available. The Daily Chat thread is a great place to start sharing the journey with us. Please be sure to answer the Introduction Questions & post them in the Introduction Forum. Here's the link to the Introduction questions: www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/team_mes sageboard_thread.asp?board=-1x35061x38 769911 Thanks for taking the time to read this week's Newsletter. If you have anything that you'd like to be in next week's Newsletter, please send your submission to me via sparkmail on or before Friday, Sep 9th. Bright blessings to you all. I hope that your Labor Day is a special one. Take the time to get in some FITNESS along with your end of the summer FUN! Here's hoping that you're getting a SPARKTACULAR start on September. Love, Dawn
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