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11/23/09 3:47 P

Hi and welcome back!

If you’re looking for a team that has friendly people, offers motivation and challenges to help you reach your goals, then you want to check out Spark Power. teams.sparkpeople.com/sparkpower

Feel free to read some of the team’s daily chat sessions to see if it's one you'd like to join, and then get to know the members by posting often so they can get to know you and help you when you need it, and congratulate you when you lose weight.

You've probably already heard of all the other great things this wonderful site has to offer: trackers for your food, water, and exercise, plus tons of recipes, a world of articles on health, exercise, nutrition, motivation...but you can explore the site for yourself and see what you like about it!

Check out these links for more help and tips to get you started on your journey with Spark People:
www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/get_started.as
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The Top 10 activities for new SparkPeople members: www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_ar
ticles.asp?id=571

Don’t forget to check out these wonderful resources:
1. VIDEO: Intro to the Power of Your Start Page:
www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_ar
ticles.asp?id=

2. VIDEO: How to Use SparkPeople's Nutrition Tracker:
www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_art
icles.asp?id=1154

3. VIDEO: How to Use SparkPeople's Fitness Tracker:
www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_artic
les.asp?id=1157

If you have any questions and need help, don't hesitate to ask!

Lucky

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11/20/09 11:19 P

Me too! Starting over is funny because I feared it for too long and now that I have started I am wondering why I was so scared to start! Good luck to us both!

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11/20/09 7:57 P

Welcome, Diana!

It is human to stray off from the path once in a while. It is also very human to begin again, reinvent oneself anew, and to forgive oneself totally. You (and all of us) are invited to love ourselves as much as the Creator and our friends love us.

This path to fitness is not a punishment but an adventure we are choosing. I'm so glad you are here.

Lynne

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11/20/09 7:05 P

welcome back friend NO EXCUSES get back up and get started again and keep it up no excuses accept none of them how can i say that?? me 378-105..yep 273 pounds gone for good and maintaining right here on sparkpeople for as long as they will have me for sure..you know what works and get right to it and accept no excuses just get back up however many times it takes and continue on the path to success with sparkpeople again welcome the lady mary

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11/11/09 10:28 A

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11/11/09 9:54 A

You can do this! Rebuild your favorites...track your food and you will get healthy!

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11/11/09 9:47 A

Rebuild that list of favorites in the nutrition tracker. Welcome back to SP!

The effort you will put into this is worth it. You can create a new lifestyle!

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11/11/09 8:14 A

back Diana!
This place can help you if you stick with it. Even after I have lost my weight, I still will track my food because I am not a math whiz who can remember every little calorie I have eaten all day long. The Tracker makes it so easy, no excuses, to stay in your proper calorie range. I know what you mean by losing your favorites. I would hate that as many I had to enter myself as Canadians sometimes have different nutrition values for the same product then Americans! All the best getting back on track!

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11/11/09 8:10 A

It is nice to meet you!! I am not sure how you lost your favorite foods whether it is for health reasons or just because you are watching the scale. Personally, I believe in the Weight Watcher's philosophy that there are no forbidden foods as long as you monitor your portion size. However you chose to approach weight loss just remember it is a permanent lifestyle change and not a punishment. Good luck in reaching your goal!!

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11/11/09 5:58 A

Actually, I wish I hadn't gotten completely out of SparkPeople because I lost all my favorite foods and have to start building my favorites again, but I'm more determined this time.

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