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11/23/09 3:48 P

Hi Jen and welcome to Spark People!

If you haven't already, you might want to check out our teams section. There are thousands of teams full of nice, friendly, inspiring and helpful people who would love to have you join them. There are teams for every age group, health issues, favorite TV shows, ethnic groups, hobbies, stress eating, specific exercise groups, and a chance to meet people from all over the world!

And 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:
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The Top 10 activities for new SparkPeople members: www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_ar
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Don’t forget to check out these wonderful resources:
1. VIDEO: Intro to the Power of Your Start Page:
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2. VIDEO: How to Use SparkPeople's Nutrition Tracker:
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3. VIDEO: How to Use SparkPeople's Fitness Tracker:
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If you have any questions and need help, don't hesitate to ask!

Lucky

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11/20/09 8:22 P

BEST WISHES ON YOUR SPARK PROGRAM - ITS CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER!

James

current weight: 271.4

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11/20/09 6:31 P

Welcome to Sparks!! You are going to love it here! The information and the tracking tools here on this site are just the best! And, the friendships -- totally wonderful! Stay positive, determined, motivated and best wishes to you!!

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11/20/09 4:49 P

welcome to sparks

SparkPoints: (28,623)
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11/20/09 4:36 P

Hi Jen and welcome to SP. First I want to tell you what a sweet family picture! I love this site and the reason is not just the great tools to track food and exercise but the people I have gotten to know through the message boards and teams and in reading blogs and receiving comments on my blogs. I think you will find that that is extremely helpful especially when dealing with the emotions of life and making new habits permanent. Best of luck to you, you have some great incentive to do this, that little guy looks like he could keep you hopping!

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11/20/09 3:51 P

Hello, My name is Jen. I am 23 years old and struggling with my weight. I have a 2 year old son that I gained 50lbs with and still haven't lost the last 25lbs of that weight. I feel like it is just too hard and I am never very motivated. My husband and I have been trying to have another baby and I recently miscarried. I of course put on a few more pounds with the depression of that.
Anyway, I have finally decided I want to lose some weight before I gat pregnant and get into the routine of exercising and eating healthy that way I can keep it up when I do finally concieve :)
I hope this is the place to help me on my journey. Any advice or words of encouragement are greatly appreciated.

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