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8/31/12 1:16 P

Susanelaine1956: Congratulations! I'm so glad you're feeling better!

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8/31/12 1:02 P

I feel so much better. The reason I found this website a month ago was that I had a few really bad days where I honestly was very concerned. Today my blood pressure measured 120/81 and I have so much energy. I am amazed how quickly things have improved, and very thankful for SparkPeople.



Edited by: SUSANELAINE1956 at: 8/31/2012 (13:21)

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8/28/12 12:29 P

Congratulations on lowering your blood pressure! I know you must feel a lot better!

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8/28/12 9:26 A

my sister walks 15,000 steps a day at 63 years old and has lost 105 pounds.

i gave up grain and sugary products and have lost 44 pounds at age 60.

we are both still loosing weight until we reach our goal

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8/26/12 8:43 P

current weight: 169.0

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8/26/12 7:29 P

Congratulations, you have found what works for you. Keep up the good work.

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8/26/12 5:16 P

may God bless your positive efforts

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8/26/12 4:24 P

I don't think I've posted on this team yet, but I'm happy to report that I am seeing results. When I first joined this team on August 1, my BP was a scary 193/105 - even on medication. After a few weeks of eating right and exercising but also finding this website and feeling like I can now be successful at getting healthier, my BP today was 135/88. I still have some work to do, but I feel confident that I'll get to a healthy level. I'm thinking a lot of the progress has to do with feeling like I will become healthier (reduction of stress), but I also found that I was consuming more sodium than I should. With the nutrition tracker, I now know what I'm really doing.