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4/16/13 12:24 A

Welcome to the High Blood Pressure team! Very good advice below from RENEWNAN -- make small changes and take one day at a time, don't expect to be perfect, and if you slip up just get back on track as soon as you can (don't try to make up for it by starving the next day after gorging yourself, for example). There is a lot to explore on the Spark People site -- there are some tips for using the site in our "Need Some Help?" forum, and if you have any questions please don't be afraid to ask -- we are here for you! (You can ask questions here on the discussion boards, or send me a Spark Mail.)

Best wishes,
Sandy

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4/15/13 6:10 A

my sister lost 105 pounds waking 15000 steps a day at age 63.

i lost 44 pounds by giving up sugar and grain products at age 61.

we have both kept the weight off for over a year.

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1/26/13 1:52 P

WELCOME

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1/26/13 3:48 A

may God bless your positive efforts

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1/26/13 2:18 A

Welcome

Fighting your weight or your sweet tooth or your portion size.?
100 lbs seems like a mountain to climb break it into more manageable blocks. 2 lbs a week would be 10 lbs a month or 25 lbs by Easter. Because then you can see a milestone reached and feel an achievement. I am on a 12 lbs by my next doctor's appointment and |I am getting there. I want to see whether my weight does affect my BP.
It is not easy but we can do it. We took a lifetime to gain all our weight we will take a while to lose it but we CAN do it

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1/25/13 4:21 P

I am over -60 and tired of being sick and tired. I have been fighting my weight all my life. losing and gaining or just giving up. I have decided to stop fighting and take control.
My health and back have taken to much of my life. I AM taking my life back . This is the year A-men
Right now I weigh a 285 and would love to lose 100 pounds 2 lbs at a time. I've got a lot of life to live yet.