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3/25/13 12:19 A

This is a great team.

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3/24/13 2:46 P

Hi, Sara, Welcome to the team. If you would like to, please come and join us in the Chit Chat lounge to get to know us better. This is a great group of ladies. I'm sure you'll enjoy your journey with us.

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3/22/13 12:32 P

Hi, new to this team. It has been a few years since I was on SparkPeople, and have had to over come some medical issues and injuries. So now I have a clean bill of health, and am able to get back into exercising and am determined to reach my goal.

Looking forward to joining in on the challenges, and know that with the help and support of my SP friends, I will reach my goal.

I live in Guelph, Ontario, and have been married for 31yrs to an amazing man who has been there for me thru all my ups and downs and is my biggest supporter ever. I have a 28yr old son who is married and he has blessed me with 3 wonderful grandchildren - Logan, Zoe, & Lukas. I also have a 25yr old son, who is the chef in our family, and I am going to have to urge him to experiment with more healthy foods !!

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1/29/13 11:10 P

to the team. Best of success.

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1/29/13 10:52 P

Welcome to this team - I hope that you find us a friendly and supportive place. Do drop by the chit chat lounge - that's where most of us hang out.

Irene in BC

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1/28/13 9:22 A

Just discovered this team and thought I should join seeing how I meant the criteria - over 50, a women and Canadian. I really liked the team goal for creative endeavors as I knit, sew and quilt so meeting this goal should be no problem.

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9/26/12 12:09 P

Brand new from Edmonton. I'm closing in on 60 and need to get my act together NOW!!
This will be a success!!

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9/25/12 10:22 P

Welcome Lilbet and Suzzy

Irene in BC

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9/25/12 7:56 A

hi I am from near the Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia , and hope to get back on my weight lost journey.

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9/21/12 7:36 A

Hi, Suzzy. Welcome to our team! It's great that you could join us.

A bunch of us get together in the Chit Chat lounge to talk about our day. Come join us so we can get to know you better.

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9/16/12 7:54 A

Suzzy, great to meet you. Hope to see you on the daily chitchat thread and be able to get to know you better.

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9/16/12 1:57 A

Big LILBET1, Mariam and Suzy to the team. Glad you joined us.

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9/15/12 10:22 A

Hello everyone, my name is Suzzy and I am from Welland Ontario. I just turned 60 in August but I don't think or feel 60.
IN my mind I am still 25 and my body well...............it's still trying to be as healthy as 25.

I love to power walk daily and ride my stationary bike as well as strength train.

I have been married for 35 years to my wonderful husband Brian and we have 4 children and 4 grandchildren. WE also have 3 furbabies which are Homer, our 70 pound 9 year old adoptee who was born at the SPCA and our brother and sister 2 year old and 1 year old Shih Tzus Tobi and Sassy.

I look forward to get acquainted with you and share in reaching out goals

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7/1/12 7:26 A

Hi Miriam - I am in Ottawa and have two daughters 32 and 29 now. Looking forward to getting to know you.
Hugs

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6/16/12 9:03 A

Hi, Miriam. Welcome to Canada's 50+ Ladies Club! It's great to meet you. I'm Valerie. I live in Winnipeg and had two kids (ages 25 and 18). You've made a good start on loosing those pounds by joining Sparks and our team. We're here for you.

Come join us in the Chit Chat lounge where a few of us come to just chat and talk about our day.

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6/15/12 10:06 P

Hi I'm Mariam
Just turned the little 50 this year and looking forward to the next phase of my life. I have 3 kids oh who am I kidding not exactly kids any more one in college, one in university and one going into his final year of high school. Now it is time for me I'm still learning and trying to loose the pounds I have put on over the years and it can be challenging at times. But I will keep working on it and I know it will happen.

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5/3/12 7:37 P

Great to meet you!
Looking forward to getting to know you here more and more.
It is a great bunch of ladies here.

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5/3/12 5:48 P

Hi grow up in Northern Ontario , lived in southern On. then lived out on Vancouver Is. for many years and now I live in the maritime s with all this relocating I manage to lose & gain enough for a couple of people but decided to try again in order to enjoy my senior years in good health. I do feel hopeful especially discovering Spark Team.

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4/10/12 12:13 A

to the team Catherine.

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4/9/12 6:26 P

Hi Catherine - Good to meet you too. See you on the chitchat!
Hugs

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4/8/12 9:57 P

Hi, Catherine. Welcome to the team. It's great to meet you. We have a few other members from Abbotsford - WalkingWoman (Irene) is one of them. I was there a couple of years ago and she's great. We also have a few other members from your part of the country.

As for the bathing suit part - I totally understand where you're at there. But you know - everyone else is there to swim and not to look at all the other people in the pool, so don't worry about it, and if your doctor says it's okay, then just go for it!

Anyway, come join us in the Chit Chat Lounge (the first thread). We'd love to get to know you better.

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4/8/12 12:54 P

Hi,
I am Catherine, a 52 year old female empty nester who resides in Abbotsford, BC. I am 5' 8" and 220 lbs (no, I have not converted to metric yet). I have not exercised in YEARS owing to neck/back problems from car accidents (3 accidents and I wasn't responsible for any of them). I would get revved up, exercise, injure myself and then stop until whenever. Anyway, I am starting again with the hope that I have more success this time. I was rear ended for the fourth time in early March; do I have a target on my vehicle? My chiro has said I can start walking in the pool and I just need to check in with my doctor who is away until the 13th. Only drawback to the pool is the thought of me in a bathingsuit. lol

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4/4/12 4:02 P

Sure - Leaders of a team can select topics as a sticky one. That will mean that no matter how many posts other threads get the sticky ones stay as 1, 2 and 3 as set by the team leader. Usually daily ones are the stickies and small question or threads fall in behind.
Looking forward to seeing you there

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4/4/12 3:59 P

Thank you so much for all the response.....I am going to need all the motivation I get from this site as I procrastinate when it comes to walking! I am new to this whole website, so I was wondering what does a"sticky topic' mean.

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4/4/12 2:02 P

Hi VOLARI52 I grew up in Southern Ontario before moving to Ottawa and once my DH and I retire we shall be back to Southern Ontario again.

Welcome to a really friendly bunch of ladies. Check out the daily chat thread and say Hi. It is a great way to get to know you and us.



Alicia

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4/4/12 10:32 A

welcome to the team Volari52.

I too am from Southern ON. You will find SP to be of great help in reaching your goals to lose weight and become healthier.

Great support!

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4/3/12 10:33 P

to the team VOLARI52, good to see you.

Enjoy your journey

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4/3/12 7:59 P

Just found this site and thought I'd join...I'm from southern Ontario. Will be turning 60 this summer and need to lose 15 lbs. Hope to get the motivation and some advice on how to so this. My biggest challenge is to get walking. Bye for now.

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2/12/12 1:09 A

to the team, LYNETTE.

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2/12/12 12:24 A

Hi, Lynette! A great big welcome to the team!!

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2/11/12 5:53 P

Hi Lyette - Great to meet you. Stop into the daily thread and boy, will you get to know the crew of nicest ladies I have ever met.

See you there.
Alicia

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2/11/12 3:45 P

Hi
I'm Lynette from Calgary and I came across this group today. It looks like a good fit for me. Hope to get to know a bit about members and use a sense of community to help us all achieve our goals

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2/8/12 10:48 A

First thread at the top of the team called -

2011 CHIT CHAT LOUNGE-C NTINUING YOUR JOURNEY

This is where we pretty much post every day to chat and say hello and anything else we want to share.

Hope to see you there soon.
Alicia

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2/7/12 1:46 P

thanks for the great welcome to the team!

Where do I find the daily thread?

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2/6/12 10:11 P

Welcome to the team Pauline. I'm Dotz from Mississauga, almost right next door to you.

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2/6/12 12:14 A

Hello Pauline, to this wonderful team.

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2/5/12 7:15 P

Hi, Pauline. Welcome to Canada's 50+ Ladies Club. I'm from Winnipeg. You've chosen a great group of ladies to join.

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2/5/12 8:54 A

Hi Pauline -

You live in the city of my favourite football team and near where I grew up and where we are retiring to. Looking forward to seeing you on the daily thread. My rewards as I reach milestones have all been Ti-Cat stuff. During football season (CFL that is) my spark page shows that - LOL

Hugs.
Alicia

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2/4/12 10:05 P

Hi, I`m Pauline and I`m from Hamilton. I`m 55 and am trying to relose the weight - yet again. This time I am more deteremined than ever.

Now has a grandson that I need to be able to run after and keep up. It`s amazing how much difference having some positive motivation makes to reaching your goals!

Welcome to all other newcomers!

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2/4/12 8:16 A

MYCHEE. Yes, please stop in and chat as it is the best thread to get to know everyone and make some great friends.

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2/1/12 7:35 A

Hi, Mychee, I'm Valerie and I'm from Winnipeg as well. Welcome to the group. Come on into the Chit Chat Lounge or any of the other threads and get to know us. We have a great time here and are all friends. Later...

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2/1/12 1:33 A

Hello MYCHEE, to this team.

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1/31/12 10:02 P

Hello MYCHEE. I'm Dotz from Ontario and am sending you a warm welcome to the team. If it's encouragement you're looking for you've found the right place. Everyone here is friendly and helpful. Our co-leader, Valerie, is from Winnipeg too. We have many other ladies from the west as well. Come by the Chit-Chat Lounge and any other thread that takes your interest and meet the girls. We'd love to have you join in.

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1/31/12 4:19 P

Hello I am 53 years old and currently live in Winnipeg. Just looking for groups to encourage me in my journey and if I can encourage anybody as well am more than happy to do so. Please to meet all of you.

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1/24/12 7:05 A

Shirley, the Just Dance programs are fun, but they are also quite a workout. I'm still learning how to get around it, but I am enjoying it along the way - you can pick what type of dance you like from rock and jazz to blues, etc. and you follow the dancers. At the end, the program tells you how well (or how poorly LOL) you did.

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1/23/12 8:03 A

Thanks for all the warm welcomes! I now I'm in the right place

I was wondering what other wii programs I could get, I'll have to look for the dance ones, thanks.

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1/23/12 12:24 A

A big welcome to the team Shirley. I think you're going to like it here. Everyone is so helpful and friendly. Please just jump in and join the conversations.

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1/22/12 11:35 P

Hello Shirley, to this great team.

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1/22/12 9:39 P

Welcome Shirley - this a great team. All the best with your current journey.

Irene in BC

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1/22/12 11:53 A

Hi, Shirley. Welcome to Canada's 50+ Ladies Club. It's nice to have you join us. I also have a Wii fit and I really enjoy it. For Christmas this year, my dh got me the Just Dance 2 and 3 for the Wii. They're fun to use as well.

Come join us in the Chit Chat lounge if you'd like, to get to know some of us better. We like to go there to chat about our day and it would be nice ot get to know you better.

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1/22/12 9:32 A

Hi Shirley - Great to meet you, this is a great team with an amazing bunch of ladies from all over. I have loved every moment in this team. Looking forward to getting to know you more.

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1/22/12 9:24 A

Hi, my name is Shirley and I just wanted to drop by and introduce myself, I joined Sparkpeople January 1st and have been finding it very motivating.

I live in NB and, baby, it's cold outside! I work full time and sometimes it's hard to fit in some exercise so I got myself a wii fit for Christmas and it's been fun to get up everyday and jump on that wii board and go.



Edited by: IAMSHIRLEYM at: 1/22/2012 (09:25)

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1/14/12 8:47 A

Hi Joyce and Thelma - I have been MIA a bit but wanted to stop by and say Hello too.

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1/12/12 12:56 A

Hi Joyce,
A very warm welcome to you and thanks for joining this great team of ladies.
Yes, stress can really pack the pounds on. We can all attest to that. Night time grazing is my downfall. I'm like a food Dracula--as soon as the sun sets I'm biting into something or other, lol.

As Val our co-leader said, please feel free to jump right in. We'd be delighted to talk with you.

Edited by: DOTZCANDOIT at: 1/12/2012 (00:58)

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1/11/12 7:10 A

Morning, everyone. Boy, it's sure nice to see all the new faces on here. Mitzy, Thelma and Joyce - welcome to the team. You've picked a really good one - the people on here are so friendly and encouraging. If you get a few minutes, come join us in the Chit Chat lounge where a few of us like to get together. Just jump in with the conversation anytime!

Gotta run and get ready for work. Toodles...

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1/11/12 6:21 A

Hi, everyone. I'm Joyce from Alberta. I'm turning 55 next month. I've been on sparkpeople before and it helped me then and I'm expecting it to help me now. The last couple of years has been very stressful on me and my family and I gained 30lbs back. I believe I have my life in some kind of control again so here am am again and I know my goal can be achieved because I did it once before.

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1/11/12 12:00 A

Hi Mitzy, Hi Thelma, to the team.

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1/10/12 8:06 P

Hi Thelma,
So glad you decided to join this great team of friendly outgoing ladies. We have another lady (Connie) who lives on a farm in Alberta and drops in as time allows. There's also ladies from B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and I believe one lady from Quebec. I'm from Mississauga, Ontario.

Have a look around the various threads and feel free to jump right in. Most of us have a good old gab-fest on the Chit-Chat Lounge thread where we talk about our day, so sit down with a cup of tea or coffee and come on over when you have some time.. We'd love to meet you.

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1/10/12 10:26 A

Hi I'm Thelma from Alberta. I'm 56 soon to be 57 and am a farmer, so I get lots of exercise. My biggest problem is I like my own cooking so the weight has slowly crept up, that and my hubby always tells me I look wonderful. It took a long time to really have a good look in the mirror and I was horrified by what I saw, so I'm on a journey to loose 40 lbs.

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1/7/12 1:12 A

Hi Mitzy,
Welcome to the team. I'm Dorothy from Mississauga (practically a neighbour of yours) and will turn 65 in June. At the Older Adult Centre where I'm a member and volunteer, we offer chair-ercise for those with back or knee or ankle problems. I've taken some of these exercises and they are a good workout without the stress on joints. You might want to check out something like this as another alternative. Community Centres may offer evening or week-end classes to coincide with your work schedule.

Please check out the team threads. Feel free to jump right in and join us.

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12/27/11 1:46 A

Hello Ladies. I'm new to Spark People. Live in Burlington, ON. Just turned 65 and really want to make it to at least 85 so figured I'd get off my backside so to speak and get moving. Have to be around for those 5 grandkids. Still work full time and enjoy it. Keeps me a bit occupied anyway. Exercising is sometimes hard because of a very bad right leg but going to try aquafit. Long way to go but going to set a goal of 50 lbs to start. Any advise for a golden odie much appreciated.

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12/20/11 11:02 P

Hi Laura, to the team. weight loss!! Have a good Holiday!