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CHANGE_NEEDED
Posts: 80 1/13/09 11:06 P
woo hooo.....we difinetely need to get a coffee date out girls!
ok...gonna brag.....weighed in at my weight watcher meeting....lost 5 pounds......yea!!!!
JILL
ZAPME911
SparkPoints: (26,242)
Fitness Minutes: (11,285) Posts: 3,461 1/13/09 9:53 P
Hey MCGOVERNT44! I love Galena. What a beautiful town! We used to go camping up there at Palace campground, but have not been in awhile. Great little shops too!
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MCGOVERNT44
Posts: 4 1/13/09 8:10 P
I am from Galena, Illinois; far northwestern corner of the state, bordering Iowa and Wisconsin.
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POTIONSINMOTION
Posts: 677 1/13/09 7:16 P
Southern Illinois...Murphysboro to be exact. I'm only 25 minutes or so from Carbondale, home of the Salukis.
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."
-Henry David Thoreau, US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862)
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BRIXYLAKE
Posts: 141 1/13/09 4:22 P
Hey there.. I'm a newbie... I live in Beach Park (between Zion and Waukegan) so I'm in the very far northeastern corner of IL, almost into Wisconsin (my home state)
**Denise**
I'm tired of existing, I want to LIVE!
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ACCESSDENIED
Posts: 75 1/13/09 3:46 P
Rockford
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1MIDGT
Posts: 2,366 1/13/09 2:30 P
Deann: too cool!! Is the It's a Small World theme song going through anyone else's mind right now!? hehehe
VickiW8: I know where Harrisburg is ... I found it when I was lost once. I LOVE the discoveries on our lost trips!! hehehe
-Chelle Live, Laugh, Love. "Keep Breathing"
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VICKIW8
Posts: 362 1/13/09 1:54 P
ha. i am from southern il. norris city is near carmi, harrisburg, and shawneetown. near In even. evansville is about a 45 minute drive. so is New Harmony. anyone else near Norris city???
DEEANN8
Posts: 5,111 1/13/09 12:50 P
Chelle & MomOfFour -- my son lives in Auburn (just south of Spfld), so I'm in your neck of the woods sometimes.
Dee
"All things can be done for the one who believes." Mark 9:23
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” --Will Rogers
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1MIDGT
Posts: 2,366 1/13/09 11:48 A
Hey Jill, I was in your neck of the woods in October (yep, shopping).
MomOfFour ... I work in Spfld & live 20 min west of town ... you're closest to me so far! :-)
-Chelle Live, Laugh, Love. "Keep Breathing"
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ROSE_312
Posts: 873 1/13/09 10:34 A
Coffeen, IL...between Hillsboro and Vandalia.
3rd edition..page 312 Sober today only by the grace of God....3/26/89.
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GERISE
Posts: 2,528 1/13/09 9:58 A
plainfield il but oringinally south side chicago near midway
My Favorit quote : Of The Week
Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands--and then just eat one of the pieces.
-Judith Viorst
There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. <
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MZANUT
SparkPoints: (18,102)
Fitness Minutes: (7,997) Posts: 601 1/13/09 7:36 A
Jill,
I'm doing well thanks!! I've been pretty good on the healthy habits. When I'm home alone and want something just to much on I grab a bag of veggies I have cut up in the fridge. I graze until I'm full and not over do it on the calories. I joined a weight loss pool. If I lose 10% of my weight by April 16th I go into a finalist pool. The people that maintain the following 4 weeks splits the pot. Last I heard it was $625. Now that is some incentive!!
Initial Goals: 1. Get back into my previous weight loss jeans.
2. Meet my fiber requirements 5 days a week.
Now that I am finally exercising for the first time in 23 years I have decided to set these weekly exercise goals.
1. Walk or go to the gym 3 - 4 days a week. 2. Strength training 2 - 3 times a week
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CHANGE_NEEDED
Posts: 80 1/13/09 7:15 A
hey NUT.....next time ....wave....hehehe
hope you are doing well....i have been bad on my healthy habits all week......but still trying to maintain.
JILL
KATT1987
Posts: 65 1/12/09 11:58 P
I am from southern Illinois about 8 miles north of Chester. I can see the lights from St. Gen from my back porch.
Inspiring people are vitamins for our spirit. They come in all kinds of disguises and descriptions. If you open your heart to being inspired, they will appear. - Sark
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JHENDE
Posts: 1 1/12/09 10:36 P
I am from Chillicothe, IL. Which is outside of Peoria, IL.
MZANUT
SparkPoints: (18,102)
Fitness Minutes: (7,997) Posts: 601 1/12/09 9:28 P
Jill,
I took my son and his friend to baseball camp in Champaign right after Christmas. They had a great time at camp. I should have waved on my way through.
Initial Goals: 1. Get back into my previous weight loss jeans.
2. Meet my fiber requirements 5 days a week.
Now that I am finally exercising for the first time in 23 years I have decided to set these weekly exercise goals.
1. Walk or go to the gym 3 - 4 days a week. 2. Strength training 2 - 3 times a week
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CHANGE_NEEDED
Posts: 80 1/12/09 9:19 P
Wow thanks for such a great reply from everyone.....i have been to many of those towns listed.....
JILL
MZANUT
SparkPoints: (18,102)
Fitness Minutes: (7,997) Posts: 601 1/12/09 9:04 P
Lola,
I bet with all this snow you wish you was back in FL.
Initial Goals: 1. Get back into my previous weight loss jeans.
2. Meet my fiber requirements 5 days a week.
Now that I am finally exercising for the first time in 23 years I have decided to set these weekly exercise goals.
1. Walk or go to the gym 3 - 4 days a week. 2. Strength training 2 - 3 times a week
current weight: 235.2
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LOLAFALANA
Posts: 9 1/12/09 9:01 P
Im from Round Lake Beach...moved to Sarasota, FL...and back to Round Lake Beach :)
The 90 Day Challenge has transformed my life! Email me if you need a true support system along this journey.
My Email Address: mynext90@gmail.com
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MZANUT
SparkPoints: (18,102)
Fitness Minutes: (7,997) Posts: 601 1/12/09 8:44 P
I'm from the Quad Cities. East Moline.
Initial Goals: 1. Get back into my previous weight loss jeans.
2. Meet my fiber requirements 5 days a week.
Now that I am finally exercising for the first time in 23 years I have decided to set these weekly exercise goals.
1. Walk or go to the gym 3 - 4 days a week. 2. Strength training 2 - 3 times a week
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MCR2463
Posts: 3,644 1/12/09 7:02 P
Chicago 60641 - But I was raised in Dekalb -Go Barbs !
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BELIEVINGISEING
Posts: 4,224 1/12/09 6:36 P
60 miles south of Chicago.
Take some time to dance on a dime and sing from the top of your lungs. Be silly, get down, put a smile over that frown, and remember who you want to be. Twist and shout, don't forget to get out, and bring new life to you. The mind is a strange thing. It can make you believe in the impossible or make you beleive it's not possible. THE ONLY THING STOPPING YOU, IS YOU !! Dance til the inside of your soul smiles.
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MISSSPRINGFIELD
Posts: 1,144 1/12/09 6:01 P
south central IL, midway between Effingham and Mt Vernon
I also am in De Kalb. I have NIU as my backyard! (relatively)
“It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.”
“No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.”
“You will never find time for anything. You must make it.”
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REETS50
Posts: 9,290 1/12/09 1:23 P
Northern IL, Lake Villa, workout at Hastings and Grayslake, walk the trails in area
Today's where my book begins, the rest is still unwritten...
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JFROGDIVA
Posts: 12,018 1/12/09 1:22 P
Central: Brighton near Alton (St. Louis area)
Hugzz -- Jae, aka: Ms Froggie, Resident Frog Diva **Central Time Zone** ************* Spring Frog of New Beginnings, Blossoming Ninja ************* ** FSC Ambassador ** Having Fun With the 100+ First Step Club! Ask me how you can, too!!!! www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/groups_i ndividual.asp?gid=9964 ************* Zukaku Katsumi Ninja Nurse Frog ************* Powerful Pink Ninjas ROCK!!!! ************* Wicked Sister Tour
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MOMOFFOUR95
Posts: 328 1/12/09 1:17 P
Rochester, just outside Springfield
"Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid of standing still."--Chinese Proverb "If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin."-Ivan Tugenev
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SIMPLE_TAILOR
SparkPoints: (110,342)
Fitness Minutes: (23,902) Posts: 7,517 1/12/09 12:26 P
I'm the furthest south so far. Chester, IL. About an hour and a half south of St. Louis.
Let's kick this pig!!! (from the immortal movie Down Periscope)
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. (Lyric from Free Will by Rush)
Enjoy the enjoyment!! - Thomas Patrick Casey (local radio personality)
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ZAPME911
SparkPoints: (26,242)
Fitness Minutes: (11,285) Posts: 3,461 1/12/09 10:57 A
Hi Jill. I am a central Illinoisan at heart as I grew up and lived in Mahomet. Now I live in Hanover Park.
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CHOCOHIPPO
SparkPoints: (96,542)
Fitness Minutes: (64,717) Posts: 1,962 1/12/09 10:43 A
I'm also from Gurnee! Anyone else work out at Lindenhurst Health and Fitness?
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JACKSLAW
SparkPoints: (66,899)
Fitness Minutes: (41,362) Posts: 12,184 1/12/09 10:16 A
Sauk Village, Illinois South of Chicago
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KL3J3CK
Posts: 1 1/12/09 10:01 A
I am from Oak Lawn a southern suburb of Chicago
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JMU1972
SparkPoints: (2,194)
Fitness Minutes: (0) Posts: 766 1/12/09 9:58 A
I am from Gurnee (moved from Edgewater).
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TDERROUGH
Posts: 20 1/12/09 9:57 A
West side of Chicago
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KIMSFITJOURNAL
SparkPoints: (78,970)
Fitness Minutes: (15,705) Posts: 3,220 1/12/09 9:51 A
Hi - new to the team - from New Lenox.
---Kimberly--- I might fail, but I will not quit.
A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison. - Francis Bacon
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny. - Albert Ellis
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TIGGER622
Posts: 5,143 1/12/09 9:41 A
Im in the northwest burbs - Lake in the Hills :)
Dani
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast!"
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PRINCESSRIALS
Posts: 3,876 1/12/09 9:25 A
Champaign-Urbana area
~Christine (Rials)~ ~Kisi the Berserk (Pink Vikings)~
If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up!
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JENNIFERZ_77
Posts: 19 1/12/09 9:25 A
Mundelein
I am new here and very excited to start!
DEEANN8
Posts: 5,111 1/12/09 8:53 A
Pekin (Central IL)
Dee
"All things can be done for the one who believes." Mark 9:23
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” --Will Rogers
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CAJSMITH
Posts: 18 1/12/09 8:43 A
Pekin :)
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BABAJANE
SparkPoints: (37,157)
Fitness Minutes: (60,486) Posts: 1,718 1/12/09 8:40 A
O'Fallon
I can do this!!
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WFUSINATO1
Posts: 902 1/12/09 8:20 A
Spring Valley
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CHANGE_NEEDED
Posts: 80 1/12/09 8:14 A
I will go a step further and say i live near Tuscola.....
JILL
LDERSCH
SparkPoints: (31,070)
Fitness Minutes: (19,939) Posts: 1,567 1/12/09 8:12 A
Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."
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MARYANNE4403
SparkPoints: (76,503)
Fitness Minutes: (75,160) Posts: 12,566 1/12/09 8:09 A
Central Illinois - Witt to be exact
I'm from Witt, Central Illinois, I'm an RN in labor / delivery and or the nursery
'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.' - Ronald Reagan
"People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, But people will NEVER forget how you made them feel
"A broken bone can heal, but the wound a word opens can fester forever" - Jessamyn West
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SANDYASHMEG
Posts: 3,865 1/12/09 8:06 A
Shorewood
Illinois zone 5
Make today count!
Quit smoking May 18th!
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CHANGE_NEEDED
Posts: 80 1/12/09 8:01 A
hey I think it would be a grand idea if we all knew what area from illinois everyone is from......I live in cetral illinois....near Champaign. maybe someday....we can get together for fat free latte....lol
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