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9/21/12 8:20 P

Just finished Week One day 5 plus 50 minutes of cardio! My weigh day is tomorrow morning. I have not cheated eating at all this week and followed the program! Let's hope scale moves some. I have been at a stand still for weeks!

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9/18/12 8:38 P

Welcome to the group, GAGIRL. We can be your "spark family" and support you on your journey to wt loss.

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9/18/12 8:06 A

Hi everybody, I'm new to this. My name is Mary and I am married and a mother of 3, I have put myself last for so long now that I've forgotten who I was. I will be 50 next year and instead of being fat at 50, I want to be fabulous at 50. My goal is to lose 66 lbs by April...yikes! My obstacle's are my family, they can be very encouraging at what I'm wanting to do but they do not help me, so I'm really going to have to count on you guys to keep me going I'm joining a jazzercise class and will be going 3 times a week and walking the 2 days a week. Does anybody now of any healthy shakes for breakfast that is fast and easy?

current weight: 218.0

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9/18/12 3:51 A

Good Luck!

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9/17/12 12:47 P

Hi there! You are awesome is so many ways I just don't know where to start. Congrats on your progress so far and I know you have it in you to make all your goals your reality. What a great idea to create a running program for the school, they need encouragement to be healthy at this age and to learn a healthy way of life at a young age. This will only help in the future as they go out on their own!!!! I am happy to have you on the team and look forward to reading many more motivating posts from you!

current weight: 144.8

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9/17/12 8:31 A

I have fallen off the wagon so many times I have lost count. My daughter showed me this website back in 2007. I read alot of the articles first and found that they offer a huge amount of health information, support and a network of people that ride the same wagon as me. That being said, I think a bumpy road is called for once in awhile to realize that I am not perfect, I just need to see where my weaknesses are and then get back on and focus on 1 goal that is hard for me to keep. If I do baby steps to get it, I did god.

Climb back on and expect some turbulence.

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9/17/12 8:18 A

Hi sparkpeople! I found this site about two months ago, made a laundry list of goals, logging in three consecutive days, then ignored the site and my fitness completely for the next two months. I like to joke that I "fall off the wagon" frequently. The truth is, there is nothing funny about calculating your bmi and realizing you are officially obese. And that is exactly what happened to me two weeks ago. My daughters' school sent home information about a free fitness program for overweight children at our local YMCA and as I was calculating their bmi ( which both fell into the normal range) I went ahead and calculated my own and was horrified to see that I was considered obese. Heavier than I ought to be, I expected, but obese is a word I associate with early death and unnecessary health complications. I immediately began to introduce cardio back into my life. I've exercised at least 5 days per week for the last two weeks, and I have changed my eating habits from anything, at anytime of day, to planned healthy meals. I didn't weigh myself two weeks ago before I made the changes, but I am 14 pounds down from the last time I remember having weighed myself. I feel amazing. In two weeks I have gone down a size in jeans. I have a closet full of clothes I've kept for three years, from when I was in my most fit stage of life (ages 25-28), and I intend to not only fit into every single article of clothing in there, but to make being fit the new condition of my life, and not merely a time frame I look back on with fond memories. I am joining the 28 day bootcamp challenge to prove to myself I can finish what I start without "falling off the wagon". I'm also planning to meet with my daughters' P.E. teacher to discuss developing a running club for the students to join next spring, to promote a fitness and healthy lifestyles for children. I couldn't be happier with my progress thus far, and I look forward to seeing exactly what I''m capable of when I challenge myself to be great!