Using SparkPeople is the most amazing thing. The encouragement and tools is the best thing and way to keep things going, when times get tough a great way to get back up and keep moving.
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I absolutely LOVE the daily Healthy Reflections. If you haven't signed up for this email to be sent to you, it will help. I promise.
SPARK-KELLI5/27/2010 8:36:00 AM
I agree!
MARIA495/25/2010 10:51:00 PM
I feel sparkpeople is for anyone who wants to change their lifestyle. You get motivated from team members or just anyone that reads your blog.
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Keeping My Motivation Up
I struggle with motivation. To help myself keep motivated, I like to encourage others by making positive comments on blogs and in posts. I also like to read the SparkPages of SparkPeople Motivators, which can be found linked on the main SparkPages page.
Have you ever noticed that when your mood is gloomy, you don't feel well? Maybe you thought your mood was gloomy BECAUSE you don't feel well. Scientific studies bear out that people are healthier when they remain positive. Take advantage of all the positive energy that flows within SparkPeople to lift your mood. You'll feel more like exercising and eating healthy, and the vague malaise that can turn into real illness will just melt away. Mind over matter works!
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Go to the SparkPages tab under the Community menu and check out the SparkPeople Motivators. Their blogs are invariably uplifting, and I can attest that the laughs, inspiration and loving support you'll find there will instantly lift your mood.
If you are an emotional eater stop before you hit the kitchen. Go sign on to SparkPeople instead. Read Motivator of the Day, Blog the emotional trigger or distract yourself with an article. This works! Replace that immediate impulse to put something in your mouth with getting on SparkPeople. 1722417
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