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I haven't lost weight for quite a while but I haven't gained any, either. It's very hard for me to hold to 1500 calories/day, although I did it today. It's not the lack of exercise...it's the excess calories that I'm trying to eliminate. Everyone knows that new healthy habits are notoriously hard to develop.
I haven't lost weight for quite a while but I haven't gained any, either. It's very hard for me to hold to 1500 calories/day, although I did it today. It's not the lack of exercise...it's the excess calories that I'm trying to eliminate. Everyone knows that new healthy habits are notoriously hard to develop.

Member Since: 1/27/2009

Fitness Minutes: 251,410

My Goals:
To stay healthy, eat better, and have some fun.

My Program:
 I do stretches every morning, and I walk 6 days/week. I walk with the Volksmarchers (ava.org), some friends 1X/week, and meetups (info@meetup.com). I'm on SP's 10K/day team, which is very motivating. From time to time, I have a session at our community gym.


Personal Information:
I have always lived in St. Louis. I've been married for over 30 years to Gordon, a very patient man. We have two adult children and two grandsons, 23 and 10, who live in Albuquerque. I retired from teaching high school, but then helped a friend at her preschool for 3 years. I am very much enjoying retirement.

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 Favorite TV shows: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, John Oliver, Bill Maher, Samantha Bee's Full Frontal, and Stephen Colbert's Tonight. We obviously like news satire.

Favorite books: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel, Blue Highways by William Least Heat Moon, The Help by Kathryn Stockett



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  • v WALNUTT1961
    Thank you for the tip on getting wrinkle free sheets. I will try it!
    4 days ago
  • v MRS_EVA_K
    I meant to answer you earlier! I found Miss B.'s bucket last year at Target. She has a good allergy. Teal pumpkins let people know. Teal is the color for food allergy awareness. Take a look at FARE's Teal Pumpkin Project for information!
    11 days ago
  • v 02SERENE
    Dear Deebee: Be glad you are maintaining the lbs lost so far. When I discouraged + stalled, that was one thing I did. But, you know by my blogs — I invested in myself. I did not get to where I am today by myself. It was SparkPeople plus etc. etc
    21 days ago
  • v 02SERENE
    Dear Deebee: Thanks for always being supportive. I have shared your minister’s saying about pencil planning + God having the eraser — with many people. Plus the saying really helped me change my attitude. Thx so much.🌝
    21 days ago
  • v 1ZIPPYC
    Thanks for the motivational comment on my blog. You know I haven't colored in months! I should get back to that...really enjoyed it! I think I am just burnt out basically! From the beginning when I was doing therapy for months I was gung ho. I was like a balloon slowly inflating since then. Was so afraid I would get frozen shoulder and then for several reasons I let the rest of me go and kept eating the calories of someone who should be exercising more. Sigh. But, Like I said, all I want to do is eat! I got on my new bike for a slow 5 min. or so today...those knees of mine are so stiff and sore-very limited range of motion using those pedals sitting down. But, you know I felt better afterwards --loosened my knees up!. So that encouraged me. One day at a time! Once it gets cooler, we will get our state park pass and start getting out there again for our walks. Yuma must wonder where we have been!
    By the way, you mentioned Ben Gay before...I decided to try BioFreeze again, since we had some...my husband has been using it. Wow-it really helped. No reaction at all to the menthol like I used to. Must have gotten that out of my system somehow. We have the roll on.
    Have a good week. Keep up that walking! Your are so inspiring! emoticon emoticon
    38 days ago

    Comment edited on: 10/6/2019 10:46:40 PM
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