If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad. We are all given this one life and it is up to us what we choose to do with it. There may be some things that happen to us that we do not choose, but we can choose our attitude in dealing with those things and we can choose what steps to take from there. When I was young I liked to read those "choose your own adventure" books where you could choose where the story goes next and each person reading the book gets a slightly different story. In my life I want to choose my adventure. In my psychology classes I recall learning about the importance of believing that you have the power to make choices to achieve a desired outcome. Somewhere since then I became discouraged and felt like no matter what adventure I chose, I would end up on the same page. I cognitively know the importance of believing I can achieve my goals, and I am fighting to keep that optimism and positive thinking alive and central. Staying positive and believing that I can reach my goals does not come natural for me. Therefore, I intend to keep these thoughts ever before my eyes and flood my spark page with positive, motivational and inspirational quotes.

My long term goal is to lose 128 lbs. A pacer goal is to lose 10 lbs. by July 11 (birthday). (reached 7/26/12) A second pacer goal is to lose 40 lbs. by December 25, 2014 - Merry Christmas to me! Have the ability to run a 5K Have more energy and less anxiety.

Minimum of 2-15 minutes daily cardio workout 700 fitness minutes/month Be a faithful food logger and work to stay within the set limits Have an active presence on SparkPeople REWARDS CHART: Pounds lost 10 - haircut and style (7/26/12) 20 - new pair of shoes 30 - mani/pedi 40 - $40 i-tunes spree 50 - Rosetta Stone Spanish program 60 - day trip to Chicago 70 - $150 clothes shopping spree 80 - Vitamix blender 90 - bike 100 - data plan for phone 110 - 2 new pairs of impractically fun shoes 120 - Paddle board 128 - 10 Day Vacation!!! maintain loss for 2 months - $500 shopping spree

I try to live by the words "love God, love others" I am an avid NY Times Crossword Puzzle solver. The smell of coffee makes me smile (the consumption of it makes me smile even more) I enjoy travelling and experiencing other cultures and languages. I welcome new spark friends! We are in this together and encouragement is key!



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