Page Title

Introduction Text Oct.26/2014 update I have been inactive and paying no attention to what I eat for a long time. I've always continued to receive Spark emails, however, and one day last week, I got one from Spark Guy that said even ten minutes a day of exercise can make a difference. Anyway, that lit a spark in me, and I am walking, doing exercises for ten minutes a day, and recording what I eat. Down five pounds this week. And I feel fired up, if not yet firm and fit! April 9, 2012 update: Well, I've put back on 20 of the 80 pounds that I lost and can't get into my size 12 clothes anymore, so I decided it was time to get back in touch with my thinner, SparkPeople self and friends. My plan is to record all food intake, walk an hour a day (I've actually been doing that 3 or 4 times a week, and check in with SparkPeople every day, taking a more active role in Spark Teams. Wish me luck and will power! Hi. I'm 63 years old and retired in June after teaching for thirty years. I have gone up and down with weight all my life. My daughter got married in July, and it motivated me strongly to lose some of the weight I'd gained for that occasion. With the help of Spark People, their tools and friends, I have been very successful. Not totally where I want to be yet, but I'm getting close. And I LOVE the new, energetic, strong, healthy person I've become along the way. People say I look 20 years younger -- and I definitely feel younger! Weight loss progress: 1/15 -- 237 1/22 -- 236 1/29 -- 232 2/5 -- 229 2/11 -- 227 2/18 -- 223 2/26 -- 221 3/5 -- 219 3/12 -- 216 3/19 -- 213 3/26 -- 210 4/2 -- 207 4/11 -- 204 4/16 -- 203 4/29 --199.6 5/4 -- 195.4 5/7 -- 194.2 5/14 -- 193 5/28 -- 189 6/8 -- 187 (50 pounds down) 6/13 -- 185 -- initial goal met 6/21 -- 183 6/29 -- 181 7/5 -- 179.6 7/19 -- 175 8/1 -- 173 3/18 -- 157

My goal is to lose 50 pounds by July 10, 2010. Update June 13 -- I want to lose35 more pounds in five months. An interim goal: lose ten pounds (and no longer be in the obese category) by July 30.

Target Heart Rate Results: Your heart rate ranges (in beats per minute) 55%: 112 bpm 60%: 116 bpm 65%: 121 bpm 70%: 126 bpm 75%: 131 bpm 80%: 135 bpm 85%: 140 bpm I try to walk30 minutes a day, at a moderate to slow pace. I hope to increase the speed but keep the time the same. I am eating between 1200 and 1500 calories a day, trying to get the right mixture of carbs, fats and protein.





Add a Link Energy and persistence conquer all things. -- Ben Franklin Eastern Daylight Time
Save Changes