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Introduction Text How many times have I tried to lose weight? How many times have I done it and then gained it all back? How many times have I picked the cheeseburger instead of the salad? The answer to all of these questions is the same...TOO MANY! They say that you have to really be ready to be able to lose weight. I've been ready for years. I know that it's not going to be an easy journey, but why does it have to be SO hard? Where is my willpower? I start out the week great...by Thursday, I'm eating cheeseburgers, and candy...and things I don't particularly like just because it's something to eat. So...here I am...AGAIN...pledging that I WILL lose this weight. I'm not new to Spark...I've actually been a sparker for a couple of years (I originally started out at 220 lbs)...I'm just recently back, though! I could really use some moral support. I've got a great husband, but his idea of watching what he eats is watching it AS he's eating it! He's got a great metabolism, and an active job, so he doesn't struggle like I do. I'm lucky because he'll eat anything I cook...I don't have to make separate food for him. It would just be nice if I could find people who are going through what I'm going through to help each other out! GOALS: 1st 10% Goal - 19 pounds 2nd 10% Goal - 17 pounds 3rd 10% Goal - 16 pounds

*Get to a healthy weight *Be more active *Walk in a 5K and later a 1/2 Marathon (Walk 5K - DONE!!) *Someday RUN a 5K and 1/2 Marathon! *Have kids

Food: *3 balanced meals & 2 snacks (spaced 3 hours apart) not to exceed 1200-1550 calories. *Drink 8 glasses of water/day. *Only 1 diet soda/day (only after water goal is met!) *When eating out, make the healthiest choices possible (I'm not going to say NO eating out...it's a fact of life for us, so I'm just going to be more conscious about what I choose!). Exercise: 5 days/week Turbo Jam 1 day/week free cardio (whatever I feel like doing!) 5 days/week strength training Weekly challenges for Team Turkey

I live in Indiana and work for a newspaper in the accounting department. It's a desk job in an office where people LOVE to eat! I have a WONDERFUL husband of almost 4 years. I have 3 monster dogs that I adore, but none of which are big on exercise!



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