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Introduction Text Hello Sparkers! I am 23 years old, and have been overweight for as long as I can remember! I have a wonderful fiance named Matthew who fell in love with me at my heaviest weight (280lbs). With wedding plans in the future, and thoughts of starting a family, I am more determined than ever to become healthy again. Currently starting SparkPeople, I am at 270 pounds. My ultimate goal as I begin this journey is to lose 100lbs by August 10th, 2013. I am so lucky to have my best friend as an incredible support for me as I begin one of the hardest challenges of my life so far. I have made a plan with Tara to e-mail her every single night to keep her updated on my progress, such as how my day went, struggles I may have had, and success'. I am feeling motivated and excited to begin this new part of my life! I have two visual motivators to help keep me on track throughout this process. The first one is a combination of two jars on my dresser. In one jar I have 100 blue pebbles, and in the second jar I have empty space waiting to be filled up by the same pebbles as I lose each pound - moving a pebble for every pound that I lose into the waiting jar. My second motivator is my list of rewards as I lose weight. For each 5 pound lost, I will reward myself with a "small" reward. For each 10 pounds, I will rewards myself with a "big" reward. Each 25 pounds will represent a "milestone" reward for me. Here are the rewards I have chosen for myself: 15lbs-265-Small-Candle: check 20lbs-260-Big-Bath Bombs (3-4): check 25lbs-255-Small-Piggy Bank: check 30lbs-250-Big-SparkPeople Cookbook: check 35lbs-245-Milestone-Healthy Dinner & Movie: check 40lbs-240-Big-Thermal Spa Experience 45lbs-235-Small-New Lush Product (never tried before!) 50lbs-230-Big-Pedicure 55lbs-225-Small-Jugo Juice 60lbs-220-Milestone-Clothing Shop 65lbs-215-Small-Videotron Movie 70lbs-210-Big-Wallet 75lbs-205-Small-Magazines 80lbs-200-Big-Cinema 85lbs-195-Milestone-Photoshoot 90lbs-190-Big-Intimate shopping with Matt 95lbs-185-Small-David’s Tea 100lbs-180-Big-Bathing Suit for Spa Day! 105lbs-175-Small-Flip Flops for Spa Day! 110lbs-170-Milestone-Spa Day (with Mom & Tara)

1 - Be under 200 lbs by December 25th, 2012 2 - Lose 110 lbs by August 10th, 2013 3- Graduate from University by May 2014 4-Have a down payment for a house within 5 years of graduating from University (May 2019) 5- Be healthy enough to have a baby *15lbs: Nov 23rd, 2011 *20lbs: Dec 9th, 2011 *25lbs: Jan 17th, 2012 *30lbs: March 2nd, 2012 *35lbs: April 13th, 2012 *40lbs: *45lbs: *50lbs: *55lbs: *60lbs: *65lbs: *70lbs: *75lbs: *80lbs: *85lbs: *90lbs: *95lbs: *100lbs: *105lbs: *110lbs:

For now I will mainly be walking, and following SparkPeople's Nutrition tracker based on the information provided to me with regards to my current weight, and how much I would like to lose by August 10th, 2013.

I am originally from Ajax Ontario, but have been in Montreal Quebec for approximately 14 years.



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