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Introduction Text I am 37, single mother of two boys teenage boys. I've stuggled with weight since grade school so I never really knew how my body could feel without the extra pounds. I have memories of my mother signing me up to Jenny Craig and that is when my closet eating began. I know she meant well, but she didn't struggle with weight issues so I never felt that she understood what I was going through. The truth is that at that age I didn't understand it either. I truly couldn't pinpoint what got me on track. I finally understood my dads words telling me that a happy life is a balanced life. I joined Weight Watchers after trying to lose weight on my own using a low carb diet which was not the balance I needed. I started at 227 and my goal is to be at 155. It's been a long, slow moving bumpy ride no doubt, but all the struggles will be the reminder that I am stronger than I ever thought I could be and this will not allow me to fail. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you've had enough. **It is now mid June and I am still making very slow progress. Never the less the scale is moving in the right direction. Today I weighed in at 174. I hit a slump in April due to thyroid surgery. Since then I've been having trouble getting back into my workout routine. Finally I am feeling like myself again and starting to add more activity. ***Today I am only ten pounds away from my original goal. I have hit many bumps in the road and nearly gave up due to personal problems. During this time all I wanted to do is turn to food. I stopped working out because I felt that what happened to me had something to do with focusing too much on myself. I felt selfish and my solution was to give up and go back to the wife who focused more on her partners needs. After much reflection and therapy I found that working on myself is a need that I have to meet and if I don't I will never make myself or others around me happy. So my final desicion is to continue my journey to self renewal. Couch to 5K graduate!!! 10/10/08 Finished C25K W1 had to start all over.. 10/16/08 Finished C25K W2 10/23/08 Finished C25K W3 11/01/08 Finished C25K W4 11/06/08 Finished C25K W5 11/08/08 I actually went skydiving!!!.. 11/15/08 Finished C25K W6 11/22/08 Finished C25K W7 11/27/08 2mile race as part of a sprint tri athlon relay. Next time I will do it all on my own. 12/01/08 Finished C25K W8 12/11/08 Finished C25K W9!!!!DONE!!! Starting C25K again... now working on building a stronger base for running. * strength training is really helping me with my running posture and power. Stats: Highest Weight after pregnancy:250lb Starting Weight:227lb 11/17/2009 167lbs 10/22/2010 155lbs Measurments: Waist: Starting : 42in 11/17/09: 33 03/05/10: 32.5 09/21/10: 31.5 Hips: Starting:50in 09/21/2010 : 39in arm: 09/21/2010 :13in neck: 09/21/2010 :13in Weigh ins: Joined the MaryMackers team starting first weigh in 03/05/10 and every friday after that til June 12, 2010. I want to reach my goal of 150 by the end. Starting Weight: 168 3/05/2010: 165 3/12/2010: 163.9 3/19/2010: 165 need discipline.. 3/26/2010: 166 + Holy Moly!! 4/02/2010: 164.2 4/09/2010: 162.3 4/16/2010: 161.9 (TOM) 4/23/2010: 163.5(+1.6) ??!! 4/30/2010: 162.5(-1) 5/07/2010: 160.4(-2.1) 5/14/2010: 160.6(+.2) TOM 5/21/2010: 163.5(+2.9) ?? 5/28/2010: 158.5(-5) 6/04/2010: 163.2 6/11/2010: 158.4 6/18/2010: 157.8 10/22/2010: 155 *** at Goal*** 12/03/2010: 157 12/10/2010: 156.6 12/17/2010: 155.5 12/24/2010: 156 12/31/2010: 156 2011 :) New goal healthy BMI 145# and tone 01/01/2011: 161.4 01/07/2011: 159.4 01/14/2011: Went into birthday mode and paid dearly for it... 01/21/2011:? 01/28/2011:? 02/04/2011:birthday damage is done: now back to reality... 02/11/2011:162.5 02/18/2011:162.3 02/25/2011:161.6 03/04/2011:160.6 03/18/2011:159.2 03/25/2011:160.4 04/01/2011:163.4 04/08/2011:162.4 04/15/2011:159.7 04/22/2011:158.7 Running: Thanksgiving Tri: Relay team. 2 mile run 11/27/2008 (24:46) Pat's Run 2010: 4.2 Mile Run. (51:36) 04/17/2010 Stopped running after my injury, but I just restarted, need to find a race to work toward. 2011: Back to running and preparing for the Disney Half September 2011. ST: Mostly from circuit training with Jillian videos. Stretch/Meditate with Yoga moves to help prevent running injuries. Nov 1st 2012: Life took a turn for the worse this past year, and although I gained back a significant amount of weight I still have the power to get back on track. I got this! Now onward and upward or better yet.. downward ;)!

To get to my first goal of 155 lbs...it's taking forever!.. (Done 9/2010) To run a 5k.. Done!! ran 4.2 miles. (04/17/2010) ** Signed up for Thanksgiving Day tri -athlon. Goal completed!.. (11/27/2008) Next tri Nov. 2010...

I originally started losing weight on a low carb diet. The idea was to get out of the 200's as fast as possible. I promised myself a healthier choice once I met my first goal. Once I hit onederland I started WW and now I use Spark to track my calories and workouts. I will continue my new healthy lifestyle to reach and maintain my goal weight. ** Weekly activity schedule** M: Circuit Training T: run/ST W: Circuit/Yoga Th: run/ ST F: Circuit S: run S:Yoga

I'm a California girl currently residing in "the valley of the sun" I call it home now and secretly really like it.

I love to try new workouts and ways to cook healthy.

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