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Introduction Text Started Spark in March of 07' - Did not take it serious at all Jan 08' 252 and + at times Dr. visit 5/3/08 for physical. Great blood pressure. Results of all blood tests: Everything is perfect except cholesterol-231 Diagnosis: Lose weight and exercise! Well duh! August 4th Summer Spark weight 245 Ready for September to be a losing month too! Sept 8 Spark weight 240 Sept 29 Autumn Spark weight 235.2 Ready for October? Yes I am! Oct 31 Halloween Spark weight 232.5 November here I come! Thanksgiving weight 229.5 Christmas weight a gift to myself 227.0 So now for the progress reports for 2009...and even the non-progress reports... Jan 09' 232 The holidays were not good to me. March April May---:0( I fall off the wagon more than I stay on it! I am an addict---a food/sugar/flour/junk addict! I admit it. June 4 -240 even started Low Carb based on Protien Power Plan Cutting out all flours, starches, and sugars. It is July 1 and I am not craving sugar anymore and do not miss the starches in my diet. I feel better and my arthritis seems to be a LOT better! I do not have the aches and pains I usually do and the stomach upset is almost all gone!!. I am really trying to learn this program and it is a struggle at times and I get frustrated sometimes because this is a learning way of eating. But--I CAN do it and do it right and lose lose lose!! July 17th, 2009 Hi my name is Joyce and I am sugar addict. I have been sugar free for 1 and 1/2 months now! Sept 1st, 2009 I have lost a full size in my jeans and am now in a 16W which translates to a 16 1/2! Needless to say I am THRILLED! So..ONWARD AND DOWNWARD!!! WOOHOO! Sept 8. 2009 Started a 3 month long challenge against other teams. My starting weight 222 Dec 1, 2009 Challenge is over and my finishing weight is 215 I am in a solid size 16 not a 16W. It is almost 2010...where will I be in a year? I hope at goal and maintaining! Dec 31st New Years Eve-the night of the Blue Moon- 212 pounds and counting DOWN!! Here it is Feb and I am still at 212 pounds..I wear a solid size 16 jeans NOT 16W so I am not to terribly down about not losing any more..It will begin again..Oh yes..it will!

I am 54 now and my main goal is to get FIT and HEALTHY. I want to lose down to 180 pounds. I do NOT like to sweat as I do enough of that outside in hay fields and yard work during the summer. I NEED to work on finding some exercise that I will enjoy doing and be consistent with it!

Low Carb. 20 per day Min 64 ounces water daily Moving my body in some way to burn calories.

My husband and I live in NW Arkansas. We both have a deep love of our Lord and family. He is my best friend on this earth and a true blessing from God! He is a self/employed/farmer and I work outside the home. ( I would like to be a house wife!) I have 2 birth daughters Charity and Hilarie , 2 bonus daughters Brandie and Andrea and a bonus son Eric . One grandaughter Gabriele and 3 step-grandchildren Haley, Ericka and Braxton. We have cattle and couple of dogs. Piplives in the house and outside resides Skeeter the stinky farm dog! :0)

Whether you eat or drink, or what ever you do, do all to the glory of God- 1 Corinthians 10:31 God's heart does not depart-Gabbie 5 yrs old God can do for me what nothing on earth can.-unk. Things which matter MOST must NEVER be at the mercy of those that matter LEAST! -unk. Psalm 61:2 and 62:2

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