Sparkpeople

I have started using sparkpeople.com again. For those of you who haven't checked it out it is a free healthy living program that helps you track what you've eaten, how much you've exercised and has many helpful articles, blogs, & suggestions. I use the nutrition tracker and the exercise tracker daily (at least so far). When you start you enter in your height and weight and they tell you where you fall on the BMI scale. You then enter how much you would like to loose and by when and they give you a suggested calorie, fat, carb, and protien range. They can also suggest how much exercise you need to get. For those of you who are dealing with health issues they have suggestions, helps, and recommendations for you too!

I know this is only my second full day using the program, but I was able to do use it successfully before, losing 80lbs. I am excited about the possibilities with using this program again. It may not work for you, but I know it works for me.

I have also started using the treadmill at the house. 2 days in a row of doing a mile. For someone who was capable, but not active it is a good start. Tonight I also want to try using my Leslie Sansone Walking DVD again. She is a good, positive, Christian woman who seems to motivate me.

Now that I have reached my goals of starting sparkpeople and using the treadmill, I do need to come up with new goals. I have a goal shirt and a goal pair of capris in my closet. My goal is to be able to fit into both by Officer's Councils. That gives me a little more than a month, but both pieces of clothing are only a size or 2 off of what I currently wear, which is attainable.

My goals for the next 49 days are:

1. To stick with the sparkpeople program
2. To continue to exercise daily
3. To be able to fit into the new shirt for Officer's Councils
4. To be able to fir into the capris by Officer's Councils

God, help me to continue on this journey of getting healthier. Please give me your strength to make it through each day. - Amen