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Introduction Text Hello, fellow Sparkers! Welcome to my page! I'm here to lose weight for my health. I am dealing with several issues that have made it important: fibromyalgia, relapsing-remitting MS, and most recently Type II diabetes. Throughout the years my weight has gone up and down; from 127 pounds, as a freshman in high school, to my peak weight of 354 pounds around the first week of January 2014. I'd been making very poor food choices and I'd also been covering up other issues with food as well. Now I'm eating fewer carbs, drinking lots of water and improving the quality of the food I eat. I use the Spark-D plan to keep track of everything. I test my blood sugar 2-3 times a day. I'm taking each day as it comes, and striving to do the best I can. I am working to be a more optimistic person, to emphasize the good and minimize the negative in life. I am taking control of my well-being. I want to venture out into the world with more confidence. I want to free myself from fear and I want to be the best woman I can. I am learning each day. I can make a positive change with each choice I make. If God takes me to it He will get me through it!

I started at 354. Still working out my goal speed. 340 lb 330 lb 320 lb 310 lb 300 lb 290 lb 280 lb 270 lb 260 lb 250 lb 240 lb 230 lb 220 lb 210 lb 200 lb 190 lb 180 lb 170 lb 160 lb 150 lb 140 lb -- GOAL! **Rewards along the way. :-)

The plan is lots of water, more fruits and vegetables, and protein Plenty of fiber and whole grains. Gentle exercise due to the MS.

I live in a rural area. Really enjoy the small joys of living here. I love cats and am owned by a few. :-) Some interests: simpler living, bargain hunting, collecting miniatures, encouraging others, decluttering, FLYlady, reading, listening to music, prayer, movies, organic gardening. Random things I love: playing rummy; pink carnations; a fire in the wood stove.

My essentials: Honesty, family, faith in God, nature, humor, love, laughter, cats, books and music.

Add a Link "When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself." --Tecumseh, Shawnee leader; Mar 1768 - Oct 5, 1813
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