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Introduction Text Working on structure and self-support to make my goals real -- get it off and keep it off ************************ I started on spark just after finding a doctor who took my symptoms of fatigue and weight gain seriously. My thyroid surgery in 1999 marks the start of asking medical professionals for help with weight gain. I remember being size 10 and about 146 pounds and thinking my legs were still too heavy. At the time of surgery, I was 152. When I get back to 152, that will be the new starting point, correcting what I had wanted to correct then! Five months after starting on thyroid medication, I had evidence of responding normally to diet and exercise. So, now that I'm responding normally, it's time to get to work!

Reduce at least one pound a week. Reduce food intake after the holidays to encourage at least a 250-300 calorie deficit a day.

Show up, do, follow through Keep getting back on the plan when I get off. Create workout plans that allow for progress as well as flexibility. Keep refining diet and create more strategies for different occasions.

Mom, musician, friend, professional and I love to laugh, "loud and long and clear"

If I am not for myself, who will be? If not now, when?

Add a Link "Do or do not. There is no try" Yoda New Year's Day 2012 "Do I look disgusting? - Hubby's answer: You look like you'be been exercising. There's nothing disgusting about exercising."
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