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Introduction Text I used to eat if I was anxious. I ate if I felt I was lefted alone. I ate if I was sad. I used eat if I felt frustrated. I ate if I was angry or worried. I used to sooth myself eating if I was afraid. I used to eat if I had to go to bed alone. I got instant happines eating if I when I was depressed. All those negative emotions were justifications for me to keep eating and hurting myself, because I did not wanted to be alive. AND JUST BECAUSE I DO NOT GIVE UP... I, am Done been the emotional eater!!! I am Done been the fat girl!!! I am Done been not able to feel free and move at ease and freely. I am Done with this eating and managing my life with food!!! I am learning to handle and to identify my emotions in order to get healthy. I am getting more active and dingo exercise every day, starting with water aerobics and water jooging, which I have fell in love with them, while I improving my health and be able to introduce other exercise and routines!!! Looking forward to Kick Boxing and cycling. Looking forward to fly up high, high ,high and free as the eagles!!!! I just finish my first personal 100 days challenge. I lost 7.2 pounds, and several inches, but most important than that, I gain back trust, not only in me, but in poeple. I gain back myself confidence and I am gaining back my self -esteem. So, I am starting my second challenge and my first summer slimdown challenge to keep going on creating myself. Yay!!! Go me, go me, go me!!!! I have been in this journey 19 months and I have lost 26 pounds so far,. Slow yes, but steady and strong in all aspects of my life, thanks to SparkPeople.com I am on my way to succed thanks to the support of SparkPeople, it's tools, team's support and all my new friends!!! Don't Quit When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down, And you feel like the biggest failure in town. When you want to give up just because you gave in, and forget all about being healthy and thin. So What! You went over your points a bit, It's your next move that counts...So don't you quit! It's a moment of truth, it's an attitude change. It's learning the skills to get back in your range. It's telling yourself, "You've done great up till now. You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow." It's part of your journey toward reaching your goal. You're still gonna make it, just stay in control. To stumble and fall is not a disgrace, If you summon the will to get back in the race. But, often the struggler's, when loosing their grip, Just throw in the towel and continue to slip. And learn too late when the damage is done, that the race wasn't over...they still could have won. Lifestyle change can be awkward and slow, but facing each challenge will help you grow. Success is failure turned inside out, the silver tint in a cloud of doubt. When you're pushing to the brink, just refuse to submit, If you bite it, you write it....BUT DONT YOU QUIT!!!!! Rascal Flatts Stand Lyrics Songwriters: Daly, Eric Blair; Orton, Dan Earnest; You feel like a candle in a hurricane Just like a picture with a broken frame Alone and helpless Like you've lost your fight But you'll be alright [Chorus:] Cause when push comes to shove You taste what you're made of You might bend, till you break Cause its all you can take On your knees you look up Decide you've had enough You get mad you get strong Wipe your hands shake it off Then you Stand, Then you stand Life's like a novel With the end ripped out The edge of a canyon With only one way down Take what you're given before its gone Start holding on, keep holding on [Repeat Chorus] Everytime you get up And get back in the race One more small piece of you Starts to fall into place Ooohhh [Repeat Chorus] Para mis amigos Boricuas y los que hablan Espa�ol, No te rindas, de Mario Benedetti Mario Benedetti Publicado el 1ro de junio de 2008 por Mart�n Gait�n No te rindas, aun estas a tiempo de alcanzar y comenzar de nuevo, aceptar tus sombras, enterrar tus miedos, liberar el lastre, retomar el vuelo. No te rindas que la vida es eso, continuar el viaje, perseguir tus sue�os, destrabar el tiempo, correr los escombros y destapar el cielo. No te rindas, por favor no cedas, aunque el frio queme, aunque el miedo muerda, aunque el sol se esconda y se calle el viento, aun hay fuego en tu alma, aun hay vida en tus sue�os, porque la vida es tuya y tuyo tambien el deseo, porque lo has querido y porque te quiero. Porque existe el vino y el amor, es cierto, porque no hay heridas que no cure el tiempo, abrir las puertas quitar los cerrojos, abandonar las murallas que te protegieron. Vivir la vida y aceptar el reto, recuperar la risa, ensayar el canto, bajar la guardia y extender las manos, desplegar las alas e intentar de nuevo, celebrar la vida y retomar los cielos, No te rindas por favor no cedas, aunque el frio queme, aunque el miedo muerda, aunque el sol se ponga y se calle el viento, aun hay fuego en tu alma, aun hay vida en tus sue�os, porque cada dia es un comienzo, porque esta es la hora y el mejor momento, porque no estas sola, porque yo te quiero. No matter what, althoug the fear bites me I am walking forward until I achieve my new healthy Life Style and my healthy weight!!!!!

1. Get myself into learning to swim. 2. Start a walking plan, onestep at a time. 3. To include 1 more day at the swimming pool, and 3 days at the YMCA Gym., for starting ST. 4. To eat healthy and mindful, to nurture my body, not my emotions. I am starting it all over again, today July 20, 2013. I got The New Spark to re-charge myself. My new goals, to achieve, are: 1.Eat a high protein and fiber breakfast smoothie. 2.To have my water in everyday. 3. Track all my food daily. 4. To blog for at least 2 times a month. 5. 04/11/2011 - 254.6 6. 05/31/2011 - 252 7. 08/05/2011 - 250.2 8. 08/15/2011 - 250 9. 09/29/2011 - 249 10. 04/06/2012 - 256.3 *Up, but doing whatever it takes to move back down!!! So God help me!!!

I am following every suggestion on SparkPeople. I am also gettoing help from an specialist in obesity. I am also trying to get more water exercise in and having a protein smoothie a day to replace one of my daily meals.

I am from the lovely, tropical island of Puerto Rico, where the sun shines every day and the beaches are the best to be in, almost every day. I am Carmen and a First grade teacher. I can be reach at ladyandrea.carmen@gmail.com, but you will have to indentify yourself as an Sparkpeople member, if you want me to open your mail. NOTE: everything on this page is optional, you can enter as much or little as you like. If you enter something like your email address, remember it can be seen or found by anyone on the internet.

I read the motivational Spark section for the day. There I found a lot of motivation. In an specifically page I found the most. One write I found in this SparkPage was the most motivating and here it is to share with you all. Don't Quit When you've eaten too much and you can't write it down, And you feel like the biggest failure in town. When you want to give up just because you gave in, and forget all about being healthy and thin. So What! You went over your points a bit, It's your next move that counts...So don't you quit! It's a moment of truth, it's an attitude change. It's learning the skills to get back in your range. It's telling yourself, "You've done great up till now. You can take on this challenge and beat it somehow." It's part of your journey toward reaching your goal. You're still gonna make it, just stay in control. To stumble and fall is not a disgrace, If you summon the will to get back in the

Add a Link Carmen From lovely San Juan, Puerto Rico and loving the beach!!! There's nothing wrong with using the word "diet". It comes from the Greek word "diaita", meaning way of life. So to lose weight and keep it off we need to change our way of life.
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