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Starting Fresh!

I am down 18.8 lbs. since I began my journey on January 22, 2012. The last couple of weeks I lost and gained the same 2 lbs. and started to give up hope. Today I woke up and decided that I wouldn't lose hope, so I went to my Sunday morning meeting and decided to start again! The meeting was about keeping up during the summer so here are the goals that I have set for myself:

Weight

---My weight today is 150.6 lbs.
---What I hope to weigh by Labor Day (in 13 weeks) is 135.6 lbs.

Activity

---Activities I'll be doing are playing with my kids, walking the treadmill, and (hopefully) getting back to Zumba classes.
---Something new I'll try is running outside. I currently run/walk on my treadmill but I'd like to continue this activity outside, if possible.
---How often and how long I'll plan to be active: I would like to continue my run/walk program for 3x/ week. BUT I'd love to up that to about 6x/week (work 3 days, rest, work 3 days, rest, etc.)

Lifestyle

---I will drink at least 6 glasses of water a day during the summer. I'll keep track of it on my cell phone.
---I will add fresh fruits and veggies to my daily diet. I will go to the farmer's market on Wednesday nights when I am in town.

Well, that is my start to summer! I'm off to fill my bottle of water and pick out a piece of fruit to eat! Yay me!

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