At SparkPeople, we love helping people accomplish big goals—but we believe it's equally important to celebrate the small successes along the way. Each week in the Spark Spotlight, we'll check in with a featured member about his or her proudest moments, biggest challenges and advice for others on living, thinking and feeling healthier. We hope these quick snapshots will help motivate you to keep moving steadily toward your own goals, week by week. This Week's Spotlight: Doris (PRIMEOFMYLIFE) Age: 59 Location: Canada Doris' Small Success of the Week What's your overall goal? To reach a weight of 165, which I was in high school, and only once in my 40s after a stressful event. I've always been athletic and healthy, but heavy. How is SparkPeople helping you get there? The food tracking, sync option with my Fitbit, team participation, SparkPeople comments, articles and encouragement are helping me be successful. I earn many SparkPeople points before I've even gotten out of bed! What's your biggest challenge right now? I had hoped to reach my goal by my 60th birthday in February, but realize that is not reasonable, so my challenge is to continue my SparkPeople program routine and lose 10 pounds by then. What advice do you have for someone who just joined Spark today? Join a team, find common communities, follow SparkPeople who motivate you, give SparkGoodies to encourage others, exercise to your ability and track your food! And if you blow it one day, start again tomorrow. |
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