Spark Spotlight: Nora (TROPICALCHANGE)

By , SparkPeople Blogger
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: Nora H. (TROPICALCHANGE)
Age: 52
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
 

Nora's Small Success of the Week

Hitting 10,000 steps for the first time!

What's your overall goal? 

My overall goal is to weigh 130 pounds, but to do it with exercise and healthier eating habits--not my old habit of Cheetos with a soda.
 
How is SparkPeople helping you get there? 

SparkPeople is helping me by providing encouragement every day, whether it's for my little victories or my setbacks. It also helps me by logging everything I eat and do every day. 

What's your biggest challenge right now? 

My biggest challenge is that I am diabetic and it seems to take me longer to lose weight. This can be discouraging sometimes, but SparkPeople is there to pick me up. 

What advice do you have for someone who just joined SparkPeople? 

My advice would be to set a reasonable goal at first. Make sure to log all your food and exercises. If you fall off the diet horse for the day, just pick yourself up, dust off and start fresh the next day. We all have moments of weakness. 

Want to be the next small success we spotlight? Share your successes on the goal feed or in the comments below, and you might be the next person we contact!