Hey Spark...I AM QUITTING!

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Friday, July 30, 2010

So...now that I have your attention...think about it...this AMAZING resource has HANDFULS of people...DAILY...that walk away! If they would speak up...they would probably find SOMEONE they would connect with and that could help them!

Be honest with yourself...you have thought about it too! At least once... YOU have found YOUR FINGER ON THE BUTTON to REMOVE yourself from your team or the site! And if not that dramatic...you have thought...I am a lost cause...or I am at a plateau...or something isn't working!

If you are the 4% that hasn't experienced...you are lucky or a liar!
If you are the 83% that HAS experienced it...and got back on the trail...GOOD FOR YOU!
But what about the 13% we have lost? If they would have sent a sign...YOU, I, WE could have been there and SPARKED them BACK TO HEALTH!

I am VERY LUCKY...I have remained in the 83% in my first 107 days of Sparking!

Today...I sent out an SOS...I considered joining the 13%...going away quietly! I am one of the fortunate ones! I am a part of an AMAZING TEAM! They RAN DOWN THE PATH...YELLED FOR ME...FLASHED LIGHTS...SCREAMED TO FIND ME...and got me back "on course"! Funny...I just didn't realize I was "off the path"...my GPS "needed adjusted"...

This journey has been...well...honestly...REMAR
KABLE!

In the first 2 months...I lost 48 pounds...(results NOT typical)

In the past 6 weeks...due to injury...life...work...life...
travel...life...lack of motivation...life...injury...l
ife...I have OVER EATEN...UNDER WORKED OUT...and STILL lost 8 pounds! Not parade worthy...but a good test FOR ME...of life WITHOUT spark...a test for WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITHOUT BEING ACTIVE...in BOTH my teams and my physical activity! And frankly...I didn't care for it! (though I am GRATEFUL for the tools I gained in the first 2 months...I mean...to live WORKING ON THE ROAD and LOSE...THAT IS A HUGE WIN!)

So I am THROWING DOWN! Back to the machine I was! Inspiring...laughing...walking
...drinking (yuk) LOADS of water...leading...living!

I WON'T be in the 13%! If you are thinking about being part of the 13%...email me...email your team captain...email SOMEONE and DON'T GIVE UP!

I AM DOING IT! YOU CAN DO IT! WE CAN DO IT!

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Member Comments About This Blog Post:

ARMATTHAEI 8/21/2010 9:19PM

THanks for the encouragement to all. Even myself as a group leader here, have taken a hiatus because I needed to getoher areas of my life focused also.

ULEWIJ 8/9/2010 1:24AM

That is awesome! Yes! Reaching out for help is sooooo strengthening...it's really too bad that some people think if they reach out for help they'll be considered weak

SEPTEMBERSPIRIT 8/8/2010 7:28PM

SP is what keeps me going despite my plateau stage of over a year (where I get to the current weight I'm at and that's it)... This time I'm pushing through - thanks to the encouragement and support along the way... it's like I want to show my friends that their words make my success BE True!

CHERIJE 8/7/2010 9:59PM

I am sorry everybody. What I have to say might not be something you all want to hear. I have been a member for a few years now. I used to get on this sight every single day and get as many points as I could doing all the things here, but, I decided that it was better for me and my time to just do the things that I have learnt and keep doing them. but not getting on this sight. It is hard to log on and quite frankly, my computer needs an overhaul. So sorry all you out there in Spark lank, I am not a 13%'er, but must make a new category for me and those like me. I get on this sight once in a great while, then I add something that day. Log in get those points and all. But I still do my 30 minute a day exercise and drink my at least 64 oz of water. Get my rest, don't eat fast foods, or saturated fats, as a matter of fact, I eat alot of things from my garden at this time of year. Fresh vegies is my favorite food at this time. Yeah, for those of us who have a garden and can grow our own vegies. Well, that is all I have to say for this 6-months. Every one do your best and don't quite as this guy has said, but just know that I haven't either. Just doing the things as I said and being quite about it.

Good luck everyone.

Comment edited on: 8/7/2010 10:02:35 PM

JLCONROD 8/7/2010 6:30PM

ELLENPRINCE49 8/6/2010 7:02PM

I have only just begun. Its good to know your not quitting. I hope things get better for you. Cheers from Ellen

1AVERY 8/6/2010 8:06AM

Great Blog I know I need sparkpeople to actually lose weight. I joined some teams and left some teams. No one tried to get me back but the reason I left was because if I join a team I want to devote my time and attention to it and its members. Too many teams and somewhere it falters and someone or teams get neglected. I am happy with the teams I am on now and I am back on track. I have never left sparkpeople or even thought about it but life has gotten in the way and I wasn't as devoted as I need to be. On July 14th I decided to make a new start and really stay motivated to do it this time. Thanks again it is people like you that motivate and inspire all of us. Teri

SBWIGGS41 8/5/2010 10:52PM

I had thought about giving up, especially after a rough summer health-wise, and am worried as I return to school about stress as I am an emotional eater and there is a lot of stress this year! But I like your encouraging words and will continue to strive albeit slowly as my energy returns. Thanks for the glass being half-full.

LAURACONNER 8/5/2010 7:37PM

We are all just human and lose our drive and our focus as life get's crazy - but we must keep sparking or else we will be back to the hell we were at before. I never want to go back to that empty life and loneliness; feeling defeated and alone. We are never alone - as long as we give of ourselves to each other here on sparks - we are there for others and in turn they are there for us. We all learn and move forward...