Re: Getting Back in The Saddle Today...

[Guest guest]

Welcome back, ! I'm amazed at how much you push through; that kind of

determination will get you to your goal!

-Janine

[Guest guest]

!! You are amazing! I'm so glad you're back. I look forward to

hearing about your progress. No more alarming health scares, ok? ;-) Here's

to a nice healthy uneventful super successful challenge.

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Click wrote:

> Hello All!!

>

> My name is and I am BACK!

>

> For those who don't remember I started a Challenge in June of 2008 and

> completed it in September of 2008. During my challenge I had a Transient

> Ischemic Attack (A Mini Stroke) at the gym on the treadmill, and had to

> drop

> HIIT from my challenge workouts. In the end I still lost over 27 pounds in

> 12 weeks. ( I had another one less than 7 months ago that was much worse

> than the first one.) I have been instructed to watch my heart rate and

> blood

> pressure very closely and I have to really take it easy with strenuous

> exercise. Since I have had two of these attacks now I am in a much higher

> risk category for having a full blown stroke in the future. (I am only 34!)

>

> Fast forward to today and I am only 18 pounds from where I started last

> time. :-(

>

> My eating went out the window when I broke my right arm back in August of

> 09

> and had to have surgery to insert a plate and 6 screws. It was easier to

> stuff myself with fast food than to try to cook with a cast. Add to that

> that I couldn't work out with a broken arm and the weight just piled back

> on. To this day I still do not have full use of my right arm. Push-ups are

> out of the question as are a lot of upper body movements that require me to

> bear weight with my right arm.

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> Then on top of that in November I had a MAJOR Breast Cancer health scare

> and had to have surgery to remove two lumps that had come from out of

> nowhere and grown very quickly. For about two weeks I really thought for

> sure I had Breast Cancer and my life was over. Thankfully it turned out to

> be benign fibrous tissue.

>

>

> As of today I am tracking my food on Sparkpeople and getting back into my

> workouts. I will be modifying upper body workouts and the HIIT. I don't

> expect to have the fabulous results I had last time. I'm shooting for a

> slow

> and safe one pound loss per week.

>

> I am a Stay at Home mother of 3 rambunctious boys. Oldest is 12 and twins

> that are 10. I have been married to my soul mate for nearly 13 years. Hope

> to have lots of new friends to keep me motivated and inspired and I hope to

> do the same for you!

> Cat

>

> S. Click

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