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Introduction Text 2021 Choose HOPE and JOY and Be Strong and of Good courage - I am a Wife, Momma, prayer warrior. 71 year old with at least 40 more pounds to lose ...Half our county calls me "Miss Linda" from my nursing and daycare work, retiring in 2011...Happily married for 42+ years...Have a beautiful 39 yr old daughter that Married wonderful fella in 11/18 and delivered their first child 1/2020. As I age. I'm wanting to be a good example for family as well as healthy for life. Intro to Sparks in 11/09; Health efforts escalated following heart stentss in 5/14. Then 5/15 I was diagnosed with severe spinal stenosis and peripheral neuropathy and told to prepare for life in wheel chair. 12/01/15 I had 8.5 hr spinal and back reconstruction and fight to maintain mobility and improve it further with weight loss. I am so thankful I am not in a wheelchair yet and not wearing diapers as first doctor predicted. I met my goal of walking a 5K with two canes 6/18/16. All that surgery and stress and aging resulted in some memory loss and slower thinking and speech. Last changes in medical Dx was Oct 2017 Pre-Diabetic and 2018 Congestive heart failure with sloppy heart valves and aortic aneurism.

**Maintain a gluten-free, sugar-free, anti-inflammatory, heart-healthy diet/lifestyle *10/17 Dx of pre-diabetic [A1C 6.0] added LOW CARB to the dietary efforts Record Daily FBS **Lose weight for health and mobility regardless of level of neuropathy Ticker started 1/1/18 **Learn to manage fibromyalgia and arthritis for less pain and more health

Accountable for: *calories, macros of daily tracking foods - No counting on one day per week * Every-Other-Day [M-W-F 600/1200 S-T-Th-S] way of eating Gluten free for celiac, LOW Carb to avoid full blown diabetes and Anti-Inflammatory for heart health: * amount of liquids ...Less than 1/2 body wt. # of oz. of water *** daily wt for Congestive Heart Failure

***Strong Christian faith and prayer warrior *Live in North-Central Washington state * Helpmate to DH in his Truck-Garden and Farmer's Markets x3 per wk. from June thru September **Manage anger at body and age betraying me and loss of mobility

I Love Jesus & His Word - Raised from birth in strong Christian faith accepting Christ as PERSONAL Saviour in Junior Hi and living my life for Him - I am a child of the King!!! I enjoy the color purple and flower of violets/pansies. I love Christmas ALL year long in every way all day long!

Add a Link Linda in WA state ***John 10:10b Jesus came to give me life, an abundant life! *Gluten free, Heart Healthy, Anti-inflammatory, Diabetic Low Carb way of eating and life structure Jan 1 2021 immediate goal of 199.5# = ONEderland Long term goal of 170#
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