Spark Convention

The Spark Convention was just what I needed to Spark renewed motivation for this journey. It was great to hear all the success stories. Chris Downie, the founder of Sparkepeople, is a ball of energy and you couldn't help feeling energized listening to his enthusiasm. He's created a great company that is truly all about helping people. I like that they are constantly looking for member feedback. I was very surprised by Nancy Hand's presentation. To me nutrition can be a little dry and boring. Nancy is a Registered Dietitian and uses humor to get her point across. I really got the message that I need to plan my meals and grocery shopping a little better instead of eating on the fly.

The best part of the convention was just the energy and camaraderie among all the people. Everybody was at very different levels of fitness but the message fit everyone's life.

All this energy has translated to two very good days for me. Calories have been 1245 and 1388 for the two days. As far as exercise, yesterday, we got plenty of exercise with al the activities at the convention. Today, I walked 2 miles in 35 minutes. I'm working on water as I speak...(er..type).

My goals for this week are to exercise at least 15 minutes everyday, to drink 32 oz of water and keep my calories under 1500.