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Name: Cussette
First
Name: Linda
I
live in: South
Carolina
Birthday
(Mo/Day): May
4th
So
what do you do? Currently
SAHM, still maintain CPA status
Husband/SO
Name: Dan
(The Cus)
And
what does *he* do? Team
manager in purchasing for a paper mill
Kids
names: Allison,
age 6 |
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website URL: A
Place for My Stuff and Li'l
Al's Place
When
I have time, I enjoy: Doing
web sites, sewing, studying God's word, and over the past two years I've
slowly been repainting and redecorating the house.
Other
iVillage areas you can find me: November
1998 Topaz Treasures Playgroup, and Family Finances, both on the Pregnancy
and Parenting channel. |
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 Favorite
ways of keeping fit (form of exercise, eating plan, etc.):Running
(2-3x weekly), The Firm workout videos, Tony Little abdominals. Eating
is about portion control, "lite" cooking and holding snacks and sweets
to a minimum.
Has
fitness/healthy living always been a part of your life? Give a little
background: I'd never been
really in shape, and never really cared about it. I was also far
from athletic and sports minded - about the only thing where I did better
than average in high school was volleyball. I'm a strong swimmer,
but with the absence of pools in school and only going in the summer, that's
not a year-round fitness thing. Besides, just cutting back on "bad"
foods was enough to help drop a few unwanted pounds in younger years.
However, after finding that yo-yo dieting was no longer effective for an
aging body, I finally got on a regular fitness program to get weight fluctuations
under control (I was up 6 pounds and didn't want to gain more), tone up,
and build muscle. That was in 2003 at age 41. Unlike half-hearted
efforts in the past, this time I'm doing it for the right reason - overall
health. I can see plenty of visible benefits, and through reading,
I know there are many more unseen benefits of keeping up a healthier lifestyle. |
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did you start posting here, and what keeps you coming back? Been
posting on iVillage since June 1998, and began posting here in February
2003. I keep coming back because I've found friends here. Really!
Although the health and fitness support here is incredible (a sigh of relief
that I'm not the only woman with "off-days"), this board goes beyond that.
Most of us are near the same stage in life, close in age, and we've really
formed bonds. Our care and concern for one another spreads into other
aspects of our lives and touches our well-being. We laugh, cry, and
just share together. |
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Linda, Allison and
Dan - October 2004
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