After I walked this morning I weighed...
271
That's a loss of 40 pounds to date since August 29, 2011!!!!
My journey to better living and whatever may happen along the way....
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Goal achieved!
November 12, 2011 was the day I met my goal. I ran in my first ever 5K!!!
I was no where near the front of the pack, but I was even farther away from the couch!
This has to be one of the most rewarding things I have ever done for myself. I was as proud as the young man that won the race some 30 minutes ahead of me.
I am now more motivated than ever and moving forward!
I was no where near the front of the pack, but I was even farther away from the couch!
This has to be one of the most rewarding things I have ever done for myself. I was as proud as the young man that won the race some 30 minutes ahead of me.
I am now more motivated than ever and moving forward!
The quest continues.....
On October 31, 2011 I decided it was to time to stretch my running distance to again argue with my personal limits and ran 2 miles! This immediately became my new daily route.
On Saturday November 4 I decided to do an afternoon run (to get away from craving snacks). I had a great big argument with my limits this time and made a 3 mile run! Excited and SORE, I sat down at my computer and I did it!!
On Saturday November 4 I decided to do an afternoon run (to get away from craving snacks). I had a great big argument with my limits this time and made a 3 mile run! Excited and SORE, I sat down at my computer and I did it!!
Running through October
During the month of October 2011 I continued to run my 1.5 mile neighborhood lap Monday, Wednesday, Friday and walking the same route on Tuesday and Thursdays.
Diet remained simple protion control, no sweets, and 1 gallon of water daily.
Diet remained simple protion control, no sweets, and 1 gallon of water daily.
A life changing experience!
After months of procrastination, I decided enough was enough! This first post will be rather long since I will be accounting for 2.5 months of time.
August 28, 2011 was the day I decided my life was about to change for the better. That morning I told my wife we were about to go buy new running shoes because I was about to hit the road and finally lose weight and get myself healthy. We made our way to Rack Room shoes where I decided on a pair of K-Swiss Tubes (they were comfortable and look cool). That afternoon I prceeded to eat until I felt absolutely sick...kind of like every other Sunday afternoon.
August 29, 2011...4:45am! I get right up from my alarm clock and get on the scale, 311 pound starting weight. I got dressed and hit the road walking. The lap around our neighborhood is 1.5 miles and I thought I just might die. I had committed to myself to do this 5 days per week and to alter my current eating habits to include portion control and no sweets. I set myself a personal goal to get into shape to start running local 5K races ( a rather lofty goal for someone as out of shape as I was but I want the T-shirts).
For some crazy reason I keep my personal commitment for the next several weeks!
September 26, 2011 I wake up at my now usual 4:45am and it is storming outside so I can't get my walk in. I decided to take my clothes and shoes to work with me and stop at the park on the way home and get my walk done. There is a 1 mile walking trail at this park. About 5 minutes into my walk I decide to try running and to my surprise I'm able to maintain a faster than walking pace for 2 minutes before getting too winded. I then walked for 2 minutes and took off again for another 2 minutes......at the end of the mile lap I had run for a total of 6 minutes and was as excited as I could be!
Once back on my home turf and back in the morning darkness, I decided that I would continue this running thing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings and hope to someday be able to run the neighborhood lap.
Fast forward 2 weeks, this would be the time I argue with my personal limits and try to run 1 mile. To my surprise, I DID IT! It hurt, but I DID IT!
To be continued.......
August 28, 2011 was the day I decided my life was about to change for the better. That morning I told my wife we were about to go buy new running shoes because I was about to hit the road and finally lose weight and get myself healthy. We made our way to Rack Room shoes where I decided on a pair of K-Swiss Tubes (they were comfortable and look cool). That afternoon I prceeded to eat until I felt absolutely sick...kind of like every other Sunday afternoon.
August 29, 2011...4:45am! I get right up from my alarm clock and get on the scale, 311 pound starting weight. I got dressed and hit the road walking. The lap around our neighborhood is 1.5 miles and I thought I just might die. I had committed to myself to do this 5 days per week and to alter my current eating habits to include portion control and no sweets. I set myself a personal goal to get into shape to start running local 5K races ( a rather lofty goal for someone as out of shape as I was but I want the T-shirts).
For some crazy reason I keep my personal commitment for the next several weeks!
September 26, 2011 I wake up at my now usual 4:45am and it is storming outside so I can't get my walk in. I decided to take my clothes and shoes to work with me and stop at the park on the way home and get my walk done. There is a 1 mile walking trail at this park. About 5 minutes into my walk I decide to try running and to my surprise I'm able to maintain a faster than walking pace for 2 minutes before getting too winded. I then walked for 2 minutes and took off again for another 2 minutes......at the end of the mile lap I had run for a total of 6 minutes and was as excited as I could be!
Once back on my home turf and back in the morning darkness, I decided that I would continue this running thing on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings and hope to someday be able to run the neighborhood lap.
Fast forward 2 weeks, this would be the time I argue with my personal limits and try to run 1 mile. To my surprise, I DID IT! It hurt, but I DID IT!
To be continued.......
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