rgilbert

posted: 9/25/2011 at 9:20 PM

My "weight loss journey" started in January. I was 227 pounds at the time, and I had been that way for over a year.

I decided that I was going to lose weight, get in shape, and hike more. I also started rock climbing more!

By May, I was down to about 205 pounds, and I felt like I was in good enough shape to start running again. That was (counting today) now 665.2 miles ago. I feel better than I have in years. This morning, before my weekly long run, I stepped on the scale:

176 pounds! I've now lost over fifty pounds and wanted to announce it to the world!

"When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem."
Emil Zatopek

brerfootbill

posted: 9/25/2011 at 10:23 PM

Congrats on quite an accomplishment - that's awesome!

"I can do 440 in 220" Half Fanatic #846 "Ninety percent of running is half mental"

skyedog

posted: 9/25/2011 at 10:57 PM

wow that is truly something to be proud of!

CanadianMeg

posted: 9/25/2011 at 11:12 PM

Good for you! Smile

"Don't feel like running today...suck it up and run ...you're an athlete." (John Stanton, founder & owner of The Running Room)

"The person who starts the race is not the same person who finishes the race."

OCBrian

325th place or bust!

posted: 9/25/2011 at 11:43 PM

Nice going! Is that where you want to be, weight wise?

PR: 5K 22:41, 10K 51:05, HM 1:59, Sprint Tri: done!

TeaOlive

posted: 9/26/2011 at 5:33 AM

awesome!

steph

OCD If you don't laugh ...

NaderAlfie

posted: 9/26/2011 at 8:34 AM

Holy cow. Congratulations.

meems

posted: 9/26/2011 at 9:03 AM

Nice! Congrats!

Jehu

posted: 9/26/2011 at 10:03 AM

What Nader said, only with more enthusiasm.

"Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain."

Jack Kerouac

Karla

posted: 9/26/2011 at 10:44 AM

Wow, that's amazing!!! Congrats!

Joe.

posted: 9/26/2011 at 1:09 PM

Excellent !

spaniel

mileage hound

posted: 9/26/2011 at 2:01 PM

Wow, that's a lot to take off so quickly!

2013 goals: Kick some arse. Moreso than 2012.

"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand

"Determined is what I am. Maybe a little sick in the head? Ok who am I kidding ALOT sick in the head" -- rockenmamaof5

Woods Lady

posted: 9/26/2011 at 3:38 PM

Congratulations on your weight loss. I love your ability to set goals and achieve them. Good luck on you coming marathon!

arlahile

posted: 9/26/2011 at 4:05 PM

That's amazing, I commend your hard work! Makes all this BQing stuff look like child's play.

2013 Valley Runner of the Year Series: Feb 16 5K (4 points out of 10) ... Mar 2 10K (20/30)... Mar 16 4Mi (21/30) ... Apr 6 10K (DNS) ... Apr 21 2Mi (5/10) ... May 11 5Mi (where the fuck are the results?)... Jun 8 1Mi ... Jun 16 6Mi ... Sep 28 10K ... Oct 5 5K ...Oct 12 5Mi ... Oct 20 5K

runnerclay

Long Drawfs Fast

posted: 9/26/2011 at 4:31 PM

Quote from arlahile on 9/26/2011 at 4:05 PM:

That's amazing, I commend your hard work! Makes all this BQing stuff look like child's play.

+ 1

Run until the trail runs out.

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