Under 195 lbs for the first time in 2 years (Read 781 times)

The subject heading says it all. I thought I was 199 for the last two weeks, not cutting any weight. Then I go into the bathroom and found the scale upside down. I have an old school scale and, upon examination, it had been calibrated 3 lbs heavy. I hopped on (with my glasses on today, for the past week I've been just guessing) and WHOA! Below 195. My goal is to get down to 165 from 208 on January 1. I spent two months just walking and then ran about 3 times a week in February. Cranked it up a bit in March. I need to get some shoes, but I'm feeling great and loving getting back into running!

Good job on the weight loss. I've dropped 50# in the last year after being overweight nearly my entire adult life and what a difference even losing 5 - 10# makes. I think I was more excited at the weight loss than I was at my ability to take up running. Took me a long time to buy "skinny" clothes due to my fear that I would gain it all back. I still need to lose another 20# but I've fallen into the trap that since I run I can eat what I want and maintain my current weight. I gotta work on that. As your pounds drop off you'll be able to breathe better and the running won't beat your body as much either. Keep up the good work

Your story is both motivating and a WIN! Nice job! Keeps me focused on getting down to 160 from my current 178... (15 years ago I was 210! Lost some of that long before I even became a runner.) Thanks for sharing!