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Good (insert time of day here) to everyone!
I had been considering joining a running forum for a while now, so I'm very glad to have found this place! Running is a very new passion for me, as I have only been doing it since October. Prior that, I was mainly just working to get in some sort of shape as I was reversing a lifetime of obesity. I didn't have all of the weight off when I started running (most of it though) but oh boy did it fly off once I started running. In fact, thanks to running I ended up losing even more weight than I had been trying to!
After losing over 135 pounds, running is probably the greatest medicine in my life. It has even motivated me to leave my previous career and return to university, hoping to study physical education.
Hoping to have some great conversations during my time here
- AM
PS: Any Newfoundlanders/eastern Canadians on here?
Welcome to the RA forums and congrats on your weight loss! That's awesome!
Hello,
I am new here as well and started running like you did last year (October 2017). I had a major life change since then as I lost my beautiful wife on February 3 2018 and through a lot of ups and mostly downs the past few months running has been what has gotten me through to this point. Hope you find this site as helpful as I have in receiving and learning about training, racing and just general advice.
Jay
Runs in the rain
Losing 30 pounds is a major accomplishment, but 135 is just fantastic! I always have trouble losing my holiday weight and try to lose like 20 pounds in the spring and summer. Anyway, congratulations on the lifestyle change and I'm sure you will get helpful advice here when needed (although you may get differing viewpoints and disagreements in the replies)
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Thank you to everyone who replied! Looking forward to constructive discussions from those who are as passionate about this as I am.
Welcome to the forum!
This welcome is about a week late, but hopefully you don't mind. There are a lot of great and helpful discussions on this forum. I, personally, like reading the discussions. I make a comment every once in a while, but mainly just enjoy reading what everyone else has to say. Anyways, It's great that you have a new passion for running! It seems to be doing great wonders for your fitness and health. Keep it up!
Hello Guys, I am new to this forum.
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Damn, 135 pounds is a lot. Congrats on that and good luck with your future accomplishments!
Welcome! Congrats on the weight loss that is not easy to do!
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