Friends and family, I just thought that I would share a goal that I have been working on and also my progress so far. Some of you are probably aware that I have been trying to lose weight in order to be a little healthier. (No, there is not a concern). Except I was FAT!!! Back on August 30th I woke up and looked in the mirror and decided that today is the day to take back control of my body. So I made a plan to start changing my habits. I began on September 1, 2014 and my goal was to loose 50lbs by the end of the year. Well as of today I have done it!!! I am now 50lbs lighter. And as of today I weigh 219.8. I have not been in the teens since I was 25 years old. I still have 3 goals for the next year. 1-loose 10 more pounds before 1/31/2015 2-Run a 5k sometime this year (no I wont be running a marathon with Holt Duffin) 3-Maintain a healthy weight throughout this whole year, somewhere around 210-215 unless I start body building like Jeff Hansen. I can credit my success in this to 4 things. 1-loving and supportive wife and kids along with many friends. 2-NO Coke or carbonated drinks of any kind. (Water is my friend) 3-NO fast food. (An occasional 6 subway veggie with no cheese or dressing) 4-Exercise 3-4 times per week for 30-40 min. (Sometimes more or less) Those who see me regularly know that during this progress I got a little anxious and started running to long and fast without letting my body adjust to the new routine, I was diagnosed with a stress fracture in my foot on 9/28/2014 and put in a boot. I didnt adhere to the doctors recommendations and then to make things worse I broke it all the way through on 10/2/2014. Not only was this a physical test, it also tested me psychologically since it slowed my progress for 6 weeks before I could get back to walking/running on my treadmill. Thanks to those many people for your encouragement and motivation. Keep it up while I try to maintain. Mitch
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:50:48 +0000