tinkerbell of winter
Keep Moving Forward-Walt Disney
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- Sep 26, 2004
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Here is my intro, I am 32 and currently at 250+ lbs. A year and a half ago I weighed 190 and was running 15Ks and half marathons. My birthday on September 2nd was my one year anniversary of running a half marathon in Virginia Beach and I couldn't be more unfit than I am right now.
A lot of this has to do with the stress of my job (which I have now found a new one) and although that is not an excuse it is an easy scapegoat. This wouldn't be the first hole I have gotten myself out of though, I got down from 250 once before, I can do this again. My new motivation is that I have reservations for Easter break in 2009 and I want to be proud to be in pictures, instead of hiding from them like the last time I went to Disney. I also have a goal of running the Full Marathon at Disney in 2010. I want to run through all the parks. I am going to start back up with the Turkey Trot 5K in November here, do the Shamrock Run 5 mile in March, the Boilermaker 15K again in Utica in July 09 and do the Virginia Beach Rock and Roll 1/2 marathon in 09, as well as a few local half marathons here to train for the big one, the WDW full. With this being more than a year away I feel I have adequate time to train and lose the weight. What is amazing to me is how fast the weight drops off when you are running a lot.
I love the support on the WISH board and it helps to know others are working toward the same goals you are.
This time I am going to do thing somewhat differently though, I am ignoring the scale, yes I said it, ignoring the thing. I am not going to step on the scale, because then I get obsessive about it and end up disappointed when I do not see the number I want. Monthly weigh ins, that is going to be it. I'll weigh myself on the first of each month. Instead my accomplishments will be measured in miles run, days exercised and days of eating healthy, as well as clothes size. My ultimate goal is to get back down to 153-a weight I have not seen since I enlisted in the military in 1995. So essentially 100 lbs to lose in a year and three months. My short term goal is to lose 60 lbs by the time vacation happens in April 2009. Six months exactly, 2.3 lb loss per week consistently to get to that goal.
Oh and my walking/running to Disney challenge, I need to go 1300 miles, we will see how long it takes me!
October 13, 2008
Today I started back with the exercising, tomorrow I need to work on the eating healthy part. No going out for lunch, no fast food, instead a sandwich and walk around the block if time allows.
Miles left to WDW: 1298

I love the support on the WISH board and it helps to know others are working toward the same goals you are.
This time I am going to do thing somewhat differently though, I am ignoring the scale, yes I said it, ignoring the thing. I am not going to step on the scale, because then I get obsessive about it and end up disappointed when I do not see the number I want. Monthly weigh ins, that is going to be it. I'll weigh myself on the first of each month. Instead my accomplishments will be measured in miles run, days exercised and days of eating healthy, as well as clothes size. My ultimate goal is to get back down to 153-a weight I have not seen since I enlisted in the military in 1995. So essentially 100 lbs to lose in a year and three months. My short term goal is to lose 60 lbs by the time vacation happens in April 2009. Six months exactly, 2.3 lb loss per week consistently to get to that goal.

Oh and my walking/running to Disney challenge, I need to go 1300 miles, we will see how long it takes me!
October 13, 2008
Today I started back with the exercising, tomorrow I need to work on the eating healthy part. No going out for lunch, no fast food, instead a sandwich and walk around the block if time allows.
Miles left to WDW: 1298