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| In my lifetime, I have been fortunate enough to cultivate a great many talents. I am particularly gifted at gaining weight. This May 2008 photo marked the third time that I have successfully gained 50+ pounds. The good news: I knew how to lose weight as well. The bad news: I had know idea, at the time, how to keep it off. |
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| This picture was taken on July 4, 2008, two days shy of my 38th birthday. This photo really hit home with me. I weigh 230 pounds in the photo. I was talking, and apparently boring, my then two year old daughter, a daughter I may not live to see walk down the aisle if I had stayed on my current path. |
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| I'm smiling because I know change is coming... or maybe I just have a happy belly! |
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| On August 24, 2008, I decided to make a dramatic change in health and in my life. This picture was taken (can you guess) on October 31, 2008. By this point, I had lost about 30 pounds. |
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| My son and I are making "funny faces" for the camera in December of 2008. By this point, I had lost 50 pounds. |
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| In this March 2009 photo, I have lost 60 pounds. My son is again making a funny face at the camera to make sure you can see that he lost his first tooth! |
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| For the next year, I kept the weight off primarily by running. I have never considered myself much of a runner. Nevertheless, in April 2010, I ran my first race ever, a half marathon. My time was 1 hour and 52 minutes just in case you were wondering :) |
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| Then in August of 2010, I started to "get serious" about this fitness thing. This picture is from Day 1 of my first round of p90x instructed on video by Tony Horton. There are no secrets when the shirt comes off, huh? |
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| This picture is from Day 90 of my first round of p90x (November 2010). Tony Horton is a bad man! I hate him, but I love him! |
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| This picture is from June 2011. After one more round of p90x, I took on Insanity with Shaun T. That brotha is a beast, but the results were worth it! Today, I am working on another round of p90x with a little Insanity mixed in. I will post the pictures when I finish! |
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| One more round of p90x complete (December 2011). Thanks Tony! Next up - I am going to roll the dice and try to gain some weight - the right way. Wish me luck! |
This picture is from the 2012 Peachtree Road Race on July 4, 2012. Ran hard and set my personal best for a 10K.
