Two Weeks until the Triathlon - August pics

Today my weight is 338 lbs. !!!! Yahoo! I am getting closer to my goal. To reach my goal, I figure I need to lose about 14 lbs a month until the end of the year, at this point, which is very do-able. Well, only two weeks until the triathlon. Here we go. I have been training pretty hard. This weekend, I didn't get much done though. I had the stomach flu, along with the rest of my family. Ughh! Everyone is mostly feeling better now. We are just a little tired still today. I had a hard time getting up to work out this morning. In fact, I didn't. Maybe I will go on a long walk or jog after work. I just didn't want to push too hard and not be able to function at work today. Tomorrow will be better. That reminds me. I need to get my bike rental reservation made for the race. I don't have one. If anyone wants to come to the triathlon, it is in Heyburn, ID on Sept. 11th. This will definitely be an interesting experience. I have never done anything like this before.

Current Weight

My current weight is 342 lbs. I have lost 128 lbs since I started my weight loss journey at the end of January. I have 72 more lbs to lose to meet my goal of losing 200 lbs by the end of January 2011.

RECAP
Date: August 18th, 2010
Current weight 342 lbs.
Weight Loss: 128 lbs.
Amount needed to meet Goal: 72 lbs.

* To see my daily weight stats, visit the weight stat section in archives.

July pictures

Feeling Better

Here are some pictures of what I looked like at the end of July. My tummy is shrinking. My knees feel better. My whole body feels better.

Eating Healthy

I am continuing to eat healthy and my wife has found some great healthy recipes in the process. She has even invented some of her own that are amazing too. I am excited that eating healthy doesn't mean bland awful food. In fact, since I have started my weight loss journey, my family and I have tried new foods that we really enjoy.

I did find it a little challenging to eat healthy while I was vacationing with my family but didn't give up trying.
In fact, I am finding myself craving less sweets. It is easier to say "no" the more I practice it. The nice thing is that there are healthy alternatives. It isn't just the dessert or nothing.

Training

I have been continuing in my training for the VikingMan Triathlon in Heyburn, ID coming up on Sept 11th. I have been gradually increasing my endurance which has been tough. I am now running 6.5 miles at a time. I won't let myself stop. I work out daily running, bicycling, and swimming. My goal at this point with the triathlon is to finish. I think after I finish the triathlon, I will be sleeping. ( : I don't know. Hopefully I won't be too beat.

Current Weight To Date

My current weight as of today, July 7th,2010 is 360.6 lbs. It has been a long time since my weight has been down to this level. If you like,you can look back at my weight stats in archive to see every day up to this point. I have started running again. My knees aren't killing me like they used to. I still exercise everyday in training for the Viking Man triathalon in September. I am walking, running, riding bike, and swimming among other things, to get ready. I have noticed that keeping my heart rate high is becoming more of a challenge than before. My body is starting to get used to going long distances. September is coming fast. Aaah! Here we go!

June 23rd

Here are the most current weights I have achieved.

June 2010 18th-366.4 19th-364.4 20th-365.4 21st-367 22nd-367.2 23rd-364.6



I made a trip to Burley ID today and saw Dr. Hansen, my body fat has dropped from 41% to 17% in just over 4 months.

My blood pressure has stabilized out of the dander zone giving me a new lease on life.

I have lost 100lbs of fat and will continue to do so until next month.
Then the task at hand will be loosing lean muscle and preparing for the Viking-man Triathlon in Heyburn Id on Sept 11th 2010.

I hope to see you all there running with me!

I DID IT! I have officially lost 100 pounds. Wow! I feel great! It is hard to find the words to express just how great I feel. WOHOOOO!!!!!

Here are my latest pictures. June 2010. This is me just before meeting my 100 pound weight loss benchmark.

It has been hard work but so definitely worth it.


Well . . . here we go with the next 100 lbs.
: )





If I can do this...you can do this too.

WATCH THE WEIGHT FLY OFF!

May- 1st-393.4 2nd-395.0 3rd-398.4 4th-396.6 5th-394.6 6th-389.8 7th-387.2 8th-388.8 9th 389.2 10th-394.00 AHHH! 11th-393.4 12th-392.2 13th-386.6 14th-385 15th-384.6 16th-386.4 17th-388 18th-388.6 19th-386.6 20th-380 21st-379.8 22nd-380.2 23rd-381.2 24th-384 25th-381.6 26th-379.4