Great Week, New Record!

Hello Faithful Reader!

I was pretty sure that this week was going to be interesting. I was down and out on Friday, didn't get out of my chair pretty much all day. Sick, sick, sick. I also did eat like crazy. I do that when I am ill and don't know why. I figured after that I would not lose if not gain. Was I wrong! I lost 7.4 pounds this week faithful reader! I weighed in at 458.6 pounds. Let's step back and look at this. When I started this whole thing, I weighed 486 pounds. So since then I have lost 27.4 pounds since July 18, 2011. I am averaging about 2.25 pounds a week. Man, am I feeling good about this last week.

Walked 7.5 miles last week, with 4.2 of those coming Sunday. I made 4.2 miles in 1 hour and 34 minutes. It was great and painful and everything in between. I was proud and chaffed. My heels got blisters and I got satisfaction. I don't know what else to say then it hurt and I am happy I made it.

I have been trying really hard to get back in shape and I know I am in better shape than I was when I started this and I know I have a long way to go to make it to 180 pounds. I feel like it is possible though. If I can do things like 4.2 miles in 1 1/2 hours I should be able to do the 5K on November 6, 2011 in under an hour. That is my goal. I don't care if it is 59 minutes and 59 seconds...I want to finish it in less than 1 hour. I hope you will all cheer me on that day from anywhere you might be. If you want to join us, I will be letting you all know where we will be doing this 5K in a post closer to the date.

I really want to thank my daughter Emma who was walking with me yesterday and encouraging me the whole way. Whenever, I would start slowing down or wanting to give in, she was very encouraging saying things like "Good job daddy" and "Your doing great dad" but the best thing she said all day was when we got back to the house and she said "Daddy, I'm proud of you." You can bet your ass that is more incentive than anything else. A child's encouragement is what makes me work even that one little bit harder. As I write this I am holding back tears, wishing I could tell her in person what her encouragement means to me. Holding back tears of anger for ever letting myself get to this place. However, I am on my way back, to be healthy again.

Until next week Faithful Reader, thanks for reading. 

Chad 180