From Fat to Fantastic!

JT_Taylor_99
JT_Taylor_99 Posts: 72
edited October 29 in Success Stories
Jan 24, 2011…Happy 50th to me! At 248 pounds I was fat and disgusted by my appearance. I had let myself go. That day I started walking on the treadmill. 3.0 for 30 minutes, with two weeks I was walking 60 minutes 7 days a week. I then added 30 minutes of elliptical with the walking 7 days a week and within a month I added the stationary bike for an additional 30 minutes. By April I had lost 39 pounds and was addicted to working out. I started running soon after and was able to run 5 miles non-stop in an hour. I set a goal to ride a 100 mile bicycle endurance race known as the “Hotter N Hell Hundred” in Aug 2011. On the day of the race I weighed in at 173, I had lost 75 pounds and I succeeded and made entire 100 miles in 7 hours, 45 minutes. I ran my first 5K in October 2011 in 27 minutes and my first timed 5k in Nov 2011. My time was 24:52. I came in 4th in my age division. Then I started running more and more and cycling everyday in the Texas heat. I won several races and rode the 2012 Hotter N Hell, my goal was to beat my time by an hour. Well I blew it away my time was 5:45, two full hours better than the previous year. Finally this month I capped it all off with running my first ½ marathon, I set a goal of 2 hours 30 minutes. My official time was 2:30:56.

248 pounds
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173 pounds
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2012 Hotter N Hell Hundred finish line 5:45
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2013 Pittsburgh 1/2 Marathon 2:30:56
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  • ZealousMissJJ
    ZealousMissJJ Posts: 454 Member
    You are a MACHINE!! Awesome and amazing. Inspirational!! :flowerforyou:
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    That's a great accomplishment, you must be very proud of yourself. You also look so much younger in the last photograph.
  • elleloch
    elleloch Posts: 739 Member
    Incredible work!!
  • StarChanger
    StarChanger Posts: 605 Member
    Your wife must be thrilled....and very tired! ;) Nice work!!!!
  • arains89
    arains89 Posts: 442 Member
    You are amazing!
  • Cappicorn
    Cappicorn Posts: 83 Member
    Holy crap! That is fantastic! YOU are fantastic!
  • JaimeCST
    JaimeCST Posts: 118
    Amazing job!
  • moulinette92
    moulinette92 Posts: 19 Member
    Wow, you are amazing :D Great job!
  • 1brokegal44
    1brokegal44 Posts: 562 Member
    Great job!
  • bikermike5094
    bikermike5094 Posts: 1,752 Member
    frickin awesome man!! Way to rock that six pack.. your my new idol!!!
  • madacali
    madacali Posts: 29 Member
    You shoudl be very proud of yourself. You ARE an inspiration!!!
  • ozigal
    ozigal Posts: 173 Member
    WOW! Just WOW!!
  • Roderunr
    Roderunr Posts: 65 Member
    Hot damn! You rocked it! I love hearing success stories! :smile:
  • Seaglass1123
    Seaglass1123 Posts: 500 Member
    Wowwwzers! Amazing progress!
  • joakool
    joakool Posts: 434 Member
    Whoa ~ that's incredible! Congratulations on your success!
  • rides4sanity
    rides4sanity Posts: 1,269 Member
    Amazing!
  • Davariluv
    Davariluv Posts: 32 Member
    Great job! You look amazing....and much younger too!! I bet you are loving life to the fullest now!!
  • lilbearzmom
    lilbearzmom Posts: 600 Member
    Holy Frijoles! Nice abs!!!!
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    Amazing transformation! Well done even though in that last picture you got beat by the girls haha. j/k :laugh:
  • bdubya55
    bdubya55 Posts: 506 Member
    Very commendable achievement!
  • Angimom
    Angimom Posts: 1,463 Member
    Great Job! You should feel so proud of yourself! You look amazing.
  • dparent01
    dparent01 Posts: 35 Member
    That is awesome! I like to see those in our age range doing it ... it gives the courage to keep going knowing it can be done with hard work and dedication. Congratulations!!
  • senami632
    senami632 Posts: 134 Member
    Awesome awesome job! Well done xx
  • RobP1192
    RobP1192 Posts: 310 Member
    Wow, awesome job!!! Way to make the changes you wanted to make in your life and sticking to it!
  • b7bbs
    b7bbs Posts: 158 Member
    *falls out of chair* You look incredible!!!!
  • belle19822000
    belle19822000 Posts: 62 Member
    OMG!!!!
    Just amazing!!!!!!

    I admire your persistence and determination!
  • ssdivot
    ssdivot Posts: 193
    Wow! You're amazing! I just turned 50 and you have provided me with inspriation, thanks for posting!
  • amyx593
    amyx593 Posts: 211 Member
    HOT DAMN! you look AMAZING and I'm sure you feel that way too! Congratulations for taking control of your life!
  • staceypunk
    staceypunk Posts: 924 Member
    You look great and have all those great accomplishments to brag about! WTG!
  • Bearbrat
    Bearbrat Posts: 230
    completely amazing, I love all the success stories on here.....keeps me going for the prize. Great job!!!!
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