82 lbs in 11 months *Progress Pics*

I've worked hard and now I have a lot of progress to show for it. I saw pics from my last vacation in June of 2012 and decided I had let go long enough and it was time to change. I started with a simple goal. DO NOT WEIGH YOURSELF UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH. I set this goal because mentally I've broken down in the gym because of not seeing enough progress. I started with the treadmill because I had tried outdoor running and it was too much on my shins. I used Ease in to 5k on my android and kept at it. I also played basketball after work and joined a volleyball team to try and stay more active.

I changed my eating habits completely as well. I completely minimized my portions to the smallest possible and made my diet consist of greens and light homemade sandwiches. By September 30th I had dropped 23 pounds, putting me at 305. I hadn't been that light since 2007. I also did my first 5k race, which was an obstacle course. Dirty 30, I stopped and helped a lot and did most of the obstacles and ended with an abysmal 1:23:00. I kept at it and kept at my couch to 5k program and did another 5k in November after dropping below 300lbs. My time on that race was 49:29. I had a goal at this point and it was to get under 40 minutes on a 5k. I kept working and proceeded to run a 38:49 in February in the biting wind.

By this point we had found out we were having a baby girl in June so I added to my goal of doing at least 10 5k's before she was born and getting sub 34 on a race. On June 7th I ran a charity race for the Moore tornado victims and ran a 33:44, achieving my goal and completely my 10 race goal. June 24th came and my daughter was born and I was down to 243. I'm back at work now and have been back in to my running and workout routine. Throughout this year I have learned a lot about my body and different ways to help myself when running and exercising. I have a new goal to not weigh myself until the end of August b/c my wife is working out with me now to lose her baby weight. Her goal was the same as mine in the beginning. To not weigh until the end of September. My final goal is to reach 220lbs, because at my peak that's how much I weighed and I was shredded.