6 months, 50lbs lighter and just ran a 10k

Hi all,

I decided in February this year that I had to lose weight, at 224lbs i was fat and lazy, ate pretty much whatever I wanted all the time. On March 1st I began esating more healthily and the weight started to drop off. After about a month I discovered this site and its related apps and have never really looked back.

I April I decided that I would run the Cardiff 10k race for charity, to raise money for the MS Society, as my wife is a sufferer, and began training. Well the race was yesterday, I completed it in 51mins 21secs, coming home 1124th out of over 4000 runners. I'm really chuffed to finish so well, with it being my first ever attempt at a running race since I was in school.

Having something like this to train for has given me the drive I needed to keep training week after week, and MFP has kept my eating in check at the same time. The net result being that I have lost just over 50lbs, and feel great. I'm within 14lbs of my goal weight now, but wont be upset if i dont get there. To be honest, if i just managed to shift a few more lbs I'd be happy with that.

Sorry I dont have a photobucket account so cant post pics, feel free to check my profile pics out.

Stay cool,

Sam.