Fitness success and some fun with the local Marines yesterday.

californiagirl2012
californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
edited November 17 in Success Stories
Yesterday my patrol partner Byrren and I stopped by a Marine recruiting booth where they had a pullup bar. Byrren is pretty fit, in fact he is the friend that got me hooked on Intermittent fasting and MyFitnessPal back in the day.

Anyway with 35 pounds of gear on we both did pullups. Byrren did about 15, I did 5 pullups and 10 chinups and we got some cool pictures out of it.

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Plus I just love supporting the US Marines.

We had an audience at the high school snapping pictures. I only hope we are a good example to the community.

Byrren and I had so much fun we deflected the pizza given to us. We graciously accepted it with a thank you, then wrapped it up and gave it away. It's not that pizza is bad, it just didn't fit our goals for the day.

I woke up today happy that I stayed on track.

But today is a NEW day, full of more opportunities for good choices.

And that's how it is for LIFE. I achieved my fat loss goal (losing 85 pounds) and built muscle and cardio strength, but that must be RENEWED each day. Like paying rent daily.

Anyone can do it! <3B)

Replies

  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
    That is a GREAT story! And congrats on the pullups and chinups. Been lifting for 6 months and I'm not even close to a chin-up....
  • LuckyMe2017
    LuckyMe2017 Posts: 454 Member
    Looks fun! Congrats!
  • rosehips60
    rosehips60 Posts: 1,030 Member
    Congrats, very inspirational. The title caught my eye because my Mom who passed 3 years ago at the age of 87 was always joking that she was going to go find some Marines and have some fun. My Dad was a Marine, so I guess she spoke from experience. Thanks for sharing and a happy reminder of my Mom :)
  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,153 Member
    edited May 2015
    Looks like a great time! Gotta love 'em!
  • JenniferInCt
    JenniferInCt Posts: 431 Member
    Awesome story!
  • Sassymama66_75HARD
    Sassymama66_75HARD Posts: 91 Member
    Way to go!!!
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    Thanks. It was a fun memory. :smiley:
  • enchanted_daydream
    enchanted_daydream Posts: 258 Member
    That's fantastic and it looks like you had some fun! You're very impressive!
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