Getting closer to goal, progress since beginning of march 2015
bhokanson2015
Posts: 75 Member
So, I am blown away when I look at the threads here, you guys are doing so great. And I decided I wanted to jump in the pool and share some of my journey. Although, now I wish I would have taken more pics along the way, but honestly when I started this I hated the way I looked and didn't really feel like posing for a lot of pictures, and would have a mini panic attack anytime I got a facebook notification that someone has added a picture of me. I would think, ohh no, how bad do I look this time and how many people saw it before I could untag myself.
Anyway, so this is a good indication of where I started out. Its not taken at the exact time I started this phase of my life, but I had been hovering right at around 300 pounds for around 2-3 years. I am 6'6" by the way for those wondering, if anyone was.
It kind of pains me to even look at it, how big I was, how out of control I had let myself be.
So that brings us to today, as I sit here I am down 74 pounds to 226 and I took this pic this last week when I was traveling for work
And this one
I am not yet to my goal. But I am so happy I have done this. Its a huge life upgrade. I went from not being able to run for 90 seconds (when I first started couch to 5k) to now completing 5k in under 25 minutes... I know there are a lot of people faster than me but I can't even believe I typed that last sentence, and on saturday I got a personal best for a mile @ a 7:20 pace.
Maybe this helps someone, maybe it doesn't. It feels good though to put all of this down somewhere and share it.
I am so grateful for MFP and the great people I have met on here who continue to inspire me
Anyway, so this is a good indication of where I started out. Its not taken at the exact time I started this phase of my life, but I had been hovering right at around 300 pounds for around 2-3 years. I am 6'6" by the way for those wondering, if anyone was.
It kind of pains me to even look at it, how big I was, how out of control I had let myself be.
So that brings us to today, as I sit here I am down 74 pounds to 226 and I took this pic this last week when I was traveling for work
And this one
I am not yet to my goal. But I am so happy I have done this. Its a huge life upgrade. I went from not being able to run for 90 seconds (when I first started couch to 5k) to now completing 5k in under 25 minutes... I know there are a lot of people faster than me but I can't even believe I typed that last sentence, and on saturday I got a personal best for a mile @ a 7:20 pace.
Maybe this helps someone, maybe it doesn't. It feels good though to put all of this down somewhere and share it.
I am so grateful for MFP and the great people I have met on here who continue to inspire me
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Holy cow! Excellent job in such a short amount of time! You can't be too far from your goal!0
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You look amazing and you should be totally proud of your achievements!!0
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That is awesome. I still haven't gotten under 10 minutes on a mile. Be proud. You look great and I will dance a freakin jig if I ever run a 7:200
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Wow! You look great. Running is so hard. I'm trying to get better at it as well.0
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Great job! With the shape you are currently in, this would be a perfect time to start a recomp and shaping your shoulders / arms. 6 months of that and you will look badass next summer.0
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Amazing results! Well done!0
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Kudos to you!0
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Thank you for the feedback You are very kind0
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Wow - great job.0
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You look amazing. Thank you for sharing!0
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Very nice!!0
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This makes me want to work harder0
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Wowowow! You've done so well! Thanks for sharing your story!0
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Freakin' amazing progress, man!0
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O_O are you the same person? Very inspirational! x.x great job!0
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Holy cow! You did that in 6 months?!0
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Wow, fantastic job! You look great and your fitness gains are impressive! (I am the queen of the ten-minute mile!)0
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Fantastic results! All your work has paid off tremendously!0
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Great man! I m on the same track these days and..viola! half way to it
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Thank you for sharing!0
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