225 and obese to 187 and dropping

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cameronheel
cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
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This weight loss has been done using MFP cal countining, running, initially on a C25K program and later 5 K runs 3X a week and some trail cycling on days I do not run. I am 5'8" and 50 years old.

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Images from Sept 2016. I weighed 225 and was in the obese classification. At this point I could not run more than a minute without becoming winded. I started C25K in Dec. of 2016. Ran first 5K in Feb in 35 min.

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Images from 5K race on May 12. I weighed 187 and was able to do 5K in 27:22. My goals are to get to 160 and improve my 5K time to 24 min by the time I turn 51 in Oct. after which I plan on starting to train for 10K.

I appreciate all the inspirational stories on this forum. Whenever I feel like not running or working out, one trip to this forum is all I need to get motivated again

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  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,754 Member
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    Way to go! Nice time on your 5k, BTW!
  • goldenday
    goldenday Posts: 204 Member
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    Awesome work!
  • kgb6days
    kgb6days Posts: 880 Member
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    You look great! well, everything but the UNC stuff. Go Wolfpack!!!! ;-)
  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    edited May 2017
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    kgb6days wrote: »
    You look great! well, everything but the UNC stuff. Go Wolfpack!!!! ;-)
    I knew I might catch some flak for that:)
    Thanks everyone for the support.

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