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That's SO awesome! Keep up the great work! I started last year at a little over 365 lbs and ran my 1st 5K at around 320-330. I've kept going and I'm going to be doing my 1st Ironman this Sunday in Louisville. So KEEP GOING! You can accomplish anything that you set your mind to achieve. You've already proven that by…

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Thank you!

Thank you all so much again. Someone commented about feeling somewhat sorry for my family and my lack of time I spend with them. Just so everyone knows, I have visitation with my kids every other weekend. Over the past 2 months my weekend workouts have taken some time away from them but they are so proud of what I am doing…

Wow! Thank you all SO much. I'm sitting here at work and I'm actually getting choked up from all fo these comments. The outpouring of support is amazing. Thank you. Someone asked me how much I'm down now. I'm right at 260. Honestly I don't know how high my weight had gotten. I stopped weighing at 365. Based on how my…

Thank you all for the awesome comments. I really appreciate it. It's been a very exciting and humbling couple of days to say the least.

Again, thank you all so much for all of the great comments. I truly appreciate all of the kind words and encouragement.

Wow! Thank you all SO much for all of the positive comments. I sincerely appreciate all of your support and encouragement. If you're on Facebook please friend me. I'm Mark D. Rucker, or on Twitter as MarkTheBeastR. Thanks again.

Thanks everybody! I'm just so excited about having the story out and I feel very blessed. Thanks for all of the great comments. I really appreciate it.

Wow! You look stunning. Congratulations.

You've got some big goals there. That's great. I'm sure I could get some pointers from you!

Wow! That's amazing! Congrats. Good luck with the 5K's and with the Sprint. That is pretty incredible.

Thank you. Hey if I can do it you can too.

Who cares how long it took you!!! You DID it! And that's what counts. And that is what is AWESOME! Be proud of the accomplishment. It's HUGE. How far did you Run this time last year? And how far do you think you will be able to run next year? I ran my 1st 5K on July 4, 2011. Yup. Just last year. Took me 42 minutes. This…

Thanks everybody. I feel very fortunate to have won the trip. But I feel even more fortunate that I have the opportunity to share my story with others. Thank you all for the kind words. I still have some weight to lose but I know that I will reach my goal. I really just hope to inspire others out there now who are where I…

You look awesome. Congratulations.

Thank you all so much for all of your kind words and encouragement. I truly appreciate it.

Thanks Gypsi. My brother and his family live in Hilliard. My brother and now my nephew are both firefighters up there. My brother works for Upper Arlington.

I actually started my journey in February 2011 and didn't join MFP until July 2011 I believe. I had lost about 30 pounds but plateaued. Several people told me to start tracking and recommended this app for my iPhone. I did and it got me going again.

Thank you. Your words are so kind. I really appreciate that.

Wow! Amazing job. Congratulations. Very inspiring.

Ha! Don't know about that but thank you! (autographs will be available for purchase from my agent--Ha!)

Thank you!

Thank you all! It's really been an amazing journey for me. I started in Feburary last year with small changes to my diet. Then on April 18th I started Couch 2 5K and I've not looked back since. In just 2 more weeks I'll do my 1st Ironman in Muncie, Indiana. It just blows me away that only 14 months ago I struggled to run…

Thank you! I'm still just astounded by all of it. I feel overwhelmingly blessed by all of this. Thank you.

Wow! Thank you all SO much for all of your encouragement and positive comments. I'm so blessed to have such amazing, inspiring people in my life. Thank you all for letting me share my story. I truly appreciate it. And keep up the great work. For those of you thinking about running, or who just started, you CAN do it! I…

Here's the link to the Google+ Hangout that I participated in yesterday with NBC Today Show's nutritionist, Joy Bauer. It was an honor to be invited to participate. The video will take about 8-9 minutes to download so be patient. My question comes at about 17 minutes in. I have to say that Joy really surprised me with the…

Dang! I came back hoping there'd be more underwear pics. LOL! Great job. Your hard work and dedication have paid amazing dividends for you. And just look at how many people you've inspired as well. Awesome!

Thanks everybody. I'm VERY excited about it. I have a very good friend who is a member of the Joy Fit Club and was on the Today Show with Joy last July. I hope that once I hit my ideal weight that I'll become a member as well. The Hangout is at 4:00 pm est today. You don't have to have a Google+ account. You can watch the…

WOW! And WOW again.