I have changed a lot from when I started four years ago.
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| Me and my Dad, 1997 (yes, more than 4 years ago) |
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| Post 4-mile race, July 2012 |
I started with barely being able to walk a mile. Now I can run a mile +. I have run/walked at least a dozen 5ks and 4-mile races in the last 17 months.
I have changed how I eat. I used to eat lots of processed foods. My diet is now plant-based, focusing on whole grains and fruits and vegetables (with a little healthy fat and protein thrown in).
I have lost, as of my weigh-in yesterday, 45.6 pounds.
Yet I have so many goals left to achieve. I have not run an entire 5k without walking. Or a 10k, a half marathon, or a marathon. I have not attained a healthy weight. I do not feel like my outside matches who I am inside. I have not become who I am meant to be and who I am capable of being.
But I will.
I think you are such an inspiration to people trying to lose weight. Just recently I hit a bump in the road and thinking about your journey helped to inspire me to continue on mine.
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