Under 200 for the first time since 2015
M(34) 5'11" SW:222 (01/01/2021) CW: 199.8 GW: 170 (165 would be ideal, but I'm being realistic for the time being)
I used to be a marathoner (2009-2013), but between a job that drained me and the hard winter of 2013-2014 in MI (apartment was without power for 3 weeks), I fell off the running bandwagon and continued to eat and drink with the same distance runner cavalier attitude. The weight started rolling on. I can count on one hand since that last marathon in 2013 how many races I've run.
Losing running fitness was tough. Through the half dozen or so attempts to get back on the running wagon, I would come away frustrated after a few days of attempting. Angry that distances that I used to chew up were unreachable, and my pace was a snail's crawl at best. I started running regularly before the pandemic, but it was really during 2020 that I stripped away all of the ego, went all the way back to basics and just learned to love running for what it was. Even then I ended up injured last fall and went from around 210 up to my new year's weight of 222, the heaviest I've ever clocked.
But I stuck with it after a move to a new city, and except for a couple of lull moments, I'm averaging about 6-7 runs/week, and coming up on the end of half marathon training (not for a race, but just using the plan for the structure), with my first full marathon scheduled for the fall.
I haven't focused heavily on my diet yet, but running longer distances always changes my cravings to be healthier. I'm thinking once marathon training starts in a month, I'll lean into that a bit more.
I know it's not the drastic changes that many of you on here have gone through, and the hard sacrifices and diligence you take to make a change, but stepping on the scale and having it not roll over 200 for the first time in over five years was really empowering, and I just wanted to share it with somebody who gets it.
Thanks!
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