Month: June 2017

David's Journal

Down 20lb Again (Finally) and Bears 5k Training Continued

| David

I have some good news, after weighing myself this morning, I’m finally officially down 20lbs from my “official” largest point! I’m exactly half way between my largest and smallest, although I can say my athletic performance is the best it’s ever been.

However, I did get some of the wind knocked out of my sails when verifying my pre-weight loss challenge weight. I’m just going to bullet point my thoughts.

  • I wrote that a couple months before the challenge I weighed 287, and I was disappointed that I let myself get to that size. Now I’m celebrating a 281 weigh-in.
    • Although, I didn’t know the grasp of everything then, so take that as it is.
  • With this, I can’t let past failures diminish my current accomplishments. Although I do allow it (all the freaking time)
  • Another aside, losing weight has been more difficult this time around, maybe I’m not as aggressive as during the weight loss challenge. Then again, that nutrition plan proved to be unsustainable as it derailed as soon as I got into a stressful situation.

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June Update: 5k training, progress, pace, and gear!

| David

Why hello everyone! It’s been a couple months since I’ve written here, and I do regret that very much. A lot has happened since the last check in, so here’s another update.

My social media presence has been solid, but I’m not writing posts here, I’ll make it more of an effort to write here as it serves a better journal than Facebook or Instagram.

Big picture update: Signed up for the Chicago Bears 5k again, which will be in 2 weeks, had a minor hiccup in May, but I’ve bounced back with lots of momentum on my side. As of writing this, my weight is just a pound less than in April, but my performance (especially cardio) is the best it’s ever been! Continue reading “June Update: 5k training, progress, pace, and gear!” →