Probably my last post

I have to say that this challenge has been one of the greatest things that has happened to me in a long time. My health has made a 360 degree turn around. Three months ago, I could hardly walk up and down the stairs in my house. Last Saturday night I went outside and ran 5 miles and I wasn't completely tired out yet. It felt really good. The only problem was being able to walk for the next couple of days. I can't believe that all of the exercise that I have done on the bicycle and the eliptical; didn't really prepare my legs for this. I love it when my muscles are sore. I really feel like I have accomplished something. I was really disappointed that I didn't lose any weight last week. I am excited to see thee rest of my numbers. So far I have lost 35 pounds. I hope I can maintain that until Friday.
I am going to miss having a trainer to meet with a couple of times a week. That has really helped me to get my but out of bed in the morning. My wife likes to run, so maybe this is something we could start doing together. In the past I have always had a bad attitude about running. These last few months have changed my perspective.
I just can't believe that I let myself get as heavy as I did. I have always enjoyed exercising, especially, I have been a heavy weight lifter. I just let the food get the best of me. I am thankful for the nutrition class that has taught me more about what I should be eating and how much.
I could continue all day about how good I feel. I hope that I can keep up this attitude.
I wish all of the participants good luck for their future and it has been great getting to know all of you.

Small set back and now I am back on track

After a long weekend of ward camp outs and a family reunion, I am setting my focus back to my goal of changing my lifestyle. It is hard to stay on track when there is so much good food around. I went crazy with the cookies and brownies on Saturday; and by the end of the day I was really regretting it. Man was I sick for a couple of days; I don't ever want to feel that way again. It is amazing how fast the body can go down hill.
I am back on track and feeling good again already. It is great to be back in clothes that I haven't seen for several years. It is almost like a whole new wardrobe again. I am down 32lbs from when I started the challenge and I have lost 50lbs since March.. That is how much my daughter weighs. I was packing her around with me everyday and now I almost feel light on my feet already. I am really excited to see all the other changes in my body.
Everybody that I have seen lately is looking really good and I am hearing a lot of good feed back of how much better they feel. It is great encouragement.

A pleasant surprise

I had a very pleasant surprise on Saturday. I decided that I had not been on a bike ride up Santaquin canyon for a long time. I got on my bike and headed up the canyon and at the point where I am usually almost completely dead; this time I was feeling really good. I passed that point even in a higher gear and decided to keep going and went farther than I had ever gone before. I ended up going over 3 miles up the canyon and it is a pretty steep road. I have been thinking all of this time, that I had not been progressing on the bike. It was an awesome feeling and I am really excited. I ended up going up again on Monday and going a little farther again. It is just an awesome feeling to be 30 pounds lighter and I feel like I can move like a kid again.
It is great to see the other participants at the gym and to see and hear how they are progressing. I can't believe that we are now almost down to 2 weeks left. I look forward to seeing the numbers at the end and see more than what the scale has been telling me.