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I'm a 41-year old father of three, and I started with SP August 2009 because I needed help getting my weight under control. I reached my goal weight of 155 pounds (a loss of 122 pounds) in late 2010, and am working on maintaining in the 155-160 pound range.
I have the support of my kids and my wonderful wife, L3DESIGNS, who is my inspiration and who started on her SparkPeople journey seven months before I did and is getting ever closer to her goal weight.
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I'm a 41-year old father of three, and I started with SP August 2009 because I needed help getting my weight under control. I reached my goal weight of 155 pounds (a loss of 122 pounds) in late 2010, and am working on maintaining in the 155-160 pound range.
I have the support of my kids and my wonderful wife, L3DESIGNS, who is my inspiration and who started on her SparkPeople journey seven months before I did and is getting ever closer to her goal weight.
When I started I used the stationary bike, then started walking, and then started running. I've completed a 5K, a 10K, and a Half Marathon, and my wife has also run her first. My second Half was the Disney Princess Half at Disneyworld (Florida) in February 2011, however I walked it due to a stress fracture.
If you're new to SP and are just starting out, here are a couple blogs that I wrote with some overview material from what I've done here to date. If they help, great!
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public
_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=2669965
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public
_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3168474
Oh, and just in case you're interested, the story of my Spark name:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public
_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3052848
Member Since:
8/24/2009
Fitness Minutes:
77,970
My Goals:
Weight Goals:
* 250 pounds: 10/20/2009
* 227 pounds: 12/28/2009
* 200 pounds: 03/23/2010
* 180 pounds: 05/21/2010
* 165 pounds: 07/17/2010
* 160 pounds: 08/30/2010
* 155-160 (Maintain)
-- 12/06/2010
5K Running Goals:
* First: 05/30/2010 26:12
* 25m: 07/16/2010 23:40
* 22.5: 09/21/2010 22:32
* 22m: 08/13/2010 21:54
* 21.5:
----- Target ?
10K Running Goals:
* First: 06/18/2010 52:32
* 55m: 06/18/2010 52:32
* 50m: 20/10/2010 49:51
* 48m: 19/11/2010 46:40
* 46m:
----- Target: ?
HM Running Goals:
#1: 09/26/2010 1:57:26
#2: 02/27/2011 2:41:11 (Walked)
#3: 09/03/2011 1:56:44
Increase my energy level
Enjoy life!
My Program:
The boring stuff: diet & exercise. I track everything.
I started out walking, graduated to running, completed one Half Marathon, walked a second due to injury, then ran my third.
I've started (and stopped) Insanity four times now, but in each case running took over...
Apparently I can be somewhat of a Cardio junkie!
Personal Information:
40, married for 13 years, with one son (10), two daughters (8 & 5). I'm an Electrical Engineer doing IC design, and live in Coquitlam, BC, Canada.
Other Information:
Engineering is the art of optimization, trading off a number of different costs to come up with the best solution. Never forget that your time has a cost.
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I'm a 41-year old father of three, and I started with SP August 2009 because I needed help getting my weight under control. I reached my goal weight of 155 pounds (a loss of 122 pounds) in late 2010, and am working on maintaining in the 155-160 pound range. I have the support of my kids and my wonderful wife, L3DESIGNS, who is my inspiration and who started on her SparkPeople journey seven months before I did and is getting ever closer to her goal weight. When I started I used the stationary bike, then started walking, and then started running. I've completed a 5K, a 10K, and a Half Marathon, and my wife has also run her first. My second Half was the Disney Princess Half at Disneyworld (Florida) in February 2011, however I walked it due to a stress fracture. If you're new to SP and are just starting out, here are a couple blogs that I wrote with some overview material from what I've done here to date. If they help, great! http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=2669965 http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3168474 Oh, and just in case you're interested, the story of my Spark name: http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=3052848
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My Goals:
Weight Goals: * 250 pounds: 10/20/2009 * 227 pounds: 12/28/2009 * 200 pounds: 03/23/2010 * 180 pounds: 05/21/2010 * 165 pounds: 07/17/2010 * 160 pounds: 08/30/2010 * 155-160 (Maintain) -- 12/06/2010 5K Running Goals: * First: 05/30/2010 26:12 * 25m: 07/16/2010 23:40 * 22.5: 09/21/2010 22:32 * 22m: 08/13/2010 21:54 * 21.5: ----- Target ? 10K Running Goals: * First: 06/18/2010 52:32 * 55m: 06/18/2010 52:32 * 50m: 20/10/2010 49:51 * 48m: 19/11/2010 46:40 * 46m: ----- Target: ? HM Running Goals: #1: 09/26/2010 1:57:26 #2: 02/27/2011 2:41:11 (Walked) #3: 09/03/2011 1:56:44 Increase my energy level Enjoy life!
My Program:
The boring stuff: diet & exercise. I track everything. I started out walking, graduated to running, completed one Half Marathon, walked a second due to injury, then ran my third. I've started (and stopped) Insanity four times now, but in each case running took over... Apparently I can be somewhat of a Cardio junkie!
Personal Information:
40, married for 13 years, with one son (10), two daughters (8 & 5). I'm an Electrical Engineer doing IC design, and live in Coquitlam, BC, Canada.
Other Information:
Engineering is the art of optimization, trading off a number of different costs to come up with the best solution. Never forget that your time has a cost.
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Congratulations on your 4 year anniversary! That's awesome! I keep hoping it will become easier -- I'm at 2+ yrs
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FOUR years of maintenance1 WOW! Wha an inspiration!! Here's to much continued success on your SparkJourney!!
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for your keeping maintenance for 4 long years!
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