"Nothing is Impossible"
I am one of those individuals, who has been overweight all of my life, even as a child. I was still active in sports but I loved my food. I have attempted to get to a normal weight three times in my adult life, once in 1986, when I considered trying out for the RCMP (don't ask), once in 1994 (just because) and finally in 2002. ( 3rd time a charm?)
For health reasons and I guess my mid life crisis (8 months before my 40th birthday), I set out on May 26, 2002 to lose 100 pounds. I started eating right and incorporating exercise into my daily routine. It took me an hour to walk 5km. After the first year, I got down to 195 started participating in the sport of triathlons and long distance running. In May of 2004 I ran my first marathon, can you believe that I could not even run 5km a year earlier.
I basically stalled between 2003 and 2005 and did the ole yo yo; I would get down in the 180's in the summer then struggled to stay below 210 in the winter. Then finally, during the winter of 2006 I stayed below 190 and I promised myself I would never see 200 again. A major milestone!
It was time to take it to the next level in 2007. It would be the 5th year of my weight loss journey and I had to achieve the original goal of losing the 100 pounds. Mission accomplished in the fall of 2007.
I am happy to say that I am no longer morbidly obese, or obese, just slightly overweight and my next goal is to be of normal weight when I finish Ironman Canada in August 2008.