Weight Loss

I haven't mentioned this, but since October 1, I've been in a Biggest Loser weight loss competition at work. Thirteen other folks were also participating, including co workers, friends, my boss, and even my wife. The competition wrapped up today, after 14 weeks. In the end, I was the biggest loser, having lost 33 lbs, which is was 16.1% of my body weight. My weight dropped from 205 to 172, and body fat dropped from ~29% to ~21%. I feel great, probably the best I've felt in many years. While it's been a long, arduous process, I'm so proud of what I've accomplished. Now, the key will be to keep it off. To that end, we've decided to start training to complete the Lincoln half marathon. I anticipate we'll try to run some of it, and walk the rest. The only road blocks would be my wife's doctor's permission. She has asthma, and hopefully, he'll give the OK to proceed. Plus, I also found out that you can't use headphones during the race. I exercise everyday with my Ipod, so that might be a tough hurdle to overcome. After taking a week or two off, the marathon training will begin. Not that we'd have any chance of winning anything, it's just that we've never done it, and it will be the next stepping stone to keep us on the path moving forward.