I still have days that I struggle.
I still have days that I feel fat and undesireable.
I still have days that I crave bad food and things that I know aren't good for me or that will cause side affects.
I still have days that I compare where I am now and what I could do in the Marines and feel inadequate.
I still have days that I just don't want to do anything, gym or household.
I still have days that I just want to shut down with a book and block out the world.
BUT........
I am closing in on 700 total daily miles for the year but am doing that with a lot of working out.
I am able to walk a lot of miles in 1 session where I was struggling to walk 8 blocks 5 months ago.
I am looking for new clothes as the ones I were wearing are all too big.
I am wearing clothes that I haven't worn in 10+ years.
I am off meds that I have been on for as long as I can remember.
I am feeling better about myself and my situation in life.
I am looking at next year and trying to decide what I can actually accomplish versus what I want to accomplish.
Athletic events where I "might" be able to excel or not.
Since I am still getting better, only 5 months out from surgery, I really don't know where I will be in 6 months.
Will I be running 12 min miles and/or carrying my ruck with no problem and/or still doing 18 min miles but able to do that for hours?
Will I be able to do 20 pushups? Will I be able to do 50 pushups? I can barely do 2 now and those probably aren't good form.
Could I do a GoRuck Light welcome party and then do the ruck.
I am fairly sure I could do the ruck.
It is the physical stuff on top of the ruck that I have my doubts about since the first one I did kicked me so badly.
I have serious doubts about my ability to do it at this point.
I have 2 vouchers I can use at this point to join events at the last minute so I might do that next year if I feel up to it.
Just now I am not sure what is in my range by then.
2019 Fitness Goals
1000 Daily Miles (Includes all mileage walking & workouts)
- I will be logging this on Charity Challenge with my team as:
YIAAGAITIA
500 Fitness Miles (Workouts and events)
- I will be logging this on Charity Challenge with my team as:
BuddyCheck22k
I will create a 2nd account to log my fitness miles separately.
1000 Daily Miles (Includes all mileage walking & workouts)
- I will be logging this on Charity Challenge with my team as:
YIAAGAITIA
500 Fitness Miles (Workouts and events)
- I will be logging this on Charity Challenge with my team as:
BuddyCheck22k
I will create a 2nd account to log my fitness miles separately.
My events that I have planned for next year.
Those with ?? are ones I am thinking about doing but not sure yet.
Some I am not 100% sure yet of the dates so I am doing best guess based on history.
Buddy Check Jan 2019 20190120
Buddy Check Apr 2019 20190427
?? GoRuck Light Battle Baghdad 20190504
GoRuck Scavenger 20190505
Remember the Fallen Ruck 20190527
?? FANS 20190601 - 20190602
I will be helping my brother make his distance goal on this one and doing more support so I won't sign up for it since it is $250 to do it.
Eagle UP Ultra 20190606 - 20190610
?? GoRuck Red Wings 20190720
Buddy Check Jul 2019 20190721
Chasing Bigfoot 20190728
?? Ragnar Relay 20190816 - 20190817
Looking to get on a team.
GoRuck Star 12 Miler 20190824
AFSP Out of the Darkness 201909??
No 2019 events set up yet so not sure of date but plan on doing the one at Como again.
Warrior 196 201909??
TEAM RWB 20191004
Major anniversary stuff - Don't know what will be going on but this is the Twin Cities Marathon weekend
?? GoRuck Light Mogadishu Mile 20191005
This is the Twin Cities Marathon weekend so might be doing stuff with Team RWB.
?? Team RWB Old Glory Relay 201910??
Really want to be part of this.
Buddy Check Oct 2019 20191020
Photos/Logging/Blogging in 2019 Next year I will only be doing pictures and measurements every other week.
I will check my weight every week but will only do the full set of checks when Elsolel is off that weekend.
I will do the end of year and beginning set up on the 1st of Jan to get my final 2018 numbers and start my 2019 numbers.
I won't be posting pictures and stuff each time, probably just 1 time a month or when I hit some milestone.
I do plan on trying to do more blogs about training and events.
I had originally set my goal at 250 pounds.
That would have been me losing 1/3 of my body weight.
That would put me within 10% of my USMC weight when I was running 35-40 miles a week.
Sunday when I weighed in, I was 257.8.
I think I will hit my 250 goal by my 6 month check in.
If I do that, what will I get to?
How far will I go and where will I end up?
My fat free weight is 192 and I am at 25.4% body fat.
I still have more fat to lose and am sure as I keep working out I will work on muscle but that will be tougher with the surgery.
Now to work on the next 6 months as they say where you are about a year out is probably where you will stick to if you keep it up.
Also at some point I will probably look into the skin flap surgery.
At this point I feel like the poster boy for weight loss surgery and what it can do.
#DFQ
#IAmWorthIt
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