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i felt fine at 169 and…

passion for running category: running on Wednesday, January 10 2007

…I feel great at 168! Still losing about a pound a week off my mid-section. You gotta like that.

We’re in the middle of a blizzard that started late last night. There was about six inches of fresh snow laying on the ground for today’s hard effort. WHAT. A. SLOG.

But it’s done and I’m ecstatic about the weight loss. It’s been a while since I weighed 168! In total, I’ve dropped about 10 pounds over the last few months – eight of those since mid-October on the “Andrew/Lydiard” marathon plan.

I remember once upon a time, Oprah Winfrey brought out a wheelbarrel of fat to show what she’d once lost on a fitness program. Similarly, I found this picture of a lady holding five pounds of faux-fat. Whoa – to think I’ve lost about double that. What’s the secret? Lots and lots of miles!

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8 Comments

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Comment by Karen in Calgary

Thursday January 11, 2007 @

Great job on both the running and the weight loss, Mark! Stay warm up there, eh?

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Comment by Deene

Thursday January 11, 2007 @

good job on the weight loss, now you’re only 54 lbs heavier than me.

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Comment by 21stCenturyMom

Thursday January 11, 2007 @

Congratulations on the weight loss and thanks for the pic. An amount of fat that size coming off my body would make a great difference in how I look.

Be careful out on the cold!

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Comment by Linda

Thursday January 11, 2007 @

Just think how all that fat could keep you warm?!?

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Comment by Laura Lohr

Thursday January 11, 2007 @

Congratulations! That is awesome!! Keep up the good work!

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Comment by Susan

Friday January 12, 2007 @

OMG – if that isn’t motivation I don’t know what that is . . . I’m making it my screensaver!

Great job Mark.

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Comment by jeanne

Friday January 12, 2007 @

nice work. lovely photo. thank god you still weigh more than me. let’s keep it that way.

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Comment by Cynthia

Sunday January 14, 2007 @

Congratulations on losing 10 pounds! Just think, that’s 40 sticks of butter. Keep up the hard work.

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