Waterwench
19% Body Fat!
May 08, 2010
I am so excited to be able to report that I am down to 19% body fat! When I started this journey I was at 54% body fat. I am participating in a research study about health status after weight loss surgery for my local university hospital. It's really cool--they draw my labs every year, and I get my neck and waist measurements taken, fill out about 50 pages of survey questions, get to wear a heart monitor and walk 1/4 mile as fast as I can--it was really hard to restrain myself from running but it HAD to be walking! And I really like the research staff over there!I have lost 6 INCHES from my NECK measurement alone, and more than 20 inches from around my waist!
I am up to 35 miles of running per week, and recently I even threw some cross-training in, so I am burning between 3500-4900 calories a week through exercise!
My longest run so far was just under 15 miles, and I am confident I'll be able to follow my training program and be ready for the Portland Marathon in October. I'm also going to do the Foot Traffic Flat Half Marathon in July to get some race experience in before The Big One.
For the Portland Marathon I am going to run on behalf of Autism Speaks--I've started fund-raising efforts already. I feel so good about where I am and what I am doing--I hope everybody discovers the key to what makes them healthy and happy in their lives!
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About Me
portland, OR
Location
24.0
BMI
Surgery
03/20/2007
Surgery Date
Mar 07, 2007
Member Since
Before & After
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