MY GOALS

UPDATED 2008 & BEYOND GOALS 
- Complete a half-marathon - DONE! (1st Annual Chad Challenge on 12 January 2008.  13.26 miles in 2:26 minutes)
- Complete the Crescent City Classic in 2008 in 55 minutes or below. - DONE! (22 March 2008, 52:49)
- Complete a sprint triathlon. DONE! (Hunad Triathlon on 27 January 2008. 350m swim/13mi bike/5K run.  1:21 finish. )
- Complete the 26.2 mile Mardi Gras Marathon in February 2008 DONE! (My marathon virginity stolen!  Finish time 5:36.)
- Complete an Olympic Distance Triathlon DONE! (Quarter Ironman Triathlon at the Lone Star Tri Fest on 30 March 2008)
- Complete a Half Ironman Distance triathlon (70.3) DONE! (IRONMAN NEW ORLEANS 70.3, April 5 2009)
- Complete the Goofy Challenge (Half Marathon + Full Marathon) at Disney World DONE
- Complete an Ironman sanctioned 70.3 race DONE! (IRONMAN NEW ORLEANS 70.3, April 5 2009)
- Complete a full Ironman distance triathlon (140.6) DONE
- Complete the Ironman Championship Series Kona, Hawaii triathlon

ORIGINAL GOAL LIST
Drive my vehicle without my belly touching the steering wheel - DONE!
Ride my Harley again - DONE!
Apply to be on the show Survivor - DONE!
Plant a garden - DONE!
Learn to Box - DONE!
Cut my grass without feeling like I ran a marathon - DONE!
Not be scared to sit in chairs fearing I won't fit or that I will smash it - DONE!
Be able to fit into an airline seat comfortably with no 'fat boy' extender belt - LAST ITEM ON LIST COMPLETE on 26 April. Heh. It fit and no fat-boy extender!
Ride a roller coaster - DONE! 
Learn to play golf - DONE!
Attend at least 2 WLS support group meetings a month - DONE!
Cardio and weights at least 4 times a week - DONE!
Be able to bend over and tie my shoes - DONE!
Fit comfortably in a theater seat - DONE!
Walk up the stairs at work without losing breath - DONE!
Be able to buy clothes in a 'regular' non-"big and tall" store - DONE!
Being able to walk into a room and not think that you are the biggest person in the room - DONE!
Be comfortable wearing a shirt tucked in- DONE!
Be comfortable wearing a belt - DONE!
Go back to Tunica Hills and not feel like I ran a marathon when I climb back up the 'mountain' from the stream bed - DONE! (4 Mar 2007)
A side note to the above.... I ran up Stone Mountain in Georgia on 21 July 2007.  :)
Be able to wrap a bath towel around myself and be covered - DONE!
Weigh less than 400 pounds - DONE!
Weigh less than 350 pounds - DONE!
Weigh less than 300 pounds - DONE!
Weigh less than 250 pounds- DONE!
Reach goal weight of 225 pounds - DONE!
BMI of 49.9 - DONE!
BMI of 39.9 - DONE!
BMI of 35.0 - DONE!
BMI of 29.9 - DONE!
Walk 1 mile - DONE!
Walk 2 miles - DONE!
Walk 3 miles - DONE!
Walk 4 miles - DONE!
Walk 5 miles - DONE!
Run 1/4 mile - DONE!
Run 1/2 mile - SKIPPED IT!
Run 1 mile - SKIPPED IT!
Run 2 miles - SKIPPED 1/2 mile and 1 mile and went straight for 2 miles! (26 Sept 06)
Run 3 miles - DONE!
Run 4 miles - DONE! (4.5 miles on 25 December 2006)
Run 5 miles - DONE! (6.3 miles for the Crescent City Classic on 7 April 2007)
Level 5 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 8 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 9 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 10 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 11 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 12 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 13 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 14 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 15 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 16 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE! 
Level 17 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!  
Level 18 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!   
Level 19 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum)  SKIPPED IT & WENT STRAIGHT FOR LEVEL 20
Finally make the StairMaster my bitch at level 20  (15 minute minimum) -DONE! 27 November 2006   
RUN not walk the Crescent City Classic - DONE!  Completed the race in 58:15!  7 April 2007
Bench 275 pounds 8 times - DONE! (23 July 2007 with Hunter McAllister as a witness)
Bench 275 pounds 1 time - DONE!
Bench 225 pounds 8 times - DONE!
Bench 225 1 time - DONE!
Fit in a size 34 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 36 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 38 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 40 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 42 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 44 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 46 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 48 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 50 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 52 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 54 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 56 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 58 pants - DONE!
Be able to wear a size 4X shirt - DONE!
Be able to wear a size 3X shirt - DONE!
Be able to wear a size 2X shirt - DONE!
Be able to wear a size XL shirt - DONE!
Be able to wear a size L shirt - DONE!

About Me
Baton Rouge, LA
Location
28.8
BMI
RNY
Surgery
03/22/2006
Surgery Date
Mar 14, 2006
Member Since

Before & After
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The night before surgery at my highest weight of 464
464lbs
July 2007 at 215.
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