Its Been A While

Hi All

Just wanted to pop in and say HI its been one heck of a busy sumer for me so not had chance to be around much but for those that care (there must be one LOL) Im now down to 269 Lbs, From a High of 557 Lbs, Got a couple of busy months planned but by winter things should settle down a little, Hoping to do a 10k run next year and my first 100 mile cycle, at the moment its just train train train....If all goes well my goal of a Triathlon by the time I'm 40 will be well ad truly SMASHED :D...but I hope to be around here more in the winter.

So thats more than enough about me, how are you all ?

So glad to hear you're doing so well.  The fun thing is that you're so busy enjoying life!!!

I was hoping to walk a 10K here in Santa Cruz called the Wharf to Wharf;  it's a course that starts at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and goes through town to the next little town called Capitola, which also has a boardwalk.  It's a party for about 15,000 of your closest friends, with music all along the course, and a wonderful bag of prizes at the end, along with a T-shirt that you only get if you complete the entire race!!  Sadly, my knees didn't allow me to train this year, so I had to leave my T-shirt in the bag.

By the time you get to the long race, you'll be the leader!!

Best wishes,

Thanks Lynn, hope you are doing well yourself, I forgot to add a picture yesterday to show everyone where I am at , so here it is.

Have a good day y'all

Look out, all the girls in the UK--hot stuff tooling along the bike path!!

LOL, Thanks , Hopfully ill get down to my goal of 220lbs by January and will have even better piccy :)

hey you - how ya doin'. Entering races like that must be such a buzz - what a great thing to work towards. You may need to find a better tshirt to wear tho - bleeeuuuuch

 Hey yourself there , Im not too bad, I was knocked off my bike around a month ago, while I suffered no serious injurys I have a couple of fractures, the last big race this year is in 2 weeks, there is no way I am gonna miss it, so I am currently putting myself through hell in order to ensure I make the start line............while all that doesnt sound like much fun.....Im having the time of my life :D .....I'm 3 lbs away from 18 stone and your right about the buzz of racing......NOTHING beats it...So hows yourself ?

Ooooh, sorry to hear about your accident - sounds like something that would put most people off ....... but then I guess you aren't most people huh lol!

I'm kinda settling into normal these days - weight loss has slowed a little but is still coming off really well. I'm finding I come on oh less and less as my life becomes more normal, but I don't want to lose sight of things so I'm gonna make more of an effort to keep coming on. I'm running my first 5k next month, but fitting in runs in the summer holidays has become more of a chore than a pleasure, I just hope I can start enjoying it more when the kids go back to school - until then I'm blindly following a plan.

 It took me a good few weeks to deal with it mentally, I wouldnt say I am anywhere near over it, but there is still a bigger goal for me out there, get to 16 stone and I can have plastics, paid for on the NHS !   Its something I could NEVER afford ! Im sure at somepoint the seriousness of being carted off on a spinal board will hit me, until then I give it 110% :D

Yeah its gonna slow, the main thing is to ensure that it keeps coming off, regardless of the speed, I should take my own advice, I lost 3lbs this week and was SOOOO angry at myself, but I guess thats just how it is when you are used to seeing between 5 and 9lbs , good luck Bnty, im talking too much again :D