The most I ever ran outside was 5 miles. Our coach made us do it in high school for wrestling conditioning and I did it last week with Mrs. Jaco Justice. Running with Jaco and Dallas (the dog) was amazing she kept encouraging me the whole way and next thing you know I finished 5 miles in 42 minutes (under 9 minutes a mile). There were so many times along the way when I wanted to stop because I did not believe I could do it, but I did it!
Date Weight Loss % Fat Lbs Fat % Muscle Lbs Muscle
5/8/2009 258 11 23.00% 59.34 37.00% 95.46
5/15/2009 254 4 23.50% 59.69 36.70% 93.218
5/22/2009 250 4 21.90% 54.75 37.60% 94
5/29/2009 254 -4 17.90% 45.466 39.50% 100.33
6/5/2009 250 4 15.90% 39.75 40.40% 101
Currently (June 6, 2009), I weigh 250, 30lbs from my next goal. I woke up this morning thinking I wanted to just go to the gym and do cardio on the elliptical or treadmill for an hour and a half like usual, but I really was not feeling it. So I decided to go to Salem Lake. I decided to challenge myself to see if I could run around the whole lake. The doubts definitely came into my head . . . let’s get real Louis you walk this lake in 2-2.5hrs; you cannot run around this lake . . . what about your knee? It can start hurting again and you do not want to deal with that pain. At that moment I told the CRITIC to shut his mouth and I told myself that I am going to get around this lake even if I am crawling on all fours in the end.
So I started and the hardest part is starting. After that I told myself: Keep going, you only have this one chance, you are strong, just one more step. Next thing you know, I was at the 1 mile marker, 2 mile marker . . . 6 mile marker . . . then back to the 1 mile marker. Even after running through water after the 6 mile marker (the dam was releasing the excess water from the lake); I told myself these wet shoes are not going to stop me today.
Once I finished the loop, I figured why not go an extra mile to see if you can do it? So I kept the positive self talk coming and next thing you know I was back at the 1 mile marker.
When I finished I could not believe it. The former 328lb lineman, who is now 250lbs, ran 8 miles in 82 minutes. Anything is possible, trust me, this is coming from someone who used to hate running and now I love the thrill of running.
Do not give up on your weight loss/fitness goals. Right down your goals or think of one you would like to accomplish . . . then work towards it. My next goal is to run 10 miles; I totally believe it is possible. Remember everyone “take one more step.”
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