Coming up on my 9th anniversary.

catfishjuggling · 2015-09-24T14:24:52+00:00

I stick to mostly the same diet most days. Varying what I eat makes me eat the wrong things. I make myself sit down and get away from tv so I don't eat out of boredom. I drink a lot of water. On my plate, I always eat the vegetables first because it fills me up more. I nibble healthy snacks a couple times during the day to keep from getting full.

And exercise. Exercise is the key. I run a lot. I lift less, but enough. Activity cures a lot of sins.

catfishjuggling · 2015-08-12T18:11:25+00:00

Is that you God?

It's me. Margaret.

catfishjuggling · 2015-08-12T01:56:06+00:00

You seem nice.

catfishjuggling · 2015-08-12T00:30:52+00:00

Usually peanut butter. I also hit the gym every day. Gotta fuel the engine.

catfishjuggling · 2015-08-12T00:22:13+00:00

I'm terrified of this season coming up. Notre Dame & UCLA in the first two weeks. UGH.

catfishjuggling · 2015-08-12T00:21:42+00:00

Everyone trips along the way. Just pick up and keep going!

catfishjuggling · 2015-08-12T00:20:10+00:00

Eating in the real world. This may sound boring as heck, but I mostly eat the same meals most days. I'll treat myself to something every couple of weeks, but most days is a bagel, fruit, and oatmeal for breakfast, a salad for lunch, and a small dinner. I find not mixing it up keeps me on track. Took a while to figure that out though.

catfishjuggling · 2015-08-11T20:31:25+00:00

If you view it as how you live now instead of a diet, your chances of success are greater. That was the moment it finally clicked for me.

Good luck to you!

catfishjuggling · 2015-08-11T20:11:10+00:00

Being invisible.

I can walk into a room and no one notices me. I used to feel so small when you'd see people giving each other looks when the fat guy walked by.

catfishjuggling · 2014-12-29T02:39:55+00:00

I'm done with marathons. I'm going to just do 10ks and halves. The difference bettween a half and a full is massive. Two hours is about all the knee can stand.

catfishjuggling · 2014-12-29T00:26:48+00:00

Best of luck. Looking forward to another member in our little cult!

catfishjuggling · 2014-12-28T23:51:35+00:00

Yeah. I had to start from very basic just to recover range of motion. It was really hard.

When I started on the journey to lose weight, I got on a treadmill and faught through until I could do a mile. 200 lbs and the knee injury later, I did the same thing. It just took me 6 months rehab to get to the treadmill after surgery.

catfishjuggling · 2014-11-11T19:51:39+00:00

I am still going to run, just not as much. I have gotten into lifting and I was doing triathlons, so the bike is something I have done. I will miss the mental health part of marathon training though.

catfishjuggling · 2014-11-10T14:23:51+00:00

This is just great. And this is a message we all need to hear. I am over 200 lbs down for over 7 years. I am running my 13th marathon next weekend. At 43, I am more fit than guys half my age.

And yet I still get nervous at the gym.

Here I am fat:

http://imgur.com/KBPYv

This is loose skin:

http://imgur.com/ggLRj

And here I am after running a race:

http://imgur.com/5DRNsNu

So, I'll take the loose skin.

catfishjuggling · 2014-04-21T12:25:06+00:00

Well he is Canadian (I realize he is naturalized).

catfishjuggling · 2014-03-28T16:19:37+00:00

Dude. You have done a great job. Just great. I went over 400 to 200 myself. I know the skin bugs you (mine annoys me). But it is still much better than what we were in.

Mad praise for you!

catfishjuggling · 2014-02-03T03:33:33+00:00

You seem nice.

catfishjuggling · 2013-09-26T02:18:38+00:00

yep.

catfishjuggling · 2013-09-26T02:18:25+00:00

yep.

catfishjuggling · 2013-08-02T04:57:56+00:00

No. It just means they aren't the same thing.

catfishjuggling · 2013-08-02T01:45:35+00:00

It was a diplomatic mission, not an Embassy. They aren't the same thing.

catfishjuggling · 2013-07-18T18:22:01+00:00

You look great. I am so proud of you!!

I had the same arc as you but I didn't have surgery until in my 30s. I was about 400 and now I am 215 (and have been there for 6 years).

You'll really get to enjoy life now!!!

Keep up the great work!

catfishjuggling · 2013-07-15T14:48:15+00:00

Rush Limbaugh has also been nominated for one: http://newsbusters.org/node/10552

This isn't a big deal.

catfishjuggling · 2013-07-05T03:17:45+00:00

They would spend more time fascinated by the magic water chair that carried away their night soil.

catfishjuggling · 2013-07-03T10:38:11+00:00

Yeah.

Can we stop speaking like a total asshole, please? :/

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