Hello my name is Brad Larson,
I first off need to admit something, I am fat because I like to eat lots of delicious food. My wife is too good of a cook! :O
I served a mission for my church in 2007-2009. I got back and weighed 180 lbs. I used to run every morning. I have since lost that fitness. I got this crazy idea todo an ironman one day. I like to listen to audio books on my i-phone on my way to am from work. I found a book on becoming an IRONMAN. It is called You are an Ironman. It is the story of 6 weekend warriors chasing there dream to finish the toughest triathlon. Several of the people in this book had a blog that followed there training each day and a few of they're races in training to do an IRONMAN. I have been a biker and some what of a runner for a few years now. And in scouts i was one of two scouts in my troop to swim a mile. which at the time was one of the hardest things to do. I did not have much swim experience. SO for the cold HARD TRUTH: I am FAT!!!!! I am not deadly or morbidly obese but i am obese all the same. When i was married 3 years ago i weighed in at 185-190 lbs. I currently weigh as of last night 227lbs that is if my scale is correct. when at the doctors office last month I weighed fully dressed a huge (to me) 239 lbs. I understand that some of you who might read this might weigh more or less. I want to give my experience in losing weight, how i feel, what i eat, my training, plus my races or events that i enter in and perform. Also my quality of life. As mentioned before I have lived an active lifestyle. I biked and finished the Tripple Bypass bike ride. That is a 120 mile ride over three mountain passes in evergreen Colorado. but since then I have gained weight and lost fitness. I have worked with people who have done IRONMAN races. both were much older than I am. I figure if they can do IRONMAN so can i soon to be 25 year old.
SO lets start out with quality of life currently. I tend to be a happy person. I like my job and those I work with. I love my wife and we are happy. I do tend to feel depressed often. At least more than i have in the past. Its not a stay in bed depression but has to do with body image. I have asthma and allergies. I feel that my weight affects both. It is hard to breathe even when I am at rest. It feels like my gut is pushing on my lungs, not fun. My wife says i wheeze at night. I need my inhaler after a run or bike ride. I feel tired all the time. I slept in today and went to bed early last night, i fell exhausted.
I dont like sitting down because my fat bunches up in my lap, and pushes in on my waist. I cant stand the fact that clothes i have hardly worn dont fit me any more. I seem to have a appetite that can never be fulfilled. I always over eat, and its not the most healthy stuff either. I would say my quality of life is not so great. So over the next year or so I hope I can motivate you to be healthy. I will try to write often. It will be hard and challenging but i can and will do it. I have not decided which IRONMAN to enter yet.
Here are my race goals.
1. finish a 70.3 or half Ironman
2.Finish LOTOJA in under 12 hours.
3. Finish a 140.1 or a Full IRONMAN
4. run an individual Marathon ( That is not as part of ironman)
5. Qualify to run the IRONMAN world championship in kona Hawaii.
6. Be healthier
Stay tuned.
until next time
BPPL
Brad
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