The Fitness Race - How I lost 140 Pounds Eating At McDonald's: February 2005

The Fitness Race - How I lost 140 Pounds Eating At McDonald's

...And you can too! In the fall of 2004, I had had enough. I knew I had been morbidly obese for years, but the grim reality of a short lived future slapped me in the face. After years of hearing what the doctors told me about my weight, I actually listened to what he said. He told me I wouldn't live much longer, and when I did go, it would be a "drop dead" event. The following is a short description of my story, and the journey I followed to go from where I was to where I wanted to be.

About Me

Name: Mark Little

Location: Schaumburg, Illinois (888)467-8593, United States

After struggling with his weight for more than twenty five years, in Nov 2004 Mark McKenna Little made up his mind that being unhealthy was no longer acceptable. Through sensible eating and increased physical activity (absolutely NO drugs or surgery) he lost 140 pounds and now does four triathlons per year. Early in 2007 he challenged a group at his church that if they were serious about losing more than forty pounds each... he would mentor them to make a total body transformation. SO, THE 2007 FITNESS RACE WAS BORN... Mark Little owns an unrelated business, which he operates, but is mentoring 15 individuals to make similar health and fitness transformations in their lives by September 30, 2007. Many of those in this group have well over 40 pounds of excess weight, but have set a goal to get light enough to do the 2007 Accenture Chicago Triathlon with Mark on August 26, 2007. FOLLOW THEIR STORIES BELOW

Sunday, February 20, 2005

Still doing well at keeping my caloric intake down. I think this will help with the overall weight loss. The average has been 1340 calories per day since the last blog. I am pleased with the progress.

Sunday, February 06, 2005

Okay, there has been more improvement. I have done much better with the calorie intake averaging only 1018 calories each day for the last two weeks. I have now lost a total of 65.5 pounds (18 pounds over the last month). A total of almost nine inches lost around the waist (four inches over the last month).

I feel healthier. I used to have a number of food allergies, but now that I have lost this weight, my body is not reacting negatively to these foods. I still exercising, but the feeling after the exercise is what keeps me going. I just feel relaxed, rested, and happier.