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

Friday, March 04, 2005

Again, good progress towards my goal. Sorry, there are not pictures to show this time. I have now lost a total of 80.5 pounds since I began (15 pounds over the last month). I lost another 3 inches bringing my total to about 12 inches. Things are going well. I really have to hand it to the team. They have kept me accountable during this whole process. I travel so much that it could have been easy to get lazy while I am on the road. Eating on the road can be a challenge too. Luckily, I can always count on finding a McD's in the neighborhood, and will be able to find something that is not only healthy, but delicious.