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

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

There was a final article about the weightloss story, or so they said, in The Toronto Times a number of days ago. Sender was right when he said I have a "new confidence." I just feel better about myself. This certainly wasn't easy, but the hard work paid off in the end. The article can be found at http://www.shapetoronto.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=112&Itemid=184.

Thursday, June 02, 2005

Thank Heavens for McDonald's.
After reviewing my intake of food for May, I realized just how much I have come to depend on eating healthy things at McDonald's. I am so busy, and often out of town, that the convenience of getting something at McDonald's has been a god send. I just counted it up and I ate there 51 times last month. A lot of that was the yogurt parfaits....and my new friend the Fruit and Walnut Salad.