"Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson US essayist & poet (1803 - 1882)

Friday, July 07, 2006


Why i run.....

i gotta throw this out for the world of blogshere to see....had enough....good, don't look anymore

This is about one year ago. My weight was probably in the 240-250 range. Funny thing is at the time i didn't feel terrible about my appearance.

i guess i felt numerous chins were an important sign of success. Maybe i was thinking that large man boobs hid the gut?

i must face the fact.... I WAS HUGE!!!!

How the heck did my wife look at me a say, "gotta get me some of that"?

Wait....she didn't.

Anyway i'm taking a moment to thank all my good friends who encouraged me to get back into a shape that's not ROUND.

i shouldn't be doing this, but here's a totally unflattering picture of me today... beware don't look if you frighten easily...










O.K. i'm not thin yet. But i'm getting a lot closer.


Wish me luck this weekend at the 15k. i'll be back on Sunday to update if anyone is interested.

thanks again for reading, and dealing with my insecurities.

5 comments:

SRR said...

Holy Shit! I didn't know who the hell that was in the first pic! You look great and have come a long way! Be proud of your accomplishments! (Shhh...Now...can you get my hubby to start to care about his health?!)

Good Luck this weekend with the race!

L*I*S*A said...

You look mahvelous, dahling!

Good luck on the race...let us know how it goes.

Animal said...

I dunno, I'm lookin' at that pool picture thinkin' "I gotta get me some o'that!"

;-)

Unknown said...

You look great, Mike. Great blog.

jeanne said...

now that's progress!! thank god you cut your hair! :)