Halfway there.

[88*Keys]

Or I will be by noon Pacific, anyway.

For those of you who somehow missed me blathering on about this since February, I am training to walk the Portland Marathon. After several initial doubts, I got very excited about this and started adding gradually to my "long walks." As of this week, my "short walks" are four and five miles, and I will be walking 13.1 miles this morning, half a marathon.

I have also lost 17 pounds and dropped a dress size in the process, so I am pretty darn pleased about that. I won't pester you with updates all the time, but this was a pretty big milestone and I wanted you to know.

-- 88*

[Sheri]

Congrats! Sounds like you're doing really well at this! I wish you the best of luck on the Marathon when it arrives! :)

[Chicken Hawk]

Just be sure to take good care of those FEET!

[Krazy Ken...aka...The History Professor]

All I can say isOr I will be by noon Pacific, anyway.

For those of you who somehow missed me blathering on about this since February, I am training to walk the Portland Marathon. After several initial doubts, I got very excited about this and started adding gradually to my "long walks." As of this week, my "short walks" are four and five miles, and I will be walking 13.1 miles this morning, half a marathon.

I have also lost 17 pounds and dropped a dress size in the process, so I am pretty darn pleased about that. I won't pester you with updates all the time, but this was a pretty big milestone and I wanted you to know.

-- 88*

Look out IB...here comes 88*Keys

[Thatll do Pig]

Or I will be by noon Pacific, anyway.

For those of you who somehow missed me blathering on about this since February, I am training to walk the Portland Marathon. After several initial doubts, I got very excited about this and started adding gradually to my "long walks." As of this week, my "short walks" are four and five miles, and I will be walking 13.1 miles this morning, half a marathon.

I have also lost 17 pounds and dropped a dress size in the process, so I am pretty darn pleased about that. I won't pester you with updates all the time, but this was a pretty big milestone and I wanted you to know.

-- 88*

Good luck when the big day comes

[88*Keys]

All I can say is

Look out IB...here comes 88*Keys

LMAO ... I don't think he's in much danger of me being much competition. He goes fast enough in his races to get ticketed for speeding in some towns.

Regardless of such unfair comparisons (*wink*), I had a great time and feel wonderful. I'll feel like crap the rest of the day, but for now I'm pretty excited. This was a big milestone! : )

[XSRocks]

Hey, 88, was there any other changes that could be attributed to the weight loss, Like a change in eating habits, or do you think it happened because of the increase in activity level?

Nice goin'!

[88*Keys]

Hey, 88, was there any other changes that could be attributed to the weight loss, Like a change in eating habits, or do you think it happened because of the increase in activity level?

Nice goin'!

I'd say mostly the activity level, but some of it is eating habits. Even that, though, is almost entirely due to the exercising. After a few weeks of walking, it occurred to me that I would rather eat less dinner and fewer snacks than continue to carry that much extra weight around with me. One of the main turning points was the realization that my son, age 2 and very large for his age, weighed what I needed to lose. That was such an appalling image that it helped motivate me pretty fast!

Also, for unrelated reasons, I started doing more vegetarian cooking, and I think that helped as well.

Heck, whatever works ... I don't have any summer clothes to wear because they are all too big, and that's a wonderful problem!

[Mike in Buffalo]

Good luck hun. Here's hoping those feet carry you a long way.

[$hady]

good to hear about your triumphs - I hope you are feeling better

[Chris G]

Remember to wear some REALLY comfortable shoes. I know this from experience, having hiked 23 miles in mountains and 25 on the Ohio plains in one day. I may have an even bigger challenge this fall, when, at the college I'm going to, they have outing club trips. The one I want to do is Mt. Moosilauke, and I have heard they climb the 4802' mountain 3 times in one day, up and down, using six different trails and covering 36 miles! Whew!

[Pammy from S.Jersey]

Hey congrats! Wish I could get into walking like that :(

." As of this week, my "short walks" are four and five miles, and I will be walking 13.1 miles this morning, half a marathon..

-- 88*

[Lisa in Delaware]

Or I will be by noon Pacific, anyway.

For those of you who somehow missed me blathering on about this since February, I am training to walk the Portland Marathon. After several initial doubts, I got very excited about this and started adding gradually to my "long walks." As of this week, my "short walks" are four and five miles, and I will be walking 13.1 miles this morning, half a marathon.

I have also lost 17 pounds and dropped a dress size in the process, so I am pretty darn pleased about that. I won't pester you with updates all the time, but this was a pretty big milestone and I wanted you to know.

-- 88*

WOW that's exciting and wonderful.........Congrats!

Since March, my hubby too has lost 20 pounds due to mostly increased exercise level and change to mostly vegetarian cooking. He'd like to lose 30 more.

Good luck!!!:cool:

[sharon BDL]

When I need to lose some weight walking is the only way. Good luck

[HbG]

Gee...I sure hope you're not going to wear THOSE shoes in the marithon. :)

HbG

[Jack of the midwest]

^^ I was thinking the same thing. :D



Hey, I wish I could drop a dress size!! :D ;)

[88*Keys]

HbG, if I wore those, I wouldn't get half a mile, and it wouldn't be because of the heels. I'd be mobbed by men trying to get a better look. ;)

Jack, if you drop a dress size, you gotta post pics.

[Jack of the midwest]

Jack, if you drop a dress size, you gotta post pics.

Thats a deal. :D

So, should we all call you *87* now?? :) ;)

[Lisa in Delaware]

^^ I was thinking the same thing. :D



Hey, I wish I could drop a dress size!! :D ;)

How about you just drop the dress and post the pic in the Adult Forum?!?!?! :D

[Stephen in Delaware]

How about you just drop the dress and post the pic in the Adult Forum?!?!?! :D

If 88*Keys is doing that, ask her to step out of it after dropping it...otherwise it'll hide her feet!

[gremlin]

Or I will be by noon Pacific, anyway.

For those of you who somehow missed me blathering on about this since February, I am training to walk the Portland Marathon. After several initial doubts, I got very excited about this and started adding gradually to my "long walks." As of this week, my "short walks" are four and five miles, and I will be walking 13.1 miles this morning, half a marathon.

I have also lost 17 pounds and dropped a dress size in the process, so I am pretty darn pleased about that. I won't pester you with updates all the time, but this was a pretty big milestone and I wanted you to know.

-- 88*

way to go!!!