Comments on: Have You Accomplished The Impossible?

By: roni

roni — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:39:13 +0000

I drew and have a winner. Will be announcing shortly. My vacation through me off.

By: LG

LG — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:20:16 +0000

I wonder when this draw will take place!???

By: Felecia

Felecia — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:57:04 +0000

Simple,

I learned to love myself, even with a little flab and a little self esteem issues.. I never thought I could just be happy with my body and my looks.. but, I did it! :)

Like I said, Simple.

By: Joanie

Joanie — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:37:00 +0000

The first time I decided to lost weight was about 5 months before our wedding and as much as I said it was about me making a lifestyle I realized that as amazing as it was to lose 30 pounds and feel great on our wedding days I had not really made the changes I needed to to make a lasting effect on my life. So two years after our wedding after gaining all the weight back plus 6 pounds I decided to make a change and as daunting sometimes as it has felt to try to lose 80 pounds the rewards have been so amazing. I like many people who have commented have made being active a real part of my life whether biking to work or running at park or Zumba or playing soccer with my husband. And I am so lucky to have the an fantastic support system that has helped me a long the way. I started slowly with most things thinking only I can only do it “this much” because I am so out of shape, but with a little positive self talk and adding things at a pace I felt comfortable I have progressed quite a lot.

At the beginning I thought how will I do this? How can I make this happen? It is not always an easy journey but one that is very rewarding and by taking it one step at a time I am more then have way to my goal and it feels wonderful.

By: roni

roni — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:31:22 +0000

You have 24 more hours! :)

By: Thea @ I'm a Drama Mama

Thea @ I'm a Drama Mama — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:29:45 +0000

Aw, man! Too bad this contest was a little too early for me to announce that I completed my first triathlon on July 25th! : )

By: mary

mary — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:49:12 +0000

I too, enjoy the fact that you are doing this randomly….no pressure, just the joy of sharing and reading and being inspired!

One of the best moments in my life (and there has been a plethora of ”ah-ha” moments in the last year) happened with my 2 year old son. All three of my children are in a jiu-jitsu class taught at a playplace. It centers around having fun while learning. My two older ones are officially in the class while my son usually just plays and participates when he wants to (yeah, my trainer is cool like that!). Anyway, the play place is called Pump It Up and its the blow up indoor play area….so the kids run around and slide and race and jump etc….anyway, my son looked at me and in his little 2 year old voice and stilted language said “Mom, c’mon”, “ahh-play uh me?”.

You know what?

I DID.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:46:21 +0000

I accomplished the “impossible” when I ran my first marathon last year at the age of 44. Never in my life would I have expected to run a marathon. Not when I was in junior high, grimly running a mile for the P.E. physical fitness tests. Not when I was in high school and college, running 2-3 miles for exercise but not loving it at all. Certainly not when I was in my 30′s, very heavy (yes, obese)…I was an active walker even then but fully believed that I would never run again (I planned to lose weight but running was not on the radar at all). Not even after I unexpectedly became a runner at 40+, having lost 150 pounds or so, and began running numerous 5K, 10K, and half marathons. I said many times, I love half marathons (true) but I will never, ever run a full! But I kept running longer and longer distances and before I knew it, I had signed up for CIM last fall (3:59:40). I did another one in June, and have one on the schedule for late September. (But I still love half marathons!)

By: keyalus

keyalus — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:12:27 +0000

The impossible journey began in October after the birth of my son. I gained 80 pounds during pregnancy. Not because of any problems, but because I had been dieting for so long and simply went crazy when I got pregnant LOL.

My journey was to get to pre-pregnancy weight by my son’s first birthday. Not quite there yet, and not sure I will quite make it. However, I’ve lost 60 pounds already which is a feat considering I only have about 5 hours a week to exercise – not the 10+ I had before baby.

I’m still plugging away here, but my impossible dream will soon become reality!

By: Shannon H.

Shannon H. — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:13:22 +0000

Wow! Reading all of these stories and accomplishments just gives me the chills!

I thought losing “THE” weight was impossible. I felt so lucky for all of the other things in my life that I let my weight and my health be the crutch of “inaccomplishment.” Thanks to Roni’s Weigh and BlogToLose I accomplished what seemed unattainable–I lost 50 pounds over one year and have maintained it for about two months.

More than anything, the accomplishment to me is all of the time I have won back–all of the time I spent “planning” for the next diet, workout, exercise routine, and beating myself up in my head for what I ate, how I looked, or comparing my body to others. I have all of that time back now to just be happy and healthy…and to train for my first MARATHON–the next thing in my life that seems so unattainable at the moment (as I sit here with pneumonia and a knee injury with only two months of training left. Eeek). All of these powerful women show me that anything is possible! :-)