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Rob’s Run 5k Complete!

The journey continues! The Rob’s Big Losers have completed their 5k and the 12 Week kick start to their new lives ahead. The Greenville County YMCA mentor and coaches have invested in helping them gain a healthy lifestyle. Now they all continue on to a whole new way of thinking about exercise and nutrition. Join me in congratulating all of these amazing people who have persevered and achieved greatness in their lives.

Below are the timed results of the 5k Run and the overall results of the 12 Week journey.

I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Gives Me Strength
Philippians 4:13

Caine Halter: Race time: Bib #:
Denise Belk 32:50:00 62
Lee Ann Brooks 47:04:00 63
Jason Day 33:53:00 2nd-M 65
Augustin Edmondson 42:44:00 66
Maribeth Nead 37:30:00 67
Lynn Rogers 53:50:00 68
Tammy Sanderford 41:07:00 69
Suzy Sullivan 53:35:00 70
GIT:
Rob Clayborn 45:28:00 46
Jason Farr 56:34:00 47
Alexandrea Huntley 39:10:00 48
Krisina Satterfield 47:25:00 50
Eastside:
Tim Bryant 37:42:00 3rd-M 35
Lisa Dyer 46:21:00 36
Jennifer Farr 46:51:00 37
Shari Horeth 47:56:00 39
Patti Massullo 48:41:00 40
Melinda McBrayer 35:41:00 41
Mark Sloan 44:56:00 42
Verdae
Kristina Durham 43:26:00 71
Keith Page 42:22:00 72
Ashlee Simpson 51:37:00 89
GHS
Regina Anderson 34:05:00 52
Kim Cooksey 67:25:00 53
Cheryl Eaton 30:53:00 1st-F 55
Amanda McCroskey 48:28:00 57
Becky Milford 40:09:00 58
Bill Reeves 30:50:00 1st-M 59
April Sorenson 46:02:00 61
AT HOME:
Carole Albumoussa 45:39:00 76
James Anderson 36:19:00 77
Kathy Bradford 34:00:00 78
Cristie Herring 34:00:00 79
Elizabeth Jones 41:02:00 80
Rachel Joseph 31:42:00 2nd-F 81
Teresa Knepp 40:28:00 82
Cendy Simmons 43:18:00 83
Anna Neal 38:17:00 96
Melissa Roper 43:57:00 85
Jennifer Stuhl 32:45:00 3rd-F 86
Cayla Valdez 49:21:00 88

Congratulations to the over all winner at the YMCA and AT Home RBL’s and all the branch winners

Beginning Wt: Ending Wt: Lbs. Lost: %age: Branch:
Tim Bryant 336 264 72 21.43 Eastside
Jason Day 290 232.2 57.8 19.93 Caine Halter
Jason Farr 505 442 63 12.48 GIT
Teresa Knepp 195.8 171.6 24.2 12.36 At Home
Keith Page 197 178 19 9.64 Verdae
Bill Reeves 227 206 21 9.25 GHS

The end of the beginning…

What started twelve weeks ago came to an end this past Saturday! What an amazing ride it has been! I am humbled, honored and blessed to have had the opportunity to be one of Rob’s Big Losers. It has been a journey unlike any other for me, as far as my health is concerned. I have met some amazing people! I have thoroughly enjoyed following the journeys of my fellow RBLs… Gus Edmundson, Jason Day, Tim Bryant, Andrea Huntley, Krisina Satterfield, and Rob Clayborn to name a few. The interesting thing is that I first met Gus, Jason and Tim this past Saturday at the RBL 5K Race.  We had been following each other’s journeys through the blogs and although we had never met face to face, there was instant camaraderie. Even though we were “competitors”, we were also brothers and sisters who had journeyed together over the past 12 weeks. We each arrived at Saturday’s finale having achieved different goals and yet, we were all winners! I love what Rob Dempsey said as he was recognizing those who had the highest % of weight loss. He stated, “Remember, everybody here is a winner! This is not a competition, this is an accomplishment.” Great job to all who started and finished RBL2017! Whether you sprinted, ran, walked or hobbled across the finish line Saturday, you finished! You did it! For that you should be extremely proud!  Congrats to Tim Bryant for being the overall winner! You earned it!

As for me, I am thankful for the journey I have been on over the past twelve weeks, but I am even more thankful for the beautiful partner that I have had journey with me! Jennifer Farr, you are amazing! I am so proud to be your husband. You encouraged and supported me so faithfully through it all, while at the same time, you were hustling and working hard to complete your own journey to health! Way to go babe! I am so proud of how far you’ve come. I am looking forward to continuing our journey together!

Twelve weeks ago it was hard for me to get up and move because of my weight; I basically had no stamina at all! I would breath heavy with every step I took and I was very limited in what I could do.

Today, I am a new person! I can walk without getting winded. I don’t come home from work and collapse in the recliner! I have more energy! I’m sleeping better and I need a wardrobe! How’s that for a twelve week metamorphosis?! I still have a long way to go but I am over halfway to my first milestone of losing 100 pounds (only 37 more to go!) It’s not a matter of “if”, but “when”! That’s the beauty of this competition! If you commit to it and consistently do what the trainers and coaches tell you to do, you will see results, and you will have a change in attitude, heart and body!

I am so thankful for all who have joined with me on this journey.  Through it all I have felt God’s presence and the love & support from countless family and friends. For that I am eternally thankful! This is not the end for me, it is only the beginning!!!

“Look at the nations and watch – and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.” – Habakkuk 1:5

#LosingIsWinning

It’s been an amazing ride!

What an amazing time getting to see everyone at the 5K.  You all did an incredible job and you should feel proud of your weight loss. What an honor it was to have this amazing opportunity with everyone. I want to thank His Radio, Rob Dempsey and the Greenville County YMCA for providing this journey for us.  I also want to thank my trainer Misty Beacham and Tamika Pollard for your encouragement to keep pressing on.  To all my Eastside RBL family, let’s keep it going and finished what we started. I am still working towards my goal to lose 40 more pounds.  I just want to encourage each of you to keep going and let’s help each other.  This is not the end, it’s just the beginning of a new healthy life.  We must make a constant effort every day to keep using the tools we have learned during this 12-week challenge.  When I started twelve weeks ago, I had trouble breathing, I had trouble sleeping, I didn’t have any energy and all my clothes felt uncomfortable.  Since losing the weight I cannot tell you how much better I feel.  I am sore from workouts and I have trouble with my knee but it’s a good feeling to breathe better, to sleep better and to feel comfortable in my own skin. Let’s keep it going!GroupChange

Week Twelve at HOME Workout

Do up to three rounds of these exercises in a row three times this week

  • 10 x Walk Down/Push-up/Batman/Walk Up/Squat
  • 10 x Lunge Matrix Front/Side/Rear (Each Leg)

Weekly Workouts Planned By YMCA of Greenville (SC)
Leslie Knox –  ACSM Certified Personal Trainer

Couch to 5k Run compete two times this week

  • 5 minute warm up
  • 30 minute jog with no walking
  • 5 min cool down

RBL 5k this Saturday!!

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His mercies are new everyday…

So I have psoriasis.  It is a skin disorder where you get thick, scaly,  red, ITCHY patches all over your skin. I have gotten rid of it a couple of times before by going gluten-free, but I find that lifestyle so hard to maintain. When I was chosen for RBL, I decided to go all in and go gluten-free in my diet as well. So I am happy to report that I have been one week GF, and already my psoriasis is starting to thin. Yay! It will take a couple of months before it is completely gone, by my estimation anyway, but I would love to be psoriasis free by the 5k!

On another note, I learned something else today. I learned to always keep snacks handy. I usually have a bag of snacks with me, at least since starting RBL, but today I left the house in a hurry and forgot to get them… ugh!! I ate out healthy for lunch… (grilled house salad from Zaxby’s with no fried onions or texas toast, and lite vinigrette dressing), but I wasn’t planning on being  out as late as I was. Went and completed my workout, which included the beast mode hill at GIT YMCA, and some rowing.  My nephew is in the hospital,  for what we thought was going to be emergency surgery, but God answered another prayer and gave us another miracle!! No surgery!!! He is feeling much better today too. But anyway, back to the point, I wanted to go see him. This put me out even later, and after that workout, I was starving. I ate a p3 pack… Love those, but it just wasnt enough tonight. Long story short, I ended up caving and wound up in a drive through line. Ugh….

I am not beating  myself up, as I learned a very important lesson, and as someone quoted on my Facebook page, “His mercies are new every morning” I just have to get up and keep going. Tomorrow is another day, and I have a long journey ahead of me… it wont be perfect, but I will get there. thank you to all of you for your words of encouragement and private messages with tips/tricks. You guys are a great support system! !