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From couch potato to marathon dad

Jun 191 min read

Five years ago I was 280 lbs, spending weekends gaming and eating delivery pizza. My kids didn't want to do anything with me because I couldn't keep up. One day my 7 year old asked if I could play soccer with him and I literally couldn't run for 2 minutes. That hit different. Started running, cut out the junk, hit the gym 4-5 days a week. Now I'm 185 lbs, ran my first marathon last month, and my kids actually want me to coach their teams. I miss the simple laziness sometimes, not gonna lie. But seeing my son's face when I beat him in a race? Worth every drop of sweat.

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EEric M.RegularJun 21

This is the kind of before and after that matters. Not the abs, but the fact that your kids think you're cool now. I went through something similar a few years back. The hardest part wasn't the fitness, it was unlearning all those pizza and gaming habits.

NNathanRegularJun 19

This is incredible man. The fact that your kids WANT to spend time with you now is the real win here. I work nights and some days I feel like I'm missing everything, but seeing posts like this reminds me why the grind matters. Did you find a specific routine that kept you going through the weight loss?

CChris T.RegularJun 20

280 to marathon is wild. I'm not even close to that transformation but I've been trying to get off the couch more for my kids. How long did it take before you actually felt like you had the energy to keep up with them?

BBradRegularJun 20

Sunday pancakes used to be my couch gaming time too. Now we do them together and it's my favorite part of the week. Proud of you for putting in the work.