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Lake Placid Diet

LAKE PLACID DIET: Organized run/walks perfect for beginners

This week: 391 lbs. Last week: 404 lbs. Start (Dec. 17): 470 lbs. Total lost: 79 lbs. --- People take the plunge every day. For whatever reason — health or vanity — they embark on a journey to lose weight. That fact was reinforced when I met a woman walking in the Run the Colors for ...

LAKE PLACID DIET: Papermen debut at mini-tri, issue challenge

Bookmark and Share This week: 404 lbs. Last week: 395 lbs. Start (Dec. 17): 470 lbs. Total lost: 66 lbs. --- I’ve got the kind of body that when someone sees me about to enter the lake for a swim, he says to the person next to him, “Who told him it’s OK to take your shirt off in ...

LAKE PLACID DIET: Healthy snacks help make better choices

This week: 395 lbs. Last week: 395 lbs. Start: 470 lbs. Total lost: 75 lbs. - Looking at the numbers — staying around 395 pounds for two months — people may get the impression that I’m not making headway with the Lake Placid Diet, but that’s simply not true. At first, I got a ...

LAKE PLACID DIET: Swimming in inspiration at Ironman Lake Placid

This week: 395 lbs. Last week: 395 lbs. Start: 470 lbs. Total lost: 75 lbs. - My assignment at Ironman Lake Placid on Sunday, July 27 was going to be a challenge — so I thought. My goal was to find inspirational stories to help me get motivated through the rough patch I’m ...

LAKE PLACID DIET: Time to break into the local triathlon scene

This week: 395 lbs. Last week: 393 lbs. Start: 470 lbs. Total lost: 75 lbs. - You may recall seeing triathlon on my Active Bucket List, which I recently wrote about, and while many automatically ask me if I’m planning on losing enough weight to compete in the Ironman Lake Placid event ...

LAKE PLACID DIET: Diet leads to a change in perspective

This week: 393 lbs. Last week: 395 lbs. Start: 470 lbs. Total lost: 77 lbs. - I’m thoroughly embarrassed and disappointed that my weight has hovered between 390 and 400 pounds for the past eight weeks. It’s time to get serious about losing weight again. I’ve had a difficult ...