Still sticking with the 5:2 Diet and working out at F3, and it continues to pay off.
On September 20, I attended ACE Southeast's SCarolina Coaster Classic, coaster event at Carowinds.
This was my first opportunity to visit Carowinds in a few months and wow did I see a big difference on the coasters.
The coaster shown is Afterburn (some may remember it as Top Gun: The Jet Coaster) and for the longest time it has been a battle for me to fit on the coaster. But not on the 20th!
My favorite place to ride on Afterburn is in the back row, the forces are the strongest there and I really love it. But the back row has been a struggle for a long, long time because the belts would many times be too short for me because I was so overweight.
There were times I would barely fit, with the ride attendants struggling to get the belt locked. There were times I was turned away or given the option of the big-boy-seats, which have longer seat belts but are in the middle of the train and don't offer the same G forces.
On the 20th I sat down in the seat and pulled my seat belt and locked it and low and behold it was loose! I can't remember the last time I had an inch or two of slack on my seatbelt for any B&M inverted coaster.
As you may know my whole reason, besides my health, to lose weight began when I was denied riding El Toro in New Jersey. Today I think I would fit! Of course I'm not stopping, I'm going for the gold and while I'm already thinner than I've been in over a decade, I want to go about 30 or 40 more pounds down and then find a way to maintain that weight the rest of my life.
For years I've had roller coaster t-shirts hanging in my closet that no longer fit. I obviously bought them when I was thinner, but I just held on to them hoping some day I could fit in them again. Well they all fit now! I'm actually wearing a Millennium Force shirt today that hasn't been loose on me since probably I bought it in 2003.
I'm running a 5k Sunday (my third since June 2013) and I'm hoping to best my last race time. I'm also planning to do my first mud run in April! I always seem to be scared before the next challenge, but I also know that I'll get through it.
If you're thinking about doing a mud run in the future, F3 has a new men's mud run workout! The Brave (the name of the workout) meets at The Vine at 5:15 on Fridays.
2015 will also hold my second GORUCK Light, my first 24 Hours of Booty, and possibly a GORUCK Challenge.
Lots of stuff to keep me excited and motivated as I continue the Year of Wes with v2.0.
El Toro I'm coming to conquer you! Ole!
Thanks for reading along and until next time please sit on your sandals!
