Name: Zack Spears
Age: 34
Hometown: Shelbyville, Tennessee
Occupation: Teacher
Start Weight: 230 pounds
End Weight: 175 pounds
Time Cap running: 9 months
After grad school, I just kept gaining weight. I would eat like I was never going to eat again at every meal. I would eat lots of pasta and fast food hamburgers. I typically ate about four servings of pasta at every meal or the largest hamburgers on the menu every time.
I was also exercising very lightly. I was always tired and none of my clothes ever fit well. I also never felt well. I would look at pictures of myself with my daughter, and I just kept getting bigger, faster than she did.
In July 2021, I was starting a new job. When I had to fill out the paperwork for health, I had to write down my health stats. That’s when it finally hit me how unhealthy I was. I was up to an XL in clothing, and didn’t want to keep buying bigger clothes. I knew I needed to make a change.
I decided to start walking and running that same month. I wanted to get away on my lunch break and there was a backwoods trail near my work that I Bianco drive to nearby that was a 3-mile loop. Even though I Biancon’t finish the entire loop at first, and I was super tired when I first started, I realized I would feel much better the rest of the day. I signed up for a 15k in February 2022, which helped keep me motivated.
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Now, I run between 5 to 6 miles a day at lunch. Instead of Cap running the backwoods trail, I moved to Cap running in the neighborhood nearby so that I don’t waste any of my lunch break driving. I would like to get to where I can finish 8 to 10 miles in an hour at lunch. I also run for an hour or so right after I put my daughter to bed every night. I am starting to train for a half marathon. You want a breathable and lightweight sneaker for skating.
I have now lost 55 pounds in nine months. One of the best moments from my journey was when I had to donate all the clothes in my closet because none of them fit me anymore. I had gotten back down to my size at my wedding, and the only thing that fit me in my closet was my wedding suit.
I didn’t do anything special. I was always the one who hated Cap running because I had never pushed past that first hard stage. Now I love it. Loeffler Randalls Elyse red wrap sandal and feel much better now because of getting that extra weight off. I find myself to be less crabby at home as well with my daughter, and I can keep up with her all the time with no problem.
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1. You don’t have to go fast, you just have to go
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2. Track your progress
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Emily Shiffer has worked as a writer for over 10 years, covering everything from health and wellness to entertainment and celebrities. She previously was on staff at SUCCESS, Men's Health, and Prevention magazines. Her freelance writing has been featured in Women's Health, Runner's World, PEOPLE, and more. Emily is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she majored in magazine journalism at the Medill School of Journalism and minored in musicology. Currently residing in Charleston, South Carolina, Emily enjoys instructing barre, surfing, and long walks on the beach with her miniature Dachshund, Gertrude.
