Category Archives: Fat-Fit-Fat

I’ve been working a really tough project the last month and a half.  I’ve worked 17 to 18 hours a day on it and my two jobs (except the day my dog died).  As you could imagine, I’m running out … Continue reading →

Twenty miles into the Marine Corps Marathon, I had come to the 14th Street bridge (crossing the Potomac River.) I was still making great time and way ahead of my goal. The temperature had risen out of the upper 40’s … Continue reading →

Ever have one of those days when you’re just not feelin’ it? You know, one of those days when you don’t want to go to work.  Heck, you don’t even want to get out of bed. But you do it … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Today’s Weight: 195 lbs. I did it.  I finally hit the 195-pound goal.  But I’ll have to add an asterisk on it — almost like Barry Bond’s home run record.  Why?  I weighed myself after I … Continue reading →

I turn the lock and open the door.  The warm, moist breath of the morning greets me, covering my body with a wet blanket of misery.  I reach down and turn on my GPS watch.  It begins to seek satellites … Continue reading →

You never really know how worn-out your running shoes are until you get a new pair.  I ran for the first time in my new Brooks Beasts (fat-boy running shoes as I like to call them) and it felt like … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Today’s Weight: 196 lbs. I ran 5.1 painful miles. Oh, my body felt fine but my mind was in turmoil.  I woke up still thinking about and mourning my poor dog Banjo’s death.  I kept seeing … Continue reading →

Goal Weight: 195 lbs. Today’s Weight: 198 lbs. Last night I hung around a bunch of losers.  Well, they’re actually a bunch of winners who just happen to lose weight. Lots of weight.  I was invited to the Paul Lacoste’s … Continue reading →

People ask me, “Marshall, how do I get started exercising?”  I usually break into the song from the Rankin/Bass classic Christmas special Santa Claus is Coming to Town: Put one foot in front of the other And soon you’ll be walking … Continue reading →