{"id":15784,"date":"2026-09-05T21:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T04:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?p=15784"},"modified":"2026-09-05T21:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T04:33:13","slug":"i-did-it-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/?p=15784","title":{"rendered":"I did it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huge goals met, first off, with the help of my son, daughter and some planning I was able to meet my goal of sub 50 for the 5k.  Such emotional joy.  I didn&#8217;t think I could do it, watching the video of me coming in, and I looked slow, but I gave it everything I got and I made my goal of cracking 50min.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-05_21-21-36.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-05_21-21-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-05_21-21-36.jpg 727w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-09-05_21-21-36-300x67.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My day was not done though, after the 5k I was still at 306.2 had a bit more to go.  I walked a mile with my daughter, I consumed very little, I spit a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet when my wife came home I was only 306, so she went and walked with me for half an hour and then we went grocery shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before dinner, my son saw me weigh in at <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260905_193442.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260905_193442.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260905_193442.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260905_193442-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260905_193442-767x331.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Posted this on facebook with the caption &#8220;Been struggling but I am ok now&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ok-to-move-on-now.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ok-to-move-on-now.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ok-to-move-on-now.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ok-to-move-on-now-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.apolonio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Ok-to-move-on-now-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So happy both with accomplishment and relief.  Milestones are rare, this is my first double milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weight: 304.8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huge goals met, first off, with the help of my son, daughter and some planning I was able to meet my goal of sub 50 for the 5k. Such emotional joy. 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