{"id":26078,"date":"2014-03-14T07:53:27","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T12:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=26078"},"modified":"2015-03-09T14:01:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T19:01:39","slug":"how-tracy-lynn-ryan-dropped-200-pounds-and-became-a-marathon-runner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/how-tracy-lynn-ryan-dropped-200-pounds-and-became-a-marathon-runner\/","title":{"rendered":"How Tracy Lynn Ryan Dropped 200 Pounds and Became a Marathon Runner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tracy Ryan lost 200 pounds!
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Tracy Lynn Ryan,\u00a0\u00a032,<\/span>\u00a0Gainesville, FL,\u00a0<\/span>Assistant Director of the Pledge 5 Foundation\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Total weight lost:<\/strong> 200 lbs<\/div>\n

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One word to describe you before:<\/strong> Ignorant!!! I had no idea how much I was missing out on.<\/div>\n
One word to describe you NOW:<\/strong> Vibrant! Nothing holds me back from anything.<\/div>\n
Tell us about the “old” you:<\/strong> I thought I was successful and happy. But in fact, I had lied to myself and others so much, that I had started to believe it. I was so used to hearing that I was “big and beautiful”, that I thought that also made me happy. Looking back at it, I was protecting myself from my true emotions and feelings, in order to try to think that life was ok.<\/div>\n
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\nWhat finally prompted your full-blown commitment to fitness and weight loss?<\/strong> A friend of mine was interning for Carly Asse, Owner of Zen Fitness, asked me to come in and interview for a role in a weight loss documentary. The movie was called Unsupersize Me and after an interview and a physical screening, I was cast in the role. I was not immediately hooked, but abided by the simple guidelines being given to me. First week, I lost 17 lbs and the second week I lost 10 more lbs. That’s when I was hooked! I immediately started to feel better, my skin cleared up, I slept better, handled stress better and most importantly, was happy.<\/div>\n
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Give us a brief explanation of your workouts and changes in eating habits which got you from there to here.<\/strong> The rules of the film were simple, diet and exercise. I ate\u00a0 a plant-based whole foods diet, and did an hour of cardio and an hour of weight training every day. Currently I work out about an hour a day and still abide by a plant-based whole foods diet.<\/div>\n
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What kind of workouts do you do now?<\/strong> Running and weight training. Last year I completed by first full marathon! \u00a0I’m not fast, but I’m doing it!<\/div>\n
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Is healthy eating hard for you?<\/strong> Not at all, it makes me feel good. I concentrate on how the food makes me feel. Bad food makes me feel bad, and good food makes me feel good!<\/div>\n
What kinds of things have you accomplished as a result of your weight loss and fitness training?<\/strong>I have completed seven half marathons and one whole marathon! I love my race bling.<\/div>\n
Most fun part of being the new you:\u00a0<\/b>I love being able to live life. As crazy as that sounds, I had no idea how much easier life is, when I don’t have to think about fitting into cars, fitting into booths at restaurants, huffing and puffing going up stairs, necklace chain extenders and more.<\/div>\n
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\n<\/span> Favorite healthy food\/dish<\/strong>: I love the “where’s my protein?” salad that I make. It’s here on my blog.\u00a0<\/a>
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Favorite unhealthy food:<\/strong> Potato Chips. Darn those salty little things.<\/div>\n
Favorite training song<\/strong>: “Let’s Go” by Neyo<\/div>\n
Advice for others who need to lose major weight?<\/strong> Concentrate on the positives. Think about how good you feel after you eat healthy and keep at it. Life is easier when you’re fit.<\/div>\n