Goal setting... It's what got me through the tough times
early on in my weight loss journey. Setting my goals
and creating my goals list helped me picture where I wanted to
be and where I want to go in life as an individual. I
can't tell you how motivating it is to achieve a new goal and
strike it off the list.
MY 2008 & BEYOND GOALS
Complete
the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii
The "BIG ONE"...
"Surely I could never complete an Ironman?" I mused, early
in 2008 as I built my new goal list.
I didn't think I could run a sprint triathlon much less a
full course Ironman.
Fast forward 11 months.... I've completed 20
triathlons, a marathon and 9 other road races in 2008.
Not only do I KNOW that I CAN complete the
full course Ironman triathlon I KNOW that I CAN
complete it with a decent time. It will take plenty of
training, determination, dedication and a ton of heart.
For me it's all about "HOW BAD DO YOU I WANT IT?"
I know how bad I want it every day when I get up at dawn to
swim, bike and run.
It WILL happen. The split second that my foot
touches the finish line as I pass under the arch and Mr.
Reilly is shouting out "Chad Soileau YOU ARE AN
I-R-O-N-M-A-N!" will be the definitive moment in time that I
know that I have, unequivocally, won my battle against
obesity.
Complete
a 140.6 mile Ironman distance triathlon
- DONE! DONE! DONE! Ironman Coeur d'Alene, June 2010
Complete
an Ironman 70.3 triathlon -
DONE! (IRONMAN New Orleans 70.3 - 5
April 2009)
Complete
a 70.3 triathlon - DONE-ish (TriAmerica Long Course was
1.24 miles, 40 mile bike and 10 mile run on 17 May 2008)
Complete
the Goofy Challenge (Half Marathon + Full Marathon) at
Disney
World DONE - 12 & 13 January 2013
Complete
the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon
Complete
the Boston Marathon
Complete
the New York City Marathon
Complete
a half-marathon - DONE! (1st Annual
Chad Challenge on 12 January 2008. 13.26 miles in 2:26
minutes)
Complete
the Crescent City Classic in 2008 in 55 minutes or below. -
DONE! (22 March 2008, 52:49)
Complete
a sprint triathlon. DONE! (Hunad
Triathlon on 27 January 2008. 350m swim/13mi bike/5K
run. 1:21 finish. )
Complete
the 26.2 mile Mardi Gras Marathon in February 2008
DONE! (My marathon virginity stolen! Finish
time 5:36.)
Complete
an Olympic Distance Triathlon DONE!
(Quarter Ironman Triathlon at the Lone Star Tri Fest on 30
March 2008)
MY ORIGINAL GOAL LIST Drive my vehicle without my belly touching the
steering wheel - DONE! Ride my Harley again - DONE!
Apply to be on the show Survivor - DONE!
Plant a garden - DONE! Learn to Box - DONE!
Cut my grass without feeling like I ran a marathon -
DONE! Not be scared to sit in chairs fearing I won't fit or
that I will smash it - DONE! Be able to fit into an airline seat comfortably with no
'fat boy' extender belt - LAST ITEM ON LIST COMPLETE on
26 April. Heh. It fit and no fat-boy extender!
Ride a roller coaster - DONE! Learn to play golf - DONE!
Attend at least 2 WLS support group meetings a month -
DONE! Cardio and weights at least 4 times a week -
DONE! Be able to bend over and tie my shoes - DONE! Fit comfortably in a theater seat - DONE! Walk up the stairs at work without losing breath -
DONE! Be able to buy clothes in a 'regular' non-"big and
tall" store - DONE! Being able to walk into a room and not think that you
are the biggest person in the room - DONE! Be comfortable wearing a shirt tucked in- DONE! Be comfortable wearing a belt - DONE! Go back to Tunica Hills and not feel like I ran a
marathon when I climb back up the 'mountain' from the stream bed
- DONE! (4 Mar 2007)
A side note to the above.... I ran up Stone Mountain in Georgia
on 21 July 2007. :) Be able to wrap a bath towel around myself and be
covered - DONE! Weigh less than 400 pounds - DONE! Weigh less than 350 pounds - DONE! Weigh less than 300 pounds - DONE! Weigh less than 250 pounds- DONE!
Reach goal weight of 225 pounds - DONE!
BMI of 49.9 - DONE! BMI of 39.9 - DONE! BMI of 35.0 - DONE! BMI of 29.9 - DONE!
Walk 1 mile - DONE! Walk 2 miles - DONE! Walk 3 miles - DONE! Walk 4 miles - DONE! Walk 5 miles - DONE! Run 1/4 mile - DONE! Run 1/2 mile - SKIPPED IT! Run 1 mile - SKIPPED IT! Run 2 miles - SKIPPED 1/2 mile and 1 mile and
went straight for 2 miles! (26 Sept 06) Run 3 miles - DONE! Run 4 miles - DONE! (4.5 miles on 25 December
2006)
Run 5 miles - DONE! (6.3 miles for the Crescent City
Classic on 7 April 2007)
Level 5 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 8 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 9 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 10 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 11 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 12 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 13 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 14 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 15 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 16 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 17 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 18 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) - DONE!
Level 19 on the StairMaster (15 minute minimum) SKIPPED
IT & WENT STRAIGHT FOR LEVEL 20
Finally owned the StairMaster at level 20 (15 minute
minimum) -DONE! 27 November 2006
RUN not walk the Crescent City Classic - DONE!
Completed the race in 58:15! 7 April 2007
Bench 275 pounds 8 times - DONE! (23 July 2007 with
Hunter McAllister as a witness)
Bench 275 pounds 1 time - DONE!
Bench 225 pounds 8 times - DONE! Bench 225 1 time - DONE! Fit in a size 34 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 36 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 38 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 40 pants - DONE!
Fit in a size 42 pants - DONE! Fit in a size 44 pants - DONE! Fit in a size 46 pants - DONE! Fit in a size 48 pants - DONE! Fit in a size 50 pants - DONE! Fit in a size 52 pants - DONE! Fit in a size 54 pants - DONE! Fit in a size 56 pants - DONE! Fit in a size 58 pants - DONE! Be able to wear a size 5X shirt - DONE! Be able to wear a size 4X shirt - DONE! Be able to wear a size 3X shirt - DONE! Be able to wear a size 2X shirt - DONE! Be able to wear a size XL shirt - DONE!
Be able to wear a size L shirt - DONE!
Best of luck on YOUR life journey!
May you reach all your goals and achieve all your dreams!
