Paul McIntyre Royston named his weight-loss effort/triathlon dream the FAT Project not to invoke the pejorative use of the word FAT... it's actually an acronym for Food Addict to Triathlete.
One of the last times I saw Paul in person was the Wasaga Triathlon in 2008 (sadly, I don't have a recap of that race as I wasn't blogging regularly yet), where he completed their Try-A-Tri event of a 375 m swim, a 10 km bike and a 2.5 km run. He'd spent the summer getting healthier, and completing the race was the culmination of that effort. Sadly, the results didn't stick, which can be a problem in getting healthy for any of us.
He's now over 400 lbs, living in Calgary with his wife and 3 daughters, but this time, he's building a village, or at least surrounding himself with a team. His weight loss efforts will be medically supervised by a doctor, dietician and nutritionist. He's also documenting everything through a website, with a PR firm and Film company on board to capture the big milestones on his journey. And of course, putting his message out there helps with accountability, so there's a full on social media campaign too, see below.
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YouTube
I'm really excited to be able to follow Paul on his journey - I think it's going to be uplifting and a lot of fun, and I'll hope you'll join me in cheering him on!