Patrick S. Thayer

Walnut Ridge High School

Class of 1974

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Patrick S. Thayer - Class of 1974 - Walnut Ridge High School

First Name	Patrick S.
Last Name	Thayer
Graduation Year	Class of 1974
Gender	Male
Hometown	Columbus, Ohio
Relationship Status	Married
About Me	"Wealth is the ability to fully experience life." — Henry David Thoreau: was an American author, poet, and naturalist Weight loss with Gods help Testimony My main stumbling block in life has been my excess weight problem; Many times, I went on diets, and I did lose weight. However, within a short time, I would gain all of the weight back plus more. The yo-yo dieting takes a toll on one's health. I had high blood pressure, a hiatal hernia, Sleep apnea and high cholesterol. I was taking 5 prescription medications a day. So at the age of 50, in January of 2006, I decided to go to a Bible Study Weight Loss class at my church. This was my introduction to First Place 4 Health. It is not just a diet plan, it is a live-it plan. In First Place, we put Christ first in our lives, including what we eat. We also trust in Him to help us with our exercising. That year, with God's help, I was able to lose over 100 pounds. Jesus Christ is my daily help then and now. I began walking for exercise. In the beginning, I had a hard time just walking up stairs without losing my breath. Then, I started going to the YMCA to walk on a tread mill. My goal was one mile, but that was a twenty minute struggle for me. My knees would hurt, mostly because of being over weight and having past knee surgeries in which all of the cartilage had been removed from my left knee and half removed from the right knee. Within the fist year of beginning my exercise routine, I slowly increased to four miles in less than an hour on the treadmill. I also began working out with the exercise machines 4 to 5 days a week. Losing the weight and exercising helped me feel great. With Christ's daily strength, my days began at the YMCA at 5:00 A.M. Getting up this early to exercise was a struggle that I battled with prayer. To this day I pray for Christ's strength to get me out of bed and to the YMCA each morning. I pray daily that God will help me in my food choices. I am a food-aholic. I need God's help daily to make the best food choices for meals and snacks. . A food-aholic can not just avoid being around food. We need it daily to survive. So, the temptation to overeat and choose the right foods, is a constant battle. In December of 2006, a friend of mine challenged me to complete a marathon. I felt it was an impossible challenge. First, I bought and read a book entitled, Marathoning for Mortals. With God's help and the books training plan, I began my first plans to run a the Flying Pig Marathon in May 2007 . With prayer and Gods help in training, I completed that first marathon. Since then, I have completed a total of 14 marathons. I thank God, Friends and family, first place 4 health program and the YMCA for helping me change my life habits. Thanks to ...(read more)