Walking 55.7 miles within 1 day for Cancer

On April 12th, 2019 I weighed in at 557 pounds. I had just come back from a trip to Nashville a few days earlier with some friends and it went horribly wrong. I knew I needed to make great changes or else, I was on my way to death. I looked in the mirror at the hotel i was staying at and asked myself "do I wanna live or do I wanna die?" and that's when I had my click moment and snapped into action. Slowly but surely, I did what I had to do to lose weight and have nearly lost 300 pounds, since I began my health journey. 

Walking has been the consistent thing physically that I've done since day 1. The goal originally was 10000 steps a day and only grew from there. Now I try to do 10 miles a day or more for 6 days a week. 

I've walked at least the length of a marathon within a day, 7 times in the last 2 years, but no challenge is tougher then the one I'm about to do. 

ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 8TH, I'M GONNA WALK/JOG 55.7 MILES WITHIN 1 DAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER. 

I take pride in being able to do these challenges, while also raising money for an important cause, that is near and dear to my heart and always will be. So many people I know have or had cancer, and some have passed away and some are still living and fighting daily to beat it. Last year, I walked 30 miles for cancer research and dedicated it to my father, who passed away from stage 4 lung cancer in November 2014. This year, I'm dedicating this challenge to my godmother, my Aunt Teresa, who has been fighting cancer for the last 6 years, specifically ovarian cancer and is one of the strongest people I've ever met. 

You can follow me on Instagram @frankislosingweight and will have updates and videos throughout that day, as I get to 55.7 miles.