Simpson loses 68 pounds in 18 months

Rep. Mike Simpson is trimming down. The 65-year-old Idaho Republican tells the Idaho Statemsan ( http://goo.gl/ekNksh ) he’s lost 68 pounds in 18 months. He’s down to 207, and says he feels healthier and energized. He uses a Fitbit on his wrist to measure his steps, and he walks an average of 5 miles a day. In August he hopes to summit Castle Peak, in Idaho’s White Cloud Mountains. After a 15-year effort, Simpson won passage of a wilderness bill for the White Clouds and other central Idaho mountain ranges last summer. Simpson wants to encourage others to be more active/ Idaho State Journal.

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