Almost 2 years post-op

Nov 04, 2010

My 2 year surgiversary is almost here and I am now 3 #s away from being "normal".  I started the C25K program back in July and NEVER thought that I would have run 8, yes EIGHT 5K races before my 2 year mark -- let alone run PERIOD!  Looking back at all this it is truly an amazing journey.  I won't kid anyone -- it was tough for the first 6 months or so but once I turned the corner, I never looked back and feel like I have control of my life again. 

I've lost 122 #'s, would like to loose another 10-15 but if I don't I am ok with that. I am now able to wear regular sized clothes, high heeled shoes, bathing suits, and spandex (i.e. running tights) in public!  Even have photos to prove it.  I don't know if I will have plastic surgery as I do have loose skin in my arms, legs, buttocks, and stomach area and I don't know if I could take more than 1 surgery as it just sounds so painful.  I use compression gear when I run and that seems to give me adequate support for now and I even wore a bikini this summer and while I resemble a charpai, I wore that bikini with pride as I never would have done that 122#s ago!

As for my routines.  I use a pill organizer for all my supplements and do pretty well with that.  When I do miss (and it does happen occasionally) it is usually the evening doses and it's really because I am just too busy to remember to get the pill box outta my purse.  My labs are good though so it's something I just have to keep working on.  I typically get 60% of my protien intake in by noon.  I start off my day with 2 servings of greek yogurt or total cereal with soy milk and bananas.  Have a protein drink mid morning, and 25-28 oz of meat with a salad or something by lunch.  Given that I get another protien snack and 3-4 oz more meat by dinner -- I am good to go.

I am looking forward to the winter as I have started snow skiing again.  Once of the most depressing thoughts I had when I was heavy was that I would never be able to go snow skiing again due to the stress on my joints.  It's is wonderful to live without those constraints and I feel very lucky and blessed to have been granted this 2nd chance at an active lifestyle.

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