NSVs at over a year out
I haven't really been posting much. Just busy living my life, no longer hiding, no more excuses, just living and enjoying and working hard. My daughter was out of school for 10 days for winter break, and my husband and I alternated taking her to the park most days so she could get some energy out. She's an extremely active child, and she was even that way in utero. Never.stops.moving. Anyways, one day we were both off and took her. It was actually the first time that I could really play on the playground since he was watching her too. I did the silly little rock climbing thing, I slid down all the slides, I ran all over for two hours, climbing and jumping and generally acting like a kid. I've also been training for a half marathon, and on the days of my shorter runs I usually sprint the last half mile or so because I can. Because actually sprinting just for fun, to feel the wind in my hair, to feel the speed, to run for the pleasure of running is amazing. I never really enjoyed being active as a kid, although I was quite active. I was on the chubby side of normal and very asthmatic. Terrible combination, and I never truly believed I could be anything but uncoordinated and slow, but I'm actually neither. Another random NSV is when I refer to my daughter as a stringbean (she's quite tall for her age, and very thin), people who do not know me say she must get it from me. Say what? Tall and thin? ME? So, while the NSVs are fewer and farther between at over a year out, they still happen. I've always been a really confident person, but it's so much more now and flows through into everything - I'm friendlier, more likely to strike up a conversation with strangers, I'm not longer defensive, I'm so much more active, I put myself out there and I'm simply not afraid. So while I've been struggling with some things (really..who isn't?), I'm so immensely thankful and I know 2014 will be the best one yet.
Here are some photos :)
Very serious about gingerbread house decorating :)
It's amazing, sometimes, what we find inside when we get rid of the fat.
Heaviest: 313/VSG Pre: 295/Surgery: 260/Maintenance target:190 - Recent: 195 (08/15/19)
1st 2015&2016 12-Hour Time Trial UMCA 50-59 Age Group
1st 2017 Race Across the West 4-Person 50-59 Age Group
4th 2019 Race Across America 8 Person Team
Its wonderful to see the pictures of you and your daughter. You are both beautiful and deserve all the joy and energy of life. I am so happy for you and your new-found confidence.
best wishes,
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3