One year ago today...
I had my Roux en Y surgery a year ago today. To celebrate, I hired a personal trainer today. All part of non food rewards. I've already struggled a with a bit of re-gain but I hope I have this under control now. I ran another 10k race on Sunday and I'm living life out loud. I am so glad I have this opportunity to get my life back.
Just wanted to announce the occasion, thanks for listening.
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Running is contagious lol. I think many of us have envied those runners looking so free and fit. I want to be one of them.
Congrats!!
Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!
Me too - I would never have guessed that I'd actually enjoy it!
Referral - December 2011 * Orientation TWH - March 13th, 2012 * Nurse Practitioner - April 17th, 2012 * Nutrition Class - April 17th, 2012 * Social Worker - April 24th, 2012 * Dietician - May 1st, 2012 * Psych - May 1st, 2012 * Surgeon - August 17th, 2012 * PATTS - Sept. 12th, 2012 * SURGERY TEGH, Dr. Cyriac - October 16th, 2012
Starting Weight - 320 lbs * Current Weight - 178 lbs * Goal Weight - 165 lbs
It really did fly by. I remember the impatience I felt waiting to get to date. Then when I started optifast the time flew by. I hope you get your date soon.
Congrats. I too hope to become a runner. I'm only two and a half weeks out so that's a little way out for me yet. You sound like you're doing great.
Referral - 12/21/12, Referral Received - 1/10/13, Orientation - 1/21/13, Met Dr. Hagen - 2/20/13, NUT, RN, SW - 3/13/13, Gastroscopy - 3/13/13, Dr. Glazer - 3/21/13, Pick-up Opti - 3/21/13, PATTS - 3/21/13, Surgery - 4/16/13
It will happen if you want it. I started the couch to 5k training program. It took me a couple of weeks on week one, then about a month on week 2, but I got through it. I didn't start really training hard until 3 months out when the surgeon said I had no restrictions on me.
Congrats Heather. Good for you for giving yourself a non-food reward. Hope you get out of it exactly what you want.
Karen
Referral Oct '11 Orientation Ottawa Dec 9 '11 NP June 25 '12 Sleep Clinic July 27 '12
Tr to Kingston Aug '12 NP/SW/Nut Oct 1 '12 Pre-Op class - Dec 12 '12 Surgeon Mar 4 '13 Surgery Apr 15 '13
HW 304 CW 175 GOAL 150
