I RAN!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!! I RAAAANNNNN!!! - oh, and another new picture!!

Gilly68
on 8/11/13 12:23 pm - Central, IL

RNY on 12/03/12

OK, so I squeezed my body into enough spandex to stop the tide and laced up my sneakers and hit the pavement this morning. I RAN! (Well, it was more like a trot, and then a walk while gasping for air...and then another trot...you get the idea!) But it is farther than my body has run in over 20 years!! The fat girl (yes, she is still inside me!) was cheering and giggling, saying "YAAAAAAYYYYY!!" (cough, cough...wheeze) It feels SO good to be able to use my body instead of just having to lug it around!

http://www.obesityhelp.com/myoh/photos/851342/My-Journey/dan-and-gilly-jpg/#photo

Above is the link to a picture of me and the DH a couple of evenings ago....I cannot express what good a picture can do for the soul! (Amazing, how broken my soul would feel after seeing a fat picture!)

ang1973
on 8/11/13 12:55 pm - AR

I am so happy for you!!! that is just wonderful. I look forward to the day I can post something like this... keep up the good work.

tdbull
on 8/11/13 1:36 pm - WA

RNY on 08/13/13

Hee Hee. Loved your post. Whenever it rains, I try to run from a store to my car and EVERYTHING jiggles. I hate to exercise but I am learning that this is the only way to really maintain over the long haul. Congrats to you!!

Lapband surgery in 2009 - Revision to RNY August 13, 2013 with gallbladder removal.

HW - (260) SW - (197) GW - (135), updated on 1-2-14 to 125lbs HT 5'5" Goal reached 3/2/14-revised goal to 120 on 3/9/14 reached 4/6/14

osubuxfan
on 8/11/13 2:14 pm - Rome, GA

LOL!! What a great accomplishment!! Love the line about using your body instead of just lugging it around!! Your pictures are awesome!

Karen R.
on 8/11/13 4:22 pm

RNY on 04/14/13

What a fabulous post! I love your sense of humor. Congratulations on trotting/walking/wheezing. :-) You're doing more than I could handle right now. You look fantastic and should be so proud of yourself.

5'4" | Pre Surgery BMI: 40.7 | Current BMI: 20.8 | SW: 237 | CW: 121 | GW: 125

Katie K.
on 8/11/13 7:13 pm - Maitland, FL

RNY on 06/25/13

That's awesome! I can't wait to be able to run. I'm doing six races through March. The last one is a 10k and I hope to be running by then.

nfarris79
on 8/11/13 8:35 pm - Germantown, MD

RNY on 04/13/11

Go you!!!!

First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.

Nutterbutter
on 8/11/13 9:25 pm - NJ

Yeah you! Your post is inspiring!

PetHairMagnet
on 8/11/13 10:39 pm

RNY on 05/13/13

FABULOUS!!!

My technique (not sure how it will work for anyone else, but it works for me) is to run a period of time, walk for the equal amount of time and then run the period. So for example I did 30 seconds running, 30 seconds walking. Then a minute running, a minute walking and so forth.

HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!

Gilly68
on 8/12/13 12:07 am - Central, IL

RNY on 12/03/12

Thanks to you all for your encouragement!! I ran to the mailbox one day last week, and between the mammary sacks and the loose thigh skin, it was obvious to me that I needed to invest in some spandex. It really was more comfortable having everything "constricted". ;)