Originally Posted by
Juanita62
I've been so busy and although I've been coming here each day I haven't really found the time to check in. I've been stuck at 160 - 162 for about month....but I've accomplished so much! Three days before surgery I walked a half marathon. I was the last person to cross the finish line and my back and feet were killing me! Less than 2 weeks after surgery I walked a 10k. I took it easy and came in last. My back and feet hurt some. Almost 3 weeks after surgery I participated in a walk relay where I walked 8 miles (the last 2 up some gnarly hills!). I felt great afterwards, just a little sore in my feet. I walked every day to train for the Hood to Coast walk relay (Portland to Coast). I do this relay every year! The relay was 1 1/2 weeks ago and I had so many feel goods! One of the girls who hadn't seen me since the relay in May was surprised at how different I looked..."You look like a whole different person!" she had screamed. When we walk at night we have to wear a lighted vest. Last year the bottom of my vest rested just below my boobs and I barely had enough velcro to keep it on. This year it sat on my hips and there was too much velcro. My first leg was 8 miles, and other than some blisters, my feet didn't hurt at all! I walked with a woman for a couple of miles who had lost 110 pounds and after visiting for a while, admitted she had had the bypass. We both kept up a really good pace and we were still able to talk without getting out of breath. Don't get me wrong, I've loved going from a size 18 to a 12 and how much thinner my face looks, but my first goal was to continue to be active. My weight was getting in the way of that! I wouldn't mind losing more pounds, but I feel so great right now! I've reached that goal, so I guess it's time to start focusing on the second goal of losing more weight while continuing to do the things I love to do <3
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