5 months out and my personal victories

[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

[KiwiGal]

Woohoo. Go you!
How wonderful it must feel to be able to achieve so much.
I love that fact that the smaller we get the more active we are and the more active we get the more we want to do. :-)

[Twodogfox]

You go girl and surgery twin. I've been stalled for a week for the first time. I'm not letting it get to me though. I think our body needs this time. I'm so proud of you for doing those walks. I've not worked out much but have started back this week. I'm hoping if i build up my butt a bit, it won't hurt so much to sit on. I'm having hot flashes too! That's suppose to be long gone! Keep up the good work.

[sraebaer]

The doing what you love to do is so much more important than that silly number on a scale. So proud of you and all your accomplishments! Keep up the great work.

[Katrina]

What a rockstar! So happy for you.

[ThatGirlKat]

Congrats on all your success so far! I can't believe you're walking that far!

[Ann2]

Juanita ... what a GREAT post! I'm so very happy for you and full of respect for your motivation, intentions, and your follow-through actions.

Rocking it!

[AnnieStillG]

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

You're doing fabullously! Wonderful! keep sharing the inspiration!

[The North Sleeve]

The main thing is keeping a positive attitude and you seem to be doing great at that. Keep up the great work and hats off to you for how active you have been. Congrats!!

[Stacey03]

Yayyyyy Juanita, you are a star, you should be super proud xx

[Christie13]

You are doing fabulously. You may want to try to up your calories a little bit with more protein and/or veggies. When I started to stall it was always a sign I had to start eating a bit more. Doesn't hurt to try.

[Pudsley]

Wonderful post so happy for your health and your wellbeing.

Truly inspiring in every way.
I went through the same stall around the same time as you.
I am now 6 months post surgery and its moving again.
I started to eat more, bigger portions are not easy, are they? so I added a snack in the middle of the day.

All the Best to you.