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I posted a topic on the main forum, but I wanted to add it to my blog also...


Today I ran in the Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K in Tampa, FL. The course is great. Anyone that knows the Tampa area knows Bayshore Drive in Tampa; well that is where the race is. I signed up for the competitive timed run, you know with the shoe timer and everything. I ran almost the entire first mile (of the 3.1) and felt great. It was cold (for FL) and raining, so the weather stunk, but I was still having a good time. Then as I was running back, in the home stretch I ran past Tampa General Hospital. TGH is where I had my surgery a year ago. As I was looking at the hospital I all of a sudden realized that exactly one year prior I was sitting in my hospital room waiting to be discharged watching this exact race from the window. WHO would have thought that exactly one year later I would be running by, maybe being watched by someone else who just had this life changing surgery. I started to tear up, all of these emotions just came over me, but I stopped that and got back on track, as the finish line was right around the corner. Then this group of military men ran by be in cadence... so I all of a sudden got a little extra energy (could have been the view) and went with their pace all the way to the finish line.

It was a great day... and I did get a personal best in my 5K time... 39:26 minutes.>

I can't believe how much has changed for me in the last year.  If I would not have driven to downtown Tampa with a friend I would have gone into TGH and looked for someone that was there when I was to thank them... I need to send Dr. Murr or any of the staff a note or something... It was a lot to take in, and I do hope that there was someone up in the hospital looking down at me, not aware that they may be here next year a new person...

Katie

It has been far too long since my last blog... sorry for that.

I have a few updates, as for my goal of loosing 100 pounds, I am not there yet.  I am still 1.5 pounds away from that goal and that would leave 9.5 pounds to be under 200.  For a long time I was mad that I was not able to get to my goal in the time period that I wanted, Thanksgiving, then Christmas, but I have since gotten over that issue.  Results are not just a number on the scale, which is hard for me to say as I am coming up on some major milestones in my post op life. 

I am currently doing personal training every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning at 7am (crazy I know).  I work out at the Anytime Fitness in Oldsmar, Florida.  If anyone lives in this area and is looking for a trainer go see Steve, his ass kicking’s are worth it.  Last week he asked me what my goals were and the first thing I wanted to say was to get below 200 or to finally loose the last few pounds to have 100 pounds lost.  Before I said anything he told me that it can't be a number.  We talked about setting other goals, like a smaller size or even taking measurements to see inches lost.  We agreed to have my first goal be numbers, but it made me realize the differences that I have been seeing in my body, my clothing and how I feel.  I may not have lost that last 1.5 to get to 100 but at Thanksgiving when I was only 5 pounds away, I was wearing a size 18 jeans, which now I can't wear without a belt, and the one pair of 16's I have are also now getting to big.  SO even though I am still 1.5 pounds away from 100 lost I know that there are changes going on because my pants are to big.  So I am now focusing on other milestones that are happening and the scale will reflect soon enough.

We had a very good support group last night, the USF Health Plastic Surgeon came in and talked to us about options and insurance for plastic surgery should we need it later.  As for me I am not sure about that yet.  I plan to have a few kids before then so I have some time to think about that.  The lecture was great though, he was funny and very informative, and good looking!  I can't imagine that he was that old, but he had very dark hair with a lot of grey in it, but it looked good on him.  I think that a prerequisite to be a plastic surgeon is that you have to be good looking.

OK MOVING ON... I need to post some pictures... I will be 11 months post op in a few weeks and there have been some big changes.  I gave the pants and shirt that I wore the day before surgery to my sister in NY, I am going up there in Feb so I may ask her if I can take a picture wearing that just for perspective.  I will have to get some picture taken or see what I have and post soon

More soon!
Katie

Merry Christmas!!!

We had a lot of people over for Christmas Eve and we had a great time.  I cooked quite a dinner, with the help of my Mom, and everyone loved it.  I wish I could say that I was being a good WLS patient, but I am not.  My eating habits over the last few days have been very bad.  I have had some cookies and other treats that I should not have had and I can feel the difference in myself because I am not being "compliant".  I am not being so bad that I am worried about a stretched pouch or anything, but I have dumped a few times over the last few days, and it is my fault.  I feel that by writing about it where others can read it I am making myself be held accountable for my actions, but I need to get back on track.  I have been exercising a lot and I hate the fact that I am throwing a lot of that work away because I wanted a cookie or two... I guess this is part of the adiction part of weight loss surgery.  I am reading this book called Eat it Up and it really makes to think about things differently.  I need to pick it up and read some more. 

The funny thing about eating bad is that I feel rundown.  I have no energy, and my pouch is yelling at me because I hear it talking to me ALL the time.  My husband and I were watching TV and yesterday he could hear my pouch screaming over the television, it was funny, but not because of the reason that it was doing it. 

As for my goal, I am still stalled, but I am loosing inches, so I am not as concerned about the numbers on the scale right now.  I am working out like a crazy person, starting personal training three days per week starting on January 6th, and still doing cardio, which will mean a 6 day a week routine... it will be good and the trainer also goes over what you eat.  I have given him a copy of the guidelines from my NUT so he is aware of my unique situation... we will see how that goes. 

I will go for now... I will try and post again, it seems like this would be a good year to set a good New Years Resolution.

Katie