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5K done today in 1.00 exactly (jogged a lot of it, but my husband walked it and he is slower and less fit)......10K next...then the 10 miler..I can do it...I know I can...even if it kills me.

Goodbye 92 lbs so far...13lbs away from "normal" bmi. (1/9/10 surgery date)

Goodbye 24 and 2x/3x..hello 12's (and two dresses that are 10's) and hello to the new medium running outfit from Dick's Sporting Goods that I bought myself for finishing the 5K.

Onward...onward....it's not easy...but I got/get my fills...stay relatively restricted but still can eat most things that I want just very little of it, and I work out and eat relatively healthy( I figure the few bites I can eat should be healthy)...no longer diabetic and many of my symptoms of my PCOS are dwindling.

In other words, I am thrilled and love my band!

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WEIGH TO GO !!!!!!!

5K done today in 1.00 exactly (jogged a lot of it, but my husband walked it and he is slower and less fit)......10K next...then the 10 miler..I can do it...I know I can...even if it kills me.

Goodbye 92 lbs so far...13lbs away from "normal" bmi. (1/9/10 surgery date)

Goodbye 24 and 2x/3x..hello 12's (and two dresses that are 10's) and hello to the new medium running outfit from Dick's Sporting Goods that I bought myself for finishing the 5K.

Onward...onward....it's not easy...but I got/get my fills...stay relatively restricted but still can eat most things that I want just very little of it, and I work out and eat relatively healthy( I figure the few bites I can eat should be healthy)...no longer diabetic and many of my symptoms of my PCOS are dwindling.

In other words, I am thrilled and love my band!

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the band but I wouldn't have lost this much without combining both but there are a lot of times I don't get to exercise (I am a super busy 7th grade special ed teacher working on my 2nd masters/rank)...sometimes I may only go once or twice a week and I only walk the treadmill/jog or use the elliptical for 30 minutes...so its mostly my band and the foods I am choosing(although the Oreo ice cream I am eating while I type doesn't help much) The average (according to my dr) weight loss for a year out is 40lbs...I have doubled it due to the exercise and food choices(though the girl scouts are killing me this week:)

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OMG you ARE busy!! My friend is making me go to the gym with her next week. (Yuck)

and even though I may get there twice that week...I have been trying to make up for it some weeks..3-4 times...but never more than 30 minutes(I am far too lazy) but exercise nonetheless has been my key....I have to exercise otherwise I often stay the same(or I can't eat my icecream:( I'd rather exercise:) when I do want it.

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Congrats!

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Big congrats to you.

Love hearing your success story. I was just banded 2-18 and have gotten a little scared reading some of these posts. So "THANK YOU" much for your story, because in a year from now I want to be where you are and I WILL BE.

Thanks again,

Cid

5K done today in 1.00 exactly (jogged a lot of it, but my husband walked it and he is slower and less fit)......10K next...then the 10 miler..I can do it...I know I can...even if it kills me.

Goodbye 92 lbs so far...13lbs away from "normal" bmi. (1/9/10 surgery date)

Goodbye 24 and 2x/3x..hello 12's (and two dresses that are 10's) and hello to the new medium running outfit from Dick's Sporting Goods that I bought myself for finishing the 5K.

Onward...onward....it's not easy...but I got/get my fills...stay relatively restricted but still can eat most things that I want just very little of it, and I work out and eat relatively healthy( I figure the few bites I can eat should be healthy)...no longer diabetic and many of my symptoms of my PCOS are dwindling.

In other words, I am thrilled and love my band!

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OOPPSS,

One more thing.

Can you tell me when you started exercising after the surgery and what kind did you do??

Have you always been a runner or did you start running after getting some of the weight off.

Thanks,

Cid

Big congrats to you.

Love hearing your success story. I was just banded 2-18 and have gotten a little scared reading some of these posts. So "THANK YOU" much for your story, because in a year from now I want to be where you are and I WILL BE.

Thanks again,

Cid

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5K done today in 1.00 exactly (jogged a lot of it, but my husband walked it and he is slower and less fit)......10K next...then the 10 miler..I can do it...I know I can...even if it kills me.

Goodbye 92 lbs so far...13lbs away from "normal" bmi. (1/9/10 surgery date)

Goodbye 24 and 2x/3x..hello 12's (and two dresses that are 10's) and hello to the new medium running outfit from Dick's Sporting Goods that I bought myself for finishing the 5K.

Onward...onward....it's not easy...but I got/get my fills...stay relatively restricted but still can eat most things that I want just very little of it, and I work out and eat relatively healthy( I figure the few bites I can eat should be healthy)...no longer diabetic and many of my symptoms of my PCOS are dwindling.

In other words, I am thrilled and love my band!

BRAVO TO YOU!


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Very inspirational!!! Thank you!

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You mean all I have to do to eat ice cream is exercise for 30 minutes two or three times a week?

lol...love the sarcasm...but I promise you...it's not the only thing.

I don't eat it every day but when I want it..I eat it.

I am restricted and eat very small portions of good food......and I exercise(isn't this the way its supposed to be?)

I just also happen to love ice cream but I do practice willpower;)

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OOPPSS,

One more thing.

Can you tell me when you started exercising after the surgery and what kind did you do??

Have you always been a runner or did you start running after getting some of the weight off.

Thanks,

Cid

I was walking around the track at the Y a week after surgery and on the elliptical 2 weeks after. I have never been a "runner" and still don't claim to be. I did the Couch to 5K program(google it) and I walk/jog/walk jog. I am only doing probably 15 min miles. My time was officially 49 minutes for the 5K(I would have been faster if not for my snail hubby) I didn't want to lose him in the crowd of 10 thousand.

I have dreams that I am running. One day it will be a reality.

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