Five month surgiversary....

[blashlee 509]

Hey all. This past Sunday 9/6/15 was my 5 month surgiversary!! I have lost 90 lbs since starting my journey back in January. I've gone from a size 16/18 2XL to size 8/M.

To Celebrate my 5 month surgiversary, I ran the Disneyland Half Marathon! I completed 13.1 miles in 3:00:49 and smiled the entire course! It was incredible. I went from someone who once had a full blown meltdown trying to run a half mile exercise to someone who eats miles for Breakfast. I never ever thought I would see this day. So happy to have been granted this second chance at life and I'm glad to report I am using it to the fullest! I'm already registered for another run and contemplating two more.   

[Trayjay33 138]

Congratulations, great job! Keep up the good work. It is wonderful to have this opportunity. ????????????

[The Candidate 3,215]

You have made incredible progress, and look great!

[Summermonkey 22]

You look amazing! Congrats!

[Kamileighx3 3]

WTG, that's amazing!!!! ????

[shancanssleevejourney 74]

I'm confused, you said you started the journey in January, so I am assuming you lost before surgery? How much did you lose after surgery. 90lbs is amazing no matter when you started, I am just celebrating my 3 month and I am almost to 50 and know I will never lose 40 more in two months so just jealous lol. Congratulations on being so successful.

[blashlee 509]

I'm confused, you said you started the journey in January, so I am assuming you lost before surgery? How much did you lose after surgery. 90lbs is amazing no matter when you started, I am just celebrating my 3 month and I am almost to 50 and know I will never lose 40 more in two months so just jealous lol. Congratulations on being so successful.

I met my surgeon in January. She put me on a preop diet immediately. I had RNY April 6. I had lost about 30 lbs before surgery on her preop diet. So since surgery 5 months ago, I've lost the additional 60.

[emiko_oz 62]

You look amazing !!!! So inspiring !!!! Thank you

[shancanssleevejourney 74]

Thanks for the clarification and you are still doing amazing. I feel a little better now lol

[SavorySweet 52]

I'm curious about your running. Were you ever a runner previously? I had my surgery May 7, Im down 55lbs since that date and 70lbs overall. I started walking immediately and have increased speed and distance .. I am now walking 6-7 miles several days a week, at an avg speed of 3.7-3.8 mph... I am able to jog intermittently, for as much as a quarter mile, then walk for a quarter mile and so on. But I so desperately want to make the transition to running totally. Do you have any advice?

You look terrific, and I am sure you feel so much better as well! This journey is amazing!

[linz32 11]

Wow what an inspiration! I am so excited to see posts like these because this is one of my goals. Congratulations! You look great!

[MPetrelis 5]

Good for you, running the marathon and losing all your weight. I'm still in my phase one post-op stage and very happy that today was the first day I could take my walks around the neighborhood without any stomach pain!

[SleeveandRNYchica 1,155]

So an awesome accomplishment!

[SleeveandRNYchica 1,155]

I'm curious about your running. Were you ever a runner previously? I had my surgery May 7, Im down 55lbs since that date and 70lbs overall. I started walking immediately and have increased speed and distance .. I am now walking 6-7 miles several days a week, at an avg speed of 3.7-3.8 mph... I am able to jog intermittently, for as much as a quarter mile, then walk for a quarter mile and so on. But I so desperately want to make the transition to running totally. Do you have any advice?

You look terrific, and I am sure you feel so much better as well! This journey is amazing!

After having my sleeve I started the couch to 5k. There are various apps to get you started, but I thought that one was great. Good luck!

[blashlee 509]

I'm curious about your running. Were you ever a runner previously? I had my surgery May 7, Im down 55lbs since that date and 70lbs overall. I started walking immediately and have increased speed and distance .. I am now walking 6-7 miles several days a week, at an avg speed of 3.7-3.8 mph... I am able to jog intermittently, for as much as a quarter mile, then walk for a quarter mile and so on. But I so desperately want to make the transition to running totally. Do you have any advice?

You look terrific, and I am sure you feel so much better as well! This journey is amazing!

I was not a runner. A few months before surgery I had an epic meltdown on a jogging trail because I wasn't able to complete a half mile running interval. I didn't try to run again until about a month after surgery. I started couch to 5k and couch to 10k and I never finished them. I downloaded an app (13.one, made by the same developers as couch to 5k/10k) and I got started about 13 weeks before my race. It was intervals. Every week it would increase. Then finally it was all running. And tbh I didn't get to finish it either LOL the weather got too hot to run long runs, even getting up early on the weekends it was just too warm to go and run. Before my half marathon my longest run was 7.5 miles. It should have been 11 lol so I was very nervous the morning of the half.

It just takes patience and determination. And make sure you get yourself some good running shoes. Not all running shoes are created equal. Now I only run in Asics Gel kayano 20. They don't make them anymore so I'll have to switch to the newer version but that's my shoe.