I finally did it!

AnewTif

I started on this journey August 19, 2011 at 319 lbs. I needed to complete a 6 month medically suerpvised weight loss diet in order to qualify for the gastric sleeve surgery. I did it. In that 6 months I lost 33 lbs and had surgery on January 27, 2012. In the last almost 7 months, I've lost an additional 70 lbs. I've had two month long stalls where I'd drop a size and a half, but vascillate between the same 2 lbs for that month. I eat 1000 calories a day and that is over what my surgeon wants, but I'm happier this way. I do eat part of my exercise calories back. I underestimate my calories expended and overestimate my calories eaten.

5 weeks ago, I set goals for my personal Labor Day Challenge, lose 15 lbs, log food and exercise into MFP everyday and run for 30 minutes non stop. I've lost 11 lbs, I have logged in everyday AND last night, for the 1st time ever I ran 30 minutes. 2.65 miles.

Until Eight weeks ago, I had never even ran a mile. EVER. Not in Jr. High or HS.

That being said, I still don't like running, but I'll do it. My long term goal is to run the Las Vegas Half Marathon December 2013. :-D

ClassicPearl

Yayy! Good job! It's amazing what our bodies can do. And who knows what you have YET to discover about yourself!

BrianSharpe

Congrats on the weight loss and the run. I feel obligated to warn you, running is one of those sports that sneaks up on you; you start off solely because you know it's good for you (like vegetables) and one day you wake up actually looking forward to heading out the door for a run.

No one was more surprised than me when I discovered my love for running - and that was close to 5 years ago........

nursewhitman

You are awesome. You forgot to mention how along the way you have inspired others to change themselves, too.