Trying this again. 100+ club

I have an extremely long way to go. I've had trouble staying active because I now have a desk job and am gone 13-16 hours a day. My marriage has been riddled with substance abuse issues and battling staying sane while being supportive has just driven my stress through the roof. Did you know S health has an app that measures your stress? Yep, mine was always at the top.

This gets positive, I promise :)

I have for 2 years been battling anemia and it's been draining. Other than being overweight, I've had no diabetes, no high bp, no heart problems, ect. The deficiency was found once I ended up at the hospital. But it took 2 more years for anyone to actually look through the labs properly and notice I was actually battling 2 different types of anemia! All this time I couldn't figure out why I was having chest pain. If I got anxious or tried to work out, my heart would not beat properly but I had no measurable arrhythmia otherwise. So they started giving me b12 injections every day on top of the iron. The supplements were not helping because mine is caused by my body's own malabsorption issues

Anyway, 2 months later I feel like a new person. I still get tired after the long days, but I decided that I generally just feel not like a 28 year old person should. I joined a gym after talking to the co-owner and getting him to open up employee discount to my organization. I started a program on my phone called C25K and my 340 lb butt is running on a treadmill in front of strangers.

The first day I thought I'd die after 20 minutes. I didn't even finish. The second day I finished, but with great difficulty. The third day I completed and was able to make it through ok. Today I sped up the pace. I'm probably going to complete the program in double the time, but that's ok. I'm moving at least 60 minutes of cardio and strength training 3-4 times a week (doing other days than the running program).

I need to do it. I lost a lot of weight once and even though I've never been thin, it was nice to not think about where I'm going to be able to fit, to worry about how I can't go to Cedar point (which is my goal reward at the end of this journey).

I'm hoping to sign up for a 5k next year once I know I can run constantly for at least a mile, and then keep pushing myself to get to that 3.11 miles or whatever. Even if I can't run the while thing.

Thursday I have a job interview for a job working from home and September I'm going for my second degree. I want to base my life around health, harmony, and friendships, something I find really hard to fit into this insane schedule.

Please lend me your strength and thoughts.




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  • leahn0102
    leahn0102 Posts: 14 Member
    edited August 2016
    Sounds like you have an awesome plan. You got this!
  • Elizabeth2360
    Elizabeth2360 Posts: 181 Member
    Hi I just join MFP and looking to really change my lifestyle and begin a journey towards good health! By the name this looks like a group I may want to be a part of! Can you explain a little bit about this group! Thank you
    Liz