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Bariatric Runner Podcast
March 2015 I had VSG. Lost about 200lbs and in late 2016 I started running. I've completed dozens of races, including 4 Half-Marathons and one FULL Marathon. I didn't see many Podcasts out there specific to bariatric surgery and fitness/running so I decided to start my own! bariatricrunner.libsyn.com/ All the episodes can…
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Attempting First Full Marathon April 29. Would love to hear others' first Marathon experiences. :-)
On Sunday, April 29 I'll be running the San Luis Obispo Marathon (my hometown). I'll have a number of friends and co-workers lining the course for support and to cheer me on. I'm not going to worry about time. I just want to soak it all in and enjoy the moment. That being said I think I can break 5 hours (My Half PR is…
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What do you consider a PR?
This is kind of a subjective topic I think. My first question is, do you consider it a PR only if done in a race or can you do on your own? Also what about races that are measured short but you end up PR? I keep a board with all my PRs displayed (5k 10k Half Full) But two are short distances. But I also know if they were…
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My Podcast
I don't think I've posted a link in here yet, but I started my own Podcast! bariatricrunner.libsyn.com/ The name kinda speaks for itself, but it's about bariatric surgery, running, and my journey from 403lbs to Full Marathon finisher. My first race wasn't until age 44 after I had lost nearly 200lbs. Now at age 46 I run…
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Bariatric Runner Podcast
I don't think I've posted a link in here yet, but I started my own Podcast! bariatricrunner.libsyn.com/ The name kinda speaks for itself, but it's about bariatric surgery, running, and my journey from 403lbs to Full Marathon finisher. I started it with my girlfriend a few months ago. Unfortunately we recently broke up but…
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Running Podcasts
Just wondering what Running Podcasts people listen to while their out there getting a run in? I like The Running Lifestyle, Run To The Top, Bib Rave. My favorite is DizRuns. He recently interviewed me for an upcoming podcast. Great Guy!
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400 to 26.2 - Marathon April 29
With my first FULL Marathon fast approaching I've been doing lots of reflecting on my life and health. Especially the changes that have occurred the past few years. Running (and hopefully completing) this Marathon will undoubtably be the biggest achievement of my adult life (I've never been married or have any children).…
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2017 & 2018 Resolutions
So... how did everyone do on their 2017 resolutions? Or did we forget some, lol? I wrote mine on my blog and copied them below. And below that are my 2018 resolutions. My comments are in bold. * Weigh myself no more than every other day. This shouldn't be too difficult but it will require some patience if I see my weight…
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Bariatric Running
Since I met my surgeon 29 months ago (surgery was 27 mons ago) I made it a point to walk more. I've tried to get my "steps" in everyday. I've probably succeeded 95% of days and currently have a 7 month streak going. As I lost weight I picked up running and have gotten really into it this year. Four 5ks and two 10ks under…
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Calories In / Calories Out
Over the past several months a few MFP friends (and my own girlfriend) have asked me to log my food just to see what I'm eating and how many calories. As many of you know, I don't really subscribe to the Energy In vs Energy Out way of thinking. I do think there's correlation between calorie consumption and fat…
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My Bariatric Journey to health and running (thus far)
I was recently interviewed for a running Podcast and it was just posted online. His name is Denny and he's known in the running community. The link is: http://www.dizruns.com/james-lacher There's a little write-up on his blog with a few pics I shared with him. The Podcast is about 45 minutes or so. He asks me about the…
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From 400lbs to 5k and Beyond
I was recently interviewed for a running podcast. In 2014 I weighed over 400lbs. (195 currently). About a year ago I took up running. http://www.dizruns.com/james-lacher There's a little Write-up about my journey and a few pics. Just click on the Sound Cloud bar to listen.
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Garmin Connect friends
Switched from FitBit to Garmin recently as I've got more serious about running. Would live to add some friends on Connect. You can find me @ Aztec4Life on there too (real name James Lacher). Just broke 1hour for first time in 10k last Saturday. Training for Half-marathon in Oct and hopefully Full in April. I'm relatively…
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VSG to Marathon?
Wondering if anyone has done it. Just got into running this year. Two 5ks under my belt. Already scheduled for 10k and 15k in Summer. Hoping to do half-Marathon in October and full Marathon next April. Any thoughts/tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Sugar and Weight Loss
Towards the end of last year I gained a few pounds during a bout with shingles. So over the past couple months I've cut down my consumption of sugar dramatically. Doing that and exercising regularly again has gotten me into the best shape of my adult life. I'm curious if others have tried cutting out sugar and how that…
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Dandruff
Anyone have issues with dandruff? I don't know if it's related to bariatric surgery but thought I'd throw it out there since I never really had a problem until recently. I had the sleeve March 2015. Everything went well. Hair fell out for a while but that stopped. Maybe six months ago I started noticing dandruff. So I've…
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FitBit Friends
Happy New Year to all. Just thought I'd see if there were any new Fitbit users out there? I got mine Christmas 2015 and it really helped me stay active all year. Walking and getting my steps have become a regular part of my day now. If anyone would like to add me my username is Aztec4Life or email is jameslacher@gmail.com.…
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Reactive Hypoglycemia
I've seen this term a few times now in this group and others. So I've done a bit of research and it sounds like I may have bouts with this myself. I'm about 2 years post-op and still get that light-headed "blah" type feeling where I just want to lie down. And it seems to have been more frequent past 6 months or so. I've…
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Weight Fluctuations
Over the past few years I've had this debate (with myself and others) over how often to weigh. Seems most of us on these boards (although not most "regular" people I know) weigh ourselves either once a day or about once a week. Someone turned me on to the Trend Weight a while back and I've been using it ever since. It uses…
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FitBit Friends
Happy New Year to all. Just thought I'd see if there were any new Fitbit users out there? I got mine Christmas 2015 and it really helped me stay active all year. Walking and getting my steps have become a regular part of my day now. If anyone would like to add me my username is Aztec4Life or email is jameslacher@gmail.com.…
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Shingles
So last Sunday (10 days ago) I started feeling terrible and noticed these red, puffy blotches developing on my leg. It looked bad so went to Dr next day. Turns out I have shingles. Originally Dr (not my personal Dr but his associate) said it would take a week to clear. When that didn't happen I went back. My doctor says…
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BMI
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/bmi-is-a-terrible-measure-of-health/ For everyone who's obsessed about their weight and BMI read this article. It's only one measure, and a bad one.
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Weighing and the SCALE
So... this seems to be an issue I've struggled with since surgery. How often to weigh? My thinking about my health has been "what do healthy, 'normal' people do"? I've asked many friends and co-workers how often they weigh and it seems like people that are more "average" weight weigh themselves rarely (many couldn't even…
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FitBit Friends
Happy New Year everyone! I just got a FitBit as a gift and am looking for friends that have one too. You can find me @ jameslacher@gmail.com And for the veteran users out there, how has it helped you achieve your health goals? And do you use it everyday?
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Weigh-Ins
I'm 8 months VSG post-op and everything has gone fairly well. No major medical issues or worries have arisen. So I'm trying to focus on eating healthy and exercising regularly, rather than that number on the scale. When I asked "normal" size people how often or when was last time they weighed I get answers like "I don't…
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Sweet Cravings emerging 8 months post op
I had VSG back in March. Since January when I started losing weight before surgery I've tried to limit my sweets. And when I do have something sweet I've tried to make it a no sugar added version. But as we all know, there is sugar in MANY foods even though we don't think of them as "sweet". I've tried to limit those for…
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My 600-lb Life
I'm sure most of us are familiar with this show in which severely obese individuals are given the opportunity to have bariatric surgery and change their life. Today there happens to be a "marathon" on TLC. Obviously it's "reality" TV so some things have to be taken with a grain of salt. And every moment on the show is very…
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Daily Carb Counts?
Another post has me thinking about carbs. lol. I know most of us worry first about protein, water, exercise, rest, etc. Don't see much discussion about carbs. Do you monitor how many carbs you intake? What do you average? Do you eat fruit? I know some are on low carb diets. If so, what's your daily limit? Is this a short…
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Anyone had bariatric surgery?
Last month I had gastric sleeve surgery. So far its gone really well. I'm also in a group for people that have had weight loss surgery. Was wondering if there are folks in here around my age that have had it? If so, how has your experience been?
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BMI - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson OBESE
I was browsing Yahoo and came across this article about BMI. It explains pretty well how BMI is a bad predictor of good health. https://www.yahoo.com/health/why-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-is-technically-obese-117180855078.html
