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Surgiversary
EIGHT years ago today, I weighed 337 lbs. Today is the surgiversary of my gastric bypass. It's been quite a journey losing 140 lbs (100 of it in the first 4 months!). I was able to keep it off for about 4 years, then began to regain, adding back almost 70 lbs. This January, I decided that was unacceptable and I've been on…
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How do I run?
I walk between 3 and 4 miles a day. I usually pace around 18 minute miles. I've lost a bunch of weight, but I'm still quite overweight. I'd like to start running just a little bit but I'm not sure how to do that. I still feel too fat to actually run, but there's got to be a way to make that transition. I've checked out…
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Belly Fat
Let me start by saying I had gastric bypass surgery 9 years ago and lost 140 lbs. Since then I regained as much as 67 pounds. On January 1 of this year, I took control back and have started to RE-lose the weight. In conjunction with my bariatric nutritionist, I'm limiting my calories to 1250 per day (pre-exercise) and I'm…
