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Best of luck today Readysetgo!!! You have prepared and you are so ready!!! Be sure to give us the details after the race!!

Hello I am so excited I have been patiently waiting for a pittsburgh group. I to live to the north of pittsburgh and had my surgery at Magee with Dr Ramanathan. I have lost 61 lbs with the band and I'm coming up on my 1 yr anniversary in July. I can't wait to meet everyone!!!!!

Wow! I am so very happy for you girl!!!! You have worked so hard and it's such a huge accomplishment!!!!! I to can't wait to join you I'm still hovering at the gates lol

Readysetgo you are gonna do great at the spartan race! I can't wait to hear about it!! I'm sure my stepdaughter will be there to. Go crush it!!!!!!!!

@@betty_s you look great I love that dress! Has anyone ever told you that you look like Callie from greys anatomy?

I take prednisone 3 times a day every day and I can't say I have had any complications with the band from it. That being said I have been on prednisone daily since 2008 and I was not banded until 2013. My surgeon didn't have a problem with it. I will be on it forever for lupus and addisons. I hope this helps and I wish you the best with the itching and the bites.

@@Leepers you look fantastic!!!! You are such a great inspiration!!!!!!

5K run this morning then to the gym of circuit/strength for an hour. Today is day 8 of the 30 day ab challenge and it's a rest day woohoo!

5K run this morning in 34:31 my best time yet! Then day 6 of the 30 day ab challenge.

5K run this morning in 34:31 my best time yet!

You look absolutely amazing! Congrats to you on your success and your health! Such an inspiration to all of us!! Thank you!!

That's so awesome!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!! You look fantastic!!! You must be so proud!!!!!

All of you guys are so awesome!! You make me laugh out loud! Have a great weekend all!!

Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5K run this morning got it in before the rain came. Time was even a little better today. Now off to the gym with my sister for lifting and elliptical and then day 2 of 30 day ab challenge.

I finished C25K last week and then on Saturday I ran 5K around my house first time in 37 minutes. Was very proud and then yesterday I ran another 5K around my town in 36:47 so improved a little. I will do a 5K tomorrow also but I am very proud of my time at this point. I was hoping for 45 minutes when I first started running so this is huge for me.

Fantastic time girl!!!!!! You are so ready!!!!!

Fantastic workout Mikee57!!!!!!!!! I love swimming can't wait to get to a pool!!! You are doing so great!!!!

Thanks Mikee57!!!!!

That's still great catfish!!!! And on no sleep! Your my hero lol. I could never have done that after night shift! You should be so proud!!!

I went to the gym with my hubby and my friend and lifted for an hour then came home and ran a full 5K for the first time. I did it in 37 minutes!!! I'm so proud right now!!!! However note to self don't run at noon while it's 82 degrees and you have lupus and asthma hahaha don't care I still did it!!!!!!

Finished C25K yesterday! I averaged a 12 minute mile which was my best time yet! I still can't believe I just ran 3 times a week for 8 weeks!!!!! Bring on the 5K June 7th!!!!!!

Yesterday I did week 8 day 2 of C25K and had my personal best time yet. Went to the gym after with my sister and lifted for 45 minutes then did another 35 minutes on the elliptical.

Good luck!! That's the first step!! Now just believe!!!

Week 8 day 1 C25K today then 30 minutes circuit training after. Only 2 more days left to complete C25K!!!!!!!