LisaT678

I did week 6 day 1. I can't believe I made it. 10 minutes straight of running. Twice!

Did my run this morning after a 4 day break. Not a good thing. Had to stop & walk once but after a min & half I made myself start back up. Happy I finished but disappointed I didn't run the whole thing. I hope the rest if the day goes better!

Did my run this morning after a 4 day break. Not a good thing. Had to stop & walk once but after a min & half I made myself start back up. Happy I finished but disappointed I didn't run the whole thing. I hope the rest if the day goes better!

Did my run this morning after a 4 day break. Not a good thing. Had to stop & walk once but after a min & half I made myself start back up. Happy I finished but disappointed I didn't run the whole thing. I hope the rest if the day goes better!

Major progress today. I have been struggling with runners knee, but trying to change things up to work through it. I went for my run today (W7D3) and wore an older pair of shoes (Brooks) and really concentrated on shortening my stride. I'm tall 5'11", so my tendency is to want to use a longer stride. I shortened my stride by about 4" and increased my cadence by about 10 strides per minute. I finished the 22 minute run without any pain. Amazing!

I can understand exactly what you are saying. I honestly waffled with it until the morning of surgery. Lol. But in saying that I would def come here a thousand times over. My reasons. DrS is amazing and a perfectionist!! He keeps it real will not do a surgery just bc you want it and puts your health first and foremost!! ( as he explained to me if there was anything concerning AT ALL then he would stop the surgery. (One lady he had not done all her requests bc her blood pressure dropped) he will examine you and if it is not in your best interest he won't do it and will give you other options. (One lady he sd was not a canada the for implants, but he did reconstruct the breast amazingly!!)
He is again a perfectionist!! He will not send you away looking horrible. (He actually added Lipo to my surgery at no extra cost bc I had such heavy saddle bags he sd the results would not be the best with out it.
He is amazing at answering questions and trust me I had ALOT of emails I sent.
The cost of course played a role, but it was the after care that had me. You are in the hospital until you are well enough to go to the hotel, then your taken care at the hotel. Nurses and dr come to check in, help you wash and clean your bandages. 24/7 access to the dr with his cell number. The hotel is covered, the meds are covered, the aftercare is covered, Breakfast is covered, it's close to shopping you may need a shuttle is available. It is more than you would ever receive at a hospital in the US or Canada!
I also believe that when a dr is in the tourism business they must do amazing work and have little to no complaints as this is their livelihood. If there are issues with care or surgery, word would spread fast and the dr would not be practicing.
I know this is crazy long, but I want to comment on the pain... I had the lower body lift, inner thigh lift, outer saddle bag lipo, breast lift and augmentation. Don't get me wrong there is a certain amount of pain that comes with surgery, but the more does not necessarily mean more pain. I'm up and feeling just little twinges. Another lady (bless her soul... Had Tummy Tuck , anchor cut, long thigh lift, lower body lift, arm lift and breast reconstruction) she has been up and moving as well with little discomfort. Pain really all depends on how you handle it. I don't metabolize pain meds at all so I feel like I go without. But the dr will absolutely try to keep you comfortable enough!! He will not let you suffer in pain!!
Lol I know this is a long post, but I wanted to give personal perspective and I'm only 3 days out of surgery. And I feel great!

oh sure, i have used Spanx forever. but spanx only does so much. it is very different. spanx are wonderful, but i was wanting to make it permanent and make it all go away.

You can do it! It's mind over matter.

Circuit training done. Off for a long weekend of camping now. Taking the bikes so I should still be able to fit in some cardio. Still not brave enough to run out in public. One day I will though. Happy weekend everyone.

Just turned 40 earlier this month. Crossing my fingers for insurance approval and surgery by October. The forties are truly going to be fabulous

W3D2 in the can... Barely.

W5d1 was hard, but finished!

Well i pulled off W3D1 the day after W2D3 - BARElY. That second three minute run about did me in. I had to stop 30 seconds before it ended to catch my breath then run those thirty a few seconds later. Ill take tomorrow off and try W3D2 on Monday.

I DID IT! W4D3, outside!
Actingnurse, I have done two days in a row a few times because of scheduling. It's not so bad once in a while though I do feel more tired.

I actually started yesterday. I had started the program a couple of years ago and made it all the way to the 20 min run. I ran 20 min once and then couldn't do it the next time. I got so depressed about it that I quit. I'm not doing that again!
I was sleeved on 12/6/12 and my goal is to have my 100 lbs gone in a year and then run a half marathon 6 months after that. That should be the spring or summer time and perfect weather.
Goid luck everyone and I'll keep checking back in.

C210K W2D3 done. Speed this week wasn't too bad. I really am beginning to enjoy this.

Ill be hitting C25K W2D2 tonight. The change from W1 to W2 wasnt too bad but i was pretty exhausted by the end of W2D1.

Ran my 25 min today with 5 min warm up & cool down. Each week I'm increasing my speed a click. I've also started the C210K program. Still struggling with the running outside issues but each week it seems I'm arguing less & less with myself so I think I'm making progress there as well.

Ran my 25 min today with 5 min warm up & cool down. Each week I'm increasing my speed a click. I've also started the C210K program. Still struggling with the running outside issues but each week it seems I'm arguing less & less with myself so I think I'm making progress there as well.

Congratulations! You didn't give up and the hardest part of all!!! You, my dear, are a runner. Yep, no doubt about it!

Congratulations! You didn't give up and the hardest part of all!!! You, my dear, are a runner. Yep, no doubt about it!

Ran my 25 min today with 5 min warm up & cool down. Each week I'm increasing my speed a click. I've also started the C210K program. Still struggling with the running outside issues but each week it seems I'm arguing less & less with myself so I think I'm making progress there as well.