loriannfos

Hello all! Sleeve date 12/31/13 - weighed 210. Now at 144. I ran 8 mi yesterday and I'm training for a half marathon. Woot woot!

Hello all! Sleeve date 12/31/13 - weighed 210. Now at 144. I ran 8 mi yesterday and I'm training for a half marathon. Woot woot!

Hello all! Sleeve date 12/31/13 - weighed 210. Now at 144. I ran 8 mi yesterday and I'm training for a half marathon. Woot woot!

Hello all! Sleeve date 12/31/13 - weighed 210. Now at 144. I ran 8 mi yesterday and I'm training for a half marathon. Woot woot!

Hello all! Sleeve date 12/31/13 - weighed 210. Now at 144. I ran 8 mi yesterday and I'm training for a half marathon. Woot woot!

Hello all! Sleeve date 12/31/13 - weighed 210. Now at 144. I ran 8 mi yesterday and I'm training for a half marathon. Woot woot!

Congrats Fiddleman!
I am happy with my March. On Sunday I ran/walked 7.25 miles in 1h, 20 min. And more importantly, I am still able to walk today ! LOL

It is the end of the month and I met the march 2014 challenge outlined above.
Things that went well:
1. I did p90x 7 days a week with the 7 th day being a stretch day.
2. I tracked every day but 2 within MFP. Calories were around 1800 +- 100. Macros were close +-2%. Only 1 day I hit exactly the magic ratios exactly: 50-30-20. No cheat meals and very clean eating.
3. I got to really enjoy yoga 1 day a week. It was 90 minutes of toning and sweating. I feel a little more balanced with it and found myself really enjoying the part that is 50 or so minutes of vinyasa. For the balance postures, I still cannot do one second of crane. Maybe next month.
4. My body feels 100% better in terms of core stability. Core synergistics is a lot of fun. One of my favorite workouts.
5. I can do 15 or so pull-ups in a set when doing back workouts. 15-20 push-ups in each set when working on chest.
6. My back is fixed in the sense I can overhead lift without the lat, thoracic and shoulder tightness I have been struggling with for the last 6 months.
7. My chest, shoulders and back have more muscle and am constantly getting comments from my wife on it. She loves the pecs now.
8. My waist has tightened up a few inches.
9. Weight dropped about 7 lbs and fat% dropped about 3% points by the end of month. Some of the weight drop is probably Water. Not a miracle, but I will take it. It places my weight at 178 and bf at 15%.
10. Warmup and cool downs. I love that each workout has ample time devoted to both. I did not really do either very well before p90x, but now actually enjoy spending the time to do both well.
Things to work on:
1. Ab routine. I do not really like doing the ab x even though it is only 15 minutes. After an hour of a lifting workout, it is a struggle to bolt on the 300+ reps are heard ab work.
2. Landing more softly on plyometrics. Great 1 hour jump training cardio workout, but my knees feel it and I have a little lower leg (above ankle) bursitis going on. Need to think like a cat more.
3. Being a little more diligent about working out at 4 pm instead of later like 5-7 pm. The problem with slipping in the time (due to work ) is that it throws off my eating schedule and I end up having to skip my "dinner" meal. I eat every 2-3 hours and I usually have a shake after working out and then dinner 2 hours after that and a casein shake around 9:30 pm. If I know I am going to miss dinner, I add an extra scoop of whey to my workout recovery shake in order to keep my calories up.
Looking forward to the next month of p90 x.

Just had my three month post op visit!
Nine inches off the waist and almost eight inches off the hips.

With all due respect to your surgeon, I disagree with his opinion and I think you should seek a second opinion - this is from my perspective of being both a doctor (family Medicine) and a gastric sleeve patient.
There's no reason you can't switch your post-op follow up to a different Bariatric surgeon.
You are meeting your weight loss and Protein goals, you are for the most part avoiding refined carbs, so I don't see a problem.
Congrats to you for your success thus far! You're doing great!!

So I went to the doctor and have crazy low blood pressure. He said he can't believe I haven't fainted more often. I'm given two weeks to try and boost my blood pressure and if I can't I have to go on meds (don't want to!) gross thing is, I have to eat more salt. Blegh!! I have never liked salt. It's hard to find things to put salt on that isn't unhealthy. Had some potato and added salt and added it to my fish. But truly don't like the taste (unless we are talking popcorn!!)
Thanks everyone for your well wishes! I'm making sure I get my Protein in and my Water as well. Doing more to ensure self care!

Good job Fiddleman, you are a P90x Beast! :-)
I am training for a 10K, using the '10K Runner' app. Today finished week 4 of 14 - now up to running 18 min per workout - go, me !
I am circuit training with a personal trainer at the Y for 1 hour twice a week as well. My goal for March is to log a total 6 hours per week for training, and to run a mile nonstop by end of month.
Thanks for all the inspiring and motivating posts!

Hi y'all - just checking in, too, w/my 12/2013 'peeps'. HW 210, SW 199, CW 158, total loss 52#!
Everything in day-to-day activities seems easier now... Makes sense, now that I'm no longer lugging around the equivalent of a 5-gal Water jug all day long!
Nutrition remains a bit of a struggle ... No hunger so I have to set reminders to eat! Lol, never thought I'd say That ! I rely on whey Protein isolate shakes (1-2 a day) when I'm falling short of my 70g daily goal.
I carry a water bottle (stainless steel, double (vacuum) wall) at all times. I like my Water icy-cold only.
Wishing everyone well! Happy Spring (and happy new 'you'!)

Good job Fiddleman, you are a P90x Beast! :-)
I am training for a 10K, using the '10K Runner' app. Today finished week 4 of 14 - now up to running 18 min per workout - go, me !
I am circuit training with a personal trainer at the Y for 1 hour twice a week as well. My goal for March is to log a total 6 hours per week for training, and to run a mile nonstop by end of month.
Thanks for all the inspiring and motivating posts!

Hw 255
Sw 241
Cw 206
Not focused lately, getting ready to tighten the belt again this week.

PBS has a new independent lens documentary airing tomorrow night called "All Of Me: a story of love, loss and last resorts." The experiences of three obese women who undergo weight-loss surgery are chronicled. Included: the misunderstandings and prejudices that surround obesity; the psychological many have with food.
I live on the west coast and it is airing at 10pm here.

Two weeks so far of p90x 7 days a week. Nutrition still dialed in using mfp to track calories and, more importantly, the macros. I feel great. It is such a fun program with a lot of diversity and is helping build up the muscles and flexibility. No injuries at all. I try and go beast mode on lifting days, but definitely bring it on the cardio days as well. I say 7 days instead of 6 because I do the 1 hour x stretch on Sundays. It is definitely worth it!!

Hi everyone!
I am still on restricted duty from my surgeon but I would like to set my goal to walk 30 minutes a day!! I would also like to set the goal of signing up for a gym membership. I am really lacking motivation right now so hope this helps!

I am starting the p90x program tomorrow. My march goal is to do it 6 days a week for the whole month (3 month program). It will be a challenge. part of this challenge is also following the nutrition plan ythat is 1800 calories and 50, 30, 20 (percentiles for Protein, carb and fat, respectively) for me height and gender.

The purpose of this thread is to get moving more than you did the month before. Try some new activity or work on something you are trying to improve in the fitness area.
My goal for this month is to start on my 1,000 mile bike ride. I made a New Year's resolution to ride 1,000 miles between mid-March and the end of the October. Goal for this month is 75 miles.

Finally in onederland!
Sleeved dec 17 th
Start weight 251
Today 198
So happy scale is moving under 200!!!!!

Hi everyone, just wanted to share few photos. I am so far down 42.6 pounds since my SW: 283.6 (12/23/2013) My HW was 297 (down 56 lbs since pre op 12/16/2013) my CW is 241. I still have a long way to go... But so far, I'm greeting to my Happy and I haven't started working out yet.
Here are a few photos from my HW to CW:

Good job loriann... I was sleeved on 12/30/2013 HW 197 SW 186 CW 151 I have lost a total of 46lbs in 2 months 3 weeks! I'm almost at my first goal weight which is 143!! I'm so proud of everyone and keep up the great work! If there's anyone struggling keep moving and don't worry about the stalls just do something different that you didn't do the week prior and something will happen great!!!!

Jeans were pretty loose so I opened up the too small box and went shopping! 2 more pairs of jeans that I couldn't button a couple weeks ago!!! Yay!!

Hi y'all - just checking in, too, w/my 12/2013 'peeps'. HW 210, SW 199, CW 158, total loss 52#!
Everything in day-to-day activities seems easier now... Makes sense, now that I'm no longer lugging around the equivalent of a 5-gal Water jug all day long!
Nutrition remains a bit of a struggle ... No hunger so I have to set reminders to eat! Lol, never thought I'd say That ! I rely on whey Protein isolate shakes (1-2 a day) when I'm falling short of my 70g daily goal.
I carry a water bottle (stainless steel, double (vacuum) wall) at all times. I like my Water icy-cold only.
Wishing everyone well! Happy Spring (and happy new 'you'!)