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I'm coming up on my first surgiversary next week and will have a more substantial progress report then. But in the meantime, I've updated my progress picture album with the latest and greatest. I've taken pictures each quarter, so you'll see 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and finally 12-month updates.
Life is pretty great.

I'm coming up on my first surgiversary next week and will have a more substantial progress report then. But in the meantime, I've updated my progress picture album with the latest and greatest. I've taken pictures each quarter, so you'll see 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and finally 12-month updates.
Life is pretty great.

I'm coming up on my first surgiversary next week and will have a more substantial progress report then. But in the meantime, I've updated my progress picture album with the latest and greatest. I've taken pictures each quarter, so you'll see 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and finally 12-month updates.
Life is pretty great.

I'm coming up on my first surgiversary next week and will have a more substantial progress report then. But in the meantime, I've updated my progress picture album with the latest and greatest. I've taken pictures each quarter, so you'll see 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and finally 12-month updates.
Life is pretty great.

I'm coming up on my first surgiversary next week and will have a more substantial progress report then. But in the meantime, I've updated my progress picture album with the latest and greatest. I've taken pictures each quarter, so you'll see 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and finally 12-month updates.
Life is pretty great.

You look amazing! for those of us who are still pre-op, this is pure inspiration!

Fantastic job!!!

great job- you look amazing!

You look amazing

I'm coming up on my first surgiversary next week and will have a more substantial progress report then. But in the meantime, I've updated my progress picture album with the latest and greatest. I've taken pictures each quarter, so you'll see 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and finally 12-month updates.
Life is pretty great.

I'm coming up on my first surgiversary next week and will have a more substantial progress report then. But in the meantime, I've updated my progress picture album with the latest and greatest. I've taken pictures each quarter, so you'll see 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and finally 12-month updates.
Life is pretty great.

I do Body Pump 3x/week on top of running 4x/week, personal training, and yoga. I'm not quite a year out of surgery. I started at the gym a week after surgery, but didn't get going with weights until if lost quite a bit of my own weight. Body weight exercises alone exceeded most normal people's lifting limits at that stage. ????
A few months ago I made an appointment with the nutritionist at my surgeon's office because I suspected I was under-fueled for the burn I was getting, and I was right. She added two Snacks (100-200 calories each) to the three meals I was already eating. I know that my original lesson was that snacking is BAD, but it was the right solution to me to get all my needed fuel.
For a 1000 calorie day, my goals are 75g Protein, 85g carbs, and 40g fat. She has to talk me down off the ledge on the carb goal, as I have such a reflexive fear of carbs. I signed up for a "pro" account on My Fitness Pal, which has the option to adjust your food goals based on your burn. So I have my goal set to 1000 calories, but if I burn 300 the app will add 300 to my day's target in the same proportion as the original target. I find this to be VERY helpful, though I rarely make it all the way up to 1000 net.
Hope this helps!

I'll leave my desk at work, run down the stairs (6 floors) then run back up and get back to work. I've also been known to go running in the rain.

I'll leave my desk at work, run down the stairs (6 floors) then run back up and get back to work. I've also been known to go running in the rain.

I'll leave my desk at work, run down the stairs (6 floors) then run back up and get back to work. I've also been known to go running in the rain.

This is completely a scale-related victory, but I thought y'all would get a kick out of it anyway.
I just noticed that as-of Tuesday, my actual weight is lower than the completely fictional weight I've had on my drivers license for the past 10 years. LOL.

I'll leave my desk at work, run down the stairs (6 floors) then run back up and get back to work. I've also been known to go running in the rain.

I'll leave my desk at work, run down the stairs (6 floors) then run back up and get back to work. I've also been known to go running in the rain.

I went on a date on Friday night. We went to a blues club where people take dancing seriously! I wasn't sure what the dress code was - ha - since Seattle is a pretty casual place (frumpy some might say!) when it comes to dressing "norms". My date and I are not very good dancers, but we braved the dance floor along with all those spinning and dipping couples that have been doing this awhile and we had alot of fun even if we didn't have the best technique.
I decided to dress how I thought I would like to look - not too concerned with what other might wear. I chose an above the knee black skirt (not a mini, but short) with flouncy ruffles. I wore a really cute patterned top that I like alot but seldom wear because it is dressier. I work dark hose and the most awesome multi color shooties (really, they are shoes, but they call them shooties when they look like booties influenced).
Once I selected my outfiit, I didn't give it another thought until this happened.... I went to the restroom and a very nice looking stylish woman came up and said "I have been admiring your outfit from across the room". We chatted a bit... she left... I did my thing, came out of the stall and another woman walked in and she said "I love those shoes - they are just perfect with your outfit"
It was nice to be validated, but I realized that I had no self consciousness, no thoughts about "am I dressing too young" (you know, fill in the blanks of self doubt).
It kinda hit me that the rest of the world really really really no longer sees me as morbidly obese... and maybe I am kinda reaching that state too. I look like a pretty normal woman and to be quite honest, much fitter than the average woman of my age range. It is an empowering feeling to no longer feel like I need to blend in or worry about how my "rolls" look.
In addition, I sometimes feel a certain amount of grief/shame about the physical problems I have as a result of a lifetime of obesity (mostly arthritis and joint problems). I am not sure how it came up, but my date mentioned he'd had a total hip replacement when he was about my age! This guy is slim, and has been an athlete his whole life. In his case, he took a huge fall while mountain climbing in his youth and it eventually caught up with him. It helped me reframe my own emotions about the damage to my body.
It is the past, we all have our stories and history and all we can do is make the best of right now and build toward an even better future. I am currently rehabbing my bum hip with a much more positive attitude than I had when I was first diagnosed and guess what - getting better results! It is estimated I have 3-4 years before I need that replacement, and I say bring it - I will be ready when it is time!

Good morning, Bariatric Pals!

If you wear a pedometer of any kind, please consider signing up for the ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) "United We Step" campaign. It's a one-day event on 11/2 to "bring attention to the obesity epidemic in America, and encourage individuals to increase their daily physical activity."

Their goal is for participants to collectively register 42 million steps, or the amount needed to circumnavigate the United States. Based on the number of people registered when I checked the website this morning, I think they're going to fall far short of this goal. But it's not too late to help! There are no registration fees, no fundraising required: nothing to do but report your steps.

Learn more here: http://fundraise.asmbsfoundation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=729

Good morning, Bariatric Pals!

If you wear a pedometer of any kind, please consider signing up for the ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) "United We Step" campaign. It's a one-day event on 11/2 to "bring attention to the obesity epidemic in America, and encourage individuals to increase their daily physical activity."

Their goal is for participants to collectively register 42 million steps, or the amount needed to circumnavigate the United States. Based on the number of people registered when I checked the website this morning, I think they're going to fall far short of this goal. But it's not too late to help! There are no registration fees, no fundraising required: nothing to do but report your steps.

Learn more here: http://fundraise.asmbsfoundation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=729

Good morning, Bariatric Pals!

If you wear a pedometer of any kind, please consider signing up for the ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) "United We Step" campaign. It's a one-day event on 11/2 to "bring attention to the obesity epidemic in America, and encourage individuals to increase their daily physical activity."

Their goal is for participants to collectively register 42 million steps, or the amount needed to circumnavigate the United States. Based on the number of people registered when I checked the website this morning, I think they're going to fall far short of this goal. But it's not too late to help! There are no registration fees, no fundraising required: nothing to do but report your steps.

Learn more here: http://fundraise.asmbsfoundation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=729

Good morning, Bariatric Pals!

If you wear a pedometer of any kind, please consider signing up for the ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) "United We Step" campaign. It's a one-day event on 11/2 to "bring attention to the obesity epidemic in America, and encourage individuals to increase their daily physical activity."

Their goal is for participants to collectively register 42 million steps, or the amount needed to circumnavigate the United States. Based on the number of people registered when I checked the website this morning, I think they're going to fall far short of this goal. But it's not too late to help! There are no registration fees, no fundraising required: nothing to do but report your steps.

Learn more here: http://fundraise.asmbsfoundation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=729

Good morning, Bariatric Pals!

If you wear a pedometer of any kind, please consider signing up for the ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) "United We Step" campaign. It's a one-day event on 11/2 to "bring attention to the obesity epidemic in America, and encourage individuals to increase their daily physical activity."

Their goal is for participants to collectively register 42 million steps, or the amount needed to circumnavigate the United States. Based on the number of people registered when I checked the website this morning, I think they're going to fall far short of this goal. But it's not too late to help! There are no registration fees, no fundraising required: nothing to do but report your steps.

Learn more here: http://fundraise.asmbsfoundation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=729

Good morning, Bariatric Pals!

If you wear a pedometer of any kind, please consider signing up for the ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery) "United We Step" campaign. It's a one-day event on 11/2 to "bring attention to the obesity epidemic in America, and encourage individuals to increase their daily physical activity."

Their goal is for participants to collectively register 42 million steps, or the amount needed to circumnavigate the United States. Based on the number of people registered when I checked the website this morning, I think they're going to fall far short of this goal. But it's not too late to help! There are no registration fees, no fundraising required: nothing to do but report your steps.

Learn more here: http://fundraise.asmbsfoundation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=729