So I have been AWOL from the forum for months, and to be honest I've been struggling a bit, still under goal, and loving my sleeve, but a few bad old habits have started to creep back, and I just got diagnosed with FOUR Vitamin deficiencies - just lots of little irritations adding up really.

Back in January I started running determined to do a 5k in August and to run it, in march I got I'll, and couldn't face getting up most days let alone getting my trainers on! So training stopped, and August crept up on me.

Today my boss and I turned up to the 5k, under prepared an intimidated (she was not letting me drop out!!!), I just wanted to get round in 45 mins, I hated pretty much every step of it, until I stumbled wheezing, sweating and red faced across the line in 38 minutes!

Yay, we did it, not a great time, but better than I'd hoped, and NEXT TIME WILL BE FASTER!!!

I have come to the conclusion that as I have been ill for 5 months with no let up, i need to suck it up, and just crack on. I'm going to atrophy if I continue to give up, so this is another new beginning, and I could never have done this 18 months ago.

My surgery was just one step, but I am hoping it will allow me to take many more, and to increase the pace!!

;)

so this is another new beginning,

cludgie

welcome back

i "peaked" at your before and after profile pictures - you look fabulous

being sick for 5 months, finding out you have Vitamin problems, no fun

glad you stuck to your 5K race - good for you

you never gained wait - phew

good to see that you know you must get rid of those nasty habits again so you can re-enter the wonderful world of the sleeve

you'll be fine - congrats on getting back on the wagon

good luck

kathy