Yesterday I found out that I can run....well a little way at least. I still have another 9 days until my 4 month surgiversary so, hopefully I will be posting some better weight stats by then. At my last weigh in I was down 68 lbs. I know some people consider that slow, but it is fine with me. It averages to over 4.5 lbs. a week. I have a lot more weight to get rid of, but it amazes me every day how things are changing.

Today I needed more fire wood for the wood stove. (I live in an apartment on a farm in NY & it's a little cold with more snow coming tonight). I didn't want to bother my land lord for it so, I decided to get it myself. I have NEVER done this! I ended up having to go all the way to the horse barn to get a wheel barrow. Then to the wood shed. I actually had to climb into the wood shed & throw logs out the door into the wheel barrow. Then wheeled the wood all the way to the apartment, unloaded & stacked the wood & then got the wheel barrow back to the barn. Phew! My dog was running circles around me the whole time & barking like crazy. I'm pretty sure she thought that I had lost my mind! LOL

Later in the morning my mom came to visit. I don't see her very often because she lives about 2 hours away. We went out for a few hours & when we got back to my place I realized that I had forgotten to give her a gift that I had been holding on to. She had to leave in 2 minutes to get home in time for when her foster child gets off the bus. So, I RAN! It is definitely a bit of a hike from where you can park & where our apartment is on the property. I ran all the way down to the house, grabbed the gift & ran all the way back up the hill to my mom's car.

Now, it's not like I did a 5K or anything, but I didn't know that I could run again at all! Almost 4 months ago I would be freezing right now instead of building a fire. There is no way I could have done all that walking, carrying, climbing, etc. at over 400 lbs. I'm not even tired right now after what was a pretty long day & far from over. There is still cooking and cleaning and home work to do. (Yes, I am a 34 year old college student :ph34r:)

I think we sometimes get so obsessed with numbers on the scale that we miss the little or more important things. Keeping track of them & sharing them has been helpful to me. I can't wait for my BF to get home so that I can tell him that I ran today. He'll probably make me go outside & show him...LOL. So, keep the faith my fellow sleevers! Our new tool that we are using to live a healthier life IS working. So, who else is running? If you haven't tried yet, I DARE you! You might be surprised.

U ARE TO FUNNY MS. ANTIBAND! That is def something to be proud of and I cant wait till I can run anywhere lol. I am only one week out.

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I can do that pre-sleeve. Remember, you don't need to be the fastest. You just need to avoid being the slowest!

Seriously, though - I can hustle along fairly quickly for a short distance and even perhaps jog a very short distance. I can walk several miles if it isn't tooooo hilly and make it up a1/4 mile hill at max 10% grade only a bit winded in the course of an otherwise fairly level 2 mile walk in my neighborhood. But I want so much more! Not running so much, but the stamina for long hikes in our local mountains, or to start really riding my bike again.

I so admire the progress I'm hearing about - tossing wood around and running a bit when the need hits are great steps toward the kind of health I want for myself!

great NSV! right now, I cannot run...seriously, it's one of the things that bothers me greatly...I actually fear that I couldn't even run if my life were being threatened...but it is quite inspirational and encouraging to hear your story...thanks

great NSV! right now, I cannot run...seriously, it's one of the things that bothers me greatly...I actually fear that I couldn't even run if my life were being threatened...but it is quite inspirational and encouraging to hear your story...thanks

I had the exact same feeling before...that I couldn't run if my life depended on it & it scared me. It's something that I still struggle with. Now I can run a very short distance & so will you!

for boob issues while running try the Enell Sports Bra...I'm not going to lie it is ugly as sin but keeps my girls in place, about the only one I've found that does

I used to jog when I was in high school. My step mom and I would do 4 miles everyday. Now 10 years out of high school jogging has not even been on a list of things I could do. Until recently. After losing 145 pounds I have found that I can jog. Not the 4 miles I used to but I will get there again. My boobs do pay the price. I don't remember them hurting like they do now

I love reading this!!! You are so right, we forget the little things that are really big markers of changes in our everyday lives. Hooray for you and thanks for sharing!

Guys I highly recommend the couch to 5k program! It's great for anyone to get into the habit or running. It starts slow and you go at your own pace. I got such a great feeling of accomplishment for each little milestone. That was so helpful at times when the scale wasn't moving.

I just ran a 5k on St Patricks Day, it was actually EASY for me, I never imagined I'd be saying that!