Hi Cathy!

So glad I popped over here from the Exercise Forum! Happy to read that you are maintaining your weight while not being able to do anything!  Workers Comp can take forever, and you are right, you really have to fight for every penney of it!  Praying it all gets worked out for you very very soon so you can get on with the PT part of your recovery.

As for me, I am at goal, and running right along - literrally.

I've done 5 - 5K's, and just finished an 8K last weekend. I am signed up for my first Half Maraton on Aug. 7th. That will be an experience. My longest run so far is 10.5 miles, so I figure I can make the 13.1 without passing out or puking.    We will see.

I post daily on the Exercise Forum, as it has become my new "addiction", well that and sf popsicles!

You hang in there lady. It will get better...don't give up, and take care of yourself. Nice you have your man and your family there for ya!

Big giant hugs,
Kathy

It sounds like everyone has their own struggles, just as we all did pre-op.  I am passed my own personal goal but am still fighting serious body image issues. I had a tummy tuck this past saturday and am already not happy. I hope it is my mind playing tricks on me and I only look the way I do because of the swelling. I already have a bad case of buyer's remorse and hope that it goes away with time.  Exercise has been not existent this last month.  I graduated school this past month, went on vacation, worked way too much at work then had surgery. I hope to get back on track 6 weeks from now when I'm cleared to go back to exercising. I hope it will help with my mood too. Hope everyone is happy with where they are now and have plans for the future.

I've been about the same. Having trouble with my band.. as in, I'm not losing. But I'm getting back on the wagon this month. I've been unfilled and am due to be refilled on June 29.. at which point my doc and I are going to be working closer to get things accomplished.

They resolved a lot of issues at my docs office - issues that made me not even go back for a bit. So, now that things are calm there, I'm going back on a regular basis and am getting the after care that I should have gotten a year ago. Better late than never!

I'm going to lose this weight now.

I feel ya on the pain! I have 4 bulging discs and 2 herniations.. plus RA.. Did the weight loss help your pain at all? Or did the pain occur after the loss?

Its sad how so few return here.  I havn't been back in months.  Seldom any new postings and the few posts there are do not get much attention. 

I'm still struggling.  Five pounds from goal.  Sticking to program.  I bought a pair of 'goal' jeans.  When they fit I'm done loosing.  I can now zip into a size zero at the gap (curvey) and american eagle outfitters (stretch).  My goal jeans are a pair of non stretch jeans by  the latter that I picked up at good will. 

I'm still loosing inches but the struggle with pounds continues.  If I can wear jeans in a zero, pounds be damned.  I am at goal. 

Too bad about your wc battle.  Its a shame how we earn the benefit but must fight to collect when we need it.  Good luck to you

Hello,

So hard to believe it has almost been 15 months since surgery!! I was just curious how much all of you are eating in amount and calories these days!