Marathon??
I know that I have been away for a while, but what's all this talk about a marathon
??? Someone fill me in please. This may be something I want to get into. Prove to myself that I am a new person now. People would have killed over with heart attacks a year and a hal*****o hear me say that I would consider doing a marathon. Even when I was in high school and worked out everyday, running was not my thing, but I think I would like to give this a shot.
Tiff
??? Someone fill me in please. This may be something I want to get into. Prove to myself that I am a new person now. People would have killed over with heart attacks a year and a hal*****o hear me say that I would consider doing a marathon. Even when I was in high school and worked out everyday, running was not my thing, but I think I would like to give this a shot.
Tiff 
Hi, Tiffany. Yes, I'm the one training for a marathon. People are still keeling over - well, ok, nobody's died yet - to hear that old (formerly fat) Marcia is doing that. (My older younger brother said "Marcia???? RUN???? Who are you and what have you done with my sister????) Running has never been my thing either, but actually - it's getting easier. What I've done is join a "couch potato" marathon training group here in Jackson. We started out small - walking one mile. Then the next week we did 1 1/2 miles, then 2, et****il now we're walking/running 18 miles next weekend. I have a couple of suggestions for you. The first is to go to the Exercise and Fitness forum on this web site. There you will find a group of WLS patients who are doing what I'm doing, some who have been doing it much longer than I have, who can give you good solid advice. The other is to try to find such a group in your area if you can. They give you support and teach you how to do it, then at the end you run in whatever your group is training for. There are also groups, like the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society, who make money for charitable causes while learning by taking pledges from people (so much money per mile, betting on whether or not you'll finish, whatever). Anyway, I'm getting a lot out of it, and now that I've said something about it on this forum, I'm committed.
The reason I did it was to have a goal. I've met my weight loss goal, more or less, so I had to have something else to work towards, or I'd be sitting around on my behind bored, doing nothing, and getting fat again. And however I'm going to do it, THAT is never going to happen again. The other reason I did it is because my baby brother didn't think I should or could do it, which, when you think about it, is a much greater motivation than anything else. AND I can eat whatever I want (within reason, of course), and not gain weight. Carbs still cause me grief, so I've had to make adjustments there. (Carbo loading? How many of us can get in a bowl of spaghetti? I still can't eat that much of anything, and noodles don't sit well in my stomach if I go overboard.) But that's why I've gone to that fitness forum - they can tell me what I can try to eat to get the energy.
Look into it. It's actually kind of fun. Keep me posted.
Marcia
Marcia has inspired me to start working towards a marathon Had a major set back when I had shoulder surgery in march and a manipulation 2 weeks ago I am gonna do a swimathon and I was swimming over a mile 72 laps = 1 MILE before my shoulder surgery but I am happy to report my shoulder is getting better and shouLd be back into training mode w/in a month, this might be helpful for anyone wanting to try a marathon http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/directory/index.asp?catid=1008 I decided to do one when I turn 50 in Jan, My logic is I wanted to do something I could not do when I was in my 40's. I wanted to be below 200 in my 40's goal reached took me awhile but I did it.. I was so inspired by Dana Tores who at age 41 will be competing at the olympics 5 th time she even had shoulder surgery in oct. She is my mentor for older age and post shoulder surgery.
Good Luck
Lisa 
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