Hello, I pray all is well............. I have a before and after link on my page. Chk it out............... I still can't believe it. Kisses, Renee'

Good Morning Lynn~ Yes, I walked 12 miles last Friday night. I've been training for this 1/2 marathon since about early May, when I did the 10K. If you wanted to do one on Thanksgiving, I totally think you have enough time, if you can dedicate the time. Doing the 12.4 miles took me about 3 1/2 hours. The race has a 4 hour time limit, so everything I've done is to make sure I come in right at, or before, the 4 hours. I figure that I should be able to finish the extra .7 of a mile in 30 minutes, although, I was walking about a 30 min. mile by the end since I was so tired. If you want some more specifics about training, let me know. I had a CA OHer help me out with exactly how to train and prep for it. Congrats on the size 10's! You are doing great! I bought a size 10 skirt yesterday~ very tight through the hips, though. And, a pair of calf-high, high heeled boots! Glad you spent only about $100. My hubby is wishing that was the case for me, too!!!! Have a wonderful day! Kerri

Thanks, Kerri No unfortunatly my camera conked out and I couldnt get a picture. Which made me mad, my plan was to email my surgoen my before picture and a picture of me at a year and a picture of me at the race with a thank you note for all that this surgery has done for me. But I guess I wont get one of the race. But I will tell him about it. I saw on one of your other posts that you had walked 10 or 12 miles this weekend. Did that take you long? I am thinking about training to do a half marathon on Thanksgiving but I am not sure if I have the time for the training I would need to do. The shopping was fun. I got some shirts and a pair of size 10 jeans. Who would have ever thought that I could get my butt in a size 10. What a neat feeling. Thanks Lynn

Hi Pam~ Glad to see you back. Sounds like you weathered the storm okay, although not without a whole bunch of hastle. I'm happy that you and your family weren't hurt, though. For today~ Venti sf decaf vanilla latte double scoop protein drink 1 oz string cheese, 3-4 bites chicken salad sm handful of nuts 2 chocolate chip cookies at different times piece of egg casserole Vits in, B-12 in, calcium- 1 more H2O, not so good~ Need to get more in. Today was really busy, but not nearly as busy as yours was!! Hugs, Kerri

Ya know what Wendy...... I was in the middle of typing a reply to this post on Friday night but the power went out right in the middle of it! So....I'm gonna try this again. When I picture myself in my mind... I still see the old me. When I look down at myself when i'm sitting down... i see nothing different - I see the same old me. I see other skinny people and wonder if I will ever get to look like that. I'm wearing sizes 2 and 4 But I don't see what others see. I still see the old me. YET there are times I look in the mirror and grieve the loss of my a$$....or the plumpness of my cheeks (face). I DO think plastics helped me somewhat with this. Before I had my arms done, i really obsessed about how my arms looked - everywhere i went...everything i did...everything I wore...it was all about the arms. Now, I'm happy about the arms. It's my tummy and legs that make me feel so huge and blobby. I think i had a vision in my mind of what my legs would look like when i "arrived" at goal and when my legs got THERE, I would be done. But it didn't work out that way. I grab my tummy and pull it way out and show my hubby "Look at how much fat i still have" and he corrects me everytime "that's NOT FAT - that's SKIN" and then he goes on and on about how I'm too skinny. My legs STILL hang over my knees. That was one thing that i was really looking forward to being rid of after losing the excess weight. But, it never went away and in fact, it is worse now than before. My thighs dangle.... shaving them is such a chore!!! Pulling skin this way and that.... i hate it. I wonder if I SHOULD put some weight back on...but I'm really struggling with that concept. A big part of me thinks I should keep 125 as my goal and try like hell to stick to that number.... JUST IN CASE there is a rebound gain anyway! Hugs, Pam