Hiya Annette, Back at ya - Way To Go!! I am glad you had a blas because that is the most important thing I think. If I am not having fun I wont be doing it at all! LOL Good luck on your next 5K in June! God bless you and keep you, ~Andrea

Well, I set my own I guess. I have went to my 6 month check up and my dr. said I am doing great. I keep changing mine though, because I don't know what is realistic. I noticed with this site though, that when I changed my weight, it kept changing my ideal weight too, so that confuses me. I will be happy with another 60 lbs, but I would like to lose 75. Teresa

I'VE BEEN HAVING A LITTLE DIZZINESS IN THE MORNINGS AND SOMETIMES AT NIGHT. FEELS LIKE I'M ON A TILT A WHIRL AND I HAVE TOCLOSE MY EYES. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ALOT AND A LITTLE STRESSED OUT, BUT THE DIZZINESS ONLY HAPPENS IN THE AM OR PM NOT DURING THE DAY. I EVEN GOT DIZZY IN MY SLEEP FOR HEAVENS SAKE LIKE I WAS FALLING OUT OF BED? THANKS. I GO TO MY 6 MONTH F/U NEXT WEEK AND WILL HAVE LABS AND TALK ABOUT THIS WITH MY SURGEON.

Way To Go! I too just finished a 5K Walk today (my first). I did it in under an hour. My team had a blast and I am looking forward to participating in another one at the end of June. God Bless! Annette

Hiya Lisa, Well, I dont know if I have any advice but I can tell you about my exercise history since surgery. I started exercising in the beginning of December when my elliptical machine came and my hubby put it together. I started at 10 minutes a day and increased 1 minute every time I did it (about 3 times per week****il I reached 30 minutes. In March I started jogging. I jogged for 30 minutes and did about 2 miles. I started going to the track and after a few 2 mile runs I increased it 1 lap. After a few of those I increased another lap, and then another and another until I did 3 miles. I figured if I can do 3 miles I can do a 5K so I signed up! I was doing a bit over 11 minute miles on the track - doing 3 miles in 33:30. I figured the terrane of the race would be different since it was in a neighborhood and it was. There was slight inclines and declines and then at the very end there was a pretty steep hill which was almost the end of it for me, but my brother in law came back to run the hill with me and he egged me on to run it instead of breaking down and walking, which I am very thankfull for. So my time was pretty good - I averaged 11:07 per mile which is even slightly better than my track miles so I am pretty psyched about that. I came in 425 out of 808 people who entered (some were walkers). I came in 144 out of the 382 females who entered and I came in 36 out of the 72 women in my age group. Not too shabby! lol Lisa I am sure you will continue to do better and better each race you do, especially as the weight continues to come off!! Keep it up!! God bless you and keep you, ~Andrea