10K, misc anniversary FARTS
Had a great weekend. Ran my first 10k on saturday with a time of 52.19. I was shocked because I thought I would be over an hour for sure.
Went on an anniversary weekend with my wife to Southeastern MN, road on the bike trails Sunday for about 16 miles and did a 3 hour Kayak trip yesterday going down the Root River. That was a lot of fun. My first time Kayaking. I fell in the drink once after I got stuck behind a rock in the rapids, but got up, dragged the kayak to the side of the river, drained it and got back in. Pre WLS, I wouldn't have tried the Kayaking and I would have given up the first time I fell in. I would have been exhausted, but WLS has given me new energy and stamina.
The marriage thing is still hard work. I feel like I have changed a lot and that my wife is changing too. THis weekend was good for both of us as we celebrated 19 years of marriage. I have also been reading about mid-life crisis or "MENopause" that happens to us men between40-50 and it seems like a lot of the same stuff happens there. I am not sure if it is the WLS, MENOpause, or both that is impacting me, but I can see why people say you need to work on your marriage during this post op time.
Went on an anniversary weekend with my wife to Southeastern MN, road on the bike trails Sunday for about 16 miles and did a 3 hour Kayak trip yesterday going down the Root River. That was a lot of fun. My first time Kayaking. I fell in the drink once after I got stuck behind a rock in the rapids, but got up, dragged the kayak to the side of the river, drained it and got back in. Pre WLS, I wouldn't have tried the Kayaking and I would have given up the first time I fell in. I would have been exhausted, but WLS has given me new energy and stamina.
The marriage thing is still hard work. I feel like I have changed a lot and that my wife is changing too. THis weekend was good for both of us as we celebrated 19 years of marriage. I have also been reading about mid-life crisis or "MENopause" that happens to us men between40-50 and it seems like a lot of the same stuff happens there. I am not sure if it is the WLS, MENOpause, or both that is impacting me, but I can see why people say you need to work on your marriage during this post op time.
Thats great Stephan! 
I know what you mean about the marriage. My wife and I have had a pretty strong marriage (26 years last Feb), but this last year has been trying for both of us. The good thing is that we both value our mairriage, and our friendship, so the bumps can get smoothed out pretty easily. She has been patient with me - but now it's my turn. I think there is a sort-of jealousy thing that comes up. While I have tried not to be "it's all about me" - I am sure that my focus on my health has been difficult for her. Now she wants some "me time" of her own. It's tough - but that's when we get going - right?
I know what you mean about the marriage. My wife and I have had a pretty strong marriage (26 years last Feb), but this last year has been trying for both of us. The good thing is that we both value our mairriage, and our friendship, so the bumps can get smoothed out pretty easily. She has been patient with me - but now it's my turn. I think there is a sort-of jealousy thing that comes up. While I have tried not to be "it's all about me" - I am sure that my focus on my health has been difficult for her. Now she wants some "me time" of her own. It's tough - but that's when we get going - right?
Can't you do anything athletic without tipping over or falling down? LOL Sounds like you had a great time. Marriage is a lot of work, my relationship was strained during my 1st year post opp and I woked at it. My wife started to feel like she wasn't attractive to me anymore, and the extra attention I was getting from everyone didn't help the situation. Post WLS we have to make sure we aren't taking our wives for granted and show them that we are still attracted to them. for us its 27 years on the 27th.
Robert
Stephan, Congrats. on the 10K...way to go!!!! Sounds like you had a great weekend too. So interesting to compare pre-op activities and post-op activities. I'm really dreading winter because I hate to think about being stuck indoors. Indiana is not really the Winter Sports Mecca. I've already been stocking up on winter outdoor exercise clothing.
Marriages..........in even the best of times they are hard work. A good marriage/relationship takes constant care and attention. I think that the wives of the WLS men fear that we will lose all the weight and have a mid-life crisis or something. All the attention that we get will lure us away from them. My wife and I had our surgery 15 days apart and I don't think that our relationship has ever been better. It's been such a positive thing for us. We both had pretty short fuses to begging with but I think post-op that fuse is even shorter now. Just because we may have an argument every now and then doesn't mean all is lost.
Keep up the good work!
Duane
Marriages..........in even the best of times they are hard work. A good marriage/relationship takes constant care and attention. I think that the wives of the WLS men fear that we will lose all the weight and have a mid-life crisis or something. All the attention that we get will lure us away from them. My wife and I had our surgery 15 days apart and I don't think that our relationship has ever been better. It's been such a positive thing for us. We both had pretty short fuses to begging with but I think post-op that fuse is even shorter now. Just because we may have an argument every now and then doesn't mean all is lost.
Keep up the good work!
Duane
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
I run for those who can't or won't. I run because I once was one of those people.
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