I am celebrating a BIG one today! one of my original goals( set over 18 months ago) was met today, I ran on the treadmill for 5 minutes without stopping!!!!!!!!!!!! this is HUGE for me!!!!!!!!! I have never been good at running, in fact in school running was always a source of great humiliation for me, we would get timed for running the "mile" and I ALWAYS came in last, I got made fun of and called mean names, so as a defense I gave up, I quit trying, I would always walk the mile and get the poorest grade in the class because of it. Through the rest of my jr. high and high school years I dreaded  P.E. and resigned to the fact that fat girls, especially ones who are bottom heavy cannot run! and that is what I have believed about myself since then. Well Today I proved myself wrong and it feels freaking fantastic!!!!! I actually got emotional on the treadmill, It was like I shattered the image of the fat girl who cant run and I believed something different about myself today "I CAN" I can run! and I did it today for 5 whole minutes without stopping! in total I was on the treadmill for 43 min. I power walked the rest! I am proud and now I know I can even surpass this goal! this came at a really good time for me, I was feeling really defeated in another area of my life, and after acomplishing this goal today, I told myself I am a lot stronger than I think I am! Congrats to everyone else that is celebrating a victory today!     

Congrats on your huge success!! How did you do it?  And if there's o ne thing I have learned about doctors, that is do your research!  Google your doctors and look for reviews.  Just be sure that you are 100% comfortable with the doctor you choose.  Ask a lot of questions and don't be afraid to ask about their background and experiences with this type of surgery.  You are an inspiration!  Congrats again and best wishes!

Sarah

Thanks for the warm welcomes!  I have decided on weigh****cher.  Slim fast is more convient, but you guys are right, it's not a long term plan.  I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow and plan on getting back on track for monday!

I know that Ruth usually does this but she's busy getting ready to take that airplane flight so I thought I'd pop in and do it.

I'm semi proud - DH is away on business and I'm feeling really lazy. Normally I walk 5 miles in a local mall, but today all I could manage was a 1/2 hour on the treadmill. It's so darn boring even while listening to good music.

DH will be back Friday and we will be walking then - so I just need to get my head together to do better tomorrow on the treadmill.

So what has everyone here been doing - good, bad or ugly - doesn't matter.

Thanks Toni - you're right behind me LOL. Yes, I realized they would charge something but I didn't expect $100 but it is fair - the appointments are for a half hour and they will do a basic physical to determine whether I'm a good candidate for surgery - family history, health history etc. in addition to discussing what surgery I would need and what expectations I have etc. So I'm trying not to focus on the fact that some of that money will go down the drain. I guess it's just part of the journey.

Good idea - yes, part of my final reward for success in shedding this weight is my plastic surgery. LOL I should have picked a reward that was more fun - but this is investing in my body.

Thanks - it feels good to post these things and get feedback - I find it so helpful. I think some people think it's just easy sailing once you get going on a good diet - but you hit these times which you never expected.