What have I gotten myself into?

ald731
on 3/25/15 7:16 am
VSG on 04/07/14

That's awesome! You can totally do it! I've cut my 5k time from 52 minutes to 38 minutes in about 5 months and hoping this trend continues! The key for me was to increase my running (duh!). I went from sporadic to 3 days every week to 4 days most weeks and have gradually increased the distance every week.

My holy-****what-have-I-gotten-myself-into moment happened yesterday when I signed up for my first half marathon (it's in October).

April:  HW- 323, SW-310, CW-159 (as of 9/25/15), Goal- 140; Pre-op (-13), M1 (-17), M2 (-16), M3 (-14), M4 (-13), M5 (-12), M6 (-8), M7 (-12), M8 (-8), M9 (-8), M10 (-5), M11 (-7), M12 (-5), M13 (-7), M14 (-0), M15 (-1), M16 (-5), M17 (-5)

        

        

Gwen M.
on 4/4/15 6:24 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Wow, that's awesome improvement!!  Way to go!!  I'm currently training 3 days a week, but I'm switching to a 10k plan in May that will have me training 4 days a week.  I'm looking forward to that!  

Way to go on signing up for a half marathon!  That's super impressive.  

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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TexasTerritory
on 3/25/15 7:35 am
VSG on 07/22/13
You can do this.

  

Gwen M.
on 4/4/15 6:24 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Thank you!

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

MegZorar
on 3/25/15 1:13 pm

Good for you. Go for it. We're all rooting for you.

     

Gwen M.
on 4/4/15 6:25 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Thank you :)

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

ElizaM
on 3/25/15 9:53 pm
VSG on 07/24/14

Gwen, you have SEVEN MONTHS! You can totally do this. Runner's World has a bunch of guides on running longer and faster. 

You want to know crazy, I signed up for a half marathon when I'd only been running for 3 weeks. It's now 12 weeks away and I still have only run about 2.5 miles at a go. I'm starting week 9 of C25k now then I plan on adding one progressively longer run each week.

   

32F 5'8" High weight: 432 | Consult weight: 396 | Surgery weight: 335 | Current weight: 170

Gwen M.
on 4/4/15 6:26 am
VSG on 03/13/14

I read Runner's World all the time :)  I love their articles.  

A half marathon?  WOW.  Way to go!  Maybe I'll try for a half in 2016 depending on how this 10k in October goes.  

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

MAchick
on 3/27/15 8:16 am
VSG on 01/27/14

Gwen, you can absolutely do this!!

    

    
Gwen M.
on 4/4/15 6:26 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Thank you!

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

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