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6 Month Check Up-2 Months Late #WLS #VSG

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Today I’ll focus on the Physicians side of the 6 month check-up, and do a follow up post on the nutritionists side.  I was almost two solid months late for my 6 month check up due to travel for work and then work requirements.

I went about two weeks before the appointment to have my blood drawn.  I learned interestingly that in the state of Virginia, you don’t own your blood work results, the physician ordering them does.  So now I have to remember to have the surgeons office put on the prescription for my blood work to send the results to me as well.  I dont get it.  My blood…me paying for the results…results arent technically mine?

Anyways, back to the appointment.  I hate their scale, it weighs a solid 10 pounds higher than any other scale out there.  This is awesome in the beginning, especially for insurance requirements, but now it just pisses me off.  I am down a total of 105 pounds on their scale also though, so it’s really a tomato or to-ma-toe thing. I asked the PA Tiffany about setting a goal weight, and she said that the surgeons goal weight for me it to be below 200 (on their scale) and have healthy blood work.  On my home scale I am officially below 200, but that means about 10 more pounds to make it on their scale.  My blood work is already healthy.  She said anything else is just a bonus in regards to weight loss.  I figured they’d want me in a healthy BMI range, which is how I picked the arbitrary number of 150-155 as my goal, but I might re-access as I get closer.  She said since I’m pretty muscular, getting that low might not be entirely realistic.  We shall see.

My blood work all came back great, I am within a healthy range for everything that the test for.  The results are 4 pages long, so I wont go into too many details.

  • Glucose: 80 (range 65-99)
  • Calcium: 9.2 (range 8.6-10.2)
  • Cholesterol: 174 (goal <200)
  • HDL Cholesterol (the healthy one): 53 (goal >46)
  • LDL Cholesterol (the bad one): 121 (goal <130)
  • Iron: 110 (range 40-175)
  • B12: 926 (range 200-1100)

So I’m doing well on the big ones!  I suppose all of those supplements are really doing their job.

Tata for now,

Scale Warfare

Vitamins, Minerals, Protein-Oh My. #WLS #VSG

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One of the things I always wondered about pre-op was all of the supplementation that you have to do post op.  Is it forever?  Is it a lot?  What do people take?  Etc.  So I thought I’d do a post about what vitamin/supplement schedule and my protein intake.

Vitamins/Supplements

This is what I take on a daily basis, many by choice

I’ll start at the top, going clockwise:

  • 2 Centrum Multi-Vitamins
  • 2 Colace (keep things moving)
  • 1 Probiotic (keep my gut in check)
  • 1 Zyrtec (allergies)
  • 1 Iron pill (every other day)
  • 1 MegaRed (fish oil for a healthy heart)
  • 1 B-12 (every other day)
  • Pepcid OTC (Costco brand)
  • 4 Calcium petities w/ vitamin D (Calcium Citrate)
  • 3 Biotin (for healthy hair and nails…this one is from Costco…I’m going back to the tiny gel cap version from Amazon as soon as I’m done with these horse pills!)

What I have to Take

As you can see a LOT fewer are required.

  • 1 Iron pill (every other day)
  • 1 B-12 pill (every other day)
  • 4 Calcium petites w/ vitamin D
  • 2 Centrum Multi Vitamins

How do I keep these organized?

I have a 7 day pill case, a big one, that I fill up every week.  Then each night when putting my lunch box away I throw everything in this little guy:

I go ahead and throw this back in my lunch box for the next day.

What order do I take them in?

I have reminders in my phone that go off every 3 hours or so throughout the day reminding me to take my supplements.  This picture is actually backwards, so I’ll start from the right, and work my way left.

  • With my AM protein shake, on the way to work I take 2 of the Biotins, the probiotic, the B-12, the iron, the Colace, the Zyrtec, the Pepcid, and a multi-vitamin.
  • Around 10, I take 2 calcium and the last Biotin
  • Around 1 I take the last 2 calcium
  • Around 4 I take the last multi-vitamin.

Because Iron blocks the absorption of calcium, you have to spread the two out by at least 2 hours (different doctors have different rules.)  So that is why everything is separated out.  Is this a pain in the ass?  Yes, sometimes.  But most days its just a routine.  The hardest part was when I was on travel and was completely out of my schedule.  I play a bit of a game with myself.  When I’m filling up the smaller daily pill case for the next day, I take out any of the ones that I missed and put it back in the weekly pill separator.  My goal is to not have ANY left in the weekly box at the end of the week.

Protein Supplements

The ultimate goal is to get all of your protein through food.  Theoretically I could do that, but it’d be really hard, and I would wind up getting less protein in (even though I’d still hit my goal number.)

I have a protein shake every single morning to start my day.  I drink it in the car while taking my vitamins.  Two birds, one stone.  Lately I’ve been on a cycle of 1 Scoop Jay Robb Whey Vanilla (25 grams of protein) mixed with 2 scoops of Click Latte (15 grams of protein.) That knocks out 40 grams and I havent even gotten to work yet.  Some days I hate them and want to throw them out the car window, but I suck it up.  I have to do it.

Protein supplements are a very personal thing.  It’s great to get recommendations, but you are going to have to find what works for you.  DO NOT buy a ton pre-op.  Your tastes for first 6-8 weeks after surgery are nothing short of strange.  I thought cauliflower smelled like skunks that first month or two, and milk, ugh, the odor of cow pastures is all I smelled when I drank them.  Over time your tastes will settle back down, and you’ll slowly learn which protein shakes you can tolerate and which you can’t.  I bought a TON of stuff from Unjury because I found so many recommendations for it, it still to this day makes my stomach a bit nauseous, but other people love it.  Some people hate the Jay Robb products, I love them.  You just have to try, try, and try some more.

Tata for now,

Scale Warfare

 

Questions I’ve Received #WLS #VSG #Workingout

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I’ve received several emails in the past couple of weeks and a few comments asking specific questions about weight loss surgery, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, and my workout routine, so I figured I’d do a little Question/Answer post :)

  1. Do I feel hunger at 7-8 months out?  I deal more with head hunger than anything else.  What I’ve learned is that no matter how much reading up or research you do on any weight loss surgery, “it” (the surgery, the process, the experience) is a completely individual experience.  Some people still have real hunger issues post op.  I’m lucky in that I dont often physically feel hungry.  If I keep myself busy and active enough, I am able to keep the head hunger at bay.  If I give myself a lazy day to lay around, or if I’m bored at work, the head hunger monster strikes and I have to deal with the same feelings that I had pre-op regarding food.  The surgery isnt magical, it’s a tool.  On a busy Saturday I can easily eat breakfast and then only realize that I should eat 10+ hours later because I have a headache or I get a little dizzy.
  2. Sweets?  This is a continuation of #1. They dont do surgery on your brain, just your stomach.  Be prepared for that.  Be prepared for dealing with head hunger.  Jellybeans and peeps still screamed my name on Easter, just like they did before.  Cake at office birthday parties still exists, just like it did before.  With the sleeve you dont have the same issue with “dumping” that you do with gastric bypass, so you can still eat the sweet things (this is an individual thing, some people can and some people can’t,) be prepared for that.  For me sweets are hit or miss, sometimes they make me feel dreadful, sometimes I have no problems with them.  I do try to avoid them for weight loss and health reasons though.  If I have too much sugar, I just feel so blasted awful, I get really tired and just feel bad.  Its not an upset stomach thing, just a blah feeling.
  3. Is there anything I can’t eat or that my sleeve doesn’t like?  Before I had surgery, it was a bit of a running joke that I had a stomach made of yarn.  There was no telling what was going to give me an upset stomach.  Since surgery, I have a sleeve made of steel.  There isnt a single thing that I’ve tried so far that the sleeve hasnt liked.  I can eat steak, chicken, seafood, pork, any dense protein.  I can eat literally anything.  Carbonation hasnt been friendly to me, but I was never really a soda drinker, so that is OK.  I do my best to always eat protein first, and usually there isnt a ton of room for things like rice or pasta.  I can probably count on my fingers how many times I’ve had rice or pasta since surgery.  When I have had them, its a couple of tablespoons, or just a few pieces of pasta.  I’ve added salads back to my diet, I’ve added fruit back, I let myself have a treat now and then of something like frozen yogurt.  What I cant do is eat more than a certain amount.  I still pay attention to my “soft stop” of a burp.  The second I have the quiet little burp, my fork goes down and I am DONE.  In addition, pre-surgery, I think everyone goes through a “oh shit I better eat 15 servings of sushi (insert food of choice here) because I will NEVER get to eat it again.”  While it does feel that way, it just isnt.  You just cant eat 15 servings anymore :)
  4. Hair Loss?  Did I have some hair loss?  Yes.  No one but me noticed, so it obviously wasnt a ton, but that doesnt mean I didnt feel like it was a ton.  It’s hard to watch your hair fall out in the shower, feeling like your pulling hundreds out at a time.  The reality is, it was probably 3-4 times more than normal, and it looks like more than it actually is.  I had one spot, where I part my hair that I personally really noticed.  Not once did even my husband notice it, even when I pointed to it and said “RIGHT HERE, THERE’S NO HAIR!”  It lasted about three months, and now I have thicker hair than I did before.  I have always had a lot of hair, just not super thick hair.  How to prevent hair loss?  Dont believe everything you read.  There is no controlling it.  Even when you get in all of your protein, which I did, you can still have hair loss.  It’s due to the anesthesia, the dramatic weight loss, and the super low calorie levels.  The good news is, is that it stops.  The other good news, you are going to notice it way more than anyone else will.  PS-Buy a hair catcher thingy for the shower drain, you’ll be happy you did.  PPS-Dont spend a ton of money on expensive shampoos that claim to make your hair regrow, they do NOT work.
  5. Still losing weight?  Yes.  No where near as fast as I once was.  I now have to fight for every pound just like I did pre-op.  Don’t get me wrong, my sleeve still does its job, I just also have to put in more effort to do my part of the process now more than I did initially.  I do a lot of working out, and am still losing inches, the scale can just be an evil bastard sometimes.
  6. Still taking vitamins and using protein shakes?  Yes, more about that in a post coming up in the next few days.
  7. Do I have extra skin?  Yes.  Not as bad as some, worse than others.  This is one of those things that is very much about how long you were over weight, genetics, etc.  There’s nothing you can do to control this.  I created the body that stretched out my skin, now I have to live with it.  A lot of people stop posting pictures once the skin gets bad.  I have no plans to change how I take my progress photos.  My arms are the worst.  I cant imagine what they are going to look like in another 40 pounds.  The rest you can really only tell if I’m leaning forward (stomach, chest, etc.)  That and I thing I have a Sharpe ass.  It doesnt look bad yet, but oh my friends, it will.
  8. Do I have to work out?  YES.  I have come to love working out, absolutely love it.  I am in the gym 5-6 days a week for 60-120 minutes at a time.  I do a really good mix of cardio, stretching, and weights.  The weight loss has dramatically slowed down, and the working out keeps me sane.  This is my normal schedule:
  • Mondays: 45 minutes or so on a cardio machine, usually the elliptical followed by a 30 minute Metabolic Effect class (bootcamp on crack.)
  • Tuesdays: 60 minutes or so on a cardio machine, and if I’m really feeling it, followed by a 60 minutes of Cardio Kickboxing.
  • Wednesdays: 45 minutes or so on a cardio machine, followed by a 60 minute Body Pump class
  • Thursdays: 45 minutes or so on a cardio machine, followed by a 60 minute Yoga class (this is my zen ohmmmmmmmmmm day.)
  • Fridays: 60 minutes of cardio
  • Saturdays: 60 minute step class followed by a 60 minute Body Pump class.
  • Sundays: OFF, and by OFF I mean yard work.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email or comment, I’m more than happy to answer any questions that are out there.  I know that pre-op I slept, ate, and drank anything I could find about life post op.

Tata for now,

Scale Warfare

Big Milestone! #WLS #VSG #ONEDERLAND

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I know, long time no talk.  The whole not having access to external internet at work thing is really cramping my blog style.  Here is my daily schedule:

  • 5:15 Wake Up; Shower; Walk the dog; Pack Lunch bag; Get Ready
  • 6:15 Leave for work
  • 7:30 Get to work
  • 4:00 Leave work (if I’m lucky…some days closer to 5)
  • 5:00 Get home (sometimes it’s 6ish); Walk the dog; Change for the gym.
  • 5:30/5:45 Leave for Gym
  • 7:00/7:45 Home from gym (depends on what class or classes I’m taking)
  • 8:00-8:30 Cook Dinner
  • 8:30-9:00 Dinner
  • 9:00-10:00 TV if I havent already fallen asleep; take care of the dog; get ready for bed; pass out at 10:02

Rinse and repeat.  That doesnt leave much time for anything else.  Blogging has taken a pretty big hit because of this.

The past 6-7 weeks the scale has been screwing with me.  I’m up and down, and up and down, and up and down.  I have lost overall, but that evil bastard of a scale didnt want me to break through the 200 mark.  Well guess what I saw this morning??

That’s right, ONEDERLAND!!!  I havent seen my weight start with a 1 since sophomore or junior year in high school.  I finally broke through!  I hope it stays like this forever.  I hope that I’m done bouncing around up and down up and down!

Since I am telecommuting today, I am going to use my little mini breaks to get several posts written.  What’s in store:

  • Supplements/Vitamins
  • 6 Month check-up…almost 2 months late (Blood Work and Nutritionist Updates)
  • Responses to questions that I’ve received via email or through comments on the blog regarding VSG and working out.
  • 8 Month Surgiversary

Tata for now!

Scale Warfare

 

Actually Following the Rules #WLS #VSG

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When I started working out, well more than just walking, I emailed the nutritionist in my surgeons offices asking her how much I should be eating.  While she wasn’t entirely clear, she gave me this basic advice:

Workout days (WOD) I should be closer to 1000 calories and 100 plus grams of protein range.  My personal add on to these days is less than roughly 60 grams of net carbs and 12+ glasses of H2O.

Non Workout (NWOD) days I should be in the 800 calorie and 80 plus grams of protein range.  My personal add on to these days is less than 40 grams of net carbs and 8+ glasses of H2O.

While she isn’t worried about counting carbs, I am, since I know that they make me want more and more.  I am not talking about whole grains, I am talking about the “white stuff.”  I am really trying to focus on avoiding overly processed foods.  I do allow myself an indulgence a few times a week (which my new therapist said is a GOOD thing,) I track the indulgences and make sure that they fit with in my plans for the day.  This past Sunday for example, the step kids brought home a crap ton of those mini york peppermint patties.  Not really a favorite food of mine, but suddenly I had downed three of them.  Since I had missed the spin class in the morning, I turned what I thought had turned into a NWOD, turned into a WOD.  I headed up to the gym and did almost 8 miles on the elliptical in 60 minutes and burned those bad boys off!

I’ve been following these guidelines for a little over a week now and the scale is already moving again.  I have a feeling on double workout days, I might need to go a little higher than the 1,000 calories, but for now I am sticking to the prescribed experiment.

If you’re on myfitnesspal, feel free to add me as I share my food journal.  My name on there is scalewarfare.

Tata for now,

Scale Warfare

Hello Lova’

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I woke up a bit sore this morning from Body Pump last night, but it was that good kind of sore, the kind where you know that you actually did something to deserve it.  I can’t wait to go back and do it again.  The soreness helped me get more excited for Yoga 1 today.

When I went into the class I found the instructor and let them know that this was my first ever yoga class.  She showed me where to lay out my mat, and showed me where they had the yoga blocks and straps.  I’ve seen the blocks and straps before, but had never known what to do with them.  I honestly enjoyed every minute of the class.  There were several other new people in the class so she spent some time walking around and helping each of us adjust into the various positions.  I left feeling well stretched out and a bit serene as hokie as that sounds.

I can definitely see adding this class to my weekly repertoire.  There are 5 or 6 different yoga classes that this new gym offers, I don’t think I’m ready for Bikram (mainly because I HATE to be hot) but Yoga 1 was lots of fun!

Tata for now,

Scale Warfare

I’m BACK

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At least I think I am.  I’ve been going through a horrible bout of the crazies at work paired up with a case of writers block.  I haven’t been able to think of anything to write and with work being so busy, the blog is the first thing to slip.  As much as I am back, I can’t guarantee tons of posting.  My project at work is insanely busy the closer we get to completion, so that really is my focus.

Usually when bloggers disappear, particularly weight loss bloggers, we gain 25 pounds and quit working out.  Not this lady.  I hit the 100 pound lost mark.  Granted I’m up a few from that thanks to all of the work stress and not always making the right choices, but I’m back on track.

I also haven’t given up on working out.  I’m on the last couple of days of Couch 2 5k, and have already down loaded the app for Bridge to 10K which works you to running for 60 consecutive minutes.  Running is a crazy thing to me.  Somedays its an absolute joy and the time just flies by.  The past couple have been more torture than joyous.  I’m sticking with it though.  I don’t see myself being a marathoner or even a half marathoner, I just want to get through the 5k so I can knock that off my list.

I’ve knocked two more items off of my 40 by 40 list in March.  Reached 100 pounds lost and take a Body Pump class.  I took the Body Pump class today, and can I say?  I’m in LOVE.  The hubs and I are testing out a new local gym and I’m taking full advantage of the free 7 day pass.  Tomorrow I will be knocking another item off the list, #27-Take a Yoga Class.  This weekend I will be knocking off #32-Take a spin class.  The yoga class I’m not super nervous for, its a level 1 class, so I think I can work through whatever I am capable of.  The spin class, SO nervous.  A friend recommended a gel seat cover so I have one coming from Amazon.  I’m scared my lady bits are going to be in pain for days!

Eating has been on point this week, I’m really focusing on getting back to basics.  Protein first, two shakes a day if needed to hit my 80 grams of protein required, taking all of my vitamins (2 weeks straight without missing one!) and I’ve been testing out new recipes from a few Paleo cookbooks I’ve picked up.  All very simple foods, but packed with flavor.

On top of all of this, I’ve made my first appointment with a counselor.  While most things in my life are going great, I’ve changed a LOT over the last 6-7 months and its sometimes changing the dynamics of relationships in my life.  It will be nice to work with a third party that is impartial to work through some of those issues.  I’m also looking to work on some body image issues that I am running into.  While I can now show in “normal” stores, and am just pounds (literally) away from Onederland, I still see the 300+ pound person in the mirror.  I know that it takes a while for someones head to catch up to where their body is, but I am looking forward to having someone help me work through those issues.

The appointment tomorrow is really just an interview of sorts.  One of the pre-op requirements that I had was a physiological analysis, which consisted of 2-3 visits with a therapist.  I knew immediately that I didn’t connect with the person who was doing the analysis, but I didn’t want to start the process over again.  I’m will now to meet with multiple people until I find the person that I “click” with.  Yes Mom, I’m finally ready to listen to a brain doctors :)

Tata for now,

Scale Warfare

Working Out Wednesdays! #WLS

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I hit a big milestone with Couch 2 5K (C25K) this past weekend, I ran for 20 minutes straight!!!  Me, this lady, I did it.  I can’t believe it.  I seriously can’t.  I still wouldnt call myself a runner, let’s face it, I go really slow, but I still did it and it felt AMAZING.  I kept on thinking I’d do Days 1 and 2 of Week 5 over and over again a few times, but when I woke up Sunday morning, I said I’M DOING IT, BRING ON THE MILL (aka treadmill!)

The 5 minute warm up walk went faster than I could have imagined, next thing you know, the sweet yet encouraging British Lady on my i-Phone ap said it was time to start running.  After the first 5 minutes, she updated me to tell me that I was a quarter of the way there.  The first 5 minutes were the roughest of the entire 20 minutes.  After that I got in a really good pace and looked forward to hearing the next 5 minute update.  Next thing you knew, it was 20 minutes, and Simone, the sweet British lady, said “YOU DID IT!  You can officially call yourself a runner!”  Awww, thanks, Simone.  Doing so well at the 20 minute run encouraged me to not re-do Week 5 and progress directly to Week 6.  Week 6 starts back with intervals and ends with a 25 minute run.  I am giving myself full permission to re-do Week 6 if required.

I’m pretty proud of myself for getting in all of the activity that I did last week, considering that I also worked about 70 hours.  I was worn out, but I did it!  I got a bit thrown off on my schedule and took a rest day where I normally don’t but that’s ok, I ran for 20 minutes!  Just might be my excuse for everything this week, ha!

Last Weeks Recap

  • 1/25/12 Wednesday: 30 DS Level 2.
  • 1/26/12 Thursday: Couch 2 5k Week 5 Day 2
  • 1/27/12 Friday: 30 DS Level 2
  • 1/28/12 Saturday: Off
  • 1/29/12 Sunday: Couch 2 5k Week 5 Day 3…ran for 20 minutes and over a mile straight for the first time since High School!
  • 1/30/12 Monday: 30 DS Level 2
  • 1/31/12 Tuesday: Couch 2 5k Week 6 Day 1
My schedule for next week:
  • Wednesday: 30 DS (Level 3)
  • Thursday: C25k (Week 6)
  • Friday: 30 DS (Level 3)
  • Saturday: Off
  • Sunday: C25k (Week 6)
  • Monday: 30 DS (Level 3)
  • Tuesday: C25k (Week 6….maybe 7 if I think I can pull it off)

I’m bumping it up to Level 3 of the 30 Day Shred this week…OMG am I crazy?  I still do the modified movements, but I can make my way through Level 2, so I figure it’s time to move on.  I’m excited for this week of working out!  New C25k longer run AND new workouts with the 30 Day Shred!

Tata for now,
Scale Warfare

Quit TOUCHING Me!! #WLS

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First a rant.  I HATE the term “normal” section, it makes me feel like “women’s” sizes aren’t for “normal” people, when in fact that majority of the population probably wears “women’s” sizes or has at some point.  Side rant…why the hell do they always put the “women’s” sizes next to the petite section?

I figured that it would be late spring before I was able to shop in the “normal” section of the department stores for clothes, but that step happened much faster than I realized it would.  It sort of snuck up on me.  At first I was finding everything in size 1X in the Womens Department to be too large.  Well almost everything, some designers cut things pretty small.  Then I ordered things from Old Navy in the smallest Womens sizes that they sell, and everything except the tank tops that I wear to sleep in had to go back.  I gave up on Old Navy.  I thought they would be a good inexpensive choice as my size changes so quickly.

Last week I was in Macy’s with a co-worker during lunch, and tried on several things in the women’s department, but they just weren’t fitting me properly.  Since the store was fairly empty, me and my imposter ass headed over to the “normal” section and started looking around.  No one warned me how blasted overwhelming that section is.  It goes on forever and ever.  It doesn’t end.  The Women’s department is easy.  They segregate you off to a small area, you have your own dressing room, heck you’re often on a completely different floor than the “normal” section.

I then ordered a bunch of things from my favorite go to store, Talbots, and found that many of the items that I had ordered were to big.  Could it be?  Was I ready to move into the “normal” section?  Talbots can be confusing though.  Their “normal” section sometimes goes up to a 20, mainly 16′s though.  Their women’s section starts at a 14W.  This is when I learned that a 14W does not really equal a regular 16.  Women’s sizes are cut a bit softer, more round if you will, so there isn’t really a direct conversion.  I went against my gut and ordered a lot (12+ items) from the Talbots outlet/sale section in “normal” sizes.

I kept on thinking it was a fluke, that one item after another was cut large for the size, with vanity sizing being what it is, that is easy to believe.  I went into Old Navy this weekend, and since they only carry “normal” sizes, I was scared.  I felt like I didn’t belong, like I was invading a strange world, and that the inhabitants were assuming I was lost.  I filled up my arms with clothes to try on and off to the dressing room I headed.  There wasn’t a single thing that I tried on that was too tight, and I wasnt .  I actually had to go back and pick up XL’s, instead of XXL’s for all of the items.  I just assumed that I needed an XXL.  The pajama pants that I bought were just Larges, not even an extra in front of them.

When I got home from my adventure at Old Navy, where I bought a TON of things, I was surprised by the box of “normal” sized items from Talbots.  My gut was telling me that I had so much success at Old Navy that there was NO WAY that the Talbots items were going to fit.  As I was unpacking the perfectly wrapped items, as Talbots is known to do, and tried each item on, they fit.  Every blasted item fit.

So besides this new world of unlimited clothing options, seriously it’s over whelming and scary, I also came to find something new.  I wasnt focused on finding clothes that didnt touch my body.  I was finding that even if clothes touched my body or didnt drape away from my body, that I was OK with it.  Hence the title.  I am learning to let the clothes touch me and actually fit.

I still have a long way to go to reach goal weight.  I still have a pretty big fat tire around my mid section.  I could open my own airline with the bat wings that my arms are sporting, but damn it, I am able to fit into normal sizes.  My credit cards need to watch out!

Tata for now,

Scale Warfare

Working Out Wednesdays! #WLS

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Week 9 is done, now onto Week 10!  My body really responded to changing up my workouts this week.  I stopped doing The 30 Day Shred (30 DS) everyday, continued to progress through Couch 2 5k (C25K) and even added a rest day each week.  I think my body really wanted me to quit over doing it.  I will increase my activity as things become easier, but for now I am feeling great!

This week say me moving onto Week 5 of C25K, and I also continued to work through Level 2 of 30DS.  I am still following Anita (the one who does modified moves) for most of 30DS, but I am getting through it and loving it!

I mentioned in my 5 Month Surgiversary post that I am signed up for a 5k in April with one of my girlfriends as well as a half marathon (walking) in June for a charity event that another one of my girlfriends is a part of.  The tricky part is going to be to figure out how to work through training for both.  Luckily the walking will be the easiest for me.  I don’t think I’ll need the full 3-6 months that they recommend for training.  Once I get through the 30 Day Shred I am going to start adding in the half marathon training sessions…I still wonder how this is me now sometimes!

Last Weeks Recap

  • 1/18/12 Wednesday: Week 4(2) Day 2 C25k.  320 Calories burned; 2.2 miles completed.
  • 1/19/12 Thursday: 30 DS Level 2.  220 Calories burned.  
  • 1/20/12 Friday: Week 4(2) Day 2 C25k.  320 Calories burned; 2.2 miles completed.
  • 1/21/12 Saturday: Off
  • 1/22/12 Sunday: 30 DS Level 2.  220 Calories burned.
  • 1/23/12 Monday: Week 5(1) Day 1 C25k.  XX Calories burned; XX miles completed.
  • 1/24/12 Tuesday: 30 DS Level 2.  220 Calories burned
My schedule for next week:
  • Wednesday: C25K (Week 5)
  • Thursday: 30DS (Level 2)
  • Friday: C25K (Week 5)
  • Saturday: 30DS (Level 2)
  • Sunday: Off
  • Monday: C25K (Week 5)
  • Tuesday: 30 DS (Level 2)

Getting through C25k week 5 wasn’t/isn’t pretty, but I am doing it.  I can’t believe that I am doing it, but I am.  I don’t necessarily enjoy every session, but I feel so amazing once it is over.  I have also found that once I get through the 3 minute mark of jogging, getting through to minute 5 isn’t that bad.  It’s those first few minutes that are tough for me!

Tata for now,
Scale Warfare