tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80482278637492445762024-03-13T11:18:20.520-04:00Fat Girl Dives InTinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.comBlogger494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-13473081523122483332016-11-18T09:07:00.005-05:002016-11-18T09:07:55.303-05:00New website!If you haven't already heard/read, NY was a dream come true. So much so that I've launched a new website AND am writing a book. Visit my new site! <a href="http://www.fatathon.com/">www.fatathon.com</a>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-52025450611393723812016-10-12T18:20:00.000-04:002016-10-12T18:20:06.884-04:00Video!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-64798105772070106292016-10-06T09:35:00.003-04:002016-10-06T09:35:47.100-04:00Just eat the fu#*ing english muffinIt's been a long LONG time since I've posted and I've been putting it off for months now but the time has come to write about the day that everything changed.<br />
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On July 25th, I woke to a phone call at 6:30 am from a random person telling me my husband had been in a bicycle accident. As I got dressed in a haze I packed my laptop thinking it would probably be a long day in the ER but everything would be fine. I kept saying "please be okay. Please be okay." Over and over. When I got to the desk they sent me through a door and that's when I saw the ER full of people and 2 people on top of him doing CPR. I knew right away that it had been over an hour and I just collapsed into the arms of the doctor.<br />
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There was no accident. He just died of a heart attack right then and there on his bicycle on his way to work. Just like that the love of my life was gone forever at 51 years old and suddenly I'm a 46 year old widow. I can't even believe this is my life.<br />
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In the weeks leading up to this, I was experimenting with the whole 30 diet after gaining 15 pounds training for my first marathon. It was SO hard. My brain missed dairy and alcohol the most. My body missed grains. My heart missed having fun and being social. Whole 30 is not recommended during training or intense physical activity but at this point I was "only" doing 10 mile runs at that point ramping up to my 2nd marathon. On July 23rd, after that 10 mile run, I finished in cold sweats and saw black spots and headed to the nearest breakfast restaurant to say goodbye to the whole 30 and eat an english muffin.<br />
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When I got home I broke the rules again and jumped on the scale and was delighted to have lost 15 pounds in the 17 days I made it on the program. Of course in my brain that means "let's celebrate and and have fun and drink all weekend now wooohooo!!"<br />
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I had A LOT of fun and A LOT to drink that day. So much so that we woke up the next morning in the guest room to my 5:30 alarm. I was confused but got up as I remembered I was supposed to go on a sunrise hike. He asked where I was going and I said "hiking stone mountain!" He said "You're crazy!" I said "I know!" and I kissed him and walked out the door. That morning while I was out hiking, he completed a huge personal challenge of his own which was 10,000 miles on his new bike on map my ride.<br />
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Later that day we spent the afternoon in our local pub laughing about the night before and how we ended up in the guest room ;). It was SUCH a fun weekend. More fun that people should be having as I would say about some of our weekends together.<br />
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The next morning he left for work and never came back. I'm sure he kissed me. In fact I know he did but I don't remember. What I am thankful for is that I ate the english muffin which led to a weekend of fun which was to be our last. <br />
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To me the moral of the story is about balance. Something I'm always seeking. I was obsessed with my weight gain and took a drastic measure to change it but lost myself in the battle once again. Health and maintaining my weight loss is important. Happiness, love and fun are important too.<br />
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People ask how I'm doing and I say okay but really I'm not sure. I'm still going to run the NYC marathon which is a former fat girls dream come true. <a href="http://fatgirldivesin.blogspot.com/2010/11/thanks-again-al.html" target="_blank">In 2010 I wrote about doing it one day for Al Roker</a> but now I'm doing it for Ali too. He was supposed to have come with me on this trip in 28 days.<br />
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Stay strong, hug your loved ones and find the balance. You just never know. You will always be the love of my life Alistair Tait. <span id="goog_821791752"></span><span id="goog_821791753"></span><br />
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<br />Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-60645991190836846112016-06-02T12:04:00.003-04:002016-06-02T12:46:33.371-04:0026.2 - The finish lineWhy yes it HAS been forever since I posted (yet again). I guess I was busy becoming a MARATHONER! :)<br />
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<span class="_5yl5">What's funny is that I wasn't inspired to post about it immediately. I had every intention of writing about it the day after but I was still so high from it that I could barely form a sentence. I'm also glad I took the time to reflect on the whole experience and really figure out what it meant to me. Finding the answer to that question I asked myself quite alot during training and the race..."why do people do this shit??!!??!!"</span><br />
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<span class="_5yl5">What can I say about it except that it was "all the things". It was rainy and cold and then it was sunny and hot. It was awesome and it was awful. It was the best and the worst. And it was still the second best day of my life ever (after my wedding of course!) </span><br />
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<span class="_5yl5">My body was drained but my heart was so full. Full from the love and camaraderie of TWENTY PLUS people from the Atlanta Track Club that made the trip for this race. From the support of my incredible friends who trained with me and waited for me to finish really really really long runs and then help me celebrate. From the love of my husband who kissed me goodbye every morning at 4:45 and always believed in me. From the non-stop messages, gifts and cards from friends and family across the world. From the pride I felt in myself from completing 18 weeks of marathon training (which IMO is actually harder than a marathon). From the </span>JOYFUL distraction of my friend who couldn't run but instead rode his bike with us, took pictures, and kept us updated on our other runners (nothing like having your own personal bike support!). From the support of my amazing friend (and former fat guy) who ran his own marathon then ran back to run us in. And most of all (and this one makes me cry) crossing the finish line with the four incredible women that were with me for the whole thing.<br />
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<span class="_5yl5">That's what got me through. That "heart full of goodness" was even more of an accomplishment to me than 26.2 miles or crossing the finish "swine" 5 hours and 42 minutes later. </span><br />
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I've found myself a little "lost" since the race. Suddenly it was all over and kind of back to reality. I took a week off running and then I had to have boob surgery again (nothing serious) which turned into a few weeks of not working out. Time off for me is promblematic. <br />
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I mean seriously I just ran a marathon and right away I'm worried about what the next big goal is? <br />
I didn't realize just how much I rely on exercise and running to fight the boredom-depression-eating cycle I'm famous for.<br />
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Which brings me to the inspiration for this post. I'm finally back at yoga which is ESSENTIAL for my body and my brain. I gave up way too much of it for running during training and I'm finally back in my regular practice 3ish days a week. I felt immediately better after the first week and already the second week has me inspired enough to write!<br />
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I've been struggling with maintenance. I gained 10 pounds during marathon training which is somewhat normal but it terrifies me. Yes my body held on to it to fuel me for 6 hours of running, yes I gained some muscle and yes I ate ALL the carbs. And the sugar. And all the foods. And about 700 gallons of mimosas. So that part is on me and it's the part the surgery does NOT fix. Luckily I've learned a lot and know what I need to do. <br />
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So now what IS next? Next is the New York City Marathon. Next is a new and improved blog/website and a then a <b>book</b>. (For real!) Next is losing this 10 pounds. There I said it and now it's out there in the universe. And I will of course be blogging about all these things along the way! I will make an official announcement when the new site is live so it's not buried in the bottom of this post (in which case thank you for still reading!) Stay tuned!<br />
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<span class="_5yl5"><br /></span>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-58524968021793083102015-09-02T11:24:00.002-04:002015-09-02T12:49:52.359-04:00Full on Crazy!!Hi everyone! Long time no update. Hoping there are some people that are still reading this! :)<br />
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SO much has happened since my last update so I thought I'd just share some pics...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speaking of yoga, it's still one of THE MOST important things in my
life. I think it's hilarious when people say "You're so lucky you can do
those 'advanced' poses. Well luck has nothing to do with it. Almost 5
years of constant practice. Even when I was 250 pounds. I've been
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What's next you say? I've been wondering that for a while. My goal for this year was not to have a goal and just enjoy my new life for a while but this year is coming to an end (FAST) and I have definitely chosen a big one.<br />
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That's right! 26.2 is in my future. I'm TRULY only planning on doing this one time because I want to keep running until I'm really old but I just HAVE to do it once. There are people out there that don't think I should do this but I have everything in place I need to be successful. I have an incredible support system, the greatest running friends on earth and a real Olympian for a coach who will make sure I'm trained and (God willing) injury free.<br />
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It's going to be an interesting experiment with nutrition for this. I've gained about 10 pounds which is something that doesn't seem fair at all but happens during distance running training for a lot of people. I require more carbs and can justify more carbs because of running but as a full on addict, I can lose control pretty quick. The honeymoon is over with the sleeve. It's all me now and the struggle is VERY real. Today I tried steel cut oats before speed training and I could really feel the energy from that. I'm going to keep track of how different foods work for energy during running and appetite after. Evening is the worst for me - after dinner and before bed is a dangerous time. I keep telling myself I'll just drink tea and it won't happen. LOL. Right.<br />
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So, now I'm officially in training for a marathon! I will continue to coach my half marathon training up until our race on Thanksgiving and then after that start increasing my mileage per my training plan. I've never run farther than 13.1. Here's to new miles!!! I'll keep you posted!!Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-11937763882590831552015-03-25T11:33:00.002-04:002015-03-25T11:33:42.748-04:0013.1 v6Hello from the land of the runners high! I'm still celebrating 2 half marathons in 7 days! Woot!! I even did speed work and a 5k course run in between!<br />
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As you can see the weather was VERY different. 85 and sunny in Sarasota to 50 and raining in Atlanta. Luckily I ran with a great friend and fellow coach and we had a blast despite the weather. There was something extremely magical about running down the middle of the usually crowded streets of my city in the rain. <br />
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Another challenge conquered. It's the best feeling in the world!!!!!<br />
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What surprises me is how good my body feels after all of that running. 36 miles in 7 days and it was almost easy ?!?! I think I've found a really good balance of running, strength training, yoga and massage. I'm desperate to work a spin class into the mix but the logistics are driving me nuts so I just decided I'm going to pick a class and go tomorrow. I'm going to have to "date around" before I can commit :)<br />
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Trying to update here more often so stay tuned!Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-44815071424101583232015-03-17T12:14:00.001-04:002015-03-17T12:17:44.605-04:0013.1 v5Hi everyone! I'm freshly back from my FIFTH half marathon and I must have desperately needed some sun and a good race because I feel amazing!!<br />
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I drove down on Friday and came back on Monday so it was a quick trip but it couldn't have been much better. Traveling for a race can be stressful for me but it was so nice to just grab a few things and hit the road. I didn't need 6 layers or a jacket or neckwarmer or hat or gloves or any of that crap!!<br />
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The race was Sunday so I got to spend the whole morning on Saturday with my sister out in the bay stand-up paddle boarding. That is one of those things that as a fat girl could have NEVER imagined doing and now I do it every chance I get! Saturday night I ate dinner by myself then unashamedly walked down the street eating ice cream. Another former fat girl victory!! Sometimes it's the big things, sometimes it's the little things.<br />
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The race was early and sunrise was gorgeous. <br />
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I promised myself I wasn't going to try to break any records overdo it so I kept my comfortable 10:15 pace most of the way - I got a little fast when a good song came on but I paid attention and dialed it back a little. I'm glad I did because miles 11 and 12 were really hot and really hard. That's when the brain has to take over and try to get those little legs to make it the rest of the way. It was 85 degrees at the finish!!<br />
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That same day, I got to announce to everyone that my design for the Peachtree Road Race t-shirt was picked for the final five! For those of you that don't know, it's the worlds largest 10k and there are over 60,000 shirts printed. It would be a HUGE honor for me to win this and I encourage you to vote for your favorite (hopefully mine!!!) You can vote every day for the next month! <a href="http://www.ajc.com/2015-ajc-peachtree-tshirt/">http://www.ajc.com/2015-ajc-peachtree-tshirt/</a> or click on the banner on the side bar. <br />
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Believe it or not my next half marathon is THIS SUNDAY. 2 half marathons in 7 days. I'm also coaching this week and doing a course run for the women's 5k so it's going to be a week full of running. I'm so incredibly grateful for my new life and all that my new love for running is teaching me about myself!<br />
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Have a happy, healthy week everyone!<br />
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Hi All and happy March!<br />
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I like to post every once in a while about struggles that come up just so no one thinks it's rainbows and unicorns all the time in my world :) This $#!+ is hard sometimes.<br />
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I had a 10k to run this morning after staying up until after midnight to finish a project and luckily I got dressed BEFORE checking the weather. As soon as I opened the back door to let the dogs out - what a surprise it's barely above freezing and raining - JUST LIKE IT HAS BEEN ALL FREAKING WINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think about going back to bed but that "I'm already dressed" thing comes in very handy here.<br />
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I had some extra time since It was pouring rain (still) so I sat in my car until THE VERY LAST minute that I could and still make the start of this race. I was half a mile from the start, already soaked and my stupid brain was trying to talk me out of it the WHOLE WAY. I even turned around at one point to head back to the car.<br />
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These are the times when decisions matter.<br />
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When I saw Deena Kastor (2004 Bronze medalist in Athens for the women's marathon) speak at our Track Club social this year, she talked about the importance of taking every single decision seriously and that has resonated with me ever since. They might not seem like important decisions at that time, but they all matter and it adds up.<br />
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I decided to run to the start which was the only way to stay warm. The first 3 miles were easy and the second three miles were ALL hills - stupid brain was at it again - wanting to walk the hills. I was arguing back at my brain "You've got this. You are a hill master. Lean forward. Shorten your stride. Arms up. Chest up. Breathe deep." That helped but what REALLY worked was pretending the ponytail posse was behind me and I had to lead them up that hill because that's what I do. So, ponytails, thank you so much for being with me on my run even though you weren't and I had NOBODY to share snack time with. Airplane arms were also done. All by myself.<br />
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There was a small miracle at mile 4. As I rounded the corner, there stood my trainer who was taking her kids to Sunday School. Just totally random. She looked gorgeous and I was soaking wet but I have to say I was super proud to look like crap and be running in the rain. She is SUCH a huge part of my success. I could have hugged her if I wasn't so gross and muddy and sweaty :)<br />
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It was a GREAT race and I'm really glad I did it. Even more so, I fought those demons and made a whole string of good decisions which led to a whole day of feeling accomplished...and fast :)<br />
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Oh and then I ate half a Krispy Kreme and gave the rest to a squirrel.<br />
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<br />Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-62468509928446613242015-02-12T13:27:00.000-05:002015-02-12T14:54:12.672-05:00Happy New Year! (oh wait it's already February) Hi all! A late update is better than no update right??!!?? :)<br />
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December was a total blur! I turned 45, and then on Christmas Day we drove down to the Florida Keys to celebrate my husbands 50th. This was a first for both of us to not be with family but we enjoyed every minute of our week in the sun! The weather was gorgeous and this was really my first beach vacation as a normal sized person and I took advantage of all the awesome new things my body can do. <br />
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It felt absolutely amazing to be so active and see this place in a way I've never been able to see it.<br />
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There were a few other victories as well... <br />
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Tina Tip: if you spend a ton of money on cold weather running gear you will be more likely to force yourself out the door to go do it :)<br />
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I'm honored that I was chosen to be a run leader again this year for the Track Club. I'm starting with coaching the "women on the move" group which is an amazing group of over 100 women getting ready for the Atlanta Women's 5K at the end of March. Some of them have never run before, others are trying for a PR. We even have 13 year old twins who will probably win Boston one day :) I will be committed to this all year with Peachtree Road Race training next then fall half marathon training. Coaching has been the most rewarding thing I have ever done. It gives me so much joy even when my alarm goes off at 5:30 every Saturday.<br />
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It was a good race. Cold and hilly but the hot chocolate and the chocolate fondue at the end was awesome. They had stuff along the route but I can't fathom eating chocolate while running 9 miles! <br />
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Like I said the race was good but the expo the day before was THE WORST. I had just come back from a week long business trip and was WAY over-committed. I had to coach in the morning, then attend a big shopping event with a friend that was planned for months, then I had to go to the expo since they don't mail numbers and ended up abandoning my car 3 miles from the expo in gridlock traffic and walk. 6 miles round trip. Did I mention the race was the next morning? All in all I was out for 12 hours 6am - 6pm.<br />
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Here's where we come to another Tina Tip:<br />
NEVER and I mean NEVER wear your sweaty sports bra for 12 hours. Change your clothes. Even if you have to do it in a Starbucks bathroom.<br />
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2 days later (during an unrelated uterine biopsy which turned out to be nothing thank GOD!) I mention to my doctor that I have a painful lump in my left breast that wasn't there just a few days ago when she examined me. She sent me straight to the breast specialist to make an appointment. I was SUPPOSED go 2 days later but got super busy with work and just couldn't do another doc appointment that week blah blah blah....<br />
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Over the weekend it turned into a RAGING infection. A tangerine sized abscess on the inside. Debilitating pain that was so bad it made me sick a few times. I would wake up at 3 in the morning and just cry and get ready to go to the emergency room but I knew they would only give me meds and couldn't do anything about it until I saw the specialist. I hung in there and they luckily got me in first thing Monday.<br />
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This was 3 weeks ago and I've been a complete mess. I could barely walk or bend over or move my left side much less work. I tried to work and did a crappy job and got yelled at which made me feel even worse. Oh and I paid my entire $1500 deductible in 3 visits.<br />
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I'm FINALLY feeling better and am hoping and praying that tomorrow's visit results in some good news. I HATE not exercising. It makes me feel like my "old self" again. I also have to be VERY careful about what I eat as I'm up a few pounds due to the holidays and then a few more due to inactivity. I just went back to basics during this time - lots of protein, little carbs and tracking everything. Seems to be working and I'm still very much in control but as you can probably tell, I'm ready to be feeling 100% again! I've got a half marathon at the end of March so I'm going to have to log some miles to feel ready for that.<br />
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Other than the boob, life is good. January 29th was my 2 year surgiversary and I couldn't be more grateful for the chance it gave me at my new life. It's not a magic solution It has most certainly been tough – probably is more of a challenge now than ever – but I'm never going back!<br />
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<br />Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-14808176796161452832014-12-01T18:01:00.001-05:002014-12-01T18:01:43.672-05:00Monday Mix Tape - Holiday Leftovers edition!Happy December blog readers! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!<br />
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Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday and it's been pretty monumental in my journey. I ran across <a href="http://fatgirldivesin.blogspot.com/2011/11/thankful-and-inspired.html" target="_blank">this blog post from 2011</a> when looking for a photo and I'm really glad I did because it set the tone for my most grateful Thanksgiving ever. It's short but if you don't want to read it the part that really hit me the most was <br />
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Looking back on that I TRULY was inspired because the following year I did the 5k.<br />
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Seeing this picture is always strange. I look like I'm trapped in someone elses body and that's how I felt! I was horrified when I got these photos and even more horrified when I had gained weight after. If I had a last straw that was it and shortly after that decided to have the surgery.<br />
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The following year was my big transformation year and most of that was spent training for my first half marathon. I was a newbie and I was nervous but I don't think I have ever been more proud of anything. Ever!<br />
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This year was again, amazing. A dream come true really.<br />
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Instead of being the fattest person at number pickup, I was a Track Club ambassador answering questions and helping people get ready for the race. <br />
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I ran the whole race with this amazing group of women who I was honored to help coach for 16 straight weeks. There are hardly words to describe how inspiring it was to take them from 4 miles to 13.1 in 4 months. We ran a lot of miles through every part of the city, had a lot of laughs and as like to say "gave a whole lotta guys a whole lot to look at" during our training. We finished in 2:27, happy and healthy! </div>
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It really doesn't get much better than that. I'm so so so so thankful for my new life and for all the people who have inspired me along the way. I hope to keep coaching to give some of that back!<br />
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Life is awesome and even though I've been at my goal weight for almost a year, it still doesn't seem real at times. I never thought I'd love clothes so much and don't even get me started on the boots. I'm the proud owner of my 2nd pair of Frye's now thanks to my sweet husband :) <br />
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I've been struggling with gaining a few pounds during half marathon training but since it seems like I'm always going to be training for a half marathon, it's just part of the learning process I suppose. My body wants carbs all the time when I'm running this many miles and sometimes I give in a little too much. I quickly shot up to 130 and scared the crap out of myself so I reigned it in an little and have settled back in at about 124 which is fine by me. I promised myself if that ever happened I'd start logging in My Fitness Pal again and that's exactly what I did. I'm scared to death of gaining it all back but maybe that's not a bad thing really.<br />
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This is why this surgery is not a magic bullet. The first year and a half or so was pretty easy for me and now it's all me. I still have restriction and can't eat a lot at a time but I can certainly eat often and I can most definitely make bad choices. <br />
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So I did this thing where I purposely ran up Cardiac Hill (hills with names are never good) twice in one month at 6:30 in the morning. It was a free workout put on by the track club and it was REALLY good for me to face that challenge. We ran that mile long hill twice each time at various intensities and it ended up being really fun. It's good to break out of the distance routine sometimes and work on speed or hills. I'm so grateful to this community for helping me learn so much and grow to love running even more!<br />
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All that hill running was getting us ready for the big October race in Atlanta - the 10 miler.<br />
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It was a beyond GORGEOUS morning and I was more than ready but I was still nervous about all those hills. <br />
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It ended up being a great race which I finished in a respectable 1:41! and this picture pretty much sums up how I feel in general.....<br />
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I got to celebrate that night with my new friend Stephanie who also had VSG and has lost well over 100 pounds. It's been SO wonderful to find a friend who really gets it. We don't see each other often enough but she's just a Facebook message or a text away - she's been a savior and an inspiration!<br />
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We are 14 weeks in to 16 weeks of half marathon training and being a coach has been the single most rewarding thing I've ever done. This past Saturday was 11 miles in 26 degrees with 25 mph winds on the day after Halloween and I was so proud of my trainees for showing up. I call the group I run with "the bouncy ponytails" or the BP's :) They inspire me all the time. Even when I'm not with them! <br />
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October finished with a bang by me meeting 2 big goals. One was to run a hundred miles for the month<br />
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and the other was to not eat any Halloween candy before actual Halloween. In the old days I would buy 2 huge bags and eat it all before buying more for trick or treaters. I kept telling myself "Halloween is a day not a month". It worked. I ate way too much on actual Halloween but whatever, I ran 11 miles the next morning :)<br />
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Speaking of Halloween, I finally got to dress up for the first time ever without my weight being a consideration. Our neighbors had a "CarnEvil" theme party so I went as a sort of dead tight rope walker. Really I just wanted to wear a tutu.<br />
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So that's about it! The next big event is Half Marathon on Thanksgiving. After that I will do Sarasota again in March then on to my first INTERNATIONAL half marathon in Edinburgh, Scotland in May. I can't wait for that!!! In the meantime I'll be running and trying not to think about bagels the whole time :) I'm REALLY going to try harder to update more often so stick with me!!!! Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-9315571096871018672014-09-15T17:06:00.000-04:002014-09-16T15:56:28.434-04:00Monday Mix TapeHi y'all it's FALL here in Atlanta today and I couldn't be happier about that after the single most humid running weekend of my entire life. Overall it hasn't been a bad summer but these 90 degree 90 percent humidity days make me question why anyone would leave the house much less run :)<br />
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Saturday before sunrise I was up for hill work day with my half marathon trainees. I had my first fall off the bike the Wednesday before and was nursing a very sore and scraped up elbow but I went anyway. This was the first time I had ever done something like that on purpose. We ran 6 miles and I made it up that hill 10 times.<br />
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It was so humid you could see it beading up on my clothes but we had a great guy leading the run that had some really great advice. Adding to the list of things I never thought I'd hear anyone say ever, he was running with me for a minute and said I had an advantage on the hill because I was a "compact runner". I could have jumped for joy but I had to keep my perfect, compact hill running form :)<br />
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Sunday, again before sunrise, I was up to run my second ever relay race with the same awesome team I had last year. There are things about the team aspect that love and some that I don't. It's so much fun before and after but I put so much pressure on myself and work so hard that I end up running 9 minute miles on the verge of death :) I'm going to continue to justify it as a character building activity and try not to do that too often!<br />
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This is the robe that I put on when I go to the salon to get my hair done. This exact robe used to not tie around my giant waist. I could close it at the top but the gap below was so big I had to hold it closed the whole time so no one would notice. Now it could wrap around me twice. How is that even possible?!?<br />
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Sorry for being such a bad blogger y'all. As I've said before, I'm just busy living this crazy, wonderful new life of mine. I never sit still unless I'm working and even then I'm itching to be doing something. </div>
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I asked my mom if she thought I was crazy because I get jealous when I see other people running and I've already done my run for the day. It's probably very crazy (Dr. Ritz do you read this?? :) ) but my mom compared it to a new love that you always want to be with so I choose to think of it like that. I hope I'm as in love with running as I am in love with my husband 10 years later!</div>
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As I last posted, I was getting ready to head to Duluth, MN for my THIRD half marathon. Duluth was the 3rd stop on my challenge to run a half in all 3 of my hometowns. It was also my moms 65th birthday and we decided to make a mini family reunion out of it. </div>
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It was also a chance to see my beautiful Grandma and when I looked up the race and it was called "Grandma's Marathon" nothing was going to stop me! I got to celebrate my moms birthday with her mom on my way to my 3rd half marathon. Doesn't get much better than that!</div>
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We drove "up north" the next day to BEAUTIFUL lake superior to stay at my aunt and uncle's lakehouse which was such a blast and a true blessing as their are no hotels for 30 miles - it's that big of a race!</div>
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What I was not expecting was the temperature - 41 degrees - in JUNE. They said it was going to be chilly so us silly southerners brought hoodies. This was down jacket weather!!!</div>
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The course was amazing so the cold and wet was worth it. The fog never let up but it was gorgeous and I was FAST.</div>
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I'm not going to dwell on this subject for very long but it's important for people to know it's not all unicorns and rainbows in my world. Right before we left for our trip we found a matted, hungry, stinky stray dog while out on our bikes. We took her to the shelter but found someone to adopt her once all her medical stuff had been done. The day I returned from Minnesota, the new owner called to tell me the dog was sick and she couldn't take care of her anymore. There was nothing I could do but go get her and rush her to the vet. She had bronchitis, then she got an infection in her spine from the heartworm treatment she had at the shelter. She lived with us for about a month as I tried to nurse her back to health. I had to keep her separate from our dogs and ALL I did for a month was take care of her. It affected my work, it affected my marriage but we couldn't take her back to the shelter. We just couldn't.</div>
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We went to the vet constantly and spent way too much money but finally found her a new home with a wonderful lady. The day after we met her knew owner, the spine infection got worse and 2 days later she had to be put to sleep. I'm a firm believer in "everything happens for a reason" but I still have no idea why I was meant to go through this for such a long time. SO full of hope one day then more bad news the next. I may never know but I do know that this was one of those times I could have really turned to food. Believe me I tried - a chocolate chip cookie and it just "didn't work." The old me wanted a dozen cookies but now I can't (thankfully) because of the surgery. It will make me feel awful if I stuff my face with crap. It's only happened a few times but it feels like the flu and I have to go straight to bed. I had to face my sadness full on without numbing my brain with food. It was a vital step on this journey for me and I'm feeling a lot better after some good old fashioned grieving!</div>
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Just a few days before the race I got a call from Fox 5 wanting to do a follow up story on progress. Of course I NEVER pass up the opportunity to be on TV :)</div>
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So, with all the excitement leading up to the race I barely had time to be nervous. I had just announced to the world that I wanted to run it in under an hour. It was a PERFECT morning 64 degrees one of the lowest temperatures on record! </div>
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I loved my coaching job so much that I'm back at it and helping out with a HUGE group of over 100 people training for the Thanksgiving day half. A few of our Peachtree trainees came back for more < insert evil laugh here > and I'm so proud of them for making such a big commitment. It's going to get hard as it's darker and colder and we're into the 11 and 12 mile Saturdays but I'm determined to help them enjoy every minute of it as I did last year!</div>
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I had to take this picture because it's a perfect example of my life right now. Remodeling is coming along - may be forever but nothing worth having is ever quick is it?</div>
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I had my first fall after trying to kick a stick out of the way and I learned that I can indeed run six miles while bleeding on my lululemons!</div>
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And finally, the elusive Betsey Johnson dress. I've always wanted to be able to wear one of her dresses and yesterday I bought one in a size 2. On sale at Nordstrom Rack even!</div>
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I just had my 16 month follow up with my surgeon and he's obviously very proud. He said "you weigh 121 pounds. I have nothing to add!" :) SO happy to finally have a photo with him!<br />
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2 days later I stepped on the scale and weighed 120. <span style="font-size: large;"><b>130 pounds lost.</b></span> 5lbs. PAST my goal!! For anyone that's worried that I'm not going to stop, I am. It would be fun to see the teens even for a minute but I'm perfectly happy where I am. At this weight, even a pound or 2 makes a difference in my running speed which is fun to play with.<br />
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I'm running so much right now getting ready for my next half marathon (less than 3 weeks!) it's not hard to lose a few pounds just from that. I'm eating more avocado (which are so good this year) and more peanut butter to keep my calories up on those 1,000 calorie burning long runs.<br />
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Speaking of running, and milestones, I earned this badge on the nike for the first time EVER. 112 miles in a month.<br />
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I'm still coaching my Peachtree Road Race trainees and they are doing an awesome job. We went 5 miles on a humid Saturday morning and none of them complained. As a reward, I led the stretching with some bananas balanced on my head. I've got to try to keep it fun :)</div>
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Speaking of fun, now that I'm done losing weight I decided it was time
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I was afraid of the price and the weird sizing by waist but the girl who helped me was SO nice and brought me about 10 pairs to try. They just don't look like they will ever fit and then they do. I will probably always find that weird when the zip just zips with no struggle at all.</div>
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I ended up with "7 for all mankind" brand but it was a showdown with the AG brand. They are so comfortable and worth every penny because they fit like a dream and I don't have to keep pulling them up :)</div>
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Luckily I had a dinner date with BFF (90 pound co-worker if you read my blog in the early days!) and I got to wear my fancy pants and the shirt I bought too! She's 6 months pregnant and I couldn't resist the headphone bib as one of her many gifts :)<br />
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Sunday morning I decided I wanted to ride my bike instead of going to yoga so I got back on it for the first time in 130 pounds. <br />
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Absolutely amazing experience. I had SO much fun and we rode 5 miles spontaneously. That to me is the best part of my my new life. <br />
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And because I know you want to know, the renovation is coming along. I had to test the strength of my new kitchen door header!<br />
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was worried about what would happen when I got to this point - I
thought I might start gaining weight back, or feeling sad that people
are used me now and the constant compliments are dwindling. None of that
is the case. I saw 123 on the scale the other day which is the lowest
ever and I'm thrilled I don't have to field so many questions about my
weight loss anymore - I just get compliments on my outfits :) Smalls are
officially a bit big so I'm wearing xs and xxs in some cases. I'm about
to go replace last summers size 2 skinny jeans with a 0. Never in a
million years did I expect I was this small underneath an entire me
worth of fat. <br />
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One of THE BEST things I have done is
becoming a coach for Atlanta Track Club. Every Saturday morning I work
with a group training for the Peachtree Road Race (worlds largest 10k
here on 4th of July!). I was a trainee in this group at 250 pounds and I
seriously thought I would die on my first day. Now I'm coaching this
group of amazing people who are working SO hard. I can't even wrap my
head around that most of the time.<br />
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I have my days but
for the most part, maintenance has been easy. I would probably not be
saying that if I wasn't running 30 miles a week because I can pretty
much eat whatever I want now and if it wasn't for all that activity, I
would certainly be putting weight back on. I can totally see how this
can fall apart for people at this stage but I think I've managed to find
a really good balance which is all I ever wanted....ever!<br />
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going to leave you with some photos since I just think that's way more
interesting than me blah blah blahing about it. I've said it before and
I'll say it again. I freaking LOVE my new life!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Facebook ad photo for the hospital that did my surgery. I love all my race bling :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what I call my "urban marathon" - running home from the pub with a cupcake and a latte.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">which has left us with 1/4 of a new deck....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">which is great for neighbors....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and sweating... (this was my #bostonstrong selfie)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being a coach means (hopefully) giving back some of the joy that running and weight loss has given me. Shout out to the East Lake In Training for Peachtree Coaches!</td></tr>
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Hi y'all! In case you are wondering where I've been, I was here</div>
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My BEAUTIFUL 2nd home town of Sarasota, Florida. I got up early enough on Saturday to have the beach to myself before spring break exploded! The ONLY bad thing about traveling for a race is my no alcohol the day before the race policy. I happily drank water and even did some yoga and a plank on the beach. </div>
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The next day I got up at 5am for the 7am race. Luckily my hotel was 3/4 a mile from the start and I didn't have to sit in the already huge line of traffic. I just ran there!</div>
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The scenery and the fresh sea air make one wonder why anyone would want to run anywhere but here...</div>
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This was a tough race. It was hot and it was flat except for the bridge and by mile 8 I had a cramp in my calf that just wouldn't quit. I just slowed down and enjoyed the scenery - actually stopping to stretch my calf at water stops instead of running through and spilling water all over myself! </div>
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I knew I had friends at mile 12 cheering me on so that kept me going! </div>
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And then it was done! 2 hours 26 minutes later and my 2nd half marathon was in the books!</div>
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So I had about 7 beers (no joke) and walked back to my hotel (luckily!) The race was still going on so traffic was backed up for miles. I just walked by all the stopped cars with my giant bouquet of flowers and a muffin and pretended it was my own personal parade :)</div>
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I had a wonderful time and am already registered for next year - I can't resist the half price sales they have the day after a race! </div>
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I was really sore for days and haven't run in a week but I'm back to yoga this afternoon and will just to an "easy 10k" tomorrow to ease back in. My next race half marathon is in June in Duluth Minnesota - stay tuned for more on that!!</div>
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Traveling for half marathons is awesome. I ate and drank whatever I wanted and came back a pound lighter. I think I'm going to try to knock off another 5 pounds before the next race but we'll see. I'm enjoying this wonderful balance I've found. Not "dieting" is weird but boy do I love it!</div>
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fact that I wanted to live with being at my goal for a little while
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We didn't have it nearly as bad as the rest of the country but it was obviously pretty serious here. I sure picked a crappy first winter as a runner!<br>
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I was scared to death when I got to my goal weight but I'm finding a great balance of working out and adding back in some of my favorite foods in absolute moderation. Pizza is to be treated with respect and only had about once a month. I can only eat 2 tiny pieces now but it's the satisfaction that never ceases to surprise me about this surgery. I'm not sure I ever knew what it was like to feel full and satisfied instead of stuffed and sick and still wanting more. I'm not sure if this is what happens to everyone who has this surgery but it's the thing I'm most thankful for - that the obsession is going away and what I eat leaves me happy and not wanting more and more. Don't get me wrong though - after Christmas it was hard to back away from the cookies because I can still get hooked on the sugar just like the old days!<br>
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I'm still running and doing yoga and training with my trainer and all that good stuff. I work out about 6 days a week and have to sometimes force myself to take a day off! <div><br></div><div>I've had a few great races so far this year and many more to come. <br>
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In less than 2 weeks I'll be traveling to Sarasota Florida for my 2nd half marathon. I just did a 12 mile training run on Saturday and I swear it was almost
easy. I hate even putting that in writing because I don't want to jinx
it! The plan is to do a half in all 3 of my home states so the final leg of the "Tait Tri-State Challenge" will be in Duluth, MN in June along the shores of lake superior. Both of these races will I'm sure smell a lot less like pee than my first half through the streets of the ATL :)<br>
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So I've been bouncing around 124, 125, 126. I'm a XS and a 2. Once I get my excess stomach skin removed one day I will be one of those b*tches who's wears a zero!? We will talk about the skin in it's own post as I think it's a concern for a lot of people (and frankly, way worse than I thought it would be) but I think I've lost as much weight as I'm going to. I've stopped trying anyway and will continue to eat healthy 95% of the time. <br>
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I feel like this is how it was always supposed to be - I've always had this burning desire to be an athlete and that's exactly what I've become. I'm so proud of myself for making this happen and never realized just how profoundly that could affect my whole life.<br>
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Plenty more to come as I've been missing my blog and writing so much during the crazy busy times but I'm going to leave you with my 1 year photos. As much as I respected that girl in the first few photos, I don't miss her at all!<br>
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<br></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-90298936233684094812014-01-27T17:20:00.001-05:002014-01-27T17:23:09.651-05:00Monday Mix TapeHi! It's been a while since I've done a Monday post!<br />
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My weekends have turned into just another part of the work week lately - I still try to make time for the weekend-y things I like to do which leaves very little time for the weekend-y things I HAVE to do. Plus the weather has been so wacky it's really hard to plan much in advance! <br />
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Saturday I did a freezing cold (22 degrees) 6 miler with a good friend followed by a yummy, warm breakfast. I'm starting to enjoy making plans with friends to run. I'm not a talker and I listen to music when I run but it's still nice to have someone to meet and hold you accountable - especially in the dead of the coldest winter we've had since the 70s. *<i>disclaimer for my northern friends - the cold - it's all relative and I know that y'all have it way worse and I think of you every time I'm out there shivering. Chicago is my favorite city in America and there's a reason I don't live there</i> :)<br />
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Sunday I emptied out my closet for what I'm hoping will be the last time. Both my sisters are making out BIG on this round. I'm officially a 2 or a 4 depending on the brand and an XS on top. I'm not planning on getting much smaller than that and it's nice to buy things now I know I will have for a while. I did find this gem while I was at it....<br />
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This shirt is from the 3rd grade - an homage to our championship men's and women's high school basketball team in Little Falls, MN. I remember getting it like it was yesterday - the iron on letters were a new thing back then! Luckily my mom held onto it all these years and gave it to me a few years ago - I'm sure never intending for me to fit into it!<br />
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This morning was absolutely gorgeous out so I took advantage and did my standard neighborhood 10k route. I'm going that distance every other day right now and it's just amazing to me that running for a solid hour is "normal" now. I chose the worst winter to become a runner but it might have just toughened me up a little (*<i>see disclaimer</i>). Stuff that already hurts just hurts more in the cold and the constant nose running and spitting is not the part of the lululemon clad, bouncy ponytail, runner chick image I like to maintain :)<br />
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So today in the high 50s and tomorrow is snow and teens. I'm extra thankful for hot yoga on my non-running days. I'm getting pretty darn good at it but yet there's so much room for improvement. I think that's what I love about it. I can really tell a difference in how sore I get from running if I haven't been to yoga at least twice a week!<br />
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My dog Sophie who's 12, had to have a really large tumor removed from her chest. She's recovering very well but it's been an every other day visit to the vet for bandage changes. I'll be happy when this is done but she's going to be okay so it's all worth it. It's not a cancer that spreads but it may have to be removed again down the line. I could totally feel the blood drain from my face when the surgeon told me the price so let's hope we're done done with this!<br />
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FINALLY, this Wednesday is ONE YEAR since my surgery. Amazing how much can happen in 12 short months. I'm putting together an extra special blog post with pictures and updated measurements etc. I'm hoping to have it up on Wednesday but for sure by the end of the week!<br />
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Have a happy, healthy week everyone!Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-43415363820751390982014-01-16T18:52:00.001-05:002014-01-16T18:52:01.444-05:00A firstI'm sitting in the bar at a seasons 52 while on a business trip to Cincinnati when I suddenly realized I walked in here and sat down by myself without even thinking about it. As much as I've traveled for work over the years, I have never eaten in public alone - I guess I never wanted to look like the lonely fat girl eating by herself even though I wasn't (well I was fat but not lonely)! I did happily eat whatever I wanted, alone in my hotel getting fatter by the minute. <div><br></div><div>This is a new level of confidence for me that was kind of unexpected. I've always thought of myself as confident, even at 250 pounds, but as I experience this I realize that it wasn't real - I used it to try to fool myself into thinking I was fat and happy. Some people are but I'm just not one of those people. </div><div><br></div><div>My dad was a frequent business traveler and I just can't stop thinking about how proud he would be of me right now!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UEZ2j5cEEiQ/Uthwnw2oP4I/AAAAAAAAEK4/nbj2ZTZ-xa0/s640/blogger-image--927053216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UEZ2j5cEEiQ/Uthwnw2oP4I/AAAAAAAAEK4/nbj2ZTZ-xa0/s640/blogger-image--927053216.jpg"></a></div>That's my lobster flatbread, beet salad and a glass of wine. Eating alone with a small stomach means lots of leftovers!</div><div><br></div><div>Heading home tomorrow! I have a feeling this year is going to be full of fabulous firsts!</div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-16035341006548594382014-01-14T10:04:00.002-05:002014-08-25T18:01:11.414-04:00My success story!My official success story! I'm so proud of this - and <a href="http://fatgirldivesin.blogspot.com/2013/12/friday-weigh-in-major-milestone.html" target="_blank">(in case you missed it!)</a> have since gotten to my goal of 125! Thanks <a href="http://www.piedmont.org/" target="_blank">Piedmont Healthcare</a> for sharing my story and saving my life.<br />
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Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-17311477307312170622014-01-03T16:05:00.000-05:002014-01-03T16:05:01.261-05:00Friday weigh in - 11 month update!Happy New Year! And what a year it's been! At least once a day there's a moment where I can't believe I've come so far in 11 months. <br />
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So far, maintenance has not been easy but I wasn't expecting it to be. As you'll see by the weigh in, I overdid it a little (okay a lot) over the holidays and I'm posting my first gain in 11 months. I had too many cookies, a lot of alcohol and cheese and crackers were made a meal on more than one occasion. My maintenance plan is to give myself a 5lb margin within my 125 so I don't obsess about it but keep it in check. There's no way I'm going back but I can see how it can happen and it's really scary.<br />
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This is the first New Year that I can ever remember where losing weight wasn't on the resolution list. I always put them in writing so here's the list for 2014<br />
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<li>Run all 12 track club races. (There used to be a prize for this but of course now that I'm doing it there's not but I'm doing it for me!)</li>
<li>Read and write more (I want to stop watching Breaking Bad so I can blog more and read more blogs...and books)</li>
<li>4 minute plank (3 minutes is the most I've ever done)</li>
<li>Practice yoga both on and off the mat. (i.e. be less judge-y with myself and others)</li>
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Jan 14 - Start of liquid diet - 250<br />
Jan 29 - Surgery weight - 237 <span style="color: red;">-13</span><br />
Feb 8 - 231 <span style="color: red;">-6</span><br />
Feb 15 - 222 <span style="color: red;">-9</span><br />
Feb 22 - 220 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
Mar 1 - 218 <span style="color: red;">-2</span> <br />
Mar 8 - 216 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
Mar 15 - 213 <span style="color: red;">-3</span><br />
Mar 22 - 209 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><br />
Mar 28 - 208 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Apr 5 - 206</span> <span style="color: red;">-2</span> </span><br />
Apr 12 - 199 <span style="color: red;">-7</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Apr 26 - 196</span> -3</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 3 - 193</span> -3 </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 10 - 190</span> -3</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 17 - 187</span> -3</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 24 - 186</span> -1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 7 - 177</span> -7</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 14 - 177</span> -0</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 21 - 175</span> -2</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
June 28 - 171 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br />
July 5 - 167 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><br />
July 12 - 167 <span style="color: red;">-0</span><br />
July 22 - 165 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
July 26 - 159 <span style="color: red;">-6</span><br />
Aug 2 - 158 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
Aug 9 - 157 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
Aug 23 - 154 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span><br />
Aug 30 - 150 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-4</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Sep 6 - 149</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-1</span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
Sep 13 - 146 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span><br />
Sep 20 - 146 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-0</span></span></span><br />
Sep 27 - 144 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span><br />
Oct 4 - 143 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-1</span></span></span><br />
Oct 18 - 138 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-5</span></span></span><br />
Nov 1 - 136 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 11 - 134</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 18 - 131</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 25 - 131</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-0</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Dec 6 - 131</span> -0 </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Dec 13 - 127</span> -4 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Dec 20 - 125</span> -2 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Jan 3 - 127</span> +2 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Not too much difference in the progress pics from last month to this month but I continue to gain muscle and it's definitely showing. I officially feel tiny now when I put on an xs shirt or my size 4 lululemons.<br />
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In other news, I had my first under-an-hour 10k on New Years Day<u>!</u></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New years eve dinner. I learned early on in running that 10k's and hangovers don't mix!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting the new year off with my running heroes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love a finish line!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">huzzah!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I NEVER thought I would see 9's in front of my miles. That is so amazingly fast for my little legs - so fast I almost threw up but whatever ;)</td></tr>
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Hope the new year is off to a great start for everyone. As stated in the resolutions, I plan on being around here a bit more. I'm at the end of season 3....Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-25565955208356219782013-12-20T16:43:00.000-05:002013-12-20T16:43:11.475-05:00Friday weigh in - Major milestone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jan 14 - Start of liquid diet - 250<br />
Jan 29 - Surgery weight - 237 <span style="color: red;">-13</span><br />
Feb 8 - 231 <span style="color: red;">-6</span><br />
Feb 15 - 222 <span style="color: red;">-9</span><br />
Feb 22 - 220 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
Mar 1 - 218 <span style="color: red;">-2</span> <br />
Mar 8 - 216 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
Mar 15 - 213 <span style="color: red;">-3</span><br />
Mar 22 - 209 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><br />
Mar 28 - 208 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Apr 5 - 206</span> <span style="color: red;">-2</span> </span><br />
Apr 12 - 199 <span style="color: red;">-7</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Apr 26 - 196</span> -3</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 3 - 193</span> -3 </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 10 - 190</span> -3</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 17 - 187</span> -3</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 24 - 186</span> -1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 31 - 184</span> -2</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 7 - 177</span> -7</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 14 - 177</span> -0</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 21 - 175</span> -2</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
June 28 - 171 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br />
July 5 - 167 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><br />
July 12 - 167 <span style="color: red;">-0</span><br />
July 22 - 165 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
July 26 - 159 <span style="color: red;">-6</span><br />
Aug 2 - 158 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
Aug 9 - 157 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
Aug 23 - 154 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span><br />
Aug 30 - 150 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-4</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Sep 6 - 149</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-1</span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
Sep 13 - 146 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span><br />
Sep 20 - 146 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-0</span></span></span><br />
Sep 27 - 144 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span><br />
Oct 4 - 143 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-1</span></span></span><br />
Oct 18 - 138 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-5</span></span></span><br />
Nov 1 - 136 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 11 - 134</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 18 - 131</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 25 - 131</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-0</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Dec 6 - 131</span> -0 </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Dec 13 - 127</span> -4 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Dec 20 - 125</span> -2 </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Yep that's right! HELLO GOAL! My doctor and I chose this goal as it was exactly half my body weight and a normal BMI. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">I don't really know what happens now. The surgeon said not to be surprised if I got under goal with all the exercise I do and I'm not sure if what's left of my stomach is 5 more pounds I could lose or just loose skin. I'm starting to experiment with maintenance which is weird because there's never been a day in my life where I didn't need to lose weight. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">I have all the support I need from doctors office to the blogosphere so I'm ready to face this head on and live the rest of my life as this tiny, athletic person I've become - the one that was always inside of me.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">THANK YOU for your unending support, cheers, prayers and friendship. I'm so happy to have shared this incredible journey with you. Merry Christmas everyone!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-54762956829602844702013-12-13T11:29:00.000-05:002013-12-13T11:29:29.292-05:00Friday weigh in!Yahoo!!! Some movement on the scale again!<br />
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Jan 14 - Start of liquid diet - 250<br />
Jan 29 - Surgery weight - 237 <span style="color: red;">-13</span><br />
Feb 8 - 231 <span style="color: red;">-6</span><br />
Feb 15 - 222 <span style="color: red;">-9</span><br />
Feb 22 - 220 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
Mar 1 - 218 <span style="color: red;">-2</span> <br />
Mar 8 - 216 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
Mar 15 - 213 <span style="color: red;">-3</span><br />
Mar 22 - 209 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><br />
Mar 28 - 208 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Apr 5 - 206</span> <span style="color: red;">-2</span> </span><br />
Apr 12 - 199 <span style="color: red;">-7</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Apr 26 - 196</span> -3</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 3 - 193</span> -3 </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 10 - 190</span> -3</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 17 - 187</span> -3</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 24 - 186</span> -1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 31 - 184</span> -2</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 7 - 177</span> -7</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 14 - 177</span> -0</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 21 - 175</span> -2</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
June 28 - 171 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br />
July 5 - 167 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><br />
July 12 - 167 <span style="color: red;">-0</span><br />
July 22 - 165 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
July 26 - 159 <span style="color: red;">-6</span><br />
Aug 2 - 158 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
Aug 9 - 157 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
Aug 23 - 154 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span><br />
Aug 30 - 150 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-4</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Sep 6 - 149</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-1</span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
Sep 13 - 146 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span><br />
Sep 20 - 146 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-0</span></span></span><br />
Sep 27 - 144 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span><br />
Oct 4 - 143 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-1</span></span></span><br />
Oct 18 - 138 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-5</span></span></span><br />
Nov 1 - 136 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 11 - 134</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 18 - 131</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 25 - 131</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-0</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Dec 6 - 131</span> -0 </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">I celebrated my birthday and got through some sad days after losing my mother-in-law so I feel pretty good about the unexpected weight loss. I have been running an average of 25-30 miles a week so that helps - add yoga and training to that and I'd say I'm doing my fair share of working out :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">The hospital where I had my surgery shot a video of my success story so stay tuned for another media blitz in January! They are planning some events around my surgery anniversary date (Jan 29th!) and I'm really excited and honored to participate.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-15526254627605849272013-12-06T16:35:00.001-05:002013-12-06T16:35:33.209-05:00Friday weigh in - 10 month update!Can you believe it's been 10 months? I'm continually amazed at how quickly my life has changed!<br />
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Jan 14 - Start of liquid diet - 250<br />
Jan 29 - Surgery weight - 237 <span style="color: red;">-13</span><br />
Feb 8 - 231 <span style="color: red;">-6</span><br />
Feb 15 - 222 <span style="color: red;">-9</span><br />
Feb 22 - 220 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
Mar 1 - 218 <span style="color: red;">-2</span> <br />
Mar 8 - 216 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
Mar 15 - 213 <span style="color: red;">-3</span><br />
Mar 22 - 209 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><br />
Mar 28 - 208 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Apr 5 - 206</span> <span style="color: red;">-2</span> </span><br />
Apr 12 - 199 <span style="color: red;">-7</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Apr 26 - 196</span> -3</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 3 - 193</span> -3 </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 10 - 190</span> -3</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 17 - 187</span> -3</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 24 - 186</span> -1</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">May 31 - 184</span> -2</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 7 - 177</span> -7</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">June 14 - 177</span> -0</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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June 28 - 171 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br />
July 5 - 167 <span style="color: red;">-4</span><br />
July 12 - 167 <span style="color: red;">-0</span><br />
July 22 - 165 <span style="color: red;">-2</span><br />
July 26 - 159 <span style="color: red;">-6</span><br />
Aug 2 - 158 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
Aug 9 - 157 <span style="color: red;">-1</span><br />
Aug 23 - 154 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span><br />
Aug 30 - 150 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-4</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Sep 6 - 149</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-1</span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
Sep 13 - 146 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-3</span></span></span><br />
Sep 20 - 146 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-0</span></span></span><br />
Sep 27 - 144 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span><br />
Oct 4 - 143 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-1</span></span></span><br />
Oct 18 - 138 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-5</span></span></span><br />
Nov 1 - 136 <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span></div>
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Nov 11 - 134</span> <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-2</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">My body sure seems to like 131! I would still like to get to 125 but I'm not in a rush.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">It's been a tough week - my mother in law passed away this morning and I've been stress eating the last few days. I've had a few more empty calories than usual and an extra day off of working out but I'm aware of it and doing what I can to keep busy and away from the kitchen. I'm also missing my husband who will be in Scotland for another week with his family. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">It's also my birthday this weekend (turning 44 on Sunday!) and there's been quite a bit of celebratory eating and drinking already - with more to come! It's okay. I'll get some running in this weekend and my free birthday yoga class!<br /><br />Have a great weekend everyone!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13857836351568153432noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8048227863749244576.post-74291892597051316112013-12-02T18:00:00.001-05:002013-12-02T18:00:26.504-05:0013.1<b>I did it!</b> I know ya'll had no doubts but I was beyond nervous!<br />
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The day before was one of the longest of my life. Normally I love long days but I was just ready to run and get it done! </div>
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It turned out to be the coldest Thanksgiving in 100 years. 22 degrees at start time. I was with my neighbor so we sat in the car for a bit but once we got out there it was the coldest I can ever remember being. I had on multiple layers and hand warmers in my gloves (and my bra) and was still frozen. It may have been a good thing because I felt nothing for the first 3 miles. Not my toes, fingers, legs, arms - nuttin. By the 4th mile the feeling started coming back into my toes and I was really in the groove. </div>
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My husband and neighbor were there to cheer us on at about the 6.5 mile mark so I was able to shed another layer and keep on keepin' on. The miles were ticking by really fast and I was still feeling awesome.<br />
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At about the 11.5 mile mark, just as I was crossing the interstate and coming back into downtown, I had a mini anxiety attack and thought I was going to have to stop to walk. I just got a little tingly and a little dizzy so I called upon my mad yoga skills and did some deep breathing which made it go away in less than a minute. It was probably caused by not breathing well and maybe a little vertigo from being up above the interstate under all those big buildings!<br />
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After that it was a breeze despite one really big hill at 12.5 (which is cruel!!) I finished strong and happy in <b>2:24:15</b>. I cannot even begin to describe the joy and pride I felt running 13 miles through the streets of my city. I'm STILL smiling :)<br />
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The best part about running a half marathon on Thanksgiving day is the Thanksgiving part that awaits after the race...<br />
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It was an amazing evening, surrounded by love and laughter with my best friends in the world. I have so much to be thankful for!<br />
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The photos from last years 5k are difficult for me to look at and I had a little bit of a hard time posting them. I can't really remember that girl - even though it was only a year ago - but I haven't lost respect for her and never will.<br />
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I owe you a 10 month update but it was just too long to add to this post. Look for it tomorrow or Wednesday!<br />
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