Indulge me. Weight... (Page 4)

trihardathena - 2008-09-30 8:44 PM Dec. 1998 380lbs Surgical Clinical Trail participant in a procedure that would end up becoming the gastric bypass. First Triathlon May 2000 - 280lbs First Olympic Distance Triathlon - April 2004 - 225lbs First Half Ironman Triathlon - May 2007 - 200lbs Second Half Ironman Triathlon - May 2008 190lbs Ironman Florida - November 2008- 180lbs (if I can hang on) What a long strange trip its been Melissa

Melissa,

This is so cool. I will have to have a look at your blog.

Did you have the open RNY gastric bypass? I have one sister that had open RNY, and one has had the lap band. The sister that had the full gastric bypass has done much better with her loss (so far.)

Good luck with your Ironman. I'm all nervous about my very first 5k. I can't imagine how exciting it would be to do a real Ironman. Woo Hoo!

Susan

Leslie,

I sent you a PM. Not sure if I did it correctly, so let me know if you don't receive it. Still learning like the rookie I am!

Susan

First tri in 2000 - 250.

2004 = Stuff going on in life = depressed = I try to eat world.

2004 - I weigh about 290 (I think)  I bounce around between 270-285 after that.  4 or so triathlons every year, cycling, running, swimming etc.  CANNOT get weight off.

Because of this, this year - I went on a pre-packaged VERY lo-cal diet system (Medifast) and lost 55 pounds between Jan - Jun.  Then went off for summer vacation, and kept it off.  Ok, I gained back 5 pounds, but I kinda expected that as I started eating regularly again.

So, getting back on the Medifast program until the end of this year, as I have 50 more to lose and for some reason I really cannot balance weight loss and serious training.  

It worked for me, that's all I'm saying.

10/25/2005 - 330 pounds

10/25/2007 - 217 pounds

10/07/2007 - 252 pounds (but heading back to 220ish hopefully soon.

March 2008 ---310lbs

Oct 2008         258lbs

Aug. 2008 Decided Maybe I can try a Sprint. 

Here I am.

Started triathlon training in April 2006 in order to lose weight and partake in a sport again.
I weighed around 260.

Trained down to about 235 in the off season after my first tri in August 2006. Kind of slacked off.

Re-entered the tri scene with a race I shouldn't have even toed the line for due to knee troubles. Promptly exited after knee was extra-hurt in a bike crash in said race. Killed my ego. 

Got back into it again (3rd time starting) with an indoor tri at the beginning of 2008. Sucked so badly (because I hadn't trained adequately) and allowed ego still to hurt. Stopped training again. 

2 weeks ago: 262. Got back to it. Today, I weighed in at 259. Going to make my goal of 180 in 2009. As well as becoming a force to be reckoned with (okay okay, upgrade to the midpack...) in my races this year. 

February, 2008 - 275

October, 2008 - 195

Ideal weight for me at 6'0 is about 180.  Would love to be there, but it would mean buying all new clothes ... again.