One Fat Guys Journey to Health: 2019 and 2020

SUMMARY:
Duodenal Switch, Panniculectomy, and Abdominoplasty

Basic Timeline of events over the last 18 months:
20180624 - Accepted for WLS and set appointment for a Duodenal Switch
20180718 - WLS done
20181230 - Down to 255 (120lbs lost / 14.5in off waist)
20190707 - First time under 200
20190811 - Under 200 since this weigh in
20191209 - Panniculectomy and Abdominoplasty

From the start of the process I went from not being able to walk 1/4 of a mile without stopping to finishing a 1/2 marathon in 3 hours.

Measurement wise, I have gone from 66.5 inch waist to a 39 inch waist (before tummy tuck).
After tummy tuck measurement will have to wait for a while for the swelling to go down but I can tell it is smaller.

CHARITY CHALLENGE:
Last year I struggled to make 700 miles in walking steps.
Basically I counted anything my Garmin told me I did.
I had to really push in late December to make it but I did.

This year I was only counting workout or event miles.
Basically if I went to the store and wandered for an hour I didn't count it.
I had to go out and specifically do a workout, walking/rucking/jogging/running.
I had it all planned out to finish late Dec, about the 25th.
Then I got the approval to do the surgery and had about 60 miles in 8 days.
I didn't want to do the surgery and know I had to do workout miles to finish my goal in case I had issues.
I did make it by the 6th so I got the weekend off to do surgery prep.

Post surgery and I am walking again finally.
I had to wait for the drains and stuff to come out before I could do much.
Work is being really awesome about knowing I need to get to the gym a couple times a day and not being able to sit at my desk to work all day.

GOALS:
I have been thinking about goals for next year.
Knowing I will be getting a late start due to surgery recovery, I am going to go for 1000 miles of workout miles.

Speed/Race Time/Distance goals.

5K - Sub 30 min
10K - Sub 60 min
1/2 Marathon - Sub 2 1/2 hour
Full Marathon - Sub 6 hour (never having completed a marathon I am being nice to myself, especially since my only full is early in the year)
Ultra - 100K or 50mi/50k in 24 hours

Assuming I do the Ragnar races, which I expect to do, I am signed up to run 225+ miles of just events next year.
4 1/2 Marathon distances
1 Full Marathon
1 Ultra (62+)

I am debating the Las Vegas event since I might be in Vegas around that time and it is supposed to be a really cool race.

2020 RACES:
I have started setting up my 2020 race schedule.
What I don't have are any of the charity 5K events I have done before since I can't sign up for those yet.
* Signed Up
# Potential

*20200208 - Valentine's Day TC 5K

*20200321 - Hot Dash 5K & 10 Mile

*20200509 - Fargo Go For Challenge, 5K & Marathon

*20200608 - Eagle Up Ultra - 100K or 50K/50Mi

*20200704 - Red, White & Boom! TC Half Marathon

*20200725 - Chasing Bigfoot 25K - Sub 3 hours

#20200816 - Ragnar Road MN

#20200918 - Ragnar Relay Trail WI

*20201004 - TC 10Miler (confirmed admission still have to register)

*20201017 - Kansas City Marathon presented by Garmin

*202021018 - IMT Des Moines Marathon

#20201115 - Las Vegas Rock 'N Roll Marathon or Half Marathon
-- 5 hour time limit on the full means I might move down to the half depending on where I am before Oct 1)

Below are my picture summaries:
These are post Panniculectomy, and Abdominoplasty compared to starting point.