NYC_PAULA

Did my arm work out and posted this quote from my favorite book.

Late to the game because of vacation. I sort of fell off the June challenge and posting so I hope to be better about it this month. Starting weight 208 Post Op- Sleeve 4+ months Goals: Participate in the arm challenge and Instagram Challenge. My IG handle is @NYC_PAULA Loose 8 Pounds-I had a stall for a couple weeks and finally dropped two more pounds. I'd love to get to 200 by the EOM so I can get to Onederland by my six months check up in August.

Run and weight circuit day. 5. I’m always afraid of failing or not being liked by others. I get a little better at quieting my inner critic but it’s not easy.

I've been traveling for work so just hoping in now. I was sleeved on 2/7/19 My goals for this month are -Lose 10 pounds (that seems to be what I average in a month) -Do 3 sessions of Bridge 2 10K each week. I just started yesterday with my first session. I'm training to run in a DC Comics 10K run this fall. Good luck everyone with your June goals!

The next day. I did liquid or dissolve tab vitamins during the first few weeks and went back to regular pills you swallow on stage 3 of the diet.

I didn't really do the To-Do list or journaling challenge. I'm constantly learning new things at work though. Today was my weekly weigh in. Down 3 more pounds. Hoping to lose 4 more to get to my goal at the end of the month but we'll see.

Playing catch up 17. I have an ongoing clean out project in my apartment. I'm donating clothes that are now too big and other items to Housing Works in my city. 18. I had a mani-pedi which included a massage! 19. I plan on taking a long shower after a run this morning.

Same I'm three months out and I'm about 46 pounds down from surgery. I was told I was on track by my surgeon's office.

16. Listen to a podcast- Listening to Unspooled as I get ready. I'll probably listen to more podcasts on my commute. At the halfway mark of the challenge. I'm 5 pounds down so I'm hoping to be another 7 pounds down by the end of the month. I've had a couple of slower weight loss weeks at just one pound per week so I'm hoping bumping up the exercise will help.

15. Read a Book-I've been listening to an audiobook-Tennet of Wildfell Hall. I had my three month follow up today and my team feels that I'm on track. Just waiting to get the results from my blood work.

12. Listen to music. It was a rainy day here so...living room dance party!

I feel like how much food I can hold varies from day to day. Stress plays a big part. Pre-surgery I was a stress and emotional eater. Now it's the opposite. If I'm stressed I have little interest in food and go back to protein shakes because it's an easy way to make sure I'm getting some calories and protein in.

I need to get better about posting daily. Playing catch up Day 7-Work up a sweat- I did go for a 30-minute run that day Day 8-Get crafting-I've been working on making some birthday cards this week Day 9-Meditate-I did a 15 minute guided meditation Day 10-Yoga-I didn't do on Friday because that is my rest day, but I am doing a yoga class tomorrow along with weight day. Day 11-Complete a Puzzle-Not a physical puzzle but working on some problem solving for some work projects so that counts as a puzzle right?

B Side- I have always liked a runny yoke after surgery on the soft food stage scrambled eggs didn't sit well with me at first so poached eggs were the way to go. Once I got to the end of the soft food stage I was okay with scrambled eggs again. Lately, I've been doing omelets on the weekend because the low-fat cheese and meat add some extra protein. For weekdays I've been making egg white "muffins". Baked egg whites in muffin tins with veggies and cheese. They are perfect to take on the go and pop in the microwave at work.

Sorry I have missed a few days of posting. Day 3. Watch a performance-Didn't go to a live show but did binge watch Fleabag this weekend. Day 4. Have an early night-check Day 5. Garden-I live in an apartment with no garden access, but I did go to the farmers market and central park this weekend. Day 6. Talk to a friend-Going to see a friend tonight I'm not doing the push-up challenge because I'm working on a consistent routine for weight machines in between cardio this month and that's about all I can handle. I am doing the junk food challenge and so far so good. I can still only do about 4-5 ounces of food per meal so focusing on protein kind of forces me to make good choices. Now that it is spring I'm switching up my meals a bit. I'm doing more greek yogurt for breakfast or snacks than I was this winter. I'm also happy that I don't have an issue with raw vegetables so salads are happening, although mine tend to be very protein heavy so I can get my 70 grams per day. I made a yummy salad for lunch today. Microgreens, chicken, lavender goat cheese, strawberries, and homemade balsamic vinegarette.