Great Blog

I stumbled upon a blog a couple weeks ago called 100 days of Real Food... Its a great blog... ( not a WL blog)
Todays Post is super, its on portion sizes...Below is the link

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2013/01/23/portion-size-matters/


As all of us WLS patients know portion control is the key to WL. Purchasing smaller ( actually TEENY, cute) Plates and Bowl help me with my portions as well as measuring of course. But I know my teeny bowl is only one cup, apposed to our regular bowls which are about 3.. WOW...But what I have noticed is while I am eating smaller portions now, so is my family.. they are not using full size dinner plates any more, they use the dessert plates. Kind of cool huh... BABY STEPS

Weigh In Wednesday Wk 12

Today's weigh in 213.6 down 2.5Lb since last week and 59.4 Lbs all together... so close to 60 I can almost touch it :)
I have running group again tonight super excited about that.
And this weekend we will be making the 5 hour drive to see my MIL.. she does not know about my WLS and has not seen me since well before hand, this should be interesting :) She knows I've lost a little weight, as she has seen some pics on FB and has noticed, but has no idea how much and the only full body pic Ive posted on FB recently was from the Color Vibe and that was not a great pic my T shirt was too big ( mental note to self you are not as big as your brain thinks you are order a size smaller than your initial choice next time lol )and frumpy looking and I was all sweaty. So I cant wait till she see's me in real clothes, not looking like a hot mess!
Enough for now have a Wonder Wednesday!

Running Group and C25K

So as you may remember I started the C25k program several months ago... Ended up with serious knee issues and had to back off of it and kind of ease back into it and let my body tell me when to run and when to stop. This got me trained enough to finish my first 5k which was my ONLY goal for that first JUST FINISH...lol and I did...
Well my band buddy Hollee runs with a group she really enjoys in Raleigh and I thought, well my knee is doing better and I need the support of others to get my speed where I want it for my next run in Aug. So when her group started the C25K program over, I decided to join with her. Last night was the first meet up W1 D1

I found it easier to keep running when I got tired running with other people than on a treadmill. B/c lets be honest if I get tired on the treadmill I just bump that speed on down... So goal for my next run (Aug 10th) is to RUN the whole thing no walking, and by doing so will beat my Color Vibe time :)

Time to Re-Focus a bit

I spent some time this weekend looking back at MFP and my protein over the last month or so, and it has been lacking, I mean I have been getting 60 grams in but not really any more ( and still only about 800 cals). So I have a game plan to have about 70 grams in BEFORE dinner each day this wk ( Matt makes dinner so that is hard for me to know in "advance" but he knows how to cook for me and I can guess ahead on about 20 at a meal  70+20=90). I would like to get my average back up to about 90 grams a day ( calories should come up to about 1,000 too). I feel better and my loss is better with higher protein. Also while I am at improving, prior to surgery I was drinking 120+ oz of water a day, now its 60-70 oz WHATS UP WITH THAT CHRISTY!!!! My nutritionist told us Protein burns off the fat ( so keep Protein up) but water flushes it out ( so drink drink drink ) My goal is to get my water back to at least 100 oz a day. I know this is doable I just have to focus on it.
I start with a running group tonight. Its an 8 wk program, 3 days a wk ( M,W, and F.) doing C25K. My goal is to get my running speed more consistent through out the whole 5k. My next one ( 5K) is in Aug I want to be able to RUN the whole 5k no walking.

                                                  HAPPY MONDAY!!!!

Color Vibe Run!!

We were up bright and early this morning. My husband and daughter went to cheer me on. I met up w Hollee and her friends. (Never found my cousin or other bandsters I knew would be there :-() we made it out in the first heat.  It was a cross country run. I was not really prepared for that , I am rather uncoordinated and running through a farm is not ideal. But I did it safely!  Yay me. And NO slower than on the treadmill so I was thrilled w that , I was worried I'd be a lot slower on off road terrain. It was a great morning for it very over cast, but no rain, so cool for a Carolina day in June. Here are some pics from before and after the run!

Waiting and Blogging

So I'm waiting for my husband to come out of surgery so I thought I'd blogg...
How about ....what a good bandster takes to eat, to the hospital for a day of sitting and waiting. Well hubby could not eat so I made sure to drink my breakfast protein shake on the way to the gym this am as to not eat in front of him.  I packed to take w me a small cooler bag in my purse a cheese stick, a protein shake, a water bottle w crystal lite and an ice pack.. and a 2nd water bottle in the side of my bag so I am hydrated and got my protein:-) love being prepared ..plus who wants to eat hospital cafeteria food anyways...lol

Happy Wednesday Weigh In!!!

Todays New Weight 216.1 That is 5 LBS this week and  56.9 LBS in all! WOW ... Back on track and loving it. I love my little routine and so does my body. I have figured out what works for me and if I am not in that routine boy can I tell a difference!
Also today I am in a pair of size 12 pants ...say WHAT????? I have been blessed with a LOT of hammi down clothes multiple sizes that the OCD in me have sorted my item and size in bags in my closet so last night just to see how far away from a 12 I was ,I pulled the bag of 12 pants out and started trying them on... I cant wear them all BUT I got in and fit comfortably in 4 pair... I almost sat down and cried.
So that brings me to this, if you are local to me in NC ( Triangle Area) and want to start a clothing swap or something similar let me know (christyflick@yahoo.com).. currently I can wear from about 3 sizes hoping to close that gap to 2 shortly ( 12 and 14 from 16, 12 and 14) crazy the difference in fit btwn one brand and another in ladys clothing... Hubby can go in any store and get anything of the rack with out trying on and knows it will fit... not the case with us girls :) oh well..

So this Saturday is the COLOR VIBE run in Raleigh. I am so excited not only bc its my first 5 K but bc I get to meet a  fellow bandster. Someone that has quickly become a friend with out us ever meeting and who has been an awesome support to me on my journey. If you dont know Hollee from Hollees Weight Loss Adventure check out here Blogg http://holleealexandria.blogspot.com/.. I encourage you, if don't have a support group to attend reach out and try to find a local band buddy, someone that knows what you are going through and the challenges. They are truly a wonderful support.

And in honor of Saturdays Run!!!

In my case a LOTTA Sweat...

Hey Dad if you read this Cousin Nicole is in the Color Vibe Run Sat too... Will be a lot of people there so not for sure I will find her but I will try !