....and preparing to greet my new small one. I would be lying if I said I was confident and this operation would be smooth sailing. I would be lying if I said all's well that ends well. Some people say they count the day of their WLS as the start of a new life. I think that's what scares me the most.
Right now at least I know who I am, obese as I have become. Life is the same, same irritations and upsets, but at least I know this life. Who will I be 20, 40, 50 lbs from now? And what happens when I pass the 200lb mark?
I have the confidence to stick to the diet plan and do the best I can when I begin to introduce solids again a few weeks down the road. I belong to a great forum with resources that I can read and ask questions of. I have the best doctor and he has a great office full of helpful people and I have a dietition in place.
All systems go, right? Well I will admit now to a few planned slip-ups over the weekend. I got past the Christmas Bazaar 1/2 price baked goods on Sunday and never went anywhere near my favourite sweets tables on Saturday. I watched some guy at work eat 6 cup cakes for lunch on Saturday, and he ate another 6 (well, they were not real large) on Sunday. Not a problem. I just drank my lunch shake.
But there was a great big home made apple pie sitting in the fridge that wasn't being eaten and I had a couple of slices Saturday night as well as two devil dogs. Then I stopped. I didn't feel guilty because I planned to eat these. Sunday night I ate one more devil dog and today I finished off what was left of the apple pie. But I also have been riding my recumbent bike twice a day so that should offset it some and it's out of my system.
On Wednesday, the day before my all-liquid- day-before-surgery meal plan, I intend to eat a huge hamburger and fries. I figure it will have a day to get out of my system. I won't see any of this kind of food for a while.
After midnight Friday, there is nothing to eat or drink, just a sip of water to take my medication.
I have to be at the hospital for 6am and then I surrender my body to the experts who will fix it for me. Then my new life begins
I am rooting for you Linda...GO LINDA...GO LINDA
ReplyDeleteI am kinda on a liquid diet too at the moment. Solid foods are not agreeing with me. So visualize me sitting with you sharing a shake :)
Your sister, Sheila aka Pinky
aww Sis so sorry you are unable to eat as you would like, but perhaps the shakes will give your digestive system a rest so you can go back on solid food again..what are you doing for shakes? Mine has to be protein powder as you know but I like to throw in some frozen fruit that froths it up like a real milkshake. If you need any recipes, I have a site that may help break up the boredom of the same old flavours.
ReplyDeleteThere's one made with pumpkin that I hope I can have by Thanksgiving, it is supposed to taste like pumpkin pie nom nom nom
Yes we can sit and share a shake and have a chat and relax for a few minutes, that would be so nice...or coffee or tea if you are up to it!!!
take care hun, hope you feel better soon xx
can you send me that site link?
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