Dana M.

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My last food day and I was bad... 

My husband took me to get my favorite appetizer (Shrimp & Sweet Corn Cake Tomalito) and I enjoyed it way too much... and the chips, and the salsa, and flour tortillas, etc.

I guess I had in the back of my mind a little voice saying "this is your last chance" and I listened.

Tomorrow is clear liquids and surgery prep, so no more being bad.... NO! NO MORE BEING BAD!

Woo Hoo!

As a wonderful person said at the GSH support meeting this past week "I HAVE PERMANTELY RELEASED 20 LBS"!  Woo Hoo  

I am below my surgery weight desired.... Yippee!

 The count down is on ...  Tomorrow I need to attend the GSH pre-op class and the support group, the next day I get the IVC filter inserted and all the tests for surgery on Tuesday.  In between all that I need to convince my Mom (with Alzheimer's) I will be ok and I am not dying.

I am not nervous but a bit eager.  I have a ton to do before surgery to get the house and family ready, but I am so tired all the time because of the low daily calories... so, I guess I am eager because that means I am finally done with all the stuff I need to do and can rest alittle.  

I am still feeling the loss of food and I feel like I need have a final "goodbye" chinese dinner, but I am afraid to ask the doctor and look stupid.  What to do... what to do?

I started the day completely planning on being good about all three meal replacements... I had my protein shake for breakfast, and one for lunch...then I ran all my errands for the next 5 hours and had 2 bottles of water.  By the end of my running around I felt very lightheaded, weak, and alittle 'slow' ... Obviously, I messed up and should have had 2 shakes for lunch since I would be running around so much... I had to had something fast so I grab alittle chicken breast, alittle rice w a few cashews... phew, I feel human again.  

Another lesson learned.

I had a new friend sign up yesterday, WannaSupportHer, and just found out it is my husband.  

At the beginning of all this is he really did not understand my need or desire for the RNY surgery.  I was really hard when he was not on board...but he did his own research and a wonderful support now...and seeing him online on OH to support me is fabulous... Thanks Honey!  

 

I have been doing good with 2 meal replacements a day and one small meal, but for some reason today I only did one.  Yicks!
In the last week I lost 9lbs, and today was a little stressful with my puppy at the vet for cancer tests.  So, I blew it and went back to eating extra to satisfy my emotions.  I really need to learn from this...  the first fix to any problem is admitting to a mistake and the second is to not learn from it.  I am trying to live by this, but let's see.

I am learning that having to input all my meals and activities into OH that it is helping me decide what food I can adjust to eat better.  Very cool.

 

Well, I just got back from a week long cruise in Alaska and I have started the meal replacements (slowly).  On the cruise I replaced one meal a day, and now I am doing 2 meals a day and trying to work up to all meals in the day.  The doctor wants me to lose 20lbs before surgery on Sept 28th...I hope I can do it.  So far the scale says I have lost 4 pounds from the weight I got home from the cruise with, but I know that is mostly water.

I am also making the time to read all the information the doctor gave me, but life keeps getting in the way... I HAVE to make it more important... I just don't know how to make my needs first.