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Well we just got back to our room from having dinner at a Tex-Mex restaurant at a Dallas mall.  You know it's a huge mall when they have valet parking.  Have you ever heard of such a thing??  We had a nice little walk afterwords to check it out.  I am hoping I sleep hard tonight as I am in need for a good nights sleep.

Night all!

Well we have arrived into Dallas and have checked into our motel room (which is amazing by the way).  I didn't sleep at all last night as I am always afraid that I will not hear my alarm and will miss a flight.  The flight was uneventful and everything has gone entirely smooth so far. 

We have a shuttle at our motel that will take us anywhere with-in about a five mile radius for free.  They will drop us off and when we are ready to come back can call for a ride.  I think tomorrow we are going to take the train to downtown Dallas to see the Book Depository Musuem where Lee Harvey Oswold shot President John F. Kennedy and get a little bit of history. 

Trying to stay calm for the next couple of days! 

Well tonight as I sit here typing on the computer, I keep saying to myself "I can't believe it's really here".  The time is now, no more weeks, months, years or centuries.  It is my time.

Had a beautiful dinner tonight with my husband's family at outback.  I think tonight was the first time since I started the pre-op diet that I have even felt tempted at all.  The appetizers especially, looked and smelled amazing.  However, I did not even have one bite.  I ordered a six oz steak and gave Stevie a sliver, had a salad with no croutons/cheese or dressing and asparagus spears.  I find myself analyzing ever bite I put into my mouth.

When I first got to work this morning, I was sitting there and every ring on my hands (I wear five of them) were spun around and so was my watch.  It was the first time I realized, wow, I am actually starting to loose weight and seeing the results.  Crazy fast.

We fly out tomorrow morning @ 8:05 am and will hopefully have a very relaxing before the fun starts on Monday/Tuesday.  Work is behind me and the rest of my new life is in front of me and I am so excited to start!

I'm Packing!

Well today is Tuesday and I have four more nights of sleep and we leave for Dallas.  OMG it is getting so close.  People keep asking me if I am getting nervous and I can honestly say I'm not.  I was nervous a couple of weeks ago and now I think I had psyched myself up for the pre-op diet and that it was going to be more difficult than it actually is.

I still have a lot to do before we leave, make our packing list, pack, bank, drugstore and a doctor's appointment tomorrow.  I am really excited to go to the doctor tomorrow because the last time I went I was to heavy for their scale and now I know i'm not.  We will be talking about my meds and she will probably be adjusting my insulin.  I have had two low sugar attacks the last two days and had to eat a teaspoon of peanut butter.  That is absolutely the only thing I have put in my mouth that I wasn't supposed to the past six days.  Seven down and six more to go.  I am going to pat myself on the back and say I am doing it and am doing an amazing job of it!  Whoo Hoooo!

Well today has been a very busy day.  I woke up at 9:00 am and was wide awake as I normally sleep until 11 or 12 on Sundays.  My brother believes it's my "new body" telling me it was time to get up and get moving.  I tend to agree with him.  I have never done so much in one day.  Took down all christmas decorations, cooked a roast/potatoes/carrots for dinner, did dishes, hung up some pictures.  I really think just the few pounds I have already lost has made a huge difference.  I can't wait to see what it is when I am down 100!

I really felt like I was "nesting" today like before you have a baby.  Has anybody else experienced that feeling prior to surgery? 

We have received over a foot of snow today in beautiful Michigan so should be an adventure getting to work in the morning.  Hope everybody has a wonderful week!

Today is day five of my pre-op diet.  It's been a beautiful five days.  My biggest fear of this entire process was the pre-op diet and in my mind I believe I gave in to way to much fear. 

We went to Chicago yesterday to take my step-daughter to the airport to fly back home and had the biggest challenge of my five days.  Her plane got delayed so my mother-in-law (who has alzheimers) wanted to go out to dinner.  She doesn't eat a whole lot of the time so I wanted to make sure she got a good meal.  We went to Applebees and it was a very big challenge to find something I could eat.  I read through every item word for word on the menu and probably took 20 minutes to order.  I think I did very well in my decision and ended up having the Shrimp Spinach salad, no bacon and no dressing.  It has 7 shrimp, red onions, red peppers, slivered almonds and the spinach.  It wasn't nearly enough (or so I thought) however when I got home I wasn't hungry at all.  It's amazing to me how difficult it is to find something decent on a menu.  Only the beginning of a long journey.   

I'm now down 12 pounds total and it's amazing how much different I feel already.  6 days until we leave for Dallas and 9 days until surgery.  So excited and looking forward to surgery and the beginning of my new adventure. 

Today was the 2nd day on my pre-op diet.  I woke up this morning and checked the scale only to find out I had lost 4 pounds.  I could not believe it!  How exciting to see that number go down and so quickly.  I felt excited to start my 2nd day. 

I worked my late night tonight at work and had no problems with my shakes today and got all of my water in.  Stevie started preparing dinner and had a delicious baked pork chop and more veggies.  I think my body is starting to realize that something is going on as it was feeling a little odd today.  Not in a bad way, just different. 

A week from tonight my husband and I will be packing and I can't believe how close it's getting!  I sat with people at lunch today and didn't even wish I was eating along with them.  It is almost seeming to easy so far but I know i'm doing everything properly as I have read the information probably a thousand times! 

Have a busy week-end coming up.  Have to take my step-daughter to Chicago to catch her plane back home.  Have to work all day on Saturday and then Sunday my daughter is helping me take down the Christmas decorations.  Trying to do lots of things to keep myself busy so I don't get anxious.

Closing for now, hope everybody has a great evening and a wonderful Friday tomorrow!

Well I am at the end of my first day on my pre-op diet.  I was feeling pretty good most of the day but around 5-6 pm I thought I was going to knaw my arm off and started getting really hungery.  I got some kool-aid (sugar free of course) and that helped to sustain some of the hunger pains.  The chicken, green beans and beets were the most delicious food I think I have ever eaten.  My husband Stevie doesn't know it but my being on this journey will also benefit him from my change of cooking styles.  Prior to baking the chicken, all of the skin was ripped off and the best part was he didn't even notice it wasn't on there until I told him.

I find myself in the bathroom more than usual today and as I was concerned I would do, I find myself stepping on the scale on every trip.  I do NOT want to become obsessed with it and need to remember that weight loss is more than about pound.  It's about inches, smaller clothes, fitting behind the wheel of my car, feeling better when making love to my husband and many more things to numerous to mention. 

I still have one protein shake to drink prior to going to bed and then a long day of work ahead of me tomorrow.  Will write more hopefully tomorrow. 

Here is to patience, trust and faith that every person reading this will be able to continue to believe that they can do awesome in their journey!

Well my journey has begun!  I stepped on the scale this morning and was actually very excited to see the number that I am starting at!  We are very blessed to start off this new year in the right way.  My beginning weight is 348.6 so I am already a few pounds down from my beginning weight, guess those smaller portions and no soda do actually make a difference.  It is snowing like crazy here today and so thankful we get to spend the entire day inside and do not have to go out into this stuff.  They are calling for up to 10" in our neck of the woods and so very grateful for our warm house and fireplace.  Hope everybody has a blessed day!