6lbs down.. yay me!

Sep 30, 2011

8 days ago I had my first appt with my Dietician. She gave me a few goals to work on, like chewing food very thouroughly because thats what I'm going to have to do post-op, so I might as well get a head start on it. Another goal was to cut down on starches, primarily because my surgeon is "gung-ho" about his patients eating starches about a month before the surgery. I'm not sure if there is a medical erason behind that, or if its just a personal belief of his... The 3rd goal was less juice. Did you know that one bottle (16oz) of OJ is almost 500 calories?! And has about 24 grams of sugar... yeesh.... So with that realization, I've done better. I'm becoming more "food aware" and making better choices, but I'm not always doing that.. today I was super bad and ate a WHOLE BUNCH of stuff I shouldnt have. BUT I'll work it off tomorrow and take Moose for a walk :) 

Tommorrow marks the beginning of my 3rd month of documented weight loss for my insurance. Im nervous and excited all at once. I could have the surgery as soon as Feb, but as it were, my mom REALLY wants to fly over from Minnesota to be here for the surgery. She is the Director of Nurses at the hospital in my hometown (Faribault, MN) so obviously she is going to need ample time to take a few days off. When I hit near the end of my 6th month, Im going to tell her to take the time off because it could take up to a few weeks to get approval from my insurance.

Good night my friends!
-- Bri

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