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Look at me! Keeping up with this for four consecutive days!

Its pretty much SAME OLD, SAME OLD... drinking drinking drinking...

duh, I realized last night that I was following the POST OP liquid diet... woohooo!! so now I know I can have a few more things than I was, so YUMMMM! hehe... not bad... doing the wrong one for four days really helped me appreciate the new stuff I am able to have...

Tonight I'm planning to have some tomato soup for dinner... can't wait!! I'll make a protein shake too..
Work has been so busy today that I only got one shake in so far.. (its 6:24, and I'm still at work)...
So I guess I'll have to do two if can with dinner...

I have discovered that I like Myoplex Chocolate Cream much better than UNJURY chocolate made with skim milk... Unjury just has that awful protein shake after taste and smell... and I don't notice it from the Myoplex... I swear, that Myoplex is like drinking chocolate milk!!!!  As expensive as it is... I might have to buy LOTS more of it... Oh, if Costcos would only have it by the case an have a coupon on it again!!!!

Not much more to say, except I am loving the change of the scale everyday.  I know I will have to eventually stop weighing myself every day, but for now... its pretty exciting!!

Welcome to Day Three of the liquid only diet... Actually, today went well too.  I had the day off from work so I could get all my pre-surgery appointments done.  First appointment was at the hospital with the Bariatric nurse.  We went over all the stuff to expect on the day of my surgery.  I have to be there at 8:30 for a 10:30 surgery.  According to Dr. Oz, that is the BEST time to have surgery, so I'm very pleased that is my time.  Then she took my blood and went over all the documents.  By the time I was done, I had to scoot over to the Wellness center to get my bone density test and meet with the surgeon.

Wow, if you've never had a bone density test, its very interesting.  You don't feel anything, you just lay on a table and you get scanned... (Of course, I thought of the full body scan at the airport with this! LOL)  Anywhoo, there was one image of my body that included the flesh... wow, what a sad sight at how huge my body is around that skinny skeleton.  All in all the bone density test went well.

Met with the Physician's assistant first, then the surgeon.  All my questions were answered and I've also volunteered to be part of an anonymous study.

By the time I got home from those appointments, I was STARVING... so I had another protein shake, and eventually made some broth.  everything good there, but I had plans for a movie night with some girlfriends, and I was going a little stir crazy about dinner... didn't want to take my last ready made protein drink, (but I did!), and then I got my actual information out, and found out that I can have more than I thought...so that is good... I'll be having some tomato soup tomorrow... count on it!!!  And I can have some lowfat cream soups too!! woohooo!!!  That will help with the boredom of having the same thing everyday.

I've been so excited about the surgery, today was the first day that it smacked me right between the eyes that I'm really doing this.  So I was a little nervous, but still excited too.  I've just got a few more butterflies now than I did yesterday.

Welcome to the rest of my life!! woohoo!!

So, its Day Two!! YAY!! I got up again this morning and weighed myself... down 2.5! woohooo!!!
It was fairly a repeat of yesterday, at least so far.. Choco cream myoplex for breakfast, half that awful Cookies and cream for lunch... I'm drinking more water today...

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I've been drinking some hot cocoa (sugarfree) because I've been having very cold hands... probably has to do with the crappy cold and moist weather, but the cocoa helps warm me up! :)

I've decided to add another thing to my Bucket List...

Rock Wall Climbing... that might be fun!! :)
Water Skiing might be fun too!! 

I'll add them to the original post too, but thought I'd put them here too so I can figure out when I thought I needed to add them! haha!

I've also decided to start the Biggest Loser Boot Camp DVD after surgery and when i can actually move without pain.  I'm hoping to get thru at least one week of it before I come back to work.

I WILL BE ATHLETIC!!!! i can't WAIT!! :)
Plan for tonight... unjury or myoplex for din-din with maybe some more beef broth...

Must remember to brush my teeth more often while doing this liquid diet because I do not want to get cavities from protein shakes! ;)

One more thing... I know this is sort of all over the place, but just wanted to put it down here...

I'm sort of giddy today... have I said how EXCITED I am for my surgery?????

4:15 - ok.. getting hungry... isn't it time to go home yet?? I have a protein shake and some broth waiting for me!!! hehe

Laptop isn't working correctly, so I'm logging this from work... the actual date of this entry should have been Monday, November 29th.

Woke up on time this morning and weighed myself... I gained 4.5 lbs since November 11th!  Wow, I surely did enjoy the foods I ate prior to my prep for the surgery.  Today, is day one... liquids only... so I drank my  usual crystal light lemonade while getting ready for work, then drank a Chocolate Cream Myoplex for breakfast... not so bad... Chocolate Cream tastes like chocolate milk to me!  Lunchtime, I walked with a friend to Smoothie King... there is only ONE smoothie that I can drink pre-surgery that has 5g of sugar or less... and well, lets just say I wasn't that adventurous to try it... Instead, I opted for another Myoplex... this time, I tried Cookies & Cream... well... lemme tell ya... its just not as good as the Chocolate Cream... I could only drink half.. (which was fine, since the whole thing had FORTY TWO grams of protein).  So, I saved the other half for lunch on Tuesday.  Dinner was Unjury vanilla with skim milk... WOAH, skim milk has more than 5g of sugar too... UGHHH.  I will definately check to see if that is ok to drink pre-surgery.  i also sipped some beef broth for the feeling of an actual meal.  (if broth from a coffee mug is a meal! LOL)

Anywhoo... the day was a success!  Easy to deal with.  It helped that it was a crazy day at work too... so I was mighty busy.

I'm so very excited about the surgery... and my new life!!!

I have noticed, I don't think I'm drinking quite as much water as I was before, but will definately keep better track of that.
That's all for now!!

Total protein for the day: 74 grams!! 

Well, today is the last day before I start my pre-surgery liquid diet prep.  I'm sooo excited, and for as long as I remember, I felt like doing the liquid was going to be easy breezy... and today, I'm looking at what's left in my pantry and fridge,,, and I'm wondering if its going to be harder than I thought... and it sort of worries me.  I am having paranoia about getting a cold before my surgery date, of not being able to do the liquid diet... anything that is going to postpone my surgery... I'm sure its just normal worrying due to the upcoming surgery date getting ever so close, but I'm worrying all the same.

And then, on the other hand... I can't WAIT to get it done... WOW, its only two weeks away... Two weeks from now, I'll be prepping to go to the hospital in the morning... and it will REALLY be my new beginning.  How awesome is that???? I say its PRETTY FREAKING AWESOME!! 

I'm having some good stuff to eat today... I had scrambled eggs with American cheese this morning... and for a snack I had a blueberry muffin top made with Greek yogurt... (200 calories)... and some chocolate skim milk... I'm planning on a bowl of popcorn at some point in the day, and I'm not quite sure what my last supper will be...   I noticed that I gulped some of the chocolate milk.. and when I realized I had done it I thought about how I won't be able to do that in a few short weeks, so I gulped some more and enjoyed it while I could.

Tomorrow morning I will weight myself and I'll post that weight on the tracker because I'm sure I've gained a few pounds since thanksgiving and the rest of this week.  Earlier in the week I went to lunch with some girls from work... we went to Basil and I had the Pad Thai... it was sooo good!  It was my "last lunch at work" for a while, so we did it up and it was my choice where to go.

The way I'm acting makes it sound like I'm never going to be able to eat food again... and that is just not true... but I am hoping that my tastes change, and that it will help me to eat as healthy and nutritiously and possible.  And let me tell you, once I get some of this weight off me, I can't wait to be active... I want to run, and jump and not be afraid of being the slowest, or the person who's feet hurt, or the one that's embarrassed because she can't do it.  I am learning to stand up on my own and say NO when I want... and not always feel like I have to be jolly fat Jodie that's always so happy and pleasant.. I mean, I like to be happy and pleasant, but sometimes I think people expect you to be jolly when you are overweight... and well, sometimes it is just easier to take the crap that people dish out, instead of standing up for yourself and saying no, or putting your foot down.

Its sad to say that society really does treat overweight and obese people differently... and its sad to think they do, but it is the truth.  I'm not saying all people do, but alot do... from the guy that holds the door open for the skinny chick, and lets it close for the overweight woman to people barking and yelling obscenities in South Beach... there are some plain old mean people out there... and some that just don't realize how uncompassionate people are.  Anywhoo, not meaning to delve into all of societies issues with the obese, but I am just very excited that I will not have to deal with that as much once I reach my goal!

Mom told me that she mentioned my surgery to Jennifer Murphy and Christopher Kettle, and Tom Wilcox... and they are all very excited for me... it makes me happy to hear that they are excited... and that I have even more support than I realized!!

 Part of me, is just so ready to get this surgery underway... I especially feel this way when I end up having heartburn.  I am having acid indigestion so much lately.  I swear, I get it from EVERYTHING. Its probably because of having to take the prilosec a month or so ago... and if i had the money, I could have stayed on it.  Instead, I'm chomping on Tums like they are candy.  Once the surgery is done.... then I won't ever have to suffer with it again.

This morning, I watched Super Size Me... wow, that was sort of an eye opening documentary.  I saved it on my DVR to let Dad and Mom watch it when they come down.  It made me glad that I am undergoing the surgery so I can get my body healthier, especially my liver.  Not that anything is wrong with it, but too much fat can kill your liver, according to this movie and soon I won't have to worry about it as much.  Eating a correct portion of good healthy food and having the tools to help me continue with that is just around the corner.

Talked to my Mom yesterday.  Oh, I just wanted to REMIND her that I will be recovering from Surgery when she comes down... and that maybe SHE can help me, instead of me making everything perfect for her to come down here.... I mean, I feel like she's coming down for vacation, instead of coming down for my surgery... well, I guess in all honesty, she is coming down for Christmas, not my surgery so why shouldn't I make it nice for her and her husband... but part of me just wants to rebel against that thought.  Not to completely give in to the temptation to rebel, I've already got it in my head that Dad can help me get what I need for my holiday guests. So just venting here, but wanted to get it out so it wouldn't niggle at me until she got here.

Talked to Ding-dong this week.  He's very excited for me.  He also clued me into what 6 months down the road is like.. he doesn't have any pain in his ankles anymore... he feels like walking everywhere and I know he had problems with that before the surgery.  I am so ready to be lighter, and healthier... and able to exercise easier.

Christmas party is coming up soon, and I'm planning to put up a Christmas tree this year.  I'm fairly excited about that.  I just hope I don't make my prep for surgery more difficult by having a party.  I am thinking of making some cookies for the party too.  I also have an appointment with Dr. Cleek tomorrow.. I kept it mostly to let him know I'm scheduled for surgery, and I guess I wanted to say thank you for the months I've seen him, even if I haven't been that successful losing weight.

I think once I decided to have the surgery, I let the diet fall away.  The only good thing is, I have changed some of the bad eating habits... After surgery, I can't wait to HAVE to weigh and measure my servings... and I will need to keep track of the amount of protein, etc.. that I will be having, so I know I'm being nourished.  Its all new lifestyle/habits that I will need to incorporate into my life and I'm really looking forward to it.  Its like having to learn how to eat all over again, and I'm anxious to start it.

Twenty one more days until surgery... it will be here before I know it.

Also... Lisa said she would run a 5K with me... so, now I have Tara and Lisa offering to run with me... Maybe next summer that goal can become a reality.

Today I had my dietician appointment to review the dietary restrictions pre and post surgery.  Part of me is exhilarated, and part of me is starting to get nervous... I met some nice girls that are also going through with surgery too.  I even brought one to the Bariatric Group that I go to, and she was very happy she went.  Her name is Denise and we really have alot in common.  We even live on the same side of town!!

Anywhoo, just a quick note today... I'm hoping to write more in the next few days. 

Today, I actually got up early enough to walk on the treadmill for 35 minutes, then another 10 for yoga.... and then lower body strength training... HELL YEAH! What a great way to start the day!!!!!!!!!!!!  Boy do I feel best when I get my exercise in!  Especially the yoga... all that stretching makes me feel GREAT!   I hope I can do the same thing tomorrow too!!  Ultimately, I want to work out in the mornings, but I am so not a morning person and I usually end up waking up at the last minute and I'm lucky if I can get in strength training and the yoga.

Lucky for me, tomorrow is my last workday of the week.  My goal this week is to wake up on my days off and exercise early too!

34 more days!!!

Last meal date: November 28th.. liquid diet start: November 29th!

35 days.... and counting!