Looking forward to...

A much healthier lifestyle for me and my family. I will be getting my vsg on July 2nd and when I first started this journey a year ago, I thought that when my time came, that I would just pig out the last month prior to surgery (what do they call it? A food funeral?lol) fast forward to now, Wow, How my way of thinking has changed, I no longer fear losing food, well at least things like burgers, pizza, fries or any other carby stuff. Like I said, I have been practicing and preparing like trying different protein drink recipes, different yogurts, not drinking while eating and my favorite, cooking healthy meals instead of buying fastfood. What a wonderful change, even my hubby and kids like my healthier choices. We love turkey everything, chicken, shrimp, crab meat and fish our fave! Like today, I made Tilapia w/ cajun seasoning and lime with mushrooms, bell peppers, squash, onions wrapped and baked in aluminum foil... so darn yummy! Yesterday I made teriyaki chicken kabobs with the same veggies in my George Forman grill and they were soo good, even my boys eat the veggies now too . I do make my boys either white or wild rice, but I didnt eat any or even miss it like I thought I would. Loving and enjoying healthy choices and it also feels good not feeling guilty after I eat like when I eat fastfood. My surgeon was happy I lost 6lbs, he doesnt require a liquid diet prior, only the day before surgery, yay! Change is good

Gabbz, my friend ... why didn't I get an invite for dinner tonight? Tilapia with cajun seasoning sounds a lot better than my double stuft cookie shake (shhh, dont tell Acbbrown ... tee hee)
Gurl, you are so lucky to not have to do that 2 week liquid diet. I really feel for those pre-ops that are required to. I also just had the 1 day clear diet & it wasn't hard at all.
I know you are gonna rock your sleeve gurl, I'm so happy for ya! You seem sooo ready for this!!!

 That was like a spear through my heart!!!   I was going to have cajun blackened talapia tonight if I hadnt eaten my tuna instead....

Gurl, I actually enjoyed my shake this evening ... A LOT!!!  Almost too much!  I got brain freeze and everything from trying to drink it too fast BUT I gotta admit, Gabs talapia just sounded a little more yummy  since I prefer salty ova sweet!!!

Lol. Thank you. I really do give alot of the credit to OH and to all the vets who are reaching or maintaining their goals (your one of them) I looked at some of the old posts and I noticed there are alot of people who dissapear from the forum and are no where near reaching goal and I wonder, what happened to them? I need OH, especially if I want to succeed. I do feel ready

 Great job!!!!  I think you are setting yourself up to be a big success :)   I didn't have any pre-op diets and still mananged to lose 7lbs the week before my surgery. It's an amazing feeling when you can go into to get prepped for surgery knowing YOU GOT THIS. 


Now, where's my dinner invitation !!??  

Thank you. I also really love MFP, Its really does help keep me in check and makes me think twice before putting something in my mouth, lol. You are another one whos advice I truly value. I cant wait to meet alot of you one day And whats this I hear about stuffed oreos, lol jk.

 We took a random trip to the vitamin shopp and i walked away with a tub of nectar sweets double stuffed cookie protein powder (i'm not really sure how this stuff has 100 cal and 23 g of protein but it does) and with almond milk and a little sweetner, it tastes like a stuffed oreo milkshake (i blend it with ice). I had to share my excitement with jenn so hopefully I got her hooked!!  Between that and cake batter muscle milk - i could live off protein shakes. 

Omg, That sounds sooo good! Lol. Thanks to you girls not only do I have to try that, but also have to try this Starbucks iced coffee you are both addicted to, lol.

 OK wait - never mind....dont try either - transfer addictions are bad :-p