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P is for PROTEIN SHAKES -   I LOVE protein shakes. They are what I am surviving on now, and probably what I will be surviving on for the first few months after surgery, until my pouch heals and I can tol...

O is for OPTIMISM -   Just 3 days to go!  I can't believe it! I am feeling really good about going into surgery on Monday... if I can just survive bowel prep on Sunday!  Yikes.  I must admit - the ...

N is for NO POST YESTERDAY -   Yeah, I got a little sidetracked yesterday, and I totally forgot to log everything.  Protein shake for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Snacks were yogurt, pudding, and popsicles. ...

M is for MOTIVATION -   Despite a little snow, I made the 45-minute drive to the hospital where I will have my surgery for pre-admission testing today.  I had blood work, urinalysis, EKG, chest x-ra...

L is for LAB WORK - This time next week I will be in surgery!  I was glad to get my lab work in the mail the other day... my PCP has been checking it every three months to keep tabs on my newly-di...

K is for KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON - Today's food log:  6:45 AM     BG:  96  7:00 AM     Fudgesicles - 3g protein, 2g sugar

J is for JELL-O -   Just 9 more days to go!  Yowza.  Just made up my first batch of sugar-free jell-o (strawberry... yum) so I am good to go. Here is my food log for today: 10:30 AM     BG:  1...

I is for I CAN DO THIS -   Well, I'm in the home stretch now. I have begun the 10-day liquid diet!  (Required by my surgeon.) Fasting Blood Glucose (BG):  120 at 7:00 AM Breakfast:  Protein shake - ...

H is for Healthy mom -   Sometimes people say things that just crack me up. I took my son to his friend's third birthday party last week.  It was at a McDonald's playplace.  And they served homemade c...

G is for Gettin' ready... -  Saying my prayers that all will go well on March 8th. I have made it this far... a wise fish once said, "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, s...

F is for FINALLY! (and Frightened...) -   I got the call from my surgeon's office this morning. My RNY surgery is scheduled for Monday, March 8th, at 10:30 AM.  They are mailing out my information packet today.  I am ...

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E is for Excited!!! -  Happy dance!  Happy dance! Today I got a letter from my insurance company... "Based on the review of the information related to your provider inquiry and applicable terms of yo...

D is for Depressed -   Ugh.  Time is moving so slowly! I am currently waiting to hear back from my insurance company about gastric bypass surgery.  I found out last week that, although I thought my ...

C is for Carnie Wilson -   I love Carnie Wilson! The first time I ever saw Carnie Wilson was on the cover of a Wilson Phillips casette tape... their self-titled debut album was in heavy rotation in my t...

B is for Body Image -   I have a confession to make:  I have no idea what I look like. I have been overweight forever, but I really have no concept of my body or the space it takes up.

Waiting, waiting, waiting. -   I am so impatient. Ok, so after six months of weigh-ins, I had my final consultation with the surgeon on December 29th.  He said I am an ideal candidate for gastric bypass, an...