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Feb 20, 2013

Liquids, day four: “Oh no, I'm actually going out and doing things today” edition

It's 4:14 and I'm back from doing things. Feeling pretty okay. Had an appointment with my therapist, and it was the first time I told her about my upcoming bariatric surgery. She was so supportive; it was great.

After that I bopped over to GNC to replenish my supply of Jay Robb powders and pick up some more multivitamins. Disappointment! No Jay Robb, no chewable vitamins that weren't the sugary gummy kind. Guess I'll remain a Super Supplments loyalist for the time being. Going to have the husband pick up some Jay Robb and chewables on his way home tonight—or maybe I'll go out with him when he gets home. We keep things spontaneous, you see. What I did pick up at GNC was a couple of those “blender cups” with the little coiled ball-thing. Hoping those will help me mix protein shakes that are a little less frothy and a little thicker. My surgeon's guidelines stress thickness as an important trait in one's protein shakes, and so far mine have been kind of...airy.

Grabbed some Wellesse Calcium & Vitamin D3 from Bartell—the nurse practitioner recommended it.

I also bought two Oh Yeah! ready-to-drink protein shakes. I'm an RTD skeptic, and at the the nurse practitioner said they aren't great under most circumstances. She said they're okay if you're traveling but strongly urged us to mix our own 99% of the time. But I'm going out tomorrow, all day, and want them on hand just in case. Probably bring along a packet of the Unjury “chicken soup” for, you know. Options.

Today has not been bad at all. My cold is slowly but surely peeling its talons out of my neck. Aside from a couple coughing fits I've felt almost human. Ugh, but my period started today. That's the opposite of fun. Oh well.

One week till surgery, oh em gee.

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