shirleyfhoffman
7 Days till my surgery!!!
Apr 26, 2011
I can't believe that this time next Tuesday (May 3), I will be in the operating room! It seems like it has taken SSSOOO long to get to this point. My family keeps asking me if I am scared or nervous and they don't believe me when I tell them I am just SUPER excited and ready to do this. Plus, I just found out that my surgeon is the vice cheif of surgery at my hospital so I'm EVEN more confident in him and his abilities!!!I plan on getting my hair french braided into two braids for my surgery so my hair isn't everywhere in the operating room. I have a TON of thick, long, curly hair. I also have a bag packed with comfy clothes, fuzzy no-slip socks, my cell phone charger, a music player with headphones for walking in the hospital, a word search and highlighter, a journal and a pen. They said I won't need a pillow, chapstick, or toiletries because they will give me all of those things.
My doctor doesn't require a pre-op diet or a bowel prep before surgery, but I want to use up these Slim Fasts and Lean Cusines before my surgery, so I put myself on a modified diet. Slim Fast for breakfast and lunch, then a Lean Cusine for dinner. I also have string cheese, applesauce, yogurt, and granola bars that will go to waste before I reach that stage in my diet after surgery, so I have been giving them to the kids as snacks each day.
I have also been walking on my elliptical for 45 minutes to an our each day trying to lose as much weight as possible before my surgery. I would like to be down a total of 60 pounds before my surgery. That would put me at 280 pounds. I started at 340 pounds. I am already feeling more confident in myself and sexier in the bedroom with my husband! After surgery, I would love to be between 135-145 pounds. I know I will have to work really hard to reach and maintain that weight. I am already walking on the elliptical everyday. Once I hit 250 pounds, I plan on adding weight training 4 times a week. My husband is in the Air Force, so my ultimate goal is to meet the physical standards for a female who wants to join the Air Force.
7 days till I get to start my new life!!! I can't wait!!!
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About Me
CA
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27.3
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Surgery
05/03/2011
Surgery Date
Mar 24, 2011
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