Hi all, OK here it is..................my blog!!! I finally took the time to do it!!! Well, its getting close! There is only 10 days until my surgery. I'm on day 5 of my pre op diet and I hate it. It's been very hard to just eat those shakes. To keep myself going (well actually LIVING, since I feel like I'm dying without the food!!) I have replaced a shake or two with something that is comparable in calories. This is just for the first week since hopefully, by next week will be use to the limited amount of food that I can follow the plan to a tee. I have to admit, I am surprised that I have been as good as I have been on this diet. Usually I give up completely the next day, never really have I ever lasted this long and been this good. It has really helped me a lot by planning my meals and preparing everything the night before. This way I don't freak out and run to the nearest food place. Another trick that I have is that I always have a low calorie can of Progresso soup on hand so when I have had that feeling like I'm going to die of starvation, I have that soup handy and its only like and extra 120 calories that I'm adding, which is not much compared to what I was eating prior to this diet. I went on the website calorie king and did their little calculator on how much calories I need to eat to maintain my current weight and it said a whopping 3040!!! Yeah! Thats per day! How much food was I eating each day to not only maintain my weight but then actually gain some too!!! On this pre-op diet I'm getting about 1200 - 1500 calories per day. It's working too, in the past 5 days since I have been on it, I have lost 4 pounds.
Speaking of current weight........391.2...............that's the number as of today. The sad thing is, is that is not my heaviest, 2 years ago I was 400.9! The good news is, is that THIS IS THE LAST TIME that I will weight this weight again! It's all downhill from now. My wish is to be 170 again................my realistic wish is to be in the low low low 200's.
Wish me luck, cause here I go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My before pic with my dog Zeus
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GOOD LUCK! I AM SO VERY PROUD OF YOU! I know you will succeed.
I am so proud of you Joanna! I know you can do it!
You are an inspiration! You are doing so well! I KNOW that you can (wait make that - will) do this! Remember to take things one day, hour or minute at a time. You are surrounded by love & support. You are a hero.
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