Five days in....

...to my preop liquid diet...and let me say these shakes suck, suck, suck...yes I said that dirty "s" word.  But they are truly crappy.  And while I am complaining so does jello...no woman at my age should have to eat Jello...I would rather be hungry than try to suck down that slimy stuff again.

So officially I am 5 days in, 10 lbs down...not bad, too bad tonight I bearly got away alive from NOT eating my daughters sausage. Most of the time I can ignore smells and what everyone else is eating, because I am honestly NOT hungry.  But I really, really want stuff I can chew....chicken, mashed potatoes, bread, meat, eggs....anything that felt like it was food...not just liquid.  Anyway, I am holding my own, and still driven, and I am even ok with not eating next Thursday (Turkey Day)....but tonight I really wanna just eat.

I am off to do something to get my mind off the bag of stale chips in the pantry, that I KNOW are NOT worth it.

Signing off and drinking my shakes another day closer to a healthier me :)
Me

My beginning....

Today is the first day of a three, yes three week, pre-op diet of shakes and liquid only, until surgery day.  What surgery you ask, well stomach surgery....I have made this decision with the love and support of my family, my friends, and my doctors.  I plan to document this journey in hopes of helping myself grow and see how and why I got to this point, and where I am going....and hopefully I will touch someone else along the way.  I will post pictures, as I move through the steps, changes, and hopefully to a better, healthier me.  If you would like to join me on this journey, and offer any words of wisdom they are welcome and appreciated.

So lets go....we'll see where the day leads me.