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Today I have ate the following foods:


Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg; 1/2 2% cheese slice; 1/2 wheat toast.  Sipped on decaf tea with sweet & low.
Lunch: 1 cup of sugar free jello pudding; 1 slice of summer sausage, courtesy of Tony. Sipped on water.
Mid-Snack: Grazed on some small ham, turkey & cheese slices at Lisa' Mary Kay party.  Also had a few cherry tomatoes.  Sipped on diet sprite.
Dinner: 1 cup of vegetable soup; 1/2 grilled chicken salad with fat free Italian.  Sipped on water with lemon.

According to fitday.com, I have consumed around 950 calories today.  Maybe not even that much considering it won't let me figure in halves.  

The weirdest thing is not having hunger pains.  Seriously.  It's like...I know when I need to eat, but I don't feel the 'oh god, I gotta eat right this second...' feeling.  

Tomorrow I start my walking routine.  I cannot start exercising (like weights, lifting, etc) until I see my doctor in July.  But walking will be good.  Good start. 

Surgery went well yesterday.  The anastelogist nurse came in with penicilin; which I had told them about 6 times I was allergic to.  "Well, what does it do to you?" "I break out in hives."

She left the room, came back with 'penicilin's distant cousin.'  I said, getting testy, "I am allergic."  "Well, most people who are allergic to penicilin can take this."  I said "Alllllright."

Surgery itself went well.  No complications.

I couldn't sleep on my bed last night and did spit up a little when I got home.  I think it was most just body-shock.

Woke up from an uncomfortable night to find that I was completely broke out with hives.

What did I tell you?  Seriously, people NEVER listen to me.

My nurse told me to stop taking everything and get some benedryel.  Two doses of that taken 4 hours apart cleared me up, but I was starting to hurt from some gas pains.

Actually, I couldn't tell you what exactly it was...or where I was hurting from.  But I was hurting.  My nurse (who I bugged 4 times today) told me to go back on the regular meds since the hives cleared up and get some GasX.

Now I feel fine, besides some soreness.  Even felt well enough to shower for a bit. 

Hopefully, it will remain like this.

Tomorrow I will be having surgery.  I'm a bit more nervous than excited at this point.  I guess it's just fear of the unknown.  It'll be good though.  I am ready.  Bring it on....

While sitting in my doctor's waiting room tuesday, waiting for him to have a group session with us.  I found myself surrounded by 5 other people, all having lapband either within next week (mine is monday) or the week after. 

While waiting on the doctor, I found that while we talked, we all kept going back to the food. 

We'd change the subject to - let's say gas prices.  And somehow, the subject would roll around to food.  Food we miss. 

I, personally, miss Itailan food. 

One lady missed potatoes.  "Any kind of potatoes....chips....baked...baked chips...I just miss my unhealthy potatoes."

Another, a lady I know from the credit department at work, missed meat.  We all agreed, meat=good.

We complained about the Krispy Kreme across from the hospital is horribly misplaced.  And I joked to my mom that the guy sitting at the bus stop with a dozen donuts probably thought I was hitting on him when I realized I was drooling while stopped at the light.   Everyone laughed. 

While telling my co-worker, Marianne (who has lap-band), about the food  conversation in the group setting, she shook her head and said "yes, isn't it amazing? that's a sign of addiction."

I never thought of it that way.  But it's true.  There we were, strangers, going through the same thing - and instead of talking about our upcoming life changes - we were talking about food we missed.

Amazing.

I'm actually a lot better than I was.  I guess my body is use to what I am eating now (or...I guess I should re-phrase that to 'what I'm NOT eating').  I have a bit more energy.  Nothing but pure liquids starts tomorrow.  Yep, I am excited for that one.

In all honesty, I am just ready to be done.  Just get it over with and start the next phase.

I started my pre-op diet yesterday.  While I am okay eating in small portions, not eating at ALL is a bitch.  

Yesterday, I found the Slim-Fast Strawberry shakes to be absolutely revolting.  I struggled through it and finished it in 3 hours.

The chocolate was much better.  I froze it, big time.

While at work, the girls were all munching on something.  I said "What are ya'll eating?" they all replied, probably spraying each other with crumbs in the process, "Nothing!" I said "No, it's cool.  Just describe it." it was chicken salad, which i don't like anyway, but I did ask for a cracker in which the reply was "No."  Heifers.

Last night, I had a smart-ones meal, which tasted like the best thing in the freaking world.  I had a few (5) chips with some salsa & two small chunks of watermelon.  Yeah, I know, I cheated a little.

Today, day two has been okay so far.  I had a slim-fast (chocolate all the way, baby).  And for lunch I had a small chunk of watermelon. 
 
I do have a headache.  Yea.  It is worse today than yesterday.  Not sure what that is...maybe lack of caffine? maybe lack of food?  maybe sinuses? Who the heck knows?    

Tomorrow is my birthday.  I plan on following the diet, but I did admit to my doctor's office that I will probably cheat.  They said I was allowed a piece of cake....I see more than that happening.  Just gotta remember to keep everything small.  

I will probably buckle down more thursday.  

...let's hope.  haha...