11 Days Pre-Op

I am on day 3 of my two week pre-op diet - so far so good - I have already noticed that the daily heartburn I have been suffering from over the last four months have subsided! Step in the right direction!

Was tempted to have one of my son's chicken nuggets earlier this afternoon, but am proud of myself for not giving in - my eating habits are/were more comfort eating than anything else. Late night boredom snacking became my thing - anything I could lay my hands on - even on occasion made chocolate cake batter and ate it before it could reach the oven, just because I was bored (!! what was that about???!).

I fight the chocolate demon regularly, he usually wins.... I have read somewhere (if you Google it, you will probably find similar articles etc) that it takes 21 days to form a new habit or to break an old one, depending on how you look at the glass I suppose. I am hoping the pre-op "eating" and the post-op "eating" will rip the tongue out of this demon - well, I can hope anyway...

Have been surfing the net to find out everything I could about gastric band operations - like I've said to a new found friend: with all the info I have read and video's I have watch to date, I could probably do the op myself! No more! as I am really freaked out right now!

okay, that is it from me for 11 Days Pre-Op - more later this week