LAPBAND JOURNEY - DAY 1 OF PRE OP DIET

DAY 1 OF MY LAPBAND JOURNEY - MONDAY - JAN 3, 2011 - " WELL TODAY IS THE 1ST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE!" - I AWOKE AT 9 AM THIS AM WHICH IS GOOD FOR ME AS I HAVE NOT BEEN SLEEPING WELL LATELY OFTEN GETTING AWAKE AT 3 OR 4 AM AND UNABLE TO GET BACK TO SLEEP. I STARTED DAY 1 OF MY 2 WK. PRE OP DIET. BREAKFAST CONSISTED OF 1PKG. OF SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE CARNATION INSTANT BREAKFAST MIXED WITH 8 OZ. SKIM MILK AT 150 CAL. AND 5 GRAMS OF PROTEIN. FOR LUNCH - I HAD A 9 OZ. LEAN CUISINE BEEF POT ROAST DINNER. 210 CAL., 14 GRAMS OF PROTEIN, AND 6 GRAMS OF FAT. ALSO 8 OZ. STRAWBERRY KIWI CRYSTAL LIGHT AT 15 CALORIES. FOR SUPPER - I HAD AN 8 OZ. HERB ROASTED CHICKEN LEAN CUISINE DINNER. 170 CAL. 16 GRAMS OF PROTEIN AND 3 GRAMS OF FAT. ALSO 8 OZ. STRAWBERRY KIWI CRYSTAL LIGHT AT 15 CALORIES. EVENING SNACK WAS SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE CARNATION INSTANT BREAKFAST WITH 8 OZ. SKIM MILK AT 150 CAL. TOTAL CAL. FOR THE DAY = 710 TOTAL PROTEIN = 40 GRAMS I WENT FOR A FAIRLY LONG WALK TODAY WITH MY HUSBAND ALSO - THE FIRST WALK IN OVER 2 YEARS I MIGHT ADD - DUE TO MY CONDITION OF FIBROMYALGIA. MY LEGS ACHED, BUT I WAS DETERMINED TO DO IT. I WORE MY NEW DIABETIC SHOES, SO MY FEET FELT GOOD ANYWAY!!! OVERALL - A GOOD 1ST DAY!!!! NOT AS HARD AS I THOUGHT AND STRESSED IT WOULD BE. YEAH ME!!!