Paradisa

Sounds right to me too. I am about to start my 7th week and I am still around 400 calories and not seeing how that is going to increase anytime soon.

Less than 3 hours before I have to get ready for my ride to my hospital. I am still super excited, but am starting to get a bit nervous. No one is going to be able to stay with me due to things falling all out of order, but I am okay with that. I can always call them when I am feeling up to it. And I am going to be going home tomorrow anyways. I can't wait to start my new life!! I hope the gas pain isn't as bad as people keep saying. I have had surgery on my stomach that was laprascopic before and didn't have problems with pain, so I am hoping this will be the same. I need to try to get some sleep, but just can't even though I am a little tired. Have been up for almost 24 hours. lol Oh well, will sleep during surgery.

Well, it's Sunday night and I am starting the last couple of days before my surgery. I am still completely excited. I haven't heard from my surgeon about my blood work being off, so I am going to have to call them on Monday and ask them if my hemoglobin was okay. Otherwise, at 7:45am on Thursday morning I will be in surgery. Wow! How time flies. I have lost over 16 pounds since they weighed to make sure I was at my goal weight for my surgery, which was just a couple of weeks ago. I have gotten use to eating very little and most of the time I am not even hungry. I have to make myself eat and drink. It is not because I am busy, because I have plenty of time, it is just because I don't feel like I need anything. Before, when I ate whenever and whatever I wanted there was always something in my mouth. Now, there is very rarely something in my mouth. How strange. But, one thing I really like, I have tons of energy. I have been zipping around my house and my mom's house, cleaning and cooking. Those are things I would never have been able to do before. Only problem is some of the people I told that I am having surgery recently told me why don't I do it the way I am doing it right now. Well, I don't think you are suppose to stay on a less than 1000 calorie diet for more than a very limited amount of time. Maybe I am wrong. And I want to get to the point where I can eat again, even if it is small amounts.

I have my surgery on January 15th and go on my pre-op liquid diet starting on January 1st. I am very excited to start my new life! I am tired of being fat and in pain all the time. I have been eating light meals and a lot of Protein Shakes for a couple of weeks now, but the Protein shakes required for the liquid diet have less carbs, so I have to buy a different kind. The kind I have has 13 grams of carbs, the surgeon requires 2 or 3 grams. Big difference. I have had several surgeries, so I am not really afraid of not waking up from the anestesia, it is basically like going to sleep at home in bed. My surgeon seems extremely competent and I have no worries. I feel good about my choice.

@@jessiereece I'm January 12th too! That's three of us. =)
My worries:
My first biggest worry is getting through the two weeks pre-op Opti-fast liquid diet. Not having any complications from the surgery. Then there's watching everyone else (really just my hubby) eat and cooking the food he eats and not tasting it! Ugh! Effectively putting into place some good new habits I've been trying to practice the past month or so. Who to tell or just say the heck with it and tell everyone or no-one. But then you miss out on potentially valuable friend support. Failing to lose weight or not maintain it in the long run. Looking forward to:
Walking without knee pain. Using the elliptical machine without knee pain (my most favorite exercise machine - when I used it ) Canoeing in the summer without worrying about tipping it over due to my weight. Seeing the tops of my thighs without bending over or looking in the mirror. Fitting into the various sizes of clothes already in my closet on my trip down to my goal weight. Shopping for new clothes when I run out of sizes in my closet! Not focusing on food 24/7.