Well all my pre-op testing is complete! I finished my last two today, which was a UGI and blood work! I also visited Potomac Sentara and the Bariatric Center Coordinator and staff who will be responsible for my care. Everyone was soo nice!! I am finally getting excited, and May 16th seems more real the ever!!

Here is the downside: I have to start my OptiFast diet tomorrow, and it’s for two weeks. I knew that upfront so am not complaining but unfortunately my job decided to send me on business travel. So now I am starting the diet while on the road for a slew of meetings! This is going to be hard, especially when my fellow coworkers and colleagues will be eating lunch with me, and wondering why am not eating anything but a protein bar and a shake! I hate explaining myself and even if I tell them I’m on a diet, it’s just the temptation. Augghh...please keep me in prayer, am going to need it!

Good luck with resisting the temptation during your business meetings. I hope your two weeks fly by.

Good luck Delta! So happy and very excited for you

You can do it!!! You are putting alot of time and energy into this and it's right around the corner. You won't blow it now...you will get thru it and then look back and wonder how you even questioned yourself. Be Selfish...This is for YOU!! All my best to you

Thanks everyone!!! You all are the best motivators ! My business trip is over and I did pretty well...I did cave in and have a salad but that was mostly because I did an hr routine in the gym and after eating everything on the Optifast diet for that day, I was still hungry! I think it was because i had burned everything in my system! Overall the diet is not that bad though!!

Good for you Delta. Way to go!

Thanks! I'm hanging in there!!!

Be proud of the journey you are taking....who cares what other's think of you? It is something to be proud of and so unburden yourself and tell others? They will probably only support you anyway

Cheers,

Deeprose