Oh thank God!!!

It was a horrible 8 days. On day 2 I was allowed to start "soft" foods. And I started them allright. And NEVER STOPPED!

It is completely crazy and I cringe at the thought of stepping on my scale in the morning. I already know I gained because my pants aren't nearly as loose as they were. :phanvan

So I got home tonight and tomorrow morning I begin anew. I'm going to stick to Protein shakes and 1 light meal like pre-op for a few days to try to curb my carb cravings. I'm so much hungrier since I started allowing myself carbs again. Nothing seems to last for more than an hour or so. Hopefully cutting the carbs out again will allow my stomach to stay fuller longer. I go for a fill on the 8th and I only have to last until then.

Tomorrow morning I'm also going to go through my closet and get rid of my bigger clothes for good. Down down down is the only direction I'm going to allow myself now.

And by 10am I'm hopefully going to have completed 30 mins of cardio in some form. That is my plan for the day. And if I get it all in I'll allow myself a sigh of relief.

wish me luck!

Steph

Hang in there Steph . . . one step in front of the other! You can do it! Hope the vacation was fun at least . . .

Chris

Wow! You are staying so strong. I like the starting anew part. What a great approach.

I know the carb thing is the worst. I have the cravings too. I can get a fill on or about the 15th (my b-day!). I am holding steady until then too. Back to Protein for me too:-))) I'm heading down for my Breakfast Activa now. . .

I did have a good time on vacation Chris. How could I not when I never stopped eating. Except for the guilt everything was wonderful.

I don't know if I would call it staying strong. I talk a good game. Hopefully no I can stick to it.

I slept in this morning and haven't gotten my work done yet. Played with the kids and doing laundry now. It's too cold and snowy to go out and get any outdoor exercise done. I'm going to look through my video tapes to see if there is anything doable in there since I haven't been cleared by doc yet. I don't think so. I'll have to figure something out, just don't know what.

Thanks for your encouragement guys. I appreciate it.

Steph

Steph, hang in there...Sure, we're going to have some crap days, but hopefully we can learn from them, dust ourselves off, and keep on truckin'!

Maybe run around the house with the kids...that always wears me out. and them too, :eek: