Well folks, T-minus 7 days until I get my second chance to do this right. My final appointment before surgery was yesterday and it went so well!
From my very first appointment until yesterday I had dropped nearly 10 pounds. I am so proud of that!
I'm on week #2 of the pre surgery diet and it's going fine. I get hungry time to time but I always have sugar free jello and surger free popsicles to help that. I also drink a lot of hydrating fluids (meaning not caffeinated and sugar free). Compared to the beginning of the first week of this diet - it's remarkably easier. My hunger cues are less and I find myself eating my food slower. Usually it takes me about 30 minutes to eat a meal or a snack (unless it's a snack in bar form). So that is good as well.
I spent many weeks leading up to this 3 weeks prior to surgery in a lot of anxious feelings and thoughts. I always remembered my "why" but I almost bailed a couple times on the surgery. It is really difficult to wrap your mind around something so permanent being done to such a major system of your body. I mean, there is no going back after this is completed. That is a scary thought....or it was.
I noticed that after I came through the caffeine withdrawal and the first 5-6 days of the pre surgery diet (so basically once I was eating how a healthy normal person should be eating) I noticed my body changing. I'm not just talking about weight loss or the way I looked. I mean, I went the first 6 days of the diet having absolutely no energy and spending a good amount of my weekend up north in bed because I was so exhausted. Like physically it was so exhausting walking to the bathroom and back to bed. I also had some flu-like symptoms such as chills, nausea, diarrhea and headache. This is pretty common when you are going to a high protein, low/no sugar diet. Your body goes into a type of shock and thinks something is wrong. You aren't feeding it the food it's used to processing and it sort of freaks out for a bit. But now, I have energy most of the day and my body seems to be adjusting really well to the higher protein and lower calories. But the change in my mind about food started and seems to be sticking now. It isn't such a major deal anymore. My world doesn't necessarily revolve around what we are having for dinner or what sugar I can cram into my mouth anymore. Something else of note, I don't feel guilty about eating. So continuing on this journey I hope I am not only free of food addiction but also of the negative thoughts that berated my mind 24 hours a day. I'm excited to share my thoughts, my milestones and my experience with all of you!
I hope you all had a relaxing long Memorial Holiday weekend. My husband and I spent it "up north" in Mt. Pleasant, MI and then in Manistee, MI. These photos were taken from our hotel right on Lake Michigan in Manistee, MI. If you want a nice little getaway - check out Hampton Inn & Suites Manistee Waterfront. Make sure you book a lake view room - you will NOT be disappointed!
Do something special for someone else just because - let me know what you did!
Yours Truly -
Emilee
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