Today's experiences

Mar 13, 2009

I'm just two weeks out from the start of my liquid diet now.  The closer I get, the more I wish it were already here.  I know that I'll drop some weight during that two weeks and I just can't hardly wait!  Once that starts, my fat life will be over.  I think I'm going to cry now.

My doctor appointments have all been scheduled.  I meet with my primary in Cloquet on April 3rd for my pre-op physical.  My dietitian appointment to go over my liquid diet is on Mar 25th.  I meet one last time with my surgeon on Mar 17th.  I opted for that appointment because it seemed odd that my life would be in this man's hands and I had only one appointment with him.

I've heard that people who have the surgery end up not liking the foods they used to eat before the surgery.  Isn't that a wonderful thought!  I sure hope it's true.  I am noticing that there are certain things I just have no appetite for anymore.  Burger King does nothing for me anymore.  Today, I ate my LAST Burger King meal.  Hopefully, for good!  There's a Mexican restaurant in my hometown that I used to just love going to.  Lately, I just can't seem to get excited about going there.  The only thing I think that I will mourn is ice cream.  My dietitian assures me that there will be a day when I can have ice cream again.  It just won't be for quite a while!

My biggest fear, losing my hair, seems to be taken care of as well.  I think it might be a good thing to lose a little bit of hair.  Hopefully, it will be just a little bit!  It's just so thick right now that I can barely get a brush through it at times.  I'm sure I'll need to cut it shorter for a while, but it will grow back.

Last night, I dreamt that I could barely fit into my blue jeans anymore.  I remember that I contemplated getting a new pair but that I couldn't justify the expense because I would be starting my liquid diet in just a couple of weeks.  Isn't that funny!

Signing off.

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