5 days pre-op

Jul 31, 2009

Well, today is day 10 of my pre-op diet. It’s low carb, high protein liquids. I checked to see if I could have plain yogurt/sf pudding and they said that was fine. Most days I have no hunger at all. A few days I’ve heard my tummy growl and actually felt hungry. I say that because it has growled plenty of times and I felt no hunger. I live on my shakes during the day and a nectar protein drink in between. Some days if I’m hungry I’ll have soup for lunch and usually I have a soup for dinner.

So, I stepped on the scale today and I was down 12 lbs (and it’s TOM for me so maybe it’ll be more). 4 of those pounds I lost while counting calories per my doctor, the other 8 were in the past 10 days. I’m very sensitive to sodium, so I think that is hindering my loss. If it weren’t for the sodium in the soups, I’d probably be a little lower on the scale. But no worries, people have already told me that they can see it in my face. (always the first place I lose it) My surgeon says that if I get really hungry or I’m dying to just chew something, he has no problem with me having a small snack.

The one part of this that I hate is the ketosis. My breath stinks and I really can’t do anything about it. I brush my teeth three to four times a day, chew sugarless gum and drink lots of water between my protein drinks, but it’s still not pretty. (sigh)

I saw my surgeon for my final visit on Wednesday this week and he informed me that he will be using a low profile port on me since I have a low BMI (35 right now). I was happy that I wouldn’t have to go through another surgery later on for a revision. Now, I just have to pray that my PT was right and I won’t have any sagging skin! Last time I lost 56lbs I didn’t have any, I toned up pretty nice, so I hope it’s the same this time. That was only 2 years ago. So, I’m not MUCH older. :-)

Well, I’m sure my next update will be right before or soon after surgery.

Until then…

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