Starting Pre-Op Diet- Day 1 Morning

Jun 30, 2014

Today is the big start of my Pre-Op Diet.  For my doctor I have to be on it for 7 days. My surgery is 7/7.  I am not going to lie- it is something I have looked at with mixed emotions. I have had a very long love affair with soda ..particularly Coke Zero. In fact, I am certain their stock will take a nose dive now that I will no longer will be drinking it.  Seriously I drink about 6-8 cans a day (everyone knows this including everyone involved with my surgery). I have never been discouraged because I suffer from Narcolepsy and the increased caffeine intake is not seen as a bad thing. I do not drink water...I tell people I am allergic to it and it is foreign to my species . So eliminating the soda and drinking the water is a HUGE step for me. Being on all liquids is not such a horrible thing for me...sure I have to adjust...but I did Optifast for a almost a year and a couple times since then. It is just a matter of getting in that mind set again and getting use to these particular protein shakes. I have an appointment today for my required H&P- I would think they had everything they needed by now??  Weighed myself this morning and I am 318.2lbs. It seems so far away from my goal 125-150 (we will see).  The mixed emotion part is that I am excited that starting my Pre-Op diet means my surgery is soon around the corner!!! 

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