Lavonda G.

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I am beginning to realize that one of my pre-weight loss habits is going to probably be a BIG problem after surgery.  The problem that I have had for years is a lack of eating...Yes I said LACK of eating.  I tend to not eat all day and eat one (bad) meal when I get home form work around 6:30 or 7:00 p.m.  Not good!    I have been talking and complaining a little about this 700 calorie pre-surgery diet and I have now dropped the 2 cups of chicken broth and sometimes cup of jello that  I can have and if it weren't for my daughter, many times I would not eat the last of the six Medifast meals I am suppose to eat.  That would mean that my intake for the day would be under 500 calories.  Yikes!  From a nutrition stand point, I must break this habit ASAP!  I'll need my family and friends support to keep me in line and eat ALL of my food ALL day long.  No skipping and no eliminating.

Well my day is really getting close.   I'm beginning to tie up loose ends at work.  I have realized that I now have a new fear.  GERMS from folks on the train sneezing, coughing and hacking up a lung.  I get to work and there;s more of the same.  Two of my peers suggested that I work from home Thursday and Friday to protect myself and I think its a very good idea.   i would be devastated if I caught a cold or flu of some kind right now.  I would have to endure who knows how many more weeks of this 700 calorie diet... Remember I still have a large stomach not the little one that I'll have after the surgery,

I will be stopping my Coumadin tomorrow and as soon as my IVR level drops under 2.0 I will have to start giving myself shots in the stomach with a different blood thinner drug.  Yikes!  I am VERY nervous about having to do this.  I imagine me braking off the needle in my stomach...sigh!

Well I'm still hanging in there.  I haven't bit anyone's head off yet.   I did have a realization today.  How in the world can my mind and , my body sustain itself on only 700 calories a day that only consist of liquids... nothing to crunch and nothing to chew.  DETERMINATION!  I will be stronger, I will be happier, I will be healthier, I will Live!

I felt a little run down today (3/7/11).  I fell asleep on the train home which is something I never do.  When I got home I ate my dinner (medifast soup), took my vitamins, got into my PJs, laid down in my bed and other than a trip to the bathroom around 9:00 I slept right through to the morning and even hit the snooze three times.   I feel better today, man I'm not use to feeling zapped of energy.  My knew fear is getting sick.  If I get sick, I know my surgery date may be jeopardized. It seems every where I go someone is hacking up a lung, sneezing, sniffling etc.   Two of my co-workers suggested that I work from home Thursday and Friday to minimize the risk.  I think it's a good idea and I Just might do that. 

Only nine days to go.  I have moments of fear but more moments of hope and joy.  I can see that I'm visably showing signs of the weight I've lost so far.  This kind of a nice preview of things to come.

Doing Ok on diet.  Went shopping today Saturday for a few things I'll need after the surgery.  It's getting closer!

It's really good to know someone who you feel cares about how you are feeling and understands what you may be going through.   Thank you BF for being an ear and supporting me on my journey.

I'm still hanging in there on this 700 (not 800 as it turned out) diet.  I did get a little hungry today.  I made myself crystal light in a bottle of water and moved on. 

I'll be busy this weekend preparing for my 3/15 surgery.  I need to get my taxes filed, get my many, many prescriptions filled, and shop for my after surgery things.  I take coumadin (blood Thinner) because I have a heart condition called A-fib.  I have to stop taking it on the 10th and start giving myself a shot in the stomach of Lovenox....Not looking forward to doing this.

I'm handling the 14 day 800 calorie diet much better today.  I had one event with the Medifast Oatmeal....I threw it up after about 4 spoonfuls. I have really tried to like it but there's something about it that I just can't stomach.  The hospital surgical nurse called me today to conduct my pre-op question and answer session.  Lots of questions to help them prepare me for my day. 

My daughter Kimberly is my support through this and she's a blessing.  She listens to me, sympathizes with me and tells me like it is when I need it most.  I don't know how I would get through this without her.  I love her so much!

BTW a strange thing has happened.  I've been on this actually 695 calorie diet since Tuesday 3/1 and I've gained 1.5 lbs.  How in the heck is that possible!  Sigh!

Today was a better day food wise.  On this second day of my 800 calorie diet i felt a litle drained of energy.  I hope i rebound tommorrow.

OK...Bad food day...This is the first day of my 14-day 800 calorie pre-surgery diet.  I opted to use Medfast products for this 2 week adventure.   Well my day went like this:

My train to work was a little late.  Normally I arrive to my office at 7:15  I got there today at 7:30.  Fixed a pot of decaf, unlocked my office door, turned my computer and a message pops up that I'm 11 minutes late for a meeting.  SIGH!  So I grab my note pad and headed to the meeting.  The meeting ended 9:00.  I get back to my office thinking OK now I can get a cup of coffee and fix my first Medifast meal (microwave eggs) .  But, just three steps behind me were  three of my associates..I had a 9:00 conference call...SIGH and no time for coffee or eggs.  This meeting also ended late.  Fortunately my daughter (who is also my support person) works at the same company and stopped by to check on my first days VLCD progress.  Soon as she realized I had not ate she fixed my eggs.  She had to guess how much 4ozs of water was.  I guess she got it right the eggs weren't so bad.   

The rest of the day's meals were a little bit of a struggle.  The shakes were just ok, a little chalky, the beef stew was tolerable, the peach oatmeal for me was very yucky (although my daughter did like it).  I fixed me a cup of chicken broth and put wayyy to much pepper in it.   So by now I'm thinking "how am I going to survive another 13 days on this stuff".

It's 11:23 and as I write this log for the day.. I'm still hopeful that tommorrow will go a litle better than this one.