Entries for May 2008

I have decided that i am going to strictly do chicken, fish, veggies, and salads for my last week of the pre op diet. This will for sure seal the deal that ALL the fat is out of my liver. I am not really looking for it but hey i dont really have a choice. I am going to get healthier and its probably going to feel like im killing myself but it will all work out. Iv been thinking about buying a elliptical machine for my guest bedroom. I feel like i get the best workout on a elliptical. It...

Today marks my one week anniversary with my band.

The last week has been the hardest of my life, no exaggeration.
The pain has eased since i was discharged from hospital on friday, but it has still been hard.
I am struggling on the liquid diet.
I have never been a fan of soups or milk (in shakes) so i am finding it very difficult.
I have stuck to the liquid diet, but i don't know how much longer I can do it.
It's not that the liquids aren't filling; I don't...

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
the body doth rebel..

and it's painful
I've forgotten about the "Adkin's effect"
you know the one, where the body
hits that level of detox
and your head feels like it wants to pop off
your eyes feel like they are in vices
and you pee every 2 seconds

all that sugary and insulin building food and drink
is coming out and kicking butt as it does
literally even to the curb
which is a very,...

Ok here goes. I am moving forward with this process and to be quite honest I am scared too death. Not so much of the surgery but of life after the band. Every day of every year for the past how many years has been all about food. What am I going to eat, what I ate, how I am not going to eat like that anymore. What a waste of time because in the end (today) I am exactly where I was twenty years ago. Planning to do something about my weight and never actually doing anything. I am afaird that after...

Bye Bye Kaiser, and thanks for NOTHING.