I guess when I'm under stress, I get stuff done, but when left in quiet solitude, I just sit here. And surf the interweb.
So I've not cheated at all on my pre-op liquid diet. This is good, because there is a half a pan of lasagna in the fridge from Saturday. Now that Bug has decided (after I cooked it) that she no longer likes lasagna, it sits there. I've not eaten any of it.
Instead, I use the Quisinart and pulverize Campbell's soups. The taste is okay, but it is horrible to look at.
It seems that Buddy is my muse. With him not here, I've got nothing to blog about. It is so quiet and lonely.
In 10 days I'm having having the first stage of a Duodenal Switch done, it is called a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. Roughly 80 to 90% of your stomach is removed. This restricts your eating, for sure, and also removed the majority of ghrelin production, which is the hormone that stimulates hunger. I've been hanging out on some message boards and finding that people are losing 80- 90% of their excess body weight within the first year. I'm liking those odds.
Things I'd like to do when I'm at a more healthy weight:
Swing on the swings with my kids, on our swingset.
Go for walks and not get winded.
Feel more confident to go out to gatherings and to places with my family and friends.
Be a better wife, because I will like myself so much more.
Feel attractive again.
Shop at Victoria's Secret (this may be a long way off)
There, that is my wish list. We'll see how I do. I got one of those weight ticker things for my signature on a forum I post to. I entered my high weight and my current weight, and discovered that I have lost 39 pounds since June! WOW, what a great headstart.
So there, the most boring blog post of the year. Since it's mid morning, I guess I'll go grind up some soup and then take a shower.
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