Day #4

Today was so so.  I was able to get Andrew dressed and off to school.  I went back to bed afterwards though lol.  I did make my first attempt at juicing while we got ready.  It was ok.  I did cucumber, carrots, strawberries, oranges and a little apple juice.  My second attempt tonight sucked though, was full of pulp and green crap and blech!  I did make a smoothie though for dinner.  I put plain yogurt, strawberries, a little apple juice and half a scoop protein powder.  It was ok, the vanilla protein powder I got made it taste yucky.  So I ordered some unflavored on amazon.  I did have a test tonight, dad and Andrew had english muffin pizzas for dinner.  I love pizza, like it's the best food in the whole wide world.  I totally stayed away from it!!!



Breakfast

My own juice concoction

Lunch

odwalla super monster protein crap (tasted like dirt)

Dinner

failed juice concoction
so so smoothie

Lots of water

4 days down 10 more to go!

Day #3

Today really wasn't so bad.  I am still hungry, still want to chew.  But I was able to actually get up and move.  I met my friend Amanda at our boy's school to get the magic bullet juicer she's letting me borrow.  Then Andrew and I went to the store and bought some veggies and fruits for my juicing explorations.  Then I had a WCAP board meeting.  I was pleasantly surprised that they had chicken soup for dinner.  I ate the broth and did sneak a couple pieces of shredded chicken.  BUT the chicken was extremely shredded, so I don't count it as a solid lol.

Day 3 Food

Breakfast
ZZZzzz again I was asleep for breakfast lol

Lunch

8 oz Orange juice
Protein shake

Snack
Yogurt

Dinner
chicken broth

Snack
Cucumbers

Lots of water

Rough Day!

Today I have felt like poop.  Head hurts, no energy, just ick.  Also I started having my prior issues with my stomach.  Probably from the cucumbers I ate last night. I have not eaten much at all today.  I woke up to get Andrew dressed then went right back to bed.  I woke up about 11:30.  Then laid on the couch and watched Gossip Girl.  Damn you Kristy, getting me into a show I said I would never watch.  I took probably two naps.

Menu

Breakfast
ZZZZzzzzzzzzzz

Lunch
Water
Yogurt

Snack
Water

Dinner
Protein Shakes
Cucumbers
1 chicken strip (yep I cheated)

Didn't write down my water intake but it was a bunch.

2 days down 12 to go.

First Day of Liquids

So the first day of my two week torture has come and almost has gone.  Day was pretty busy, had a state parent advisory board meeting in waterville.  I was able to eat my shake and yogurt while everyone else was eating some beautiful pork tenderloin roast with apple and raisin chutney, awesome cornbread and oatmeal raisin cookies.  The only thing that was triggering my anguish was the cornbread!  We went to walmart, I got a few more liquid diet supplies, soup, yogurt, and mio.

My menu for the day
Breakfast
Vanilla Whey Protein shake with lactaid 2% milk
16 oz water

Lunch
Chocolate Whey Protein shake with lactaid 2% milk
activia yogurt
16 oz water

Dinner
Half can of tomato soup
1 whole cucumber with a little salt and crushed red pepper

Total water intake 128 oz

Looking forward to tomorrow.

Chose a shake

I was in the kitchen looking for something to eat.  I went shopping so there are a lot of options.  I thought what the heck I will have a shake instead.  This brand is really not too bad.  I have tried slim fast in the past and I thought it was so incredibly nasty.  The box of premade shakes sat in my refrigerator well after their expiration date.  I don't even think I finished the first shake I tried.

When I started the weight loss surgery program, the dietitian says you have to start taking 2 multi vitamins a day and 2 calciums with vit d.  I have been slacking so much on my vitamins.  I started again today.  I wish I could take them together I think I would remember better.  But you can't take them together because of the iron not working well with the calcium.

Still nervously waiting for my surgery date :)

Playing video games doesn't make Andrew fat!

First go at Whey Protein

I have let all of my friends and family know I am about to go through the journey of bariatric weight loss surgery.  I will describe in another blog what I have gone through so far.  But tonight I wanted to share my first taste of protein shakes.

Today I went to walgreens, their selection of whey powders is quite lacking.  I picked up one of the cheapest ones to try and a shaker bottle.  The bottle is pretty cool it has a wire ball inside to break up all the chunks.  I also bought a small container of lactaid milk.  Milk has been giving me some stomach problems so I figured I would try the lactaid.

Super easy to make the shake, 8 oz's of lactaid and 1 scoop of triple chocolate powder.  Shake shake shake it up.  Then drink it.  It wasn't that bad.  I have had a lot worse.  I am skeptical of it keeping the hungers away for my first 2 weeks.