Well for those that are following where I am and what I am doing, I am in North Carolina, it is Friday night one week before the big diet begins, and I am at my Mom and Dad's for the weekend. Seven days from now I begin the two weeks of liquid diet before my surgery and this is countdown week. It will be a long week. I plan to take it easy on the eating yet I plan to enjoy many of the foods that I will no longer be able to enjoy or will not be able to enjoy for a very long time. I think missing the food will be a problem even though people tell me it really won't be, but I do believe very firmly that I will be able to handle it. I will admit I have awaken a couple of times during the night worrying about how I will handle it. Of course, once the surgery is done, I will definetly have to be able to control what I eat and how much I eat or the dreaded dumping syndrome will kick in and from what I have learned, it does a very proficient job teaching the meaning of watching what you eat.
I have a very busy schedule over the next couple of weeks and Melody and I both agree that keeping very busy will help keep my mind off the food and help me in my endeavours to succede. It looks like I will be working up to a day or so before my surgery. I don't even think I will get home until a couple of days beforehand. This is good on several accounts. One, I won't be home and constantly tempted to snack on food in the house. Out on the road, I have to go get food and that will make it easier to keep from being tempted to cheat. Two, it will help the financial situation to make sure I have enough income built up to carry me thru two or three weeks of not working. I really would like to stay home three weeks after the surgery, but the Doctor says I can go back to work after two weeks as long as I have mended well and am having good success with the post surgery processes. I think having the extra time to heal, with what my work life is like, would be a very good thing indeed.
So what do I anticipate through this upcoming week. A lot of worry, a lot of anticipation, a lot of anxiety, a lot of trying different foods, and a lot of mental preparation for the following two weeks. I am also going to start to wean myself off of caffeine and carbonated drinks which I will no longer be able to have. I need to check into when I need to switch to the new vitamin regimin. The one I have been on for several years will need to be changed but that will be no problem as I am very good about taking my daily supplements now. So many exciting things coming up and yet worrisome things too. I know I must maintain this diet for my surgery to be a success. I know I must excersize more and drink lots of clear liquids. Stopping the caffeine will be a pain in the head and in the rear but it is something that must be done. I really like my caffiene and it will be missed. Thank goodness for 5 Hour Energy drinks.
I had planned a big day of final eating with Melody but now I will not be home in time to do that so I guess I will find the best food I can eat wherever I am for my final "normal" meal. Of course those so-called normal meals are what pretty much got me into the shape I am in today. I am thankful that a procedure has been found that has such good results combating Type II diabetes. I wish everyone that needed this surgery could get it but that is another story altogether. It does break my heart though when I see good hard working family men and women that cannot get the surgery they need to save their lives because of red tape and no coverages by insurance companies. But alas, I digress and should stay on the topic and leave that can of worms for a longer more detailed post here on my blog. I do appreciate all of you that come and read my blog and wish me well. I thank you all and also hope that any of you that are contemplating this action will benefit from the thoughts I lay down on these pages. Take care for now. More to come.
George
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