14 Days Until Surgery. My Life Is Changing - Starting Today.

Today I start my fast!!  Diabetic Boost, clear fluids, and no sugar for 2 weeks!

I weighed myself this morning.  The number has been recorded.

 

Here we go!!
 

 

MY WEEKEND!!

 

My incredibly supportive hubby took me to Grand Forks for the weekend where he proceeded to spoil me rotten as promised (we celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary which will actually be on Sept. 11 at which time I will be fasting).  He took me to the Red Lobster for a late lunch on Saturday, a restaurant that we both LOVE, and ordered the full nine yards!  Grilled lobster, garlic shrimp, scallops, flounder, calamari, stuffed mushrooms, salad, rice, broccoli, and my absolute favorite coconut shrimp with pina colada sauce.... YUMMMMMM!!!  And then those warm cheese biscuits!  AND a strawberry pina colada for me to drink.  So, yeah!!!  We both stuffed our faces and it was delicious and a lot of fun. 

We were so full after that that we didn't eat until we had ice cream at the Cold Stone Creamery in the evening.  What a delicious day! I probably don't need to eat for a week after that anyway.  :)

AND WE SHOPPED.

NOT for clothes... because that would be basically useless right now.  We shopped for post-op and pre-op "food".  When I first started with the education process with this surgery, they told me that Manitoba Health would cover the cost of everything except for shakes and supplements.  Little did I know how much this would come to.

This is my haul so far:



Here's a rundown of the items required by the Bariatric Clinic for pre-op and post-op diet, in order to load up my body with nutrition before surgery (to cleanse my liver) and after surgery while I heal.

PRE-OP.  


I've got my Diabetic Boost.  Starting today I will have 5/day for 2 weeks.  No more.  No less.

I've got my extracts.  It was recommended we buy extracts to flavor our Boost.  We got a small "Boost Recipe Book" that included all kinds of different ideas, like warm vanilla boost + instant decaf coffee + caramel extract = "cappuccino".  Or vanilla boost + banana extract + coconut extract + ice = "pina colada".  I guess I'll see what I can come up with in the next few weeks!

I've got my tea.  I can have as much as I want at any time.  No sugar though.  Just Splenda.

Shel bought this for me on his last business trip.  What a sweetie!
It sure will be a treat in the next 2 weeks!

I've got my sugar free un-carbonated beverages.  I'm sure I will be buying a lot of Mio and Crystal Light in the days to come.






I've got my vitamins.  I have been and will continue to take Prenatal, D, B12, Biotin, Iron, and Calcium so that my body is getting all it needs before and after all these changes.  These have been prescribed to me according to several blood tests in the past months (except for Biotin - my choice for strong hair and nails which reportedly may suffer through the changes).  All Bariatric patients in Manitoba must take Prenatal Vitamins.

 

POST-OP.  Stage 1 (1-2 weeks).



 

I've got my protein powder.

I've got my high protein boost.

I've got my broth.  Yay!!  :)

I've got my sugar free jello.

POST-OP. Stage 2 (2-6 weeks).

Pureed food.  At which time I plan on pureeing actual real food.  My first "real" meal will be broccoli and cheese.  Looking forward to it already!  :)

HERE WE GO!!