I guess I have to start somewhere...

So I am going to throw myself out into the blogosphere and try to have a good time. I wanted to write this blog to not only chronicle my journey through weight loss surgery, but also to vent about life and its nuances. I have been waiting to start blogging until I had something "interesting" to say, but I think that might never happen, so I decided to just start today!

Today is another big step in my weight loss journey because I started my liquid diet. Before you get all excited, let me tell you how glamorous this diet really is. The goal is to have at least 80 grams of protein a day, at least 64 oz of water and less than 1,000 calories. This fancy diet consists of: protein shakes, broth (chicken and beef), applesauce and pudding. Oh, and tons of Crystal Light. So far so good, but I have to tell you, the portions are AMAZINGLY small! I had to pre-cook the broth and pudding last night and I measured out my portions for today and they are tiny! I get 6 oz of broth (that is less than 1 cup) and 1/4 cup of pudding! I think this diet will definitely work to help me lose some lbs before surgery! I am on this diet for two weeks, and then on May 13th, I go under the knife!

Its kind of sneaking up on me. It feels like it has taken so long to get to this point, but now surgery is 14 days away. That’s nothing! Push is coming to shove and here I am :) But I am excited for the changes that I will see.

I spent most of the morning looking at Before and After pics of others who have gone before me and I am so desperate to have some of my own. I guess I am half way there, I took my "Before" pictures last night. Now I just have to get to the point where I can take my "After" pics.

So, I guess I have blogged for today. I hope this turns out to be a fun and exciting adventure.