First day of the rest of my life
Good morning everyone!! My name is Amy; I'm a new member here, from the glorious state of NJ. 25 years old, female, 5'2". HW 292, CW 285ish, don't have a GW yet. Surgery is scheduled for August 5th.
Today is my first day of my liver-shrinking diet--protein shakes for breakfast and lunch, 4oz lean meat for dinner (baked, boiled, or steamed), 1/2 to 1 cup veggies each meal and for snacks. I'm also on 64oz of liquid a day. I'm sure all of this is familiar to everyone, but writing it out helps reinforce in my mind what I'm allowed to have.
I'm so glad to be here--everyone seems so supportive, and it's amazing to know that there are people who have been where I am here to help encourage me along the way--who else but you guys would understand why I'm so excited for my Amazon packages full of 32oz water bottles, a food scale, and a bunch of 4oz Tupperware containers to get here?!
I hope everyone is having a fabulous day; I look forward to getting to know all of you!
Welcome! You are going to do great! It is hard to overstate how great you are going to feel. Remember that excitement so you can pull it out when you hit a few bumps along the way.
By the way, I have been shopping for a travel food scale and yes, it gives me more pleasure than what most people could imagine.
~Shel
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
I wish my office allowed for access to LiveJournal so I could write down how I feel while I'm at work and go back to it on a bad day...I may need to start writing posts and emailing them to myself to upload when I get home. I'd write them out, but it's so much easier to type things out so I can edit as I go, you know?
I am literally itching to get home and open that scale--I have 3.5lbs of chicken to weigh and portion!!
Welcome! You will find lots of good info on this site. Congrats on your upcoming date. xoxo
Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;
Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)
M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4
5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)
