Two days post-Turkey Day … leftovers calling my name … little did I know it would be my 'last supper'.
TJ and I piled our plates high with green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, and corn at about 9:30 last night. Within 20 minutes I felt like a stuffed tick.
Disgusting.
Painful.
Swollen.
Guilty.
"That's it", I told him.
For whatever reason, in that moment I decided I was done. No more waiting until Monday. No more procrastination and rationalizations.
This morning I held to my word, and as I sit here now I am accompanied by a protein drink, a cup of broth, and a large glass of water.
Brief battles ensue within my thoughts …
"Today was your last day of eating whatever you want … don't you want those pancakes!?!"
"You don't have to start this today … you said Monday … don't make this harder on yourself!"
"Dr. Wasser said to start this on 12/4 … that's more than a week from now!"
"You and TJ had plans of going to Robin's Nest tonight for dinner … you're going to break your date night for this!?!"
Faaahhhhhhh!!!!
Will-power prevails … I've put this off long enough.
Anything else I do right now would be hypocritical.
Besides … I know I have a couple days coming up that will not be following pre-op guidelines 100% … 2 days in AC for a conference and the night of the 11th when I have a dinner to attend. I won't be going overboard, but I will be realistic. Keeping with non-chunky soups and high protein/low-fat options like fish … chewing them into mush. I'll bring some protein shakes with me to the hotel in AC, too … that will take some of the guess work out, but for the most part TJ and I have a good handle on what to do and where to go for dinner.
Sounds great in theory … this time next week we'll see how well I pass the first test.
TJ and I piled our plates high with green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing, and corn at about 9:30 last night. Within 20 minutes I felt like a stuffed tick.
Disgusting.
Painful.
Swollen.
Guilty.
"That's it", I told him.
For whatever reason, in that moment I decided I was done. No more waiting until Monday. No more procrastination and rationalizations.
This morning I held to my word, and as I sit here now I am accompanied by a protein drink, a cup of broth, and a large glass of water.
Brief battles ensue within my thoughts …
"Today was your last day of eating whatever you want … don't you want those pancakes!?!"
"You don't have to start this today … you said Monday … don't make this harder on yourself!"
"Dr. Wasser said to start this on 12/4 … that's more than a week from now!"
"You and TJ had plans of going to Robin's Nest tonight for dinner … you're going to break your date night for this!?!"
Faaahhhhhhh!!!!
Will-power prevails … I've put this off long enough.
Anything else I do right now would be hypocritical.
Besides … I know I have a couple days coming up that will not be following pre-op guidelines 100% … 2 days in AC for a conference and the night of the 11th when I have a dinner to attend. I won't be going overboard, but I will be realistic. Keeping with non-chunky soups and high protein/low-fat options like fish … chewing them into mush. I'll bring some protein shakes with me to the hotel in AC, too … that will take some of the guess work out, but for the most part TJ and I have a good handle on what to do and where to go for dinner.
Sounds great in theory … this time next week we'll see how well I pass the first test.