I probably shouldn't already be nervous, but I am. I go tomorrow for the last of the appointments for the 6-month medically supervised diet. I've not lost what I would've liked since I've had some gains here and there. I only hope those don't cause me to get denied. :-/ The past few days, I've been really working on getting my protein and my water and on walking as much as I can. Unfortunately, I'm in a bit of a flare this week thanks to the multitude of sleepless nights over the last couple of weeks. Unless my body has an overnight WOOSH!, I won't hit the 15# mark tomorrow, but I feel pretty comfortable that there won't be a gain. I'm beginning to think that having to do a liquid protein diet for a week or so wouldn't necessarily be the worst thing, as it would get me used to how I'll have to "eat" post-op for a few weeks. It would also help me start getting used to the much-reduced amount of calories I'll be able to ingest. I don't know. I guess I'll just have to see how I do in the AM. I'll HAVE to have be below 280# by the time my surgeon's office goes to schedule my surgery. If I don't (and I likely won't) hit it in the AM, I will do everything I can to hit it in the next week or so. I'm soooooo close! I'm back up a smidge due to fluid, but I'm still within 5# of making my goal. If I can keep my carbs ultra low, push my liquids and make sure I'm getting my protein, I'll get the 15# off, and then some. But this up-and-down nonesense is getting on my nerves - especially since I know it's mostly fluid. You don't gain three pounds of fat overnight. Darn it.
I boxed up a bunch of library surplus today, so I burned some calories. Since it's cool out, I'm going to walk some after work. If I feel up to it, I may walk all the way home from the transit center (about 2.5mi). That should help.
Wish me luck!
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