This Ain't No Picnic!!

Well day six of my liquid diet is coming to a close. I must say this is just about the hardest thing I have ever done. I have questioned my decision to do this surgery more than once! Not because I don't want it--but right now my stomach is the size that I am accustom to--but what I am putting into it is not! I have a constant headache, uncomfortable feeling in my stomach and have been zapped of all energy. It has not been fun! I am trying to keep a positive outlook on the entire thing and most days I feel like the little engine that could. I can't tell you how many times this week I have had to say to myself: "I think I can...I think I can...I think I can!!!" I have two day left and know that with the help of my wonderful husband (who is an AMAZING partner) I will be able to complete this portion of my journey!

The next concern lurking in the wings is not so much the surgery on Tuesday--but the fact that from midnight the night before--until the day after my surgery--I cannot have anything to drink--not even a sip of water! I am however aloud to swab my mouth--what the heck does that mean?!?! I am just looking forward to getting this whole thing over with and begin the healing process. As I sit here--my stomach seems to be talking to me--an activity I have gotten used to this week! Most of the time it seems to be screaming "FEED ME"!! I just scream back "SHUT UP!!!"

I'll close this entry with a quote that my girlfriend Beth sent me--in a note of encouragement that I got the other day. “Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.” She then asked me if I was dancing--I texted her and said "I'm trying to dance--but it will be so much easier when I'm 100 pounds lighter!" When I finally reach that goal--I will definitely dance in the rain and everyplace else--in celebration of the new life I will have worked so hard to have!!