Getting Closer...

I am so happy...I weighed in again today and I am down another 5 lbs from last week so that makes my pre op diet all that much more tolerable!!! I really don't mind eating all this birdseed and granola aftter all!! Seriously, I am getting excited and seem to be focused and on a roll about making the righ choices as far as my food is concerned and really thinking about what it is that I am putting in my mouth and why. After surgery, when I begin to eat solids again, I will have to chew my food really really well. So, at this point I am being encouraged to practise doing it now...which really makes me think about the food that I am eating and also about the taste and the texture. It's like exploring food in a whole new way, and hey, it seems to be working for me!

I was talking to someone at work today about this whole journey and my eating and I couldnt help but reflect as i was speaking about how I almost feel a new life coming about inside me. I know that might seem sort of strange, but its the best way that I can describe how I am feeling inside. This truely is an inside journey and will make its way to the outside in time. As I choose to eat well and reallt take care of myself in preparation for this surgery, i find that I am energized, not just physically, but mentall and spiritually too. I feel a lightness about myself and almost a spring in my step. I suppose its just a feeling of well-being but it has just been so long since I reall felt "well"....it is certainly a welcome gift!