Pre-op diet / Head hunger
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, 11-02-2013 at 09:27 AM (1511 Views)
So I am on day 6 of my pre-op diet. Feels like it has been more like 20 days so far, but I checked the calendar and nope.. 6 days. The first two days where tough, I really do not like fatigue headaches. I have done diets similar to this in the past, so I expected them, I just don't like them.
What really caught me off guard is this sense of impending doom. I did not expect to already be feeling that. It is not a really big deal, just been a little more stressed the closer that I get. I want to be looking forward to the surgery, but I know that the changes will be tough. Years and years of bad habits have to be changed and my head is freaking out a little about this.
I am doing well otherwise, I have lost around 8lbs so far. I have had a couple little cheats, but nothing major. I had 2 pieces of white chicken breast and some mashed potatoes last night. I am allowed 1 "lean and green" meal every day on my pre-op diet, but mashed potatoes does not qualify as lean or green. I did on the other hand manage to avoid the massive amounts of chocolate and sweets that was left over from halloween. I did on the other hand get home late last night and had a small handful of those darn semi-sweet morsel things you use to bake with.
So yeah, head hunger is getting to me a bit, which is why I am writing this. I do not normally do blog posts, so this happens to be my first. I figure writing this stuff down might help a bit.
Also, I will confess, I had a cigarette last night. I smoked for 15 years and have been off of them for just about a year. Have had a few small relapses, but I was trying to steer really clear of them before surgery. It did me no good, I think I am just looking for things to keep me distracted from food. I am definitely looking in the wrong places right now.
I am going to try and re-commit myself today to the diet and refocus. The surgery will be in 10 days and I want to be ready for it! So back to the drawing board with this whole head hunger thing. Just need to start working on it now, cause I know it is not going to get easier.