I am preparing for my surgery in July and looking for others on the same path. I am having my sleeve done in Mexico so my pre-op consists of 5 days prior. It is my desire to start healthy habits now in preparation but I have to be honest that so far I have failed. I am not a water drinker... and it was obviously not my stellar healthy lifestyle that brought me to my 75 pounds of excess weight. I'm scared. I'm looking around on the site here and have pieced together that my game plan should be:
* I need to be getting in 30 minutes of walking outside or on my treadmill
* I need to start taking vitamins
* I need to make myself drink water (64 oz/day)
* I need to start eating lean meats and veggies
Am I missing anything? I am going to get my measurements/weight today, surgery day and then follow it from there... monthly. ( with bathing suit pic). I put on another post that I bought a bikini 3-4 years ago and it has been in my closet ever since. I think it would be appropriate to use it for my pictures! I could never wear it... But it kept the dream alive to take back my life and get healthy.
I should have probably put this in the introduction, but I have been married for 14 years, 17 years ago my husband and I started the process of blending our 5 children. Since that time... Like every family, we have had our ups and downs, but here we are 17 years later with our 5 children, a daughter in law, a son in law, 1 grandson, 2 granddaughters and 1 on the way ... This week! I work full time and my husband is a firefighter. He also does construction on his off days so he is gone a lot. We are also raising our grandson right now .... So my life is basically nuts! I have been there for everyone and lost myself in the process. I can't tell you how excited I am for this opportunity to reclaim my life! I turned 50 last year and felt so BLAH.... I knew I had to do something, I just did not know what.
Thank you to everyone for taking the time to share and update your progress! You are my lifeline right now and I appreciate your support so much!!!!
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