6 Months are done

So 6 months have passed 1/21/12 my last appointment with Jodi my dietitian. I have had a sleep study , endoscopy, & heart test & psych evaluation (more pre- surgery requirements) and I'm 15 pounds lighter! You say 15 pounds over 6 months but hey with having a passionate love affair with vodka & Bud light lime -a-ritas, NO exercise & having oh 1-2 cheat days a week & remember I started August 3rd so I had every holiday from Halloween to Valentine's Day until I was scheduled for surgery Saying all of that I did damn good!

Tips: Stay away from flour! And here's what I mean Bread, tortillas and breaded & fried foods. Oh yeah rice & potatoes too :( So hard for me. Here was my rule replace all bread & tortilla with lettuce! Lettuce wraps saved my life! they have them at Walmart & HEB for any  Texans.  I replaced rice & mashed potatoes with cauliflower. Don't look like that cauliflower is foods best kept secret! I post recipes for these in my next post.

Drinkers: Replace all chasers Crystal Light has a wonderful line that mimics actual popular alcoholic beverages like Appletini, Peach Bellini, Margarita I love all 3 & Mojito I hate mint so of course I didn't like it anyway I mixed these with a clear liquor of my choice

Going clubbing with friends: Carry some Arnold Palmer Lemonade Tea single packets with you & some splendas & order your liquor & water get it or make this a cheat day. Yeah PLAIN alcohol has a lot of calories but zero carbs. So there! SN: flavored alcohol may contain calories. My dietitian & I both searched for the answer & couldn't find it. So you've been warned.  

Now after your last appointment with your dietitian they will submit your info to your insurance company. Mine took less than two weeks to get approved & my surgery was set for the following month. February 20, 2013!! On that note...

Nicotine Smokers/users stop smoking the first day of your last month. I used Clean Cigs you can order refills that do not contain nicotine but your still smoking ... Well kinda But you will be tested for niccotine twice before surgery QUIT!!!

So weed smokers this includes the use of Blend nicotine leaves (popular in the Virgin Islands) & any type of cigars, blunts, cigarillos, blunt wraps all of that has nicotine cut it out & use zig zags pipe bongs or quit. But you can continue to smoke...

Now here is the big one... The last 2 weeks there is a chance that you will be placed on a very strict diet. I had to have 2 protein shakes a day & only one meal which consists of 3-4 ounces of a meat & A veggie. Try not to cheat. Why you ask...  You need to loose weight to shrink your liver so surgery is easier for the surgeons to perform.