Day 1 liquid Pre-opt Protein liquid diet.

I made it through day 1 with no problem. I didn't feel hungry, as the water and protein shakes kept me full. I have to say Vanilla & Cookies and Creme are not the flavors for me. I've decided to switch back to my Chocolate Premier Protein until I can find something else. The reason I switched is I would like to have some other flavors I can drink so I am not always drinking the chocolate I'm sure if I stayed on just the premier for 2 weeks I would become sick of it quickly. 

Thanks to a friend from work I got a new app on my phone "Run Keeper" I'm loving this app it keeps track of how far you walk (jog, run, cycling and others). It helped me to learn that I have been walking just over a mile a day. Not much for some but a lot more then I was doing before. I tend to go for a walk just after work by myself after siting all day my back become pretty sore and aches and the walk helps a lot. I also go for another walk after dinner with Nick. Sometimes we don't make it very far, this is Nicks walk so I tell him that we can turn around anytime he needs to. But yesterday we made it mile. Felt good to walk two miles in one day.

Due to the up coming surgery I'm having to change my meds around quite a bit have had to complete stop taking anything in the NSAID family. Also if on the BC pill it has to be stopped 3 weeks prior to prevent clots. After the surgery you're not supposed to get pregnant for 16-24 months. Once the surgery is done BC pills no longer work as you develop absorption problems. So I have now been switched to Depo. The problem with this is it can cause weight gain. Hopefully this does not work against me after surgery, but if it does there are other options available. Because I can no longer take anything in the NSAID family this means no more Aleve, Ibuprofen or Advil. So for now on I can only take Tylenol. The reason I was given is the NSAIDS can stick to your stomach walls then causing ulcers, when your stomach becomes the size mine will be after surgery there is a greater risk.

~G-Ann