Ug. I am writing tonight mostly out of guilt. I haven't written in a few days and I don't want anyone to think I am already giving up. Truth is, I started my liquid diet and I have not been feeling well. The first day I didn't feel too hungry, but I got such a headache. Felt a lot like a caffiene withdrawal, but I assume it is just a food withdrawal headache.
My diet is pretty much a protein shake in the AM when I get to work and settled in. For lunch I have 2 cups of Butternut Squash soup from Trader Joe's. And depending how many packets of crystal light I use (5 calories each) that leaves me about 1/2 my allowable calories for dinner and 'snack'. Oh, and lots of bubblegum in between.
Problem was, my headache was pretty intense and I just wanted to go to bed. I slept from 5:30 PM til 10:30 AM and still woke up with the pain. I did check my blood sugar to find it low in comparison for my usual readings.
So today I stayed home and had an Atkin's shake around 7AM when I called into work, 2 cups of soup for lunch and for dinner I had 12 oz of protein shake in slushie form and 1 cup of chicken broth. For snack I will have a non-diet generic Slimfast shake.
It is much easier to do this liquid diet when I am at home. At work I am use to grazing on snacks all day. I had hoped the bubblegum would help, but not so far. The walking 2 times a day does seem to help, but it sure wears me out. I had to slow down the pace and even give my calves a break on Tuesday because they were pretty sore.
So, for the last week or so I have been trying to get a hold of the bariatric center my surgeon is affiliated. I sent an email with about 8 different questions, including some about these 2 weeks of liquid diet. (Can I have jello, cream soups, etc?) But they have yet to get back to me. I get that they are busy, but I am surprised and unthrilled by this.
Well, I know that they rec'd my email because I was contacted by my primary care doctor to tell me that my surgeons office didn't have a certain necessary blood test or a copy of a prior ultrasound. This meant they hadn't even sent my request for surgery to the insurance company yet. Makes me nervous, but they have said through this whole procedure how easy it is to get it passed through the insurance, so maybe I don't need to worry. I went and had the blood test and my PCP sent the results and the ultrasound to my surgeon.
I tried to call them today to find out about the jello and there was no answer. More to come on when they contact me. For now I will go pack my soup for tomorrow and maybe pick up some bubblegum on my way to work. I ♥ bubblegum.
-Rae