Monday

Well I'm still here and it seems to be going fine. I went to the Dr. and had the staples that were
left in taken out. I've been getting more energy back. I am down 14 lbs already from the surgery. It's a little crazy. I find myself buying more things for the new eating plan. I think I'm pretty OK now for the next month. You don't eat that much so a little will go a long way.

I'm going to see New Moon with my friend Sophia on Sunday. It will be a lot of fun. But I do wonder what kind of challenge it will be. I asked the nurse that pulled the staples about the V8 I'm allowed to have as one of my liquids. It was on the list as occasional. I'm thinking to myself I always connect buttered popcorn with movies. It would help to have something to sip on besides water during the movie. A healthy alternative to the mental craving I may have. I'm
not sure I will have a problem, but I wanted to be prepared to alleviate it. The nurse was rather young and discouraged the V8 juice. She said, " We don't want you using food as a reward" I found it a little weird. I don't think V8 juice is that awarding. It's just a better way to take care of any problems that might arise. Plus we're only talking about 5 oz. Hello, and I can't even eat 5 oz all at once. It has to be 2 oz at a time.

I will get back with the blog and write about the experience. I'm also planning to go to Wendover on Thursday. I don't plan on eating there although I have an overweight friend going with me that will eat. I'm bringing my own proper food. and will sit with her. If I can get another friend to go I'm going to have them sit with her and I'm going to just stay out and gamble. (I just use pennies) I'm going because I took all this time off and want to have at least one day of fun before I go back to work. I took almost two weeks off and have spent all of that time either at home or the store. I need something new. I'll write about that experience too.

My daughter Sandi took me to get my staples out. I'm glad she did because she hadn't been in touch with me since the surgery. My Sister Susan called and wanted to know how I was doing. It was good to hear from her, she lives in Missouri. I received a beautiful bouquet today from her. It was really sweet of her and Terry (her husband).

I'm still doing good, sticking to the rules and not hungry. I still have longings, I hope that will go away soon. I don't want to obsess. I already feel better, my clothes are fitting better and I find myself with more energy. I'm thinking this can only get better. I want to try to be as honest as possible with this journal. So that's why I wrote about the V8 and how I felt about it. Let's see how honest I can keep myself.