Update

I haven't blogged in a few days. I have been busy at work and at home. But I wanted to share a few things that I have been experiencing regarding the Optifast program. I have been on it now for 2 weeks and I can't believe the energy I have. I only get 960 calories a day and I am not tired at all! I thought that I would be. Last Saturday, I cleaned my kitchen. I had a lot of clutter on the counter tops that I got rid of. I have been doing good all last week keeping the kitchen clean. Of course it helps that I'm not cooking.

This past Saturday, I cleaned out the refrigerator and I cleaned my living room. I mean cleaned it. I pulled out furniture and vacuumed everywhere. I had some boxes sitting in a corner that needed to be taken care of. They are gone now. I rearranged my furniture, so now it looks much more inviting and cozier. On Sunday, I did 6 loads of laundry. Anybody who knows me, knows that I hate doing laundry. Especially because I live in a townhouse. The washer and dryer are in the basement and the bedroom are upstairs. So that is 2 flights of stairs down, and 2 flights of stairs back up. If I ever get to design my dream house, the washer and dryer are going to be close to the bedrooms! I also cleaned my bedroom, pulled out the bed and vacuumed everywhere, including the mattress. I also hung up clothes that I had just sitting there in clothes hampers and laundry baskets. I can't believe how big my bedroom is now.  Last night after work, I did nothing. That's right, nothing and I don't feel guilty at all. Tonight, I'm going to try to make a dent in my dining room. It isn't that bad, but I really need to vacuum and I have my computer desk there which is what catches all the junk. I'm thinking about rearranging that room as well.

Today was class #3 for my pre-op education. Afterwards we see the nurse and a doctor. I lost 5.5 more pounds which makes it a total of 13.3 pounds. I'm happy, they are happy, so it is going good.

I have been working on my goal of stating positive things to myself and my daughter as well. She has been doing very well with picking up after herself and I can feel that I'm starting to feel better about myself as well. Of course I'm excited about the changes to my body that will occur from the surgery, so that might be some of it.