The end of a legacy! :)
Today marks the end of a giant chapter in my life. Today I had my final big meal, and have started the liquid diet that I need to do for 3 weeks prior to my gastric bypass surgery. (I'm actually a couple days late in starting, but I had a couple places I wanted to go and a few excuses to make before I started.)
I went to Khan's Mongolian Barbeque with a friend of mine, and it was a great time! And now, it is time to say goodbye to a lifestyle I have lived most of my life. To be honest, that kind of scares me. Am I prepared to make it happen? Hell yes! But I'd by lying if I said that venturing into this new and unknown territory isn't scary for me.
Like many people with a weight problem, I love to eat. I love everything about eating. I love the social aspect of going out with friends to a restraunt. I love chowing down and going back for seconds. And tonight was the last time I will ever do that in the same way.
Trust me, I know very well that life doesn't end after the gastric bypass surgery. Just the oposite! In fact I went out last night with my friends Martin and Becky for what was supposed to be my "ceremonial last big meal" at the Cheesecake factory. Martin, my best friend since childhood, had the surgery 3 years ago, and has had unbelievable success. Trust me when I say that the irony was not lost on me that I made this big production about my "last meal" while out with a friend who had the exact same surgery as I'm having in less than 3 weeks. There he was, enjoying the same meal, the same social experience, everything the same as me, just in a much smaller portion, yet still equally if not more satisfying for him.
Not only did he enjoy the same experience as I did, but I believe he enjoyed it more! He enjoyed sitting more comfortably in the chairs, he enjoyed not being nearly as uncomfortable in the heat as I was, and he enjoyed a much smaller bill, just to name a few things.. :)
So there it is. I think it is safe to say the evidence is in, and the judge has ruled that life is going to be a whole lot better post-surgery!
I'll post my liquid diet on here tomorrow for all to see, but trust me when I tell you that there is NOTHING pleasant about that part of it all!
I went to Khan's Mongolian Barbeque with a friend of mine, and it was a great time! And now, it is time to say goodbye to a lifestyle I have lived most of my life. To be honest, that kind of scares me. Am I prepared to make it happen? Hell yes! But I'd by lying if I said that venturing into this new and unknown territory isn't scary for me.
Like many people with a weight problem, I love to eat. I love everything about eating. I love the social aspect of going out with friends to a restraunt. I love chowing down and going back for seconds. And tonight was the last time I will ever do that in the same way.
Trust me, I know very well that life doesn't end after the gastric bypass surgery. Just the oposite! In fact I went out last night with my friends Martin and Becky for what was supposed to be my "ceremonial last big meal" at the Cheesecake factory. Martin, my best friend since childhood, had the surgery 3 years ago, and has had unbelievable success. Trust me when I say that the irony was not lost on me that I made this big production about my "last meal" while out with a friend who had the exact same surgery as I'm having in less than 3 weeks. There he was, enjoying the same meal, the same social experience, everything the same as me, just in a much smaller portion, yet still equally if not more satisfying for him.
Not only did he enjoy the same experience as I did, but I believe he enjoyed it more! He enjoyed sitting more comfortably in the chairs, he enjoyed not being nearly as uncomfortable in the heat as I was, and he enjoyed a much smaller bill, just to name a few things.. :)
So there it is. I think it is safe to say the evidence is in, and the judge has ruled that life is going to be a whole lot better post-surgery!
I'll post my liquid diet on here tomorrow for all to see, but trust me when I tell you that there is NOTHING pleasant about that part of it all!
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