252.5 (down 4.5 from last week!)
With a mixture of excitement and slight anxiety, I am going to begin my fast tomorrow morning. Tonight was our group meeting with an orientation to the shakes and a discussion of various medical questions. It was neat to see the people in my group -- us first-timers buzzing with anticipation, and those who have tried this before, approaching this in their own lighthearted and hopeful way. After the meeting I had my last meal. I had hoped to go to a very nice little sandwich place to get one of my favorite (and somewhat healthy) platters of sandwich and salad. Instead, with it being 8:30pm, I opted for a fresh Subway turkey sub with lots of veggies that I enjoy. Twice this week I ate my favorite Thai food, so I don't feel so bad that Subway was the final food for a while.
I've set aside a place in my kitchen for the blender and have a container to put all my packets in. Already, I have mixed up three shakes and put them in containers, in the fridge, to bring to work in a little cooler. I will have to play around with this to see what works best. I heard many good suggestions on how to have your shakes at work and throughout the day, and I may have to try a few until I know what is right for me. I also put four packets in a ziplock in my purse, along with a chicken broth packet, just in case I get stuck somewhere. I'm trying to plan and anticipate so that I don't mess up. With so few calories a day, there is not much room for error. Happy, healthy New Year everyone! Cheers!
With a mixture of excitement and slight anxiety, I am going to begin my fast tomorrow morning. Tonight was our group meeting with an orientation to the shakes and a discussion of various medical questions. It was neat to see the people in my group -- us first-timers buzzing with anticipation, and those who have tried this before, approaching this in their own lighthearted and hopeful way. After the meeting I had my last meal. I had hoped to go to a very nice little sandwich place to get one of my favorite (and somewhat healthy) platters of sandwich and salad. Instead, with it being 8:30pm, I opted for a fresh Subway turkey sub with lots of veggies that I enjoy. Twice this week I ate my favorite Thai food, so I don't feel so bad that Subway was the final food for a while.
I've set aside a place in my kitchen for the blender and have a container to put all my packets in. Already, I have mixed up three shakes and put them in containers, in the fridge, to bring to work in a little cooler. I will have to play around with this to see what works best. I heard many good suggestions on how to have your shakes at work and throughout the day, and I may have to try a few until I know what is right for me. I also put four packets in a ziplock in my purse, along with a chicken broth packet, just in case I get stuck somewhere. I'm trying to plan and anticipate so that I don't mess up. With so few calories a day, there is not much room for error. Happy, healthy New Year everyone! Cheers!
2 comments:
Planning is so important! You are so organised, I just know you're going to do well. To get through my first few days I always had a drink bottle on hand and made lots and lots of herbal tea.
Good luck tomorrow! I can't wait to see how you go! It will be great if you can post, even if it's a hard day, because one day you will look back and marvel at how strong you were!
Thanks Cait. That is a great suggestion -- brewing tea now for my water bottle. I will post at the end of the day for posterity, but so far so good.
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