Pre-Surgery Prep

Pre-Surgery Prep

48 hours of a liquid diet. I could do this. I just had to get through 2 grueling days of eating nothing. Celebrities do it all the time, what did I have to lose? Except for a few pounds still packed on from "baby weight". No biggie!

I had to keep my mind busy. If I got bored, I'd find some excuse to eat something. Saturday morning would be easy........... a baby shower. I could focus on chatting with other people, enjoying the company and play the typical baby shower games. Crap. Forgot they would have an AMAZING food spread. Chocolate covered strawberries, cupcakes, pasta, deviled eggs, mixed fruit, etc, etc, etc. Everyone was eating around me, but I held strong. I DID NOT eat anything!

After the shower I went home and ate some jello, yum.

That afternoon is foggy, I have no recollection of what I did the rest of that day. I'm imagining my body was in a complete and total state of shock. I must have been walking around in a daze trying to figure out how I was going to continue this charade over the next 45 hours (yes, by this time it had only been 3 hours).

For dinner I remember having chicken broth, yum.

Drinking lots of water helped through this process, it made me "fill" full, even though we all know very well I was starving!

The next morning we loaded up the kiddos to grandma's house. This would be my first over-night trip without Tyson, who was only 3 months. I was a nervous wreck. At least thinking of him helped me not think of food.

We drove to Seattle, this also preoccupied my time to not think about food. Even though Paul decided to eat a big juicy cheeseburger loaded with french fries along the way. (He did try to hold out as long as he could!)

We landed in Seattle, downtown 5th Street. Our hotel was right in the heart of the shopping district. I was soooo envious of everyone going about their Sunday afternoon shopping, laughing and having a great time.

I, on the other hand, was not about to have a great time. I would be spending the next 8 hours locked up in our hotel room. Two words... bowel prep.


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