22 days

22 days til the surgery. Just enough time to get nervous. But I am ready - let's go. I have been doing well with the purging and cleaning of the house. Moving furniture so I have room to exercise and just LIVE. But I need to actually START WALKING! I gotta get my circulation moving. Everything else is going well, I have the right foods in the house. I have plans for when mom comes to visit (lots of activities to keep my mind off food, pain, etc.). I am not sure what mom will eat yet, she can have whatever, I am sure after the surgery I won't be feeling like eating, and by the time she gets here I will be well into my clear liquid pre-op phase. I have found 3 really good cookbooks (I love cookbooks anyway) that will help to add variety:

Cooking With Soul
Recipies for Life After Weight Loss Surgery
Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein Recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery


Funny - I was always very anti-Atkins and now my diet will be very similar to that for the rest of my life... protein first... very low carbs...