I hit a wall this morning! I thought I was going to barf if I had to eat another smoothie. But then I ate a smoothie and didn't barf, so now I feel like a champion. Ha! I feel like I broke through the wall and I'm on track again. I do feel more hungry today, so I'm not quite sure what's up with that. I KNOW I will work it out though.

I had my non-official "official" one week weigh in this morning and I am down 8.7 lbs. So yay! My goal for the two week liquid diet is 12 lbs, so I only need to lose (less than) half that this week to meet it.

I haven't cheated AT ALL. I'm pretty sure that I have never done that before...ever. I went to an event last night that had a buffet dinner. On my way, I drank 2/3 of a protein shake and had the rest a couple hours later on the way home. That's HUGE for me, people!

I have my monthly dinner with my girlfriends tonight. There are 6 of us and all but one know about my upcoming procedure. My friend in charge of picking the place this month chose a place with broth based soup so I can eat there. I love my friends. Three of them have slight problems with weight, but not like me at all. One is very active and a really good size. The other is a runner and very petite. We are all different, but we are quite tight.

I WILL be good today. I'm not thinking about anything but today. I know I can do it.

Have a great day everybody!

Yay! That's awesome! You can do this and it sounds like you are!

You should be proud of yourself. You keep getting faced with choices and you are choosing the wiser and harder of the two! Good for you!

Good for you. When the whole ordeal is over and you have your surgery, it will help you to know that you stuck to your liquid diet without cheating. If you can do that you can do anything! My family tells me now that they knew I would do well with the band after watching me do so well with the liquid diet part. I guess it builds up your conviction! Hang in there!

Thanks to you both! I am determined, that is for sure!