Well, a BIG box of Optifast shakes arrived in yesterday's post (from my eBay purchase). I also bought a box each of the choc bars, choc mousse and chicken soup.:hungry:

Not really motivated to drink or eat this stuff... ...but since I spent all that money on it, and want to drop some kilos right now before surgery, I'd better start. It tastes ok, but I'm not looking forward to hunger pains and feeling depived... ...at least its only a few weeks, and the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

My work pants and jeans are both falling apart, and as I haven't any other decent clothes I fit into right now that are warm enough or suitable to wear out of the house:cry , a couple of weeks of meal replacement will do me good. I have several pairs of NEW pants hanging in the wardrobe - and all they need is just a very few kilos lost before I can wear them:) . So that's motivation to get started.

So, from now until the final 2 weeks pre-op, it will be breakfast and lunch of Optifast, and a normal dinner with the family. Some days I have lunch functions, so will not Optifast at these events:hungry: . The last 2 weeks pre-op will be the full Optifast shebang.:speechles

Exercise will be a minimum 30 min walk (work days), a 1 hour session of something else on the other days (walk, ride, gym or swim), or a full weekend "chores day" (gardening, laundry, cleaning etc). I must log back into fitday.com and get that log going.

I got the rest of my pre-op appointments and instructions from ESV today. Appointments as follows:

• Sat 26/8/06, 11:15am - weight loss counsellor, Kew
  
• Thurs 31/8/06, 5:30pm - dietician group session, Mulgrave
  
• Wed 27/9/06, 8:00am - pre-admission nurse, Mulgrave
  
• Fri 29/9/06, 9:30am - specialist surgeon pre-op review, Mulgrave
  
• Thurs 5/10/06 - surgery, Mulgrave
  
• Mon 16/10/06, 3:30pm- post-op nurse review, Mulgrave
  
• Mon 23/10/06, 5:00pm - dietician group session, Mulgrave