I'm going to post my lap band blogs here since as of now I'm only telling very close friends and a couple of family members about my surgery. I have a blogspot blog for funny stories about life, my kids and recipes, but I don't feel like announcing to the world that I'm having surgery. I don't want to deal with the judgment and everyone questioning my weight loss. I admire the people who are so open about it. My husband, mom and friends who I have told have all been very supportive, and I feel like that's good enough for me. I want to do this so I can be healthy and I want my kids to grow up with a good example of healthy eating habits.

My surgery is creeping up! I go in on May 9th for all of my pre-op tests and then have the band placed on May 10th. I am SO excited! I don't think it has really hit me yet. I am probably going to be on my own for the whole time that I'm in the hospital (at least 3 days) because my husband will have to be home watching the kids. they're too young to be there. I'm hoping that they'll get a chance to visit me though! It will be a little lonely, but I'll be sharing a hospital room with another English speaker. I hope my roommate is friendly! When I had Daniel (2) I had to share a hospital room after and my roommate and her family were SUPER rude!

As of today I'm going to start subbing a protein shake for lunch. I am starting my full liquid diet a week from today. My doctor only asks that you do liquids for one week before the surgery, but I'm going to do an extra week in hopes of losing enough to be able to take off my wedding band for the surgery. They won't allow any jewelry whatsoever during the surgery and my wedding band is stuck like glue to my chubby ring finger I already warned my extremely supportive husband that my mood could be wacky during the liquid only diet.