LuluDemon99

Hi!

I'm LuluDemon99 and I just found this website today. And I am SUPER happy I did. I have been looking for a place online to keep track of my progress and record some of the things I am going through so I can look back and reminisce (one fine day).

I am 32 years old and living in Brooklyn, NY. At my last weigh in before I started my pre-op diet I was 299lbs with a 55inch waist. I am including both LB and Inch measurements because I know (after YEARS dieting) that LBs are not always an indicator of health or mass loss.

I am having the LAP-Band surgery on December 18th at the NYU Langone Medical Center in NYC - AND I AM SO EXCITED!! Dr. George Fielding is doing my surgery - if my liver is skinny enough. I have been thinking of having some type of surgery for 8+ years and can't actually believe its happening now.

I am on day 4 of my pre-op diet and it is harrrrrdddddd. I am doing 1000cals p/day of low sugar/low carb protein shakes as well as 2 cups of vegetables. I am stlll finding a shake that I like. So far Muscle Milk Light Vanilla is the worst, MML chocolate is ok, and Carnation Sugar Free Breakfast Essentials and Glucerna Shakes are the best.

I spent today clearing my fridge of all the things I can't eat until after my surgery (Coke, Pizza, Orange Juice, Eggs etc.) and also making some Carrot, Spinach and Mushroom soup with Low-Sodium Chicken Broth. It tastes ok but it's much better with a little Glucerna Chocolate shake in it. Sounds weird I know.

Soooo I have been pretty excited about the surgery but I think I am also in mourning for all the big meals I have been used to. On a Friday at home (I go out a lot, but IF I was home...) it would be an order of Pepperoni and Garlic thin-crust pizza, or Fried Wontons and General Tso's chicken from my local chinese place. Uggghhhhhh I need to stop thinking this way but man those were some good times. ;)

My goal is to lose half my body weight in order to be healthier, fitter, stronger, and be able to shop exactly where I want, not just at Plus Size places. I don't have a specific number in mind in terms of weight. I just want to be a healthy size and look good in clothes.

During my pre-application process I saw many many doctors in order to get the letters of recommendation to submit to my insurance company. In the process I discovered that I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Sleep Apnea and Os Acetabuli in my hips. Great. So hopefully once I have lost some of the weight the hips and sleep will get better. The thyroid is a permanent thing unfortunately, and one that I wish I had discovered when I was 16. Sigh.

Anyway, enough about me. I am off to read more inspiring stories to get me through the next 10 days of pre-op diet. Friend me if you want to!

xx Lulu