New beginnings

So a few new things happened since the last time I wrote...

I saw my family doctor for the last time before I meet with both surgeons and we took an appointment in December to follow up on the two appointments.

On a not-so-exciting note, I gained weight... 14lbs to be exact :( guess the feeling I had of fitting better in my jeans was an illusion :( oh well...

Other than that, I am going to start cutting down my portions, unecessary fats and oils and sugars in preparation to the diet I will have to follow the months before the surgery. My first step will be to cut on soft drinks and sugary drinks, opting for water (which I already drink about 1 to 1.5L a day) or milk or pure orange juice. I am increasing my fiber intake by eating more fruits and veggies. But the hardest part will surely be cutting on bread. Pasta isn't so bad since I eat about a cup of it in a meal, but I looooooove my white bread... However, I won't cut it off completely I will do it gradually, opting for whole wheat or multigrain bread for a sandwich and I'll keep the white bread exclusively for my toasts (not ready to say goodbye to my Italiano toasts in the morning... Yum)

On a lighter note, I am pretty excited about the next couple of months! I have decided that after 4 years of absence I will be going back to school! University to be more precise... And I'm going to start by enrolling into 1 class to test the waters and see how it goes ( wouldn't want to ruin the experience by beating myself with a heavy workload, considering I will be keeping my fulltime work schedule).

Aside from all of this, I am preparing myself financially for my future projects, concentrating more on myself and what I want, rather than worrying about pleasing others.

I will keep posting updates, my next one should be after my appointment with Dr.Atlas on the 26th!!!