Day 2: Challenge

I woke up this morning feeling like I got hit by a bus. My body must still be recovering from moving but mostly from lack of sleep these past couple of weeks. My also woke up realizing I got a sunburn Sunday afternoon. Fun times. But I was determined to try the shakes today.

I still don't have my meal plan yet (hint to my boyfriend: get that friggen box already!) so I had to improvise again today but I feel I did a good job.

I'm still not sure I bought the right variety of shake mix from the bran suggested (Nutribar) but I figured that it would still be better than what I would normally eat at work. Biggest concern was that the shake mix requires a cup of milk... (Am I supposed to drink milk??!) and it wants me to use 2%... I was able to find two 200ml containers of skim milk at the cafeteria at work and it tasted perfectly fine!

So here is what I ate!

Breakfast/lunch (I don't really eat in the morning because I take my thyroid pill!):

Some celery and carrots (left some for the rest of my day to nibble on)

Lunch (late afternoon): 

-2 shake portions (with 2X 200ml skim milk) 

-container of grapes and some cheddar (my fave snack from the cafeteria and I forgot to pack some fruit)

Late afternoon snack:

-leftover carrots and one cup of diluted fat-free chicken broth 

Supper:

-2 portions of shake with 500ml of 2% milk (I have to go out and buy skim milk IF this is the variety of shake I'm supposed to take!)

-1cup fat-free chicken stock with a bit of grated low-fat mozzarella melted in it

I did not feel any heartburn today! Didn't have headaches either. I did drink water all day long. I didn't have Perrier until now. I felt great! I was really tired when I woke up this morning but as the day progressed I felt like I had more energy and I didn't start feeling tired in the afternoon like I usually would (which would make me go out and buy myself a Coke at the vending machine! Sometimes 2 or 3 in one day!)

I'm ready to attack Day 3. I don't really think this is a "liver detox". I am not exactly sure what they would call it but I know it's to "shrink" my liver and reduce the fat around it, if there is, which there probably is as obesity usually causes a liver to get engorged with fat. 

My plan for tomorrow is to use Protilife (because I'm still not sure what I'm doing!!!) and I was thinking of starting to take some "before" pictures that I would compare myself to the day before surgery, and then the weeks following surgery. One thing is for sure: I am more determined than ever. God gave me a second chance at life. It is the opportunity of a lifetime and I cannot mess this up. I may have failed many things in life but I cannot fail my health. When you feel like nothing is working and you feel like giving up, just remember that if there is a will there is a way and I just need this extra "push" to get myself there.

gabythegirlnextdoor