It isn't easy every day but I do my very best. I trip and fall but I always get back up.
I've been getting meat cravings but I found that if I eat my shake I feel better. I've had meat a few times now (I'll opt for beef jerky as it has no fat and low calories, although sodium is pretty high) and it usually helps.
I was bad this weekend though. Friday I went shopping without eating breakfast before leaving so I tried to tough it out til I couldn't anymore and I found a coffee shop that had a container of watermelon pieces. I had that with a homemade lemonade. It didn't taste sweet but it was really good!
I then went out with my boyfriend and he was eating McDonald's (and it smelled good) but I didn't order anything. I had a bite of a few fries (I know it's bad but it was just that one time!).
Other than that we went to a farmers' market on Saturday morning and I stocked up on fruits and veggies that I love. I ate lots of fruit this weekend so I hope I didn't unbalance my sugars (and hope it doesn't affect my liver!). I found delicious blueberries and strawberries! My family and I almost finished the entire box in a day!
I'm feeling good though. I've been doing the shake diet everyday. I find it's the one that gives me more "freedom" and variety. I'm comfortable with having one shake for each meal, or skipping my lunch shake and swapping it for my fruit and veggies and then taking a double shake for dinner. So far this satisfies me the most. I just wish I had thought of that before spending over $100 on Protilife food. I will still use it up after my surgery as I won't be able to eat as much so the portions will be perfect.
Going back to my family noticing I lost weight: how rewarding! I think it's an added bonus to the diet, as it's main purpose is to shrink the liver and not to make you lose weight but hey! It works that way so I can't complain! I did notice myself that I lost on my chest, face and hips. My mother-in-law made me realize that I was starting to have a shape around my waist and hips. And it's true! I can put my hands on my hips! My chest was the first area I noticed to have gone down... The girls are playing flappy bird hahaha! Just kidding... But my chest is going down and I can press directly on my sternum. I am starting to slightly notice my collar bone (which I haven't seen since I was a child!) and my cheek bones. I feel great! I'm really getting excited now, as I have done 15 days and have just 14 to go. I'm going to be busy with work and taking life a day at a time. It's going to pass by so fast. I'm really excited.
I'm proud of what I am achieving and all I have overcome. I am happy that I keep my head up and take challenges daily as they come towards me. I feel blessed to have such amazing family and close loved ones who support and cheer for me. I am so lucky to have all this support, especially on days when it's harder than others. I get to embark on this journey and I get to really start living. I have never felt so alive. When I thought I finally overcame depression and found a purpose in life, I never envisioned that life could get as good and fulfilling as it is this very day. It is very rewarding and very overwhelming to feel so empowered and so blissful. I wish this feeling to everyone possible. I don't know how life can get better than this.
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