Farewell to one of my favorite things in the world!!! SUGAR!

If you know me, you know my love for sunflower seeds.  It became REALLY bad after I quit smoking 10 years ago. (yay me!)  Anyway, for those that know of my sunflower seed history, I'll have you know I have been sunflower seed free for about 2 weeks now.  Some of you can pick your chin up off the floor now!  :)  

Next, I decided this week would be my last week of eating sugar.  I'm doing things one step at a time to prepare for surgery.  Part of me will miss my Dr. Peppers, cake, ice cream, gummy bears, Frosty's, cinnamon rolls,...my list could go on and on.  And yes, I know there are healthier alternatives to probably ALL of these things but to me, they never tasted the same.  But a bigger part of me is ready!!  I'm SO ready to feel better, SO ready to get this weight off.  So ready to detox!  After this surgery, there is a chance that eating sugar could actually make me feel really sick.  As my Dad says, "you think you're gonna die."  And this may sound crazy...but I actually hope that is the case!  If I ever attempt sugar in the future, I hope I get sicker than a dog....cause that'll teach me!  :)  But I am going to avoid it.  I have heard others say that once you get going and you start loosing the weight and you're feeling so good, you don't even crave it anymore.  I'm hoping for that too.  :)  Oh yeah!  I've got this!

And coming up next week, my last week of caffeine.  I figured only a crazy person would give up sugar AND caffeine at the same time.  :)  So...I'm preparing myself for some serious headaches.....I pray they won't be too bad.  But I feel like I'm doing things right...slowly making life changes one step at a time...

After that, I am having what they call a "last supper".  It will be the last normal meal I will be eating, possibly ever.  I have invited some of my closest friends to join me.  It should be fun. :)  Two days after that, I start my 13 days of my liver shrinking diet.   (I'll give you the CRAZY details of THAT diet at a later time)  And then I have 24 hours of clear liquids, then surgery.  I CAN NOT WAIT!  :)  I'll definitely post some before pictures as we go along. 

Thank you for letting me share this journey with you.  I'm hoping that I can get to the point where I can inspire others....right now....I'm just trying to inspire myself. :)  I appreciate you positive thoughts, emails, notes and prayers.  :) 

Be back soon!