Day One

My first day of this journey began rather uneventful .. the day before my consultation appointment, I decided that I need to get out of my system all my little "cravings" such as hot dogs and chocolate and once I had finished the one hot dog and chocolate bar, that would be it.  Not knowing really what to expect on this new road to healthy living, I though it best to ensure both my brain and stomach were on the same page and that I wouldn't be getting any flack from either of them as my heart and liver would win the argument.


Upon calling the day before and setting up the deposit for the consultation, I filled out all the paperwork and was quite "pumped" that I was taking this step.  Believe me, there were many conversations between hubby and myself about what we, well I, was getting into.  I told him that I had absolutely no delusions that this was a "walk in the park" or that I was putting "too many eggs in a basket" .. hmmm .. maybe too many metaphors? 


Ultimately, we went to the consultation appointment and was a bit shocked to find out that most of the day would see me eating 900 calories.  My brain was basically now in "sugar shock" and my stomach was saying "what did I ever do to you?"  But, alas, my heart and liver, as I said before, won the argument and the other two gave up on being stubborn.


Another piece of history about myself.  Both my two brothers and I were abandoned when I was 2 1/2 and then I was adopted by a loving couple when I was 4 1/2.  This is really not the overall point, but rather, my point is that as an abandoned child, the Children's Aid Society had absolutely NO history of my parents, including their health or any other family history.  So, I have no clue about what genetics I come from nor do I know what my own paternal health history is.  This is why it was important for me to also begin seriously looking at my own health and where it was headed.  Now, back to where we were.


After reviewing the weight loss system carefully and in great detail with the registered nurse (I think she is also a dietician, but, I can't recall what was her title on the name tag) and after answering the few questions we had, we both decided it was a good idea to move forward with this plan.  THAT was the best decision I made as a human being.


Day One began soon after the consultation, it involved the weigh-in (I may tell you later what I originally weighed, but, I want that to be a surprise once I meet my milestone) and the vitamin injection (you have three injections per week that are part of your three visits/week to check up on how one is doing in the plan).


When we left the clinic, I had to run out and purchase a scale (measuring food is not something I did at all before) so I could follow the recipes and sample meal plans to the letter!  


Day One was a Thursday, the next day I was advised that I would need to go in and weigh-in, check up on how I was doing and then do my next vitamin injection.


I will not lie to you, Day One was very hard and although I made it through, it was tough going.  I have never drank so much water in one day and never gone to the bathroom so often!  Well, I did make it through the day and was anxious now to find out if any results would come the next day when I visited the clinic in the morning.


Until tomorrow ... stay healthy my friends!