Preparing

Re-reading all the materials I have received in class over the last 6 months as well as the book I received from the surgeons office.Teaching myself how to eat the teeny most tiny bites and chew it 25 times until nothing.  I have to teach myself to eat 2 ozs of food in 30 minutes (yeah right now that is one bite).  So this morning instead of gobbling down my food, I took my time eating small bites and chewing, and chewing, and chewing some more.  I am also teaching myself to take small sips of my water instead of big mouthfuls and NO straws.  

I am already cutting out caffeine from my diet...which doesn't bother me at all. I am a 1 cup of coffee a day person and rarely drink it on weekends.  So I will be buying some decaffeinated tea bags so I can have tea at home.  I'm not much of a Crystal light fan, but they say my taste buds will change and maybe I will like it.

I guess my main concern right now and what scares me the most is the hair loss.  Yes they say I will lose some of my hair but not to worry it will grow back within the year.  UGH...Ive been fighting hair loss since the birth of my son 15 years ago and it is just now starting to slow down and grow back and now I'm going to thin my hair out more.  This makes me very sad.  But the loss of a little hair to lose a lot of my weight....I'LL TAKE IT HANDS DOWN.