March 21, 2022 - Monday


I think the bad mood from being hungry is really starting to settle in now. When I stepped onto the scale today, I was 8 pounds lighter than 10 days ago...which is just crazy. At first, I was kind of pissed. I don't need to lose that kind of weight before I even have the surgery. I shouldn't be super hungry, getting headaches, feeling like crap, being in a bad mood leading up to the surgery! But then, after some reflection, I think my body would go through this change whether it is pre or post surgery. My body will get tired easily, I will get headaches, etc. no matter if I'm hungry when I'm changing my diet or not. Does that make any sense? My body is used to getting a certain number of calories, sugars, carbs, fats in a day and whether I make that cut now or later, it is going to happen and my body is going to rebel. Granted, it would be nice to not be hungry while it's happening, but it will also be nice to have the worst of it out of the way when I'm recovering from surgery.

Today, we took the kids over to the zoo and it was the perfect day for it. The zoo was pretty packed, of course, but we had a really nice time. We weren't in a rush and we got to just wander around for a bit, looking for animals and having fun. The coolest thing we got to see was the brown bears playing together in the water. The kids really loved that. :) Oh, and the sting rays. They're always a big hit too. After realizing that people do actually steal strollers at the zoo, Ben wouldn't come into Sting Ray Bay with us and sat outside keeping an eye on our stroller. 🙄 I think we'll get a bike lock or something for our zoo days so we don't have to worry as much. 




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