So its the day before the night before surgery and I really needed to get my arse in gear and get ready for this op.

First off breakfast

I spent the day at work so usual plan for breakfast, bacon tomatoes and mushrooms with a coffee followed by a piece of fruit at 11am – and not another drink until lunch time!!

But what about Lunch?

Lunch was leftover chicken with some salad items and I didnt get a picture. I had this at 14.00 so later than I should have but i was in full handover mode at work so didn’t really concentrate. I had some still water with lunch but didn’t drink enough.

Work got increasingly busy and i didn’t have another piece of fruit until I got home much later at which time my blood sugars were so low I had to do something but more about that later.

A little bit of shopping

we went shopping after work to get the stuff I’m going to live off when I get back from hospital.  This involved running round Sainsburys with a list and not enough energy.  I ended up with the following.

Ingredients to make…

• Fish pie
• Corned beef mash and beans
• Chicken in gravy
• Cauliflower cheese

In addition I got…

• some salmon and veggies for tea.
• Smooth peanut butter and smooth cashew butter (ill try anything)
• Sugar free Jellies
• Sugar free custard powder
• some soups
• Yoghurts
• Houmous
• Cream cheese and smoked salmon (to blitz with lemon juice into a puree when i get back)
• Flavoured water

A very late supper – 21.30

I got home, crammed a banana in my mouth, made supper (salmon with veggies) then spent the evening making and pureeing the food – filling my freezer with enough to keep me going.

And What did I learn

• I can be more organised than I believe I am.
• puree doesn’t taste that bad – with a little care.
• Make sure I stagger food and for god sake stay hydrated