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Blog 60017

A blog by jtoler in General

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11 days to go

So 4th day of liquid pre op has dawned..saturday..weekends are the enemy for the "bored eater" and I am on my way to my dad's all day pool party bash..did i mention my dad is an AWESOME host/cook..there will probably be so much food there...but I have my shake maker stuff ready to transport, my allowed fruit for the day and plenty of water and broth to resist temptation...now if the weather would just behave!...But truthfully, the shakes fill me to capacity, I am allowed up to 5/day, but have ba

24 hour countdown is nigh...

Okay, so that may be a bit dramatic when the countdown is for the two week liquid pre op, but by my way of thinking, it deserves its respectful place in this crazy adventure...I am scared to DEATH about going liquid...I have very low blood sugar (go figure!) and am seriously worried about just wigging out in the next two weeks. I will say that I am going out for a ceremonial steak dinner tomorrow night as I fear steak will be one of the taboo's after surgery (too hard to digest)...and also goin

2.5 weeks to go and think I am getting sick...rrrrr

So, been fighting a sore throat since about wednesday and this morning the throat has ceased its endless itching, but now I have a cough from my chest...I had bronchitis once before and it took several months for me to completely heal...now my liquid pre op starts in 3 freaking days and surgery 2 weeks from wednesday..I must not get sick!!! If I am post poned because of this I will scream...I do not deal well with change! esp. when something is so carefully planned and set in my mind...I dunno.

NEW wAVE OVEN

Man, My mom had bought one of these new wave oven pro thingees off Tv infomercial...we threw some chicken breast (NO SKIN, bone in) ON THEre today and man, were they ever good..what an investment for the lapbander with the busy lifestyle..just throw a piece of chicken on there and in 30 minutes you have juicy perfection without heating up your kitchen...what a treat...can't wait to try cooking something from frozen ... i am usually sceptical of infomercials, but apparently this one lives up to t

weekends suck!

So mentally, weekends are proving very difficulty to stay focused. Sitting around the house I obsess over food and make bad choices versus when I am at work, I am focused on something else and barely spare a thought for food other than the obvious times...I dunno...I feel like if I stay at the house I am trying to find something to snak on and we have diligently begun our purge process of unhealthy foods, tonight I got so desperate for carbs I ate some leftover frozen garlic toast...ugh...dont

Pre making shakes??

Just curious if anyone has tried to premake thier protein shakes to avoid lugging blender, mixes, etc to work each day during two week preop?? I was considering trying it and just crushing ice at work when I was ready for my shake..I work with patients all day and dont really have time to stop and make a noisy shake right in the middle of our clinic...any advice??

BA Vanilla Shake for Breakfast...

So finally got around to trying a Bariatric Advantage shake for breakfast this morning, still have 2 weeks before have to start the liquid diet preop diet...it really was kind of tasty..recipe: 8 oz. Milk (2%) 2 scoops BA Vanilla Half Banana 2 T. Sugar Free vanilla syrup Crushed Ice Blend and serve..yummy..   I found this cool insulated cup at STarbucks..I am not a coffee drinker, but a co-worker turned me on to this cup..it looks like a regular sb cup, but it has a twist on lid to keep

bad habits rearing their ugly head...

So the last few days I have done really well during the day ... then the night comes...I have always been a late day eater... I have pretty much had baked lays (bbq) and tonight added a fiber one bar for dinner...not the greatest choices...I am just nervous that after my surgery *june 17* I will (lets face it...) just be plain lazy about nutrition...I hate working 10 hour days and coming home and preparing a meal and then the dishes typically sit cause my husband and I both detest washing dishes

on my way

So about 5 weeks pre op and totally changed my eating habits already in prep...cut out fried foods and sugar (hello, I live in the south..that is ALOT) and dropped 11 pounds last week and have cinched my belt up two notches...still excited of the prospect of losing 90 more after surgery..oh to be 140...I don't even recall a time when I was there...btw..EAS Myoplex lite French Vanilla (my breakfast everymorning)...is definitely my protein shake of choice and I have experimented with a few..this

7 weeks til surgery date...

So just went through all the pre-op stuff, doc visit, seminar and have until June 3 until I start the pre-op diet. Not so enthused about the 3-5 shake thing! I tend to gag if I have to have something like that first thing in the morning. Bought some muscle milk light and atkins advantage to try also so I don't have to drag a blender to work every day. Pretty nervous, but excited at the same time. Can't wait to be able to post before/ after photos!

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