joegar84

So I am officially two weeks out from my December 6th surgery. I've managed to survive 16 days of liquid diet and I am down 12 pounds.

I start on soft foods after I get clearance from my doctor tomorrow and I'm wondering if anyone has any recipes that the particularly loved. I'm trying to put together a cookbook that I can pass on to friends that are considering the surgery.

I sorta created a self imposed challenge that I'm calling "Around the Whirled in 14 days" I'm going to try and create an ethnic or regional dish that falls into the soft food / pureed food category so if ya got any I'd love to try them.

So far I have:

Thai Land - Tom Kha Kai Soup

Italian - Creamy Polenta with Eggplant Parmesan

Mexican - Chile Relleno Casserole

Ethiopian - Kik Alicah (Yellow Split Pea with Berbere)

Irish - Colcannon with Corned Beef

Argentina - pumpkin Stew Puree

Persian - Fesenjan (chicken Pomegranite Puree on pureed brown rice)

French - Potage Bonne Femme (Carrot, leek and potato soup)

Oaxacan - Chiles en Nogada (Stuffed Peppers deconstructed in Walnut Cream cheese sauce drizzled with Chile Pomegranite reduction)

Japanese - Sashimi Tower

Louisiana - Etoufee

I need more suggestions.

I'm sooo loving the Sashimi Tower right now.... but I got to be good and wait.. I just had my procedure done on the 17th of Dec.

I'll speak to my mom and see if there is any traditional mexican food that falls under this category and I'll gladly share with you and everyone else on here

Oh I didn't get no pump. They did wrap me up with this binder. It's a lil tight but it feels good having that pressure. My dr and nurse are comedians so they said I have elmers glue on my cuts hahaha. So I guess I'll be fine with that funky glue they use they did tell me no warm Water when I shower though

What's a "q-pump"?

Do I need to cover my incisions?

Hi everybody, well I got my band on Friday Dec 17th around 6pm. Dr said he had no problems with me. That's a good thing, when I started to see my dr about getting the lapband I was weighing in at 368lbs. This Saturday morning the 18th the nurses made me get on a scale and I was shocked I was 341lbs

SWWEEEEET!

Well i got released Saturday from the hospital and came home I tried sleeping in my bed and I could it's too soft and it was a double pillow top so it's very uncomfortable. So I slept in a recliner didn't sleep much but I feel rested with very lil pain soooo tats good.

I do have a question to ask everyone

SHOWER?

HOW SOON

ANY STEPS I NEED TO TAKE

THANKS

Have to be at the hospital at 5:15am. I can't believe the day is here. I'm REALLY really nervous. Asking that you keep me in your thoughts tomorrow.

Good luck to all the December bandsters!

EndlsDremer..... Congratulations... don't worry i'm on the same boat as you are... I also go in for my band tomorrow but till 2pm....ughhh. They told me I cant eat or drink anything after midnight tonight. HA! they are nuts.. oh well.. they are the professionals.

Dont be nervous.... just sit back and relax everything will be fine.

Good luck!

Wow...... i'm speechless... you all look great... guys and gals.... I go in for my lapband this friday dec the 17th.....

and honestly i'm seeing everyones before and after pics and I laugh cause I cant see myself skinny.. lol

sorry I dont mean to offend anyone here. I will be sure to post pics on here. I have already lost almost 20lbs

on my pre-op diet. So thats a start....

Wish me luck everyone I have no idea in what amount of pain im getting into.

Well just in case I dont post anything before the new year....

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL

Hi everybody!!!!!

Just wanted to do a quick intro about my self here....

My name is Jose i'm 26 yrs old, I go in for my procedure this Friday Dec 17th.. I have been doing my 2 week pre-op diet and I have lost almost 20lbs and about 3 inches on my waist.

I hope to meet great people on this site that I can come to for support for after my procedure. Its been a rough 2 weeks since my days are soo long due to my job. I am a school bus driver and my day always starts at 4am leave my house @5am to go to work and I don't get home 630pm on a normal day. But on days that I have field trips that are sport related I don't get home till 11pm or even midnight-ish.... crazy many people don't know school bus drivers are out there past 5pm hahaha. But I talked to my Dr and he allowed me to have ..... well this was my original diet

Breakfast

1 Protein shake

i.e. Muscle milk

lunch

4oz Lean chicken, Turkey or Fish

1cup steamed veggies or 2 cups of raw veggies

2cups of green salad (light dressing OK lemon juice and fav seasoning)

1 cup of broth

dinner

1 Protein Shake

So he told me I can have another Protein Shake in the morning before my meal

and if its a late night for me I can have another 4oz snack

Lots of h2o.... not my fav... the first few days I drank soooo much Water it made me sick... I don't know if anyone else has felt like that.

I have talked too much....hahaha sorry

Well hope to meet lots of people on here

thanks