dagmar68

I used to be in and out of Starbucks around this time a year for ''pumpkin Spice Latte" now i found this recepie onine,,, and i tried it and it is great......... so i thought i share this :wub: Ingredients:
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1 tbsp. sugar-free French vanilla powdered Creamer (like the kind by Coffee-mate)
1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda or Truvia)
2 tsp. instant coffee granules
1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, or more for topping
2 tbsp. canned pure pumpkin (Libby's is the best)
1/2 cup light vanilla soymilk
1/4 cup Fat Free Reddi-wip
Directions:
Place powdered creamer, sweetener, coffee granules, and pumpkin pie spice in a tall microwave-safe mug or glass. Add 3/4 cup very hot Water and stir until creamer and coffee granules have dissolved.
Add canned pumpkin and stir until blended. Add soymilk and mix well. Microwave for 30 - 45 seconds, until hot. Give it a stir, and top with Reddi-wip. Sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice, if you like, and enjoy!
MAKES 1 SERVING
Serving Size: entire recipe (about 12 oz. with whipped topping)
Calories: 97
Fat: 3.5g
Sodium: 68mg
Carbs: 12g
Fiber: 1.5g
Sugars: 6g
Protein: 3.5g

I used to be in and out of Starbucks around this time a year for ''pumpkin Spice Latte" now i found this recepie onine,,, and i tried it and it is great......... so i thought i share this :wub: Ingredients:
...
1 tbsp. sugar-free French vanilla powdered Creamer (like the kind by Coffee-mate)
1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda or Truvia)
2 tsp. instant coffee granules
1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, or more for topping
2 tbsp. canned pure pumpkin (Libby's is the best)
1/2 cup light vanilla soymilk
1/4 cup Fat Free Reddi-wip
Directions:
Place powdered creamer, sweetener, coffee granules, and pumpkin pie spice in a tall microwave-safe mug or glass. Add 3/4 cup very hot Water and stir until creamer and coffee granules have dissolved.
Add canned pumpkin and stir until blended. Add soymilk and mix well. Microwave for 30 - 45 seconds, until hot. Give it a stir, and top with Reddi-wip. Sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice, if you like, and enjoy!
MAKES 1 SERVING
Serving Size: entire recipe (about 12 oz. with whipped topping)
Calories: 97
Fat: 3.5g
Sodium: 68mg
Carbs: 12g
Fiber: 1.5g
Sugars: 6g
Protein: 3.5g

The truth is, my food expenses have increased.
The sad fact is that healthy foods cost considerably more than junk food.
Ever wonder why obesity is so rampant in impoverished communities? That's because it's a lot cheaper to live on boxed macaroni and cheese with a side of snack cakes than it is live on a bowl of fresh fruit and a chicken breast.

Breads or Pasta potato rice grains are not on my list till i reach my goal weight. When i asked my doc. why? i was told , if i start eating breads, pasta and stuff it can stop the weightloss and even end up it gaining weight after i reach my goal and its not about losing anymore, i can slowly add these things and see which cause weight gain and which are good for me ,so i m not even thinking about any of it right now and i have to say, i dont miss it as much anymore either.

Breads or Pasta potato rice grains are not on my list till i reach my goal weight. When i asked my doc. why? i was told , if i start eating breads, pasta and stuff it can stop the weightloss and even end up it gaining weight after i reach my goal and its not about losing anymore, i can slowly add these things and see which cause weight gain and which are good for me ,so i m not even thinking about any of it right now and i have to say, i dont miss it as much anymore either.

There are some people who have issue with bread, but otherwise unless you're on a low carb diet, there is no reason you can't have bread after being banded. I eat bread products all the time without issue.

My hair started to fall out about 4-5 months post op. I was lucky to start with a thick head of hair. I went to the dermatologist, and much to my relief he said I wouldn't go bald. He said the body goes into kind of a shock after rapid weightloss. It stoped for me about 3 months later. Hope it stops for you too.

i make a sf custard it tastes great !!
4 eggs beaten
a lil vanilla
bout 6 packs of slpenda ( the recepie asks for 1/2 cup but thats way to much )
1 can of ff evaporated milk
1 cup skim milk
a lil cinnamon ( if u want)
whisk it all together and bake for 30 -45 min. at 350
i myself put the baking dish in a another dish with Water and bake it in the Water bath .....

What I have found from reading people's stories, 90% of the time people say "Lap Band didn't work for me" it should really read "I didn't work with my Lap Band"
Too often go into this surgery thinking it's some magic bullet that will make them lose weight without any work or change on their part. They don't follow up on their fills so they don't have any restriction and can eat as if they weren't banded at all. Or they eat small amounts but unhealthy foods, high in fat and calories. Some even eat around their bands, washing food through with Water so they can eat more or eating slider foods like crazy.
You must change your eating habits for a life time and work with your band. It's a tool and just like all tools if you don't use it correctly then it's not going to work.
It is pretty rare the band to truly fail someone, usually it's a matter of the person failing themselves.

It sucks, but something we all go through. I had 2 weeks clear liquids, 2 weeks full liquids, then 2 weeks of mushies before I could finally eat actual food. It was a long 6 weeks but worth it.
This is your time for healing. Stick to it, it's worth it

I got through my liquid stage without any Protein Shakes at all and still dont use them. I prefer Protein from whole food and stick to that. In the UK there isnt the emphasis on protein shakes like the US and we are all still alive and healthy . 6 days to go .. just muddle through, and do what u can to get your daily amounts eaten if u dont manage it dont beat yourself up over it, nothing will happen to u in such a short time

I like your attitude! You are right, it DOES show that the stomach is healing. I am excited to be losing weight, for once! Kind of makes it worth it, doesn't it?

I am definitely not there, but I can probably provide an explanation from research:
Sliming is what happens when something gets stuck. The body begins to produce excess saliva to try and break down what is stuck. Sometimes you will be able to pass the stuck item, and sometimes is comes back up in form of PB.
a PB (productive burp) is something that happens when you've been stock that dislodges the food. It is not like vomiting (no stomach acid), but is literally the same food you didn't eat right coming back up the way it went down.

I choose the Band because i didnt want to mess with my insides and it doesnt cause no malabsorbtion....i felt a whole lot more comfi with the thought of getting the Band ...

yeah im almost back to normal too didn't have to take no pain meds at all yesterday ...i did some cleaning and laundry yesterday but i was beat in the evening ...lol...

I had my surgery Monday evening and I feel great! A little sore and my shoulder hurts a bit but its not like an exagerated pain. The bigger incision hurts and the others dont even hurt at all.
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Ugh, I don't know why I tortured myself by reading the comments on that article. Should have known better. People are seriously such pompous as@holes.

Got my band !!!and sofar I'm feeling wonderful a lil sore but that's ok ....I was really a nervous wreck( for nothing) until I got my Meds to relax :- ) that was some good stuff ...lol .... I was up running up n down the hallways like 1 hour after surgery.......Now I'm all smiles :-) ... I hope the others that had their date today too are doing just as great :-)

Got my band !!!and sofar I'm feeling wonderful a lil sore but that's ok ....I was really a nervous wreck( for nothing) until I got my Meds to relax :- ) that was some good stuff ...lol .... I was up running up n down the hallways like 1 hour after surgery.......Now I'm all smiles :-) ... I hope the others that had their date today too are doing just as great :-)

I have never found anything that I like.
What I do, every morning for my Breakfast....I use a blender, with 2 scoops of 100% whey, some frozen berries, a Protein supplement, and make my own shake.
I do this every morning before leaving the house...45gm of Protein to start the day!!
You can come up your own recipes, Peanut Butter, banana's, pineapple, whatever you like.
I sometimes add some yogurt, and sometimes add some benefiber.
Everything I need can be found at costco in large quantity, so lasts me quite a while.

(chuckling),,,its not as if there is a team of espionage agents waiting at the end of your esaphogas keeping records of what you ate.
The point of the liquids is to give your insides a chance to heal without too much burden on your digestive system....No, I don't think anyone is going to know what you ate... but if you feel this guilty, call your docs and confess. tell them it was a mistake.. a moment of weakness... and you promise you'll be better... (still chucklin)...but better than that.. stop beating yourself up about this.. we are human.. call your doc and get an understanding of why they expect you to eat this special diet.. and what falling off the wagon will do.... so you get the motivation to get back to the diet... (trust me, we all had our moment...)

the GNC 100% whey Protein powders are pretty good ! .....

Dagmar my email is marlene.paynter@gmail.com if you would like a buddy. I would love to have a pal that is gonna go through the good and bad.

I'm on Monday too,I just got a call to be there 600am on monday!whoo hoo!,,