KEMULLINS

Oh thank heavens, I am glad I am not the only one going through running to the bathroom during this pre-op!

Mine comes and goes in spurts.

I had this tonight yum!
Taco Soup:
1 onion diced
2 tbsp Olive Oil
2lbs ground beef
2 envelopes of Fajita Seasoning
1 can Rotel
1 can Cream of Celery or Cream of chicken Soup
1 can Beans (black, pinto, or refried)
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
8 oz Light Cream cheese
1 cup Water
1 cup skim milk
2-3 drops of tabasco sauce
Crushed tortilla chips any kind (1/2 cup)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Dash of Cinnamon
Saute onion in olive oil. Brown Lean Ground Beef. Add fajita seasoning and rest of ingredients till comes to a boil, then simmer. Enjoy.
Lap Banders portion on lliquid phase will need to run through the blender! I served my husbands soup with crushed tortilla chips and a little sour cream on top.

DH made me this Soup today and you have to try this to believe it! Sometimes, you just need something that tastes amazing.
Savory Hubbard Squash Soup
Preheat oven to 350. Peel, seed and cube a medium hubbard squash. This yields approximately 1.25 pounds of raw squash. Spray with olive oil pam and bake on a cookie sheet 35-40 minutes.
Place cooked squash into a soup pot, along with:

5 cups of chicken broth (home made is great but not necessary)
4 cups of Water
1 tsp of Garam Masala spice (if you don't have this, go get some right now - it's in the spice section of your store)
4 sprigs of fresh rosemary tied together or 1 tsp dried
1 onion chopped fine (or 2 Tbsp minced dried onion) Simmer the above for 35-40 minutes. Blend in batches until smooth. Place mixture back on stove at a simmer for about 15 minutes, until thick.
Optional: May add 2tbsp fat free half and half to each cup of soup, adding 20 cals per cup.
Yield: 6 cups
Nutritionals (per cup):

Cals: 102
Fat: 1.8
Carbs 17.6
Protein 6 It's not a nutritional powerhouse but it's a gastronomical masterpiece!

It's true that you crave the weirdest things if you stay long enough on a liquid diet. I had the strongest craving for a tuna salad sandwich...I told my husband and voila...he created this!
1 Hard boiled egg (chopped)
4 Green onions (just the white part) chopped fine
1 Dill pickle - small chopped fine (dried dill weed would do the same)
1/2 seedless cucumber, skinned, de-seeded, chopped fine
1 C low fat or no fat plain yogurt
Celery salt
White pepper
Dash white worcestershire (optional)
1 close garlic or squeeze from "tube herbs" (optional)
1 scoop unflavored Protein powder (optional - don't use with salmon recipe)
Mix all of the above in a blender, then add either-
1 can of Water packed tuna drained OR
8 ounces cooked salmon
YIELD: 3 CUPS (Approximately) :hungry:
We did this with the tuna first and I loved it. He made grilled salmon for himself one evening and at my request made it again with salmon. With the tuna, he made it with unflavored Isopure Protein which kicked up the protein a lot. We didn't think that the salmon would stand up to or needed the Protein Powder. The egg is absolutely essential...it evens out the flavors.
Here are the nutritionals on 1 cup Bruce's Tuna Soup with the protein powder:
Cals: 190
Fat 6.4 g
Carbs 5.6 g
Protein 26.4 g
Here are the nutritionals on 1 cup of the Salmon Supreme (no protein powder)
Cals: 226 g
Fat 9.3 g
Carbs 8.3 g
Protein 26 g

thought I'd post this here too:
I am a starbucks addict. I am addicted to caramel frappucinos. I have at least made the better decision lately of getting frappucino lights, but I know they still have alot of sugar. Plus, $4 a day is alot of money! So, I looked around online and found some frappucino recipes and I played around and I have come up with the perfect light frappucino you can make at home!! I am drinking one right now and it is OH SO GOOD!
Directions :
Brew some STRONG coffee, and freeze it in a ice cube tray.
Then put 4 coffee ice cubes, 6 regular ice cubes, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 tablespoon splenda, and one tablespoon sugar free caramel in blender, and blend.
Viola, a delicious sugar free low cost low guilt frappucino at home!

@bbanded good luck!