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eggface is my italian sister (long lost) if it wasnt for her I would have been so lost in the beginning. Ice cream has been my savior, ricotta bake, crab rangoon, Ice cream, breakfast bites, bento boxes, did I mention Ice cream yet? Thank you SHELLY !!!!

a week before my surgery (during my liquid phase) I went thru all my entire kitchen and got rid of everything that was high in fats, carbs & sugar. I also bought new dishes (tasting dishes) with very small spoons & forks. I eat every night with cloth napkins and wine glasses. Oh and I cant live without my kitchen ninja. There may not be a lot on my plate for dinner but damn it..... I am gonna have it at least presented in front of me beautifully.

tylenol.... no aleve, motrin, ibuprofen. They are all considered an NSAID which is a no no

crab meat was my go to protein. also Hormel 97% fat free turkey chili was really good,

you are sliming..... did you eat too much?

dumping is unpleasant. I have to watch every gram of sugar I take in right now. if not WATCH OUT. one good thing came out of it. totally got me off of sugars... I can still have sugar free chocolatae but only one piece.

that is the definate link if you scroll down some Shelly's Cauliflower Pie 1 head of Cauliflower, cooked and mashed 1 Yellow Onion, chopped 3 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated (divided use) 1 Tablespoon Oregano 1 Tablespoon Fresh Basil, chopped 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt a few twists of Black Pepper Topping Marinara Sauce (I use jarred - Rao's is my fav) Sliced Provolone Break up cauliflower florets (my cauliflower was medium to large but the recipe is forgiving and slight size variations won't matter) and cook in salted Water till fork tender. Drain. Mash. Saute onion till golden. Mix remaining ingredients together (hold back 1 Tablespoon of the Parmesan.) Pour into a 8 x 11.5 x 2 (2 qt) Pyrex casserole dish that has been sprayed with Pam non-stick cooking spray. Top with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes and place under the broiler for 5 more minutes to brown. When done I cut the pie into squares (I get 8-10 squares from the pie.) You can eat it as is but I top each square with a Tablespoon of Marinara Sauce and a slice of Provolone and it goes back under the broiler for a few minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbly. Mmmm. PS sorry shelly...

your stomach is going to be doing a lot of gurgeling and producing a lot of gas at first. lots of burping... this helpsin the first few weeks. surgical gas from the OR is totally different

soo for the past few weeks I have using flintstone vitamins and have been getting sick on them. so now I switched to centrum and they are stil coming back up. I have tried eating with them , empty stomach, with my AM protein shake. I know I haave to take them but seriously... this is getting old and expensive. seeing my NUT in 2 weeks. and we'll go from there

ooops. thank you for noticing that? hopefully this one is the right link. yup spinach. BTW I posted a recipe for BBQ sauce. you need to make it. SOOO good. http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2012/04/day-in-my-pouch_14.html

you can totally see a big difference between the before & after pic. keep up the great work !!!

yes after it was cooked I let it drain and smashed it. I ate some yesterday and froze the rest in individual portions

try these. I eat 3 of them and I am FULL

my surgery in the US cost 50,000

if you want the recipe here is the link. http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2011/10/cauliflower-power.html

so I made it this afternoon and it turned out great. I also added 1/2 package of frozen drained spinach to it and instead of using whole eggs I used egg whites. came out great

the purpose of the 6 month supervised weight loss is purely for the insurance co. in my opinion. they arae hoping that it will dicourage you or will get anothr job and not have their helth insurance any more. This is just not my opinion but medical professionals also.

2 weeks !!!

So I finally got out of the dreaded week 3 stall. I weighed myself yesterday but I didnt want to post anything until I weigh myself this morning just to be sure. And gues what !!!! I have lost a total of 50 pounds so far !!!! I am so exciited and glad to know that this wasnt for nothing and it is working. Logging every morsal of food that I put in my mouth... good or bad. finally feeling the energy to start exercising. it may not be a lot right now but some is better than none. learning a whole new way of stopping before you feel full and actually taking my time when I eat. TODAY IS A GREAT DAY !!!!!

spa day... !!!! massage, mani pedi, hair , makeup.... enjoy!!!

forget the banana and peanut butter and add a 1/2t of decaf instant coffee crystals to your chocolate shake. mochachino delicious !!!! my total favorite

congrats....does a happy dance with you

I was told by my NUT a minimum of 60g per day.

I never had heartburn a day in my life before the surgery. after surgery I had to sleep sitting up it was so bad. My Dr put me on dexilant once a day. (expensive but if you have insurance and there is a card out there right now that you only have to pay a $20 co-pay for the first year) Heartburn is totally gone. LOVE IT

for me it wasn't the pain. I stopped taking pain medication after the 2nd day. It was the nausea that kept me in the hospital for 4 days. I couldn't keep anything down. I was so dehydrated for the first week even with them giving me IV fluid boluses. The pain was more muscle sorenes like you had a really hard workout and over did it just a bit.