Mini Me Wanna~Be

6 servings 88 cal. 4 fat. 3.3 carbs and 9.2 protein Baked ricotta 8oz ricotta 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 1t. Italian seasoning 1lg egg Salt and pepper 1/2 cup marinara sauce (I used 1/2 cup sun dried tomato alfrado sauce 1/2 cup low fat mozzarella cheese Mix ricotta cheese,parmesan cheese, beaten egg, and seasonings together. Place in oven dish pour sauce over top then top with mozzarella cheese. Bake 450 for 20-25 min

Vitamin World has a very good multi vitamin that's chewable in pineapple flavor and it has as much & a little more of somethings than Bariatric Advantage one does. That's what I use cus it is cheaper and im on a budget right now. If you don't have a Vitamin World close you can order online and they will ship to you. I don't do the gummies because i was told they leave out some of the important one's because they taste yucky. Good luck in your search :}

Thank you for sharing, I will try it this morning. I'm in desperate need of idea's :}

I have not had my surgery yet it is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 19th, waiting on Ins approval. I have been trying to experiment on making Protein drinks at home. I made one today and would like some opinion's on if the calories, carbs, & sugars are too high. I seriously need to work on scaling down the size because this shake ended up being 40ish ounces. Here's a list of my ingredients: 2c. Ice 1c. frozen mixed berries (strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, pomegranate, raspberry) 1 scoop EAS vanilla Protein powder 1 scoop unflavored Soy protein power 1c Almond Breeze Vanilla Almond milk 2 1/4oz SF Raspberry Davinci Syrup 1/4oz vanilla extract 3/4tsp. banana flavoring 3/4c Water Ninja'd and blended all together This is what I got for Nutrition info for the whole 40oz Calories: 410 Fat: 6.05 Carbs: 37 Fiber: 6 Sugars: 27 Protein: 50 Of course I am not going to drink this at 1 sitting probably take me several hours I only had a big enough cup for 32oz. so I put the rest in the freezer. It ended up a little powdery tasting so I'm thinking I need a little more flavoring like SF syrup or flavored extracts. Any ideas there? Also do I count any of this toward my water intake?? So what is everyone's thoughts on this shake, I'm hoping after sitting a couple hours it wont become disgusting. Thank you in advance for your input and if you have any suggestions for other ways to make drinks I would love to hear them :}

@DayByDay what is a EOB? I haven't had surgery yet, I am waiting for approval from Ins. I have a high deductible so a lot of it will be coming out of my pocket. Any tips of what I need to have that you can share would be great. Thanks in advance :}

I have not had surgery yet but I'm assuming the gas pains everyone's talking about is from them putting gas in us to blow us up a little so they can get around inside of us, am I correct? If so then how would Gas X, MOM, any of the over the counter gas aids help, it's not digestive gases that are the issues?? I'm sorry if this is a stupid ? I'm just a bit confused is all. Again I have not had surgery yet. Thanks in advance for your answers :}

I have been told by 3 different doctors (I am diabetic and have severe Arthritis, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue) 2 before starting my journey to WLS and my surgeon that the Gummies are a no no because they lack some of the very important vitamin's, they don't put them in because they taste bad and the gummies would taste nasty. I talked to my surgeon and he also carries WLS specific vitamins and told him of my concern about the cost and he said to get the info off the label and if I could find a cheaper version with the same nutritional values he would be perfectly ok with that. I have found a very knowledgeable lady who works at my local Vitamin World who I gave the nutritional info to and she is helping me find the best possible matches to what the Dr office carries. Good luck in your search Hope some of the info given will help you :}

@ljp: I'm new to crock potting and Greek yogurt. Do you set your crock pot on low high or auto for those 6 hours? When using Greek yogurt instead of sour cream do you thin it out a little bit or just use out of the container?? I'm and still getting to to the thickness and sourness of Greek yogurt. Thank you in advance for your help and thank you so much for sharing your recipe it really does sound yummy :}

Thank you all for your feed back. I live in a town that has no stores like GNC or stores that carry the Nectar or Unjury brands. Closest I have come to anything I have heard is a good brand is the EAS I can find @ Sam's Club and they only have Vanilla & Chocolate. I'm worried about ordering a bunch of protein online because I have been told that my taste's will change and there's a good chance I will be lactose intolerant. I guess I maybe should order some of those SF syrups online, only ones I can find local is hazelnut, caramel, raspberry and vanilla. I will hurry up and eat all the frozen berries I have b4 surgery.....LOL What about banana's can I maybe put some banana in with vanilla powder for flavor? There's no seeds.....lol

Ok so what the heck do I do until I can have fruit, the powders are too powdery tasting and im not much of a chocolate and vanilla person. I feel very lost as to what to do :?

That is alot of progress, I can't wait til I have my 1st NSV, waiting now for approval. You are added to my list of inspirational people on here :} keep sharing your victories.

The OP's post didn't show up for me either Ms Skinniness. Not sure what BigTigger saw. :?

@stomlin75 did you order that tofu broccoli somewhere or was it something you made at home? I have never tried tofu and I'm one of those one that has always said "no way am I gunna eat that" now im curious. If you have any recipie's you can share that would be awesome. Thanks in advance :}

Ok gotcha thank you

@nailgirl5464: is that 3/4 cup of mushrooms? are do you mean 3/4 of the package?? Thank you in advance for your help and thank you so much for posting this it sounds yummy and it has in it everything my husband likes too :}

Smith's/Kroger grocery store has it on there health food isle.

I have a Smith's grocery store where I live an I have found the ONLY Greek yogurt I can tolerate is the store brand Kroger Greek Light, they have plain, vanilla and flavored with small chunks of fruit in it. It's lower in sugar than alot out there. I have tried all the "name brands" and can't stand them. Good luck in your search

My Dr. set my surgery date for Feb. 19th, he's sending in for approval. Hoping to know in a couple weeks if approved. I'm trying to think positive but things don't usually go easy or my way with things like this, especially because the Nurse Manager for UHC stated that I need to do 6 month Dr. supervised diet, however in all the info the Dr's office got from UHC says nothing about it. So he's going to submit and we'll see. At least I have everything else done and am ready if I have to do the 6month at least I've already got 3 months done. Keep fingers crossed for me please :}

@Lisa'slosinit~ How many squirts of Mio did you use? I have a bunch of different flavor Mio's so I think i'm going to be trying this :}

@Michelle1977 Can you please share with me your recipe for Chocolate PB2 shake. I have been playing around with it and im not having very good luck getting it to taste right. I don't know if im using too much powder, water or not enough. Im trying to get these things all figured out before surgery so im not struggling to figure out after. Thank you in advance for your help :}

@clk: are you still lactose intolerant? or has it gotten better with time and gone back to just the nausea??

I have not personally used them yet, my best friend had the Gastric Bypass 2 years ago and she was the one who told me about them. She uses several of the products and I have never heard her complain and she must like them to refer them to me. You will have to let me know what you end up trying and your thoughts about it :}

@ yay for me: I was actually just talking to my boss about having VSG the other day and she asked me if I've started to make a Goals or a what I want to change 1st list and I told her "I want to lose enough weight to be able to wear a pair of corduroy pants and not start a fire between my legs when I walk" and we laughed so hard she was crying almost pee'd her pant's and I couldn't believe what I had just said out loud, we work at a clothing store and currently have some corduroy pants and we just crack up every time we see them now. I am really hoping that one day after surgery my dream of corduroy pants will come true.......LOL :}~