Rayanna Barker

My highest weight was 458, I lost down to 406 before surgery on 9/3, now I am 369. Can't wait to be out of these 300's!

My highest weight was 458, I lost down to 406 before surgery on 9/3, now I am 369. Can't wait to be out of these 300's!

My highest weight was 458, I lost down to 406 before surgery on 9/3, now I am 369. Can't wait to be out of these 300's!

My highest weight was 458, I lost down to 406 before surgery on 9/3, now I am 369. Can't wait to be out of these 300's!

I just started and last night I had about 3oz of fajita chicken, some pico...(tomato, onion,cilantro, and peppers) a little cheese and a tablespoon of sour cream and blended it up....it was amazing. Mostly Protein and veggies and a little sour cream to make it puree....but it was awesome...it made about 4 or 5 oz....so it lasted a couple meals.

I did puree meat but doctored it up a lot. Yes, just tossing some meat into a food processor with Water or even broth is gross (IMO) but if you can be a little creative it is quite doable. I would puree meat with some flavorful sauce, then usually heat it up in the microwave in a little ramekin with some cheese to melt on top. It came out tasting like a casserole and I really enjoyed it. Some of my favorite combos:
--ground beef with BBQ Sauce and cheddar cheese
--shrimp with buffalo sauce and blue cheese
--chicken with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese
--turkey with peanut satay sauce and jack cheese
--salmon with lemon dill sauce and peccorino cheese
--pot roast with curry sauce and Swiss cheese
--chicken with hoisin sauce
--tuna with olive oil mayo and cheddar cheese
I also did a lot of refried Beans with hot salsa and pepper jack or cheddar, Shelly's ricotta bake:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1793517
and Greek yogurt with Peanut Butter stirred in.
I had fun with the foods on pureed stage, plus I managed to get all my Protein and more in every day. Good luck to you!

Hello,
I am having my sleeve surgery on 9/17...I am very anxious and I am looking for successful stories of folks losing 150-200+ lbs.....
I have about 190 lbs to lose and I am terrified of stalls and things I have heard but from the folks I am hearing this it is all who have under 100 lbs to lose.
I could really use some enlightenment or words of advise from folks who have the same amount to lose.

My surgery was last wednesday and I started at 402 the day of surgery so I am looking at losing well over 200 pounds as well. I really thought it would be harder after surgery but so far, I feel great. We are really close in surgery date so we should keep up with eachother...might help to have a buddy doing things at the same time.