LisaS73

Check out pinterest too! That is literally what I am doing right now, searching low carb, low fat thanksgiving recipes. You can even put gastric in your search to be more specific and you will find recipes for every stage of eating you are in! I will be up all night doing this now! ;-/

Annnnd excitement deflated lol. I didn't even look at the ingredients when I went to check them out

I am in orange too Anna! Small world!!

Great Idea Sophie! I have wanting an excuse to order something from there, I will definitely try them!

I was sleeved 8/27 and was 315 the day of surgery and today i weigh 285. I have had two stalls already but dr and nut keep saying i am doing great. I am a little reluctant to try new foods as most aren't agreeing with me so i still mostly stick to 3 protien shakes a day, one triple zero greek yogurt, a banana or grapes (to help with constipation), and lemon water. Otherwise, i just graze whatever the family is having or whatever i cook them, but like i said most of it isn't agreeing. I usually have a shake with them at the table while they eat. And if you are still having periods, dont forget bloating and water weght from that is a factor. That was actually the culprit of my first "stall". And my nutritionist told me if i feel like I've overeaten or eaten badly, i can always do a reset and go back to liquids for a day or two. Sometimes that can also kickstart a stall back in gear. Good luck and don't be too hard on yourself!

Today i am putting a pork loin roast in the crockpot with fat free italian dressing, carrots, mushrooms, onions and brussel sprouts. On low for about 12 hours. YUMMMMM

If anyone is located in SETX, i just started a local chapter support group if anyone is interested in coming to a meeting! Look for us in the local charters forum to join. We havent secured a location for meetings yet socould be Beaumont, Mid county or Orange.

I just signed up to start a local chapter in southeast texas. Can I get more information on how to get started? I have never done anything like this before but believe it would be greatly beneficial and I may be able to get my surgeons office involved. Please let me know what I need to do!

I think my restriction is just that tortilla chips are too hard to process, and I assumed they would be a no no like any chips would be even after I am on regular foods again. As far as soft tortillas, I was told no soft bread of any kind, I can't remember for how long, because of the risk of a bread ball forming and blocking my pouch. I guess I should ask again when I see the nutritionist tomorrow!

I am loving the crockpot and Soups. Guaranteed moist meat and soft vegetables! Chili has become my new go to. Just made a white chicken chili last week that was awesome!! http://www.bushbeans.com/en_US/recipe/classic-white-chicken-chili

Thanks everybody for the good suggestions, I appreciate it! I ended up skipping the dips anyway lol. Wanted to save all my room for gumbo, which I could still only eat a tiny bit of. Is gumbo broth a thing? Cuz I could drink that all day!

Good idea! I will definitely look that up! Wonder what else I can make a "chip" with??

Booo. Well, I was just thinking that there probably isn't any dip that would be worth taking up precious food space anyway. I was just hoping someone had found some kind of low carb melba toast or whole grain cracker or something. I guess tortillas are forever on the no no list? Because I am dying for salsa but have no idea how I will eat it from now on. I always told myself preop that tortillas and salsa was a good for me snack...

I am about 6 weeks post op. I have a family function today and was asked to make dip. No biggie, found lots of good recipes that are good for me. One problem....what can I eat this dip with? I am pretty much convinced I will just have to use a fork lol. Is there no kind of whole grain whole wheat cracker or toast I can have? I know, vegetables, but I am still not supposed to have raw yet and not a lot of veggies go with different dips....ugh. Any suggestions??

Where would i ask that question? I would love to join a group or would even be willing to start one if there isn't already one in Southeast TX!