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I’m sorry you are having a stall, I hope next week more than makes up for it. I will Check that video out, thank you. Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

I am glad that you are doing so much better and might be able to go back to work. That gives me hope for a quick return as well. Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Praying for you [emoji1374] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

That is wonderful! I am so happy for you, hoping I will have the same surgery story as you [emoji1360] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

My psych needed to sign off on me, she sent something to my surgeon that said I don’t have an eating disorder, and the worst thing I am addicted to is carbs. She didn’t make final decision on me having surgery but if I did have (past or present) an eating disorder or an addiction to drugs/alcohol she would not recommend me for surgery. Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

My surgery isn’t until 11/21 but I had Panda Express Orange chicken today. I don’t plan on doing a food farewell tour but we are having an early Thanksgiving before I start my liquid diet. My excuse is I want to make one last batch of bone broth from the turkey bones & turkey soup. I love turkey so not being able to eat it for Thanksgiving will be torture. Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

I have had a few people ask for my recipes, and I’ve asked for a few as well, so I thought I’d start a thread for bone broth recipes. I use an instapot but you can use a crock pot or just a pot on the stove. The stove top process will take longer but should have the same results. For the chicken one I bought 2 roasted chickens from Sams club and after we ate the meat I used the bones. For beef I went to the local meat market and bought a stew bone, I didn’t like the finished product so I’m going to try the Asian market. For pork I used 3 ham hocks. For all my broths I just combine veggies that I would put in soup (carrots, celery, mushrooms, onions, broccoli etc), herbs (bay leaf, thyme etc), about 2 chicken skeletons worth of bones and enough water to cover the bones. I use the soup setting on the instapot to cook it well done for 1 hour. When it’s done I take out the veggies & herbs and replace with fresh, I do this 2 more times with the same bones & liquid. After they cook through 3-4 times I strain the juices into a separate pot and discard the rest, add salt & pepper to taste & let it cool. Once it has cooled there will be a layer of fat on top, just remove it and discard it. I added the broth into soup containers I found on amazon and froze them. I have used some of it to make soups and saved some for the liquid diet stage. When using it for the liquid diet stage warm it up to below 140 degrees, anything hotter will denature the protein you will be adding to it. Mix in enough tasteless protein powder to achieve your protein needs. I believe the website I checked said it should contain 17g of protein but definitely research it, I could be wrong. I have made beef (still looking for recipes, mine was not good), chicken (yum!), pork broths and from those I’ve also made ham/bean soup, turkey zuppa toscana, chicken soup and pumpkin butternut squash soup. I ran half of each batch of soup through the food processor for the purée stage. Feel free to add your own recipes to this thread, we can help each other through this [emoji1360]. Here is one of my freezer shelf’s [emoji4]

@monkeyol[mention=316532]. DanaiGrimes[/mention] Wishing you both luck and praying for you. [emoji177] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

My doc called me back and said that I should try to stay above 40 until the 7 day liquid diet, just incase my comorbidities don’t count for my insurance. I am focusing on prepping meals/bone broths for after surgery and taking notes on things that will be helpful to me before and after surgery. Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Lol brain fart. You’re doing great, way to go [emoji1377] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Ok I was inspired by your post and I made a butternut squash and pumpkin soup...how have I never eaten this!?! It was amazing, hoping I can keep myself from eating it all before my surgery [emoji23]. I am sure that having a meal prep plan would make things so much easier and more manageable. I always try to plan ahead but it rarely works out as planned, I always seem to be missing something. I definitely have my foods planned out now to work on the family lol Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

You look wonderful, glad you are doing so well. Wow 25.6 lbs in just over 3 weeks, that is amazing! I can’t wait to be able to say that [emoji177][emoji177][emoji177] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

My NUT recommended the Premier protein ones from Sams club and I really like them. I am a coffee drink and in school, so I use 2 protein drinks (usually caramel or chocolate) and use them to flavor my morning latte which is about 11 oz. All together it makes a 33 oz latte which I keep in a stainless steel vacuum insulated bottle and sip on from about 6 am-10:30 am. That keeps me full and focused on school and gets me through until my break at 11, I eat lunch at about 12 snack around 2 and I’m good until school is out at 4. I carry a coffee bottle and water bottle around all morning and a second bottle of water around late afternoon & evening. I am not a big breakfast eater so my NUT is happy that I am getting my protein in the form of my coffee. She wants me on decaf by my surgery date (11/21) and for at least 6 weeks after. I will just wean myself to decaf and keep it up. For powder I have tasteless isopure and I plan to add it to my bone broths and water when I hit the liquid stage, since my mornings are covered. It was cheap on amazon, I haven’t tried it yet (saving for liquid stage) but if it is tasteless it should be fine for me. Curious to hear what others suggest [emoji177] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Wow you still have 11 more days and you’ve already lost 15 lbs, that is fantastic! Awesome job [emoji1360] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Yes, that has been an issue for me too [emoji20] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Awesome thank you so much! I will have to make some. I made butternut squash and pumpkin soup yesterday and healthy zuppa toscana today for the freezer. I blended them up really smooth for the purée stage [emoji177] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

[emoji177] Thank you [emoji177] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

I have not tried all 3, I bought isopure but haven’t tasted it yet. I’m planning to start using it when I hit the liquid stage. Hoping someone has tried them and has good info to share ??[emoji16] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

My surgeon says I am not allowed to lift anything heavier than my purse for 2 weeks. I am a college student right now so I will be going back 7 days post op and using a rolling back pack for the last few weeks of school. My doc doesn’t want me to go back so soon but he knows I don’t have much choice since I’m in school and will get dropped. Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Lol I forgot to post the list [emoji23] sorry Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Here is my purée list. I made a lot of soups and ran it all through the blender so it is smooth, they are ok with that as long as there isn’t too much fat in it. My NUT is anti-potatoes & fruit [emoji24] I know I will be craving them too [emoji20] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Some schedule a week or two out. Hopefully that will be the case, I wish mine was. Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Mine scheduled 6 weeks out. I don’t know if it’s because they are really busy or to make sure insurance is ok with it. Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

I’m on the 21st, your surgery will be on my bday [emoji1360] Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]

Norfolk VA Have a great day! Amanda [emoji16] HW 248 CW 241 Surgery Date: pending 11/21/2017. Goal weight 150’ish [emoji23]