MeatballsMom

Well, you are probably in surgery right now, so I hope all went well. Let us know how you are doing when you are able.

BTW...I hate you.......I want a friggin buritto from taco hell.......uggghhhhhh!!!

Sweetheart, do NOT give her money, buy her the food yourself. If you live to far away, send it to a neighbor to buy it for her.

Uggghhhhh.........that is like the homeless people here in Houston, and Lord only knows tht our homeless population for exceeds the population of most small towns.

I will NEVER give them money, but I will go to a McDonalds or whatever is close and buy them food. I have ZERO problems with doing that, because most of them are either alcoholics or drug addicts and all they are going to do with the $$$ is buy whatever it is they are addicted to.

Just do yourself and favor and try every route possible to get her fed WITHOUT sending her the money!!! You will feel so much better knowing that you helped her out without feeding her PROBLEM!!!!

Ahhh thanks for the reply Mandi, but I am wondering if I should even be eating those right now. I actually love the wheat tortillas, but I am under the impression that bread all together should be avoided if possible, at least for now.

I also think that I am at a stage right now where if I am given an inch, I will take 10 miles. Meaning: if I am given the opportunity to say eat 1 wheat tortilla, I will want to eat some lasagna, cereal, sandwhich from schlotzky's etc. etc.

We will see, I might entertain eating half of one some my body will stop hating me.....LOL

Okay…..so I am officially 3 weeks post op today, May 20, 2008 and am seriously ready to eat a cow :thumbs_up:.

I have been this way since last week and the doc, oh I love him but hell, told me that as long as I am losing weight he is not too concerned about anything. My issues, I am not eating the 4oz that is suggested, but more like 10-12oz, and he said that is fine because I am losing weight so long as I am not eating crap. :cursing:

I must confess, I did have 3 cookies last week although totally drowned in milk, I did eat them and I told him this:thumbdown:. He asked if that was it and I honestly told him yes. I had not even eaten the recommended oatmeal, mushy cereal, in fact no breads, rice, pasta, etc.

Right now, I want to dive my big ol but into a plate of nothing by carbohydrates or a greasy cheeseburger with some chips and queso, but I have refrained. :smile2:

Quitting sugar and, well hell the “good foods” (aka: fattening foods) the way I did was like telling a drug addict, alcoholic or smoker to stop cold turkey.

I was told my insurance approved me on April 18 and I needed to start my liquid diets because they were scheduling my surgery for April 25, which ended up getting pushed back to April 29, 2008.

Now, I am not ungrateful because I appreciate the opportunity to have this surgery, I am sure as much as any of you, but someone please tell me what I can have because right now I want to cave in and eat something that I know I do not need, should not eat and is totally against what this procedure is for.

BTW……I have eaten the sugar free jellos and puddings, the sugar free popsicles and the yogurts, but I think it is the bread my body is craving as I have had ZERO of that (except those three cookies). I feel tired, worn out, not really wanting to do anything, which I am thinking is the lack of carbs as my intake is very minimal right now.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated!!!!

WOW Girl......sounds like when I started.........suggestion though, not sure about your Doc but mine says heck no on the Slm Fast shakes as they do not give you what you really need. Also, I mixed in frozen strawberries, blueberries and a banana with my protein shakes. I too have to have mine very very cold, so I blended in skim milk and ice.

Let me tell you, that makes ALL the difference in the world. I started my protein shakes one week before my surgery, which was Tuesdaym 4/29/2008m and I lost 8lbs.

Now, all I had were the protien shakes and Propel water, but when you add the fruit to them, it makes a world of difference. Try using, if you have on near you, Smoothie King's Gladiator Low Carb Meal Replacement. It has 45g protein and only 1g carb!!

It does S-U-C-K in the begining, but you get use to it and pretty soon, heck they are like a real meal. I know, a tad boring, but when you look at the big picture, it is worth it in the long run!!!

Keep it up and good luck!!!!!