ShoppGirl

Glad to hear you are doing well.

There is also flavorless protein you can add to things like genepro.

Wow that’s perfect. Now I just have to learn how to do all those toning moves. Thank you.

I have seen many recipes for Turkey meatloaf. I have been meaning to try one so if you make it let me know. That with some cauliflower mashed potatoes would be good.

Wow. Amazing way to start your journey!!

I have been weighing everyday and it takes like four of five days to lose a pound but I always go up a pound before I go down two. At first it bothered me but it happens almost every time so now I’m excited to go up one cause I know that means I will be lower the next day.

Those look delicious!! I love almonds. They may end up being my contribution to our annual cookie day.

I do want to follow this thread as well. I do not have one near me but have a friend that does and hope to make that a trip sometime soon.

Maybe create a post asking for low carb baking recipes?? Maybe someone out there is also a baker and has come up with something.

Have you tried almond flour? I am by no means a baker but I used to watch that show low carb cookworx and the two doctors on there cooked everything low carb and one thing was waffles with almond flour and they weren’t bad. Also they made brownies that were low carb that I liked. https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-low-carb-cookworx-cookbook_mary-dan-eades_michael-r-eades/391039/item/12726915/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw9_mDBhCGARIsAN3PaFO3Xd7qV6NJHtvPE1z4Y_4nYwPVVpgYrwpoJxX9kB9tltWTsD2GKmEaAlV_EALw_wcB#idiq=12726915&edition=4523156

Have you tried any new hobbies. Like taking up a craft. I do crafts to distract myself and make time pass quicker when I am board or anxious.

Maybe you can find some new reduced fat recipes and bake them so you can still do what you enjoy. It’s more of a challenge to make it healthy and tasty. Anyone can make fattening stuff taste good.

For what it’s worth my surgeon said I did a really good job on my liver shrink diet and I had very minimal pain post op. I like to think it was cause I shrunk it down so small there wasn’t as much to retract and therefore I had less bruising and stuff on my Insides?? Or they didn’t have to pump me full of so much air because the surgeon had room to get in there. I could be wrong but I stuck to it 100% and had minimal pain (just felt like I did a bunch of crunches).

Interesting about Arnold. I realized it was flawed but never knew a specific example.

Six weeks out. So far so good.

You got me at prevents some menopausal symptoms. Sounds like I may be making a switch from the pill.

Sounds like he didn’t like being around you because it forced him to look at his own choices.

Aside from the mental/emotional work that I am still doing my biggest challenge has been eating slowly/ chewing more. It’s harder than it sounds to train your mind to do it.

I lost my chili recipe and need another one. I am the only one who eats it so I make it and freeze and haven’t memorized the recipe. I need a good healthy chili recipe if anyone has one they are willing to share.

I grew up with a mom that was a neurotic clean freak that did not allow me in the kitchen as a teenager because I made too much of a mess then I married a southern guy who liked meat and potatoes so I learned to cook that way. Now I am finally learning what I like and learning how to make it (so I got a little late start in the cooking department). I can follow a recipe though.

Yea I like to do it homemade. I was just joking. I don’t cook fancy very often but every now and then I get an urge and like to have a good recipe on hand. I have just been craving Chili for like a week. I think it’s my body knowing I need the protein (weird how it craves what we need if we listen).

I agree with arabesque. I remember asking a similar question to you and being embarrassed to even type it. Now I talk about my bowel habits as comfortably as talking about the weather. Lol. I added benefiber (the generic powder at Walmart) and also with dr permission I cut that down a little and instead added two servings of vegetables each day when I was on soft foods. Now I go every other day and if I don’t I take milk of magnesia and that works in like 30 minutes for me (have only needed that one time). As I can get more fiber by diet alone I will cut back the supplemental fiber even further.

1. Did you feel the same way? For the most part I feel the same but I am only 30 pounds down so far (6 weeks post op) 2. Are you glad you did it? I am very glad I did it. Wish I had done it sooner 3. Do you have any regrets? Absolutely not. I tried everything and could not do this on my own. Drastic measures are needed at times. 4. What’s one thing you wish someone had told you before you had surgery? I think I was told everything beforehand. I don’t think I realized how much my life would revolve around my surgery and the fact that I had surgery for a short time (getting in fluids and protein, constipation and fiber, etc) but it was all worth it. I am 6 weeks out now and cleared for regular food (within reason) and I am hopeful and excited for the future.

Wow. That’s amazing.

If you are talking about the steri strip you should be okay. I’m surprised they stayed on for two weeks.I did not have any glue though?