JoeyBee

Debra...Just read your blog and thanks for the great recipes.

My surgery was 5 months ago and I've lost 38.4 lbs. Everything is going well...I've had 3 adjustments since having my surgery but can truly say that the last adjustment is more noticeable. The only issue that I'm having now is my gallbladder...but from what the Doc said...because of weighloss and the drastic change in diet...it happens. But other then that I'm feeling good and healthy and energetic.

Keep posting those good recipes to your blog...do you happen to have any really good chili recipes.

I like to make spegetti sauce and to get the benefit of lots of veggies I add carrots and zucchini in mine but I put them through the food processor so that it's just little bits...sometimes I will add a few brussel sprouts to the mix...it helps thickens up the mixture, so once you put the tomatoes and tomato juice and it simmers for a few hours you can't tell there there but it taste oh so good.

(my sister was finiky so we tried all kinds of tricks for her to get more veg and she loved this sauce and couldn't tell even as she got older)

Thanks again for the recipies...am going to try the black bean soup...sounds yummy.

Joey

I'm on day 3 also and have not really been able to keep anything down, like you say, it just sits on my chest and then I start getting foam in mouth and end up bringing everything up again...I don't want to get dehydrated so I continue drinking...drinking water, Gatorade and i tried some broth but it tasted gross...I have no pain, but still gassy and a bit bloated at surgical sites. I'm not discouraged but getting tired of walking around with a bedpan in case I need to spit

Well the date has been chosen for my lapband surgery, May 12...I'm a bit nervous:crying: about the whole thing...last time I had surgery was when I got my appendix out...oh, about 30 years ago...and I've been overweight for so long that it's kind of a comfort thing I guess...but this is good, it will be good for me, hopefully get me back on track...but I thing I'm more nervous for the pre operation prep...my Dr. has be on Boost only for the 2 weeks prior...oy...it's gonna be a tuff 2 weeks:smile2: