So ladies and gentlemen, I have thought of a pretty good idea. I went to the store (Target) but also you can go to the grocery store or Walmart. I bought:

a binder

page protectors

dividers

highlighters

colored pens

one folder

I sat for two hours on my computer and looked up recipes for all different stages of our post-op diet. I separated all the different diet recipes that I liked. And also separated them into Breakfast, lunch, dinner, Desserts, and drinks. This makes it easier for quick reference to make meals. Also it is easier to plan a week's worth of meals. And also for food shopping!

I put all my important paperwork gathered so far from all my doctors and specialists regarding the surgery into a folder. Lists of food groups and nutritional information from my nutritionists, I put in page protecters and put them in the front of the binder for easy reference. I also put loose leaf paper in the back to write things down if necessary. I plan to make a to-do list before and after surgery and a to-read list as well for good books to read regarding our surgery.

Everything is in one place, clean, and organized just the way I like it. Hope this helps all of you busy bees!

I agree. Having recipes and food options is important. I found that needed to have my grocery shopping list easily available AS WELL AS keep the recipes new, exciting and flavorful. I joined the FREE online site: Allrecipes.com

(They also offer a pay/subscriber membership but I haven't found the need for it).

After creating my account, I added recipes to my RECIPE BOX. You can add recipes from various websites and personalize/input your own recipes. I am now able to create shopping lists easily from these programs and access them from my smartphone via the app "Chef Tap" which links to the Allrecpies.com site.

I have found many recipes from these sites:

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes

www.genaw.com/lowcarb/

Low Carb Luxury: Recipes

www.lowcarbluxury.com/lowcarb-recipes.html

Emily Bites - Weight Watchers Friendly Recipes

www.emilybites.com/

The World According to Eggface

theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

Low Carb Recipes

lowcarb.betterrecipes.com/

Low Carb Recipes - Cooking Good Food That Keeps Your Diet on ...

www.low-carb.great-recipes.tv/

Bariatric Surgery Recipes

www.froedtert.com/SpecialtyAreas/BariatricSurgeryProgram/Recipes/

Bariatric & Lap-band Surgery Shared Recipes

recipes.sparkpeople.com/cookbooks.asp?cookbook=47556

Bariatric Eating

www.bariatriceating.com/

Recipes, Cooking and Baking Forum - Weight Loss Surgery, Obesity

www.obesityhelp.com/forums/recipe/