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I am trying to gather all of the must haves before my surgery. Is there anything you would recommend as a must have regarding kitchen gadgets (measuring, preparing etc) or foods/drinks i should stock up on? What about a blender? The one i currently have is broken and also has no lid! lol

Thanks for helping me prepare! Just wanting to know what you have that is a MUST HAVE and you couldn't go without.

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I found small plates, bowls, and utensils to be very helpful. I also used a Ninja blender during puréed phase (I like the cup attachment for shakes), and blender bottles for shakes (the bottles w/ the sphere whisk inside).

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A digital scale to measure your food, they can be a little pricey but they are much better then the manual ones. Also, sugar free popsicles made me feel human the first couple of weeks :)

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liquid and solid measuring cups, a couple of little dishes that you love to eat out of (I have some wide-mouthed mugs with handles that I use and tea cup plates), a shaker with a little wire whisk type ball in the bottom to mix Protein Shakes, a good blender (I use a Vitamix but there are lots of good ones on the market), a stick blender to puree Soups, a food processor (nice to have not a must have), a registration with myfitnesspal.com, good walking shoes, a couple of non-BPA Water bottles that you like, a fancy glass that you like drinking out of to make water drinking a nice experience. The only thing I went out and bought out of all of this is the shaker for Protein shakes.< /p>

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Haven't had my surgery yet but I'm gathering things also. I have an electric mug warmer since many people have said it can take an hour to eat a bowl of Soup in the beginning. I also purchased small silver forks and spoons from bed bath and beyond rather than plastic baby ones. A digital scale as others have said and the magic bullet works really well

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I just got an immersion blender which has been great for both Soups and Protein Shakes. My must have was plenty of the snack size Gladware. They hold 4 oz. and are so convenient for portioning out your food. I don't like measuring so I put my food in these little cups because I know I can't eat more than that. I also used them in the liquid phase to make my own Jello and preportion it out.

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small plates & bowls

small utensils

a "healthy soup" cookbook

a brezza baby food maker

a ninja blender

baby food containers (I have the oxo kind)

prayer

loving family & friends :)

compression socks

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I have the $17 shake blender from Walmart, I believe it's a Hamilton beech, it has the cups that you blend in and then use to drink your shake, or Soup. Worked for shakes, Soups, and I even did iced Decaf coffee with my vanilla Protein Shake. I also bought small baby food dishes at the dollar store, I have small colorful bowls with lids, and small plates. They came with small cups as well, and I have used them mostly for storage of left over shakes, and soup. I did buy myself a nice coffee mug, and a really comfy pillow for my stomach during recovery. Also get yourself a nice warm throw, I was cold all the time the first few weeks post-op, and figured it was from the lack of calories. Now at 8 weeks out, I use a saucer for my meals, and don't have to store my foods separately since I'm eating the same foods as my family. I didn't want to spend a ton on special dishes, and blenders as I knew I would only need them for a few months.

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just ordered a digital food scale! $25 on Amazon

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A digital scale to measure your food' date=' they can be a little pricey but they are much better then the manual ones. Also, sugar free popsicles made me feel human the first couple of weeks <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote']

I ditto this! 2 weeks post op.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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