I miss dr.pepper

Not chewing as much as I have to now! Can't believe how many foods I swallowed whole! This surgery makes you so aware of all of your bad habits....eye-opening for sure!

The chewing & size of bite got me big time. I tried to woof down a sausage ball & it got stuck. Owwy for an hour and a half. I made the balls with low fat everything & added cream cheese to keep them moist (Pinterest recipe altered). Next one, I used a fork to break down my bites and it went much better.

The chewing & size of bite got me big time. I tried to woof down a sausage ball & it got stuck. Owwy for an hour and a half. I made the balls with low fat everything & added cream cheese to keep them moist (Pinterest recipe altered). Next one' date=' I used a fork to break down my bites and it went much better.[/quote']

Sounds yummy! Can you post recipe?

Here's the cream cheese sausage ball recipe. You can make just a few at a time and freeze the uncooked ones. I just started using MFP so I don't have the nutritional stats but I am 4 weeks out so any food with Protein is a good thing at this point. One fills me up - I made them kind of big.

I have a WLS food/recipe board on Pinterest - Susie Sosnik. The food porn on that site is abundant! I can stare at the food and not have to eat it. It somehow satisfies cravings and eventually, I will be able to make and eat some of the healthier foods. Lots of great ideas there.

Cream Cheese Saugsage Balls from the blog "Plain Chicken"

1 lb hot sausage, uncooked (could use lowfat JImmy Dean sausage but note that is comes in 12 oz size; I wanted it hot so used the full fat version)

8 oz cream cheese, softened (I used neufchatel)

1 1/4 cups Bisquick (i used the heart smart version. Could use Carbquick or Atkins)

4 oz cheddar cheese, shredded (i used 2%)

Preheat oven to 400F.

Mix all ingredients until well combined. (I use my KitchenAid mixer with the dough hook attachment) Roll into 1-inch balls. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until brown.

Sausage balls may be frozen uncooked. If baking frozen, add a few minutes to the baking time.