What is the one thing that you bought before or after surgery that you could not live without? I am referring to a gadget or gizmo that just makes this journey easier? Just curious...

Several things stand out.

1. My spiralizer (makes veggies into noodles)

2. My many Water bottles

3. YouTube (for the many food ideas)

4. My measuring cups and scale

5. I wish I had an amazing blender. Bullets and regular blenders are not powerful enough to make a good smoothie

6. My measuring tape (for depressing days when I think I have not lost anything, my tape always tells me otherwise)

7. My food processor (allows me to use whole vegetables and fruits to make my own sauces I.e Kale pesto)

8. Did I mention my awesome spiralizer lol

9. My mandoline (for slicing veggies)

10. My spray container for oil. I am very oil sensitive and the sprayer makes it easy to only use a little bit (like a Pam spray but I add my own oil to the container, pump and spray)

And that spiralizer..... haha I am being so silly tonight LOL (I just got it recently and it is my culinary staple!)

Bella cucina blender and Lap Band talk. I really benefited from reading post of Carolina Girl,Missy, B52, Joanne, Jim, 2muchfun, without this forum, I would have been very isolated. While the doc was my final answer, you all have helped more than you know. Many Thanks!