Hi fellow RNY patients!

I received a phone call this past Monday the 24th saying my perspective date is June 30th obviously if all previous tests go according to plan!

Anyone else having their surgery this June??

I'm hoping to hit 280 by June 16th. On liquids but I get a salad and sensible meal with 4 shakes a day

I'm so excited. I just got moved from July 14th to next Tuesday, June 10! I'm a Juner. ????????????

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!! My nerves are going crazy!!! Im #1 for surgeries tomorrow so I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 a.m.

Ya I have to be there at 5 but still 11 days away

I have started my pre-op diet early as well, it's not to bad but it isn't straight liquid. I am trying to meet my personal goal of 300 or less on surgery day. I'm doing pretty good so far. :-)

Yes I'm pure liquid so its rough!

Yes I'm pure liquid so its rough!

After day three, it's breeze. I'm not ever hungry, tons of energy and down almost 11 pounds in nine days!! Drinking lots of water is the key!! You can do this!!!!

***RECIPES***

Here are some post-op recipes. This first batch is for during the Puréed Diet Phase.

HIGH PROTEIN MILK

-1 qt skim or 1% milk

-1 cup skim milk powder

Add skim milk powder to milk and mix well. Refrigerate and use in place of milk.

Try using in scrambled eggs, soups, smoothies, sugar-free puddings, etc.

HIGH PROTEIN MASHED POTATOES

- 4 white or sweet potatoes (peeled), mashed well

- 1/2 can white kidney or navy beans, drained and rinsed well

- 1/4 cup low-sodium broth (vegetable, chicken or beef)

- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped

- 1 tsp minced garlic

Add white beans, onion, garlic, and broth to blender or food processor. Purée until thin (no clumps). Mix into mashed potatoes. Add skim or 1% milk if needed.

***I used the high protein potatoes over top of extra lean Italian meatballs, puréed with broth.****

HERB & CHEESE MASHED CAULIFLOWER

- 1 1/2 cups cauliflower florets

- 1/2 can white kidney or navy beans, drained and rinsed

- 1/4 cup skim or 1% milk

- 2 Tbsp low-fat or light, herb & garlic cream cheese

- 1 to 2 Tbsp finely chopped green onion

- 1 Tbsp parsley (fresh or dried)

- 2 tsp low-fat margarine

Steam cauliflower for about 10 to 15 minutes, until very tender. Add cauliflower to remaining ingredients in a food processor or blender. Purée until smooth (no clumps).

HIGH PROTEIN SOUP

-1 box Campbell's Gardennay soup (Golden Autumn Carrot, Butternut Squash, or Eight Vegetable Medley)

-2 cans white kidney or navy beans (rinsed and drained)

- pepper (to taste)

Add all ingredients to saucepan. Cook soup as directed and simmer to warm. Add soup to blender or use hand-held immersion blender to purée soup until smooth (no clumps).

***RECIPES***

Here are some recipes for the soft-food phase, post-op:

SPAGHETTI SQUASH SUPREME

- 1 spaghetti squash (cut in 2 halves, lengthwise)

- High Protein Tomato Sauce (see next recipe below)

- 1/2 lb. ground turkey, chicken or beef. Browned, with fat drained off

- soft vegetables (mushrooms, zucchini, sweet peppers, onion, garlic, spinach)

Cut spaghetti sauce lengthwise (down the middle). Scrape out the seeds and pulp. Cook in over for 20 minutes face down on cookie sheet, then 10 minutes face up at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Once tender, separate strands by running fork through squash from stem to stem direction. Mix cooked meat and vegetables into special protein tomato sauce and pout over top of the squash 'noodles'.

SPECIAL PROTEIN TOMATO SAUCE

- 1 to 2 (19 oz) cans white kidney or navy beans (drained and rinsed)

- 2 cans (28 oz) cans diced tomatoes, no salt added

- spices (your choice: pepper, oregano, basil, bay leaf

- veggies: your choice (make sure they are soft by steaming or microwaving)

- onions

- garlic

Add everything to blender and purée. Cook in slow cooker.

This sauce boosts protein while hiding vegetables in your meals. It can be used for pasta sauce, beef stews, chili, mixed into a meatloaf, with meatballs, or can be poured over cooked chicken. A great idea when making this sauce is to make large batches, and portion into containers which can be frozen for future use.

CRUSTLESS SPINACH QUICHE

- 2 tsp vegetable oil

- 1 medium onion, chopped

- 1 (10 oz) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

- 1 1/2 cups shredded half fat cheddar cheese

- 4 egg whites

- 2 whole eggs

- 1/3 cup 1% cottage cheese

- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

- 1/8 tsp salt

- 1/8 tsp nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Coat a 9" pie pan with vegetable cooking spray.

In a medium sized non-stick skillet, heat oil on med-high. Add onions and cook 5 minutes or until softened. Add spinach and cook for 3 more minutes or until spinach is dry; set aside. Sprinkle shredded cheese in prepared pie pan. Top with onion/spinach mixture.

In a medium bowl, whisk together egg whites, while eggs, cottage cheese, cayenne pepper, salt and nutmeg. Pour egg mixture over spinach.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.

@@Loveskinnyme thanks so much for the recipes!! and congrats on your amazing loss on the liquid diet!

Good Morning Ladies, how is everyone feeling today? I hope all surgery's went well with very little pain after and I hope tall have a speedy recovery. Good luck to those who are going in today. I feel like a new person today, I survived all the withdrawals from food and nicotine (my family survived as well LOL) I'm really amazed at how I feel after a week with no cigs. I have a lot more energy and I'm not tired all the time. I still have the urge to go smoke but I won't give in eventually it will go away. My kids have been a big help, if I would go outside where I would sit and smoke one of them would follow to make sure I wasn't lighting up lol. My son even told me he would do liquids with me so I wouldn't have to cook(he's 12 ) he's a mama's boy, my daughter she is just hardcore she will tell it like it is, she gives out the tough love ( she's 8 ) but she's a big help. Well that's it for me today I hope everyone has a great day. Now I'm off to Walmart!

I have to buy a new scale I threw mine away when it kept lying to me, I think I lost 3 lbs this week not sure

Anybody having surgery June 27th?

I just had a mini freak out today..its like everything hit me at once!! Like woah,2 weeks from now ill have had surgery. Pure craziness!!

hi all first day at home. feeling better, still glad i have pain pill. my stomach feels like a popcorn popper with all the gas. i actually feel a little hungrey just sipping away.

hope everyones doing will

Hey Junies,

Saw my surgeon today for pre-op appointment. They finally have me what goal weight to shoot for which 161lbs (HW 288, CW 268). They told me this is 80% of my excess body weight and that is the only guarantee of what the BP is able to accomplish, although some folks are able to loose 100%.

They used some kind of complicated formula to figure thus out. They said the others charts will say 134 would be the ideal weight for a 5'5" 50 year old female. I thinking I will look for a size 10 and whatever pounds that ends up being I will be satisfied as long as I am healthy and off all meds!!!