I find myself doing a lot of research before I buy anything. I feel very happy with my latest haul. What have you bought or plan to get to better prepare yourself for this journey?

I also got my new oversized sweats to leave the hospital in.

Yo-Yo Girl from New York City

4 hours ago, deardraya said:

Thanks for replying! Do you have naynlinks to bone broth recipes or cream Soups?

make batches and batchs of bone bone broth weekly, chicken and beef! For the best flavor for beef you should roast your marrow bones first, the cook the onions a little, tomato paste will bring richness as well as some soy sauce and other veggie. More steps but worth it. I use an instapot, takes 2 hours! If anyone invests in anything I would recommend an awesome blender and an instapot! I've used mine probably 5 times a week and make everything in it, so convenient when your family won't cook after surgery, they did figure out the instapot though! Beef bone broth has up to 10 grams of protein!

And for me, personally. I found that I probably used MAYBE 75% or less post op. The shakes I had suddenly I couldn't stomach, protein20 water= disgusting to me, sugar free stuff in general bothered me but I can usually eat it depending what it is. You'd think blended chicken (pre-op) sounds disgusting but if you're like me and was on liquids for a full month, it was pure heaven! I added fat free gravy (homemade) omg seriously, I got to chew! The only thing in that bariatric measuring tool from Amazon are the scoops, the rings may be ok later, but I felt dumb because i have a scale and measuring cups and spoons.

My best investments I made were: my $10 scale, baby spoon/forks, big water bottle and 4 oz tiny TupperwAre $1.89/each , my Cabot whey powder $14, (I put that in smoothies or in my yogurt) oh and the surgery! My instapot and blender and immersion blender i already had.

HW: 303

SW:283

CW: 259

Loss: 44

GOAL 1: 175

GOAL 2: 160

Hey guys!

Been out of surgery a few hours now and I feel amazing! I’m happier now than I was when I got my approval! My pain is very minimal, I don’t have much gas and what little I do have is not uncomfortable at all. Although I wasn’t able to drink water earlier I did request it to rinse my mouth and rub it around my gums and surprisingly once the dryness was gone it felt as if I had drank the cup.


Yo-Yo Girl from New York City