A continuation of our Summer 2018 Check-In thread...

Welcome all Summer 2018 Surgery Post-Op Patients! As we make our way into the Post-Op zone, let’s carry on the conversation and support.

Everyone is welcome, if you had surgery in the summer of 2018 jump right in!

The Ponies applaud your Post-Op Arrival!

Good for you to give it a go and not have eaten the whole thing!! Remember when.....I really miss pizza. Has anybody tried making one with the cauliflower crust?

On 09/27/2018 at 21:04, Lynn Cannon said:

Good for you to give it a go and not have eaten the whole thing!! Remember when.....I really miss pizza. Has anybody tried making one with the cauliflower crust?

It’s on my list of things to try. But for now I have a bread maker and it’s easy to just throw the ingredients for the dough in and then it to the correct setting. Then I pull it out, split it into 2 dough balls and let them rise for another hour or so, next time I’ll double that. And then because my career is in the pizza industry I happen to be fantastic at tossing pizza up in the air and spinning it—so I impress the kids before I make a decent looking pizza. I’m still trying to get the perfect dough recipe though lol. I might just buy a cauliflower crust from Trader Joe’s next time lol. :)

9 hours ago, Lynn Cannon said:

Good for you to give it a go and not have eaten the whole thing!! Remember when.....I really miss pizza. Has anybody tried making one with the cauliflower crust?

I have not made one with cauliflower crust, but if you go on Pinterest and search fathead pizza dough, there's one that uses almond flour, cream cheese and shredded cheese - It was one of my go to's before WLS.

We don't like coconut flour so really try to use Almond flour alternatives.

My surgery was on April 23rd, 2018. I live in a small town and have only one person I can share with. I need more support and would like to join your group.

My surgery was on April 23rd, 2018. I live in a small town and have only one person I can share with. I need more support and would like to join your group.

Welcome! This is a great place to share, get support or just listen.

1 hour ago, dixiesadd said:

My surgery was on April 23rd, 2018. I live in a small town and have only one person I can share with. I need more support and would like to join your group.

Welcome! I totally empathize. I live in a big metroplex yet told only my husband and 1 very trusted friend. I’m a revision and did not want the scrutiny. Do tell us more about your situation and journey this far, I think from a timeline you may be ahead of most of us

Finally have a break from work being so crazy so popping in to see what's up. I've been trying to read through all the old posts. Good to see everyone doing so well, even with all the bumps, stalls, and whatnot that can occur.

I just passed my 6 week mark which allowed me to get back to full blown exercise. I went back to my boxing gym for the first time in 8 weeks and it felt amazing! I need to get my trainer to get a pic of me to share. I bought my hubby and I Apple Watches to celebrate my new journey and it's amazing how much more engaged I am with activity than I was when I just had my fitbit. I've had two perfect weeks so far.

And because I am a gluten for punishment I've also been thinking about dusting off my T25 DVDs. I need more Shaun T in my life!!

Now that I'm on real food I find myself struggling to eat well rounded meals. I'm good on protein...I have protein for days. But trying to also fit veggies in has been hard. I'm still averaging about 3oz total of food per meal so it's finding that balance of having the right amount of protein at each meal so I hit my goals, but also not so much protein that I can't also have a measly green bean. lol I actually have a follow up with my nutritionist today so I'll be asking her for some pointers.

So, what's up with everyone else?

13 minutes ago, Ylime said:

Finally have a break from work being so crazy so popping in to see what's up. I've been trying to read through all the old posts. Good to see everyone doing so well, even with all the bumps, stalls, and whatnot that can occur.

I just passed my 6 week mark which allowed me to get back to full blown exercise. I went back to my boxing gym for the first time in 8 weeks and it felt amazing! I need to get my trainer to get a pic of me to share. I bought my hubby and I Apple Watches to Celebrate my new journey and it's amazing how much more engaged I am with activity than I was when I just had my fitbit. I've had two perfect weeks so far.

And because I am a gluten for punishment I've also been thinking about dusting off my T25 DVDs. I need more Shaun T in my life!!

Now that I'm on real food I find myself struggling to eat well rounded meals. I'm good on protein...I have Protein for days. But trying to also fit veggies in has been hard. I'm still averaging about 3oz total of food per meal so it's finding that balance of having the right amount of protein at each meal so I hit my goals, but also not so much protein that I can't also have a measly green bean. lol I actually have a follow up with my nutritionist today so I'll be asking her for some pointers.

So, what's up with everyone else?

I'm glad to see you doing well! I have been doing some exercise but not nearly what I know I need to do. I guess some is better than none.

I hit my weight loss low this morning! I'm down 37 lbs since my start weight and 30 since surgery.

I totally understand the well rounded meals thing. I am getting in my protein and trying to fit in veggies and a strawberry every once in a while. My surgeon actually told me that she is fine with me eating pretty much nothing but protein as long as I'm taking my vitamins. She said that as I get closer to my goal weight and increase calories, then it will be easier (and expected) to move to a more balanced diet.

2 hours ago, photogirl70 said:

I'm glad to see you doing well! I have been doing some exercise but not nearly what I know I need to do. I guess some is better than none.

I hit my weight loss low this morning! I'm down 37 lbs since my start weight and 30 since surgery.

I totally understand the well rounded meals thing. I am getting in my protein and trying to fit in veggies and a strawberry every once in a while. My surgeon actually told me that she is fine with me eating pretty much nothing but protein as long as I'm taking my Vitamins. She said that as I get closer to my goal weight and increase calories, then it will be easier (and expected) to move to a more balanced diet.

Awesome weight loss!

I love that you singled out strawberries. I'm going to do that too. My favorite fruit is raspberries so I could probably fit a few in over the course of a day! I am so seriously missing salad though. I can't wait until I can dig into a giant bowl of hard veggies. I had the teeniest tiniest salad the other night to test how my stomach would do with lettuce. I chopped it up into tiny bits and it was so good. Just need to experiment with other veggies too.

I did make a bolognese sauce the other night which was nice since it has hidden veggies in it and that went down perfectly.

5 minutes ago, Ylime said:

Awesome weight loss!

I love that you singled out strawberries. I'm going to do that too. My favorite fruit is raspberries so I could probably fit a few in over the course of a day! I am so seriously missing salad though. I can't wait until I can dig into a giant bowl of hard veggies. I had the teeniest tiniest salad the other night to test how my stomach would do with lettuce. I chopped it up into tiny bits and it was so good. Just need to experiment with other veggies too.

I did make a bolognese sauce the other night which was nice since it has hidden veggies in it and that went down perfectly.

I had salad yesterday and hate to disappoint, I can tell you I had probably (in eye ball measurement) 2 Tbsp, which took about 6-8 forkfuls for me to consume. I was stuffed.

On 09/28/2018 at 13:58, Ylime said:

Awesome weight loss!

I love that you singled out strawberries. I'm going to do that too. My favorite fruit is raspberries so I could probably fit a few in over the course of a day! I am so seriously missing salad though. I can't wait until I can dig into a giant bowl of hard veggies. I had the teeniest tiniest salad the other night to test how my stomach would do with lettuce. I chopped it up into tiny bits and it was so good. Just need to experiment with other veggies too.

I did make a bolognese sauce the other night which was nice since it has hidden veggies in it and that went down perfectly.

I have a TON of fruits and veggies daily at 5 weeks out. My secret? Green smoothie for breakfast! A ton of baby Kake and Spinich daily! Blueberries galore, fresh papaya, strawberries etc etc. check out my pictures a few posts back! Like this morning my 40g protein shake had kale spinich, unsweetened Soy milk, GenPro powder, kiwi, pineapple, mango, my 1a day bari vitamine, and probiotic! All 16oz of this deliciousness went down smoothly! And my constipation and tiredness issues... gone! I’m full of energy ready to take on the world!

32 minutes ago, ellie123 said:

I have a TON of fruits and veggies daily at 5 weeks out. My secret? Green smoothie for breakfast! A ton of baby Kake and Spinich daily! Blueberries galore, fresh papaya, strawberries etc etc. check out my pictures a few posts back! Like this morning my 40g Protein Shake had kale spinich, unsweetened Soy milk, genpro powder, kiwi, pineapple, mango, my 1a day bari vitamine, and probiotic! All 16oz of this deliciousness went down smoothly! And my constipation and tiredness issues... gone! I’m full of energy ready to take on the world!

I saw that, but my desire is to actually eat them vs just getting them in by way of a smoothie. You know? I want to see it on my plate, enjoy it with my eyes, feel the texture in my mouth, etc. lol I want to chew!

2 hours ago, Ylime said:

Awesome weight loss!

I love that you singled out strawberries. I'm going to do that too. My favorite fruit is raspberries so I could probably fit a few in over the course of a day! I am so seriously missing salad though. I can't wait until I can dig into a giant bowl of hard veggies. I had the teeniest tiniest salad the other night to test how my stomach would do with lettuce. I chopped it up into tiny bits and it was so good. Just need to experiment with other veggies too.

I did make a bolognese sauce the other night which was nice since it has hidden veggies in it and that went down perfectly.

I take some spinach in a tiny ramekin and slice a strawberry on top, add a teaspoon of blue cheese, and top with a teaspoon of goddess dressing. It is sooo good.

Oh, another dish I did that was veggie based is puttanesca with chicken sausage and instead of pasta, I made zoodles. I am liking my zoodle maker!

3 minutes ago, photogirl70 said:

I take some spinach in a tiny ramekin and slice a strawberry on top, add a teaspoon of blue cheese, and top with a teaspoon of goddess dressing. It is sooo good.

Oh, another dish I did that was veggie based is puttanesca with chicken sausage and instead of Pasta, I made zoodles. I am liking my zoodle maker!

ooh I do love spinach and strawberries! I like to add feta to mine. I haven't thought about that in awhile, thanks for the reminder!

12 hours ago, MargoCL said:

I have not made one with cauliflower crust, but if you go on Pinterest and search fathead pizza dough, there's one that uses almond flour, cream cheese and shredded cheese - It was one of my go to's before WLS.

We don't like coconut flour so really try to use Almond flour alternatives.

Thanks so much! Will definitely check that out.