I am a 60 year old male, and was 100 pounds overweight. I was banded on Monday, 5/12/2008. So far the post-op process has been pretty much by the book. Incisions are healing, and everything seems to be intact. Starting to get really sick of Isopure, and Protein Shakes, but I can see the light till the next phase.:thumbdown:

Good luck to you as you go through this. Good job!!!

I am a 60 year old male, and was 100 pounds overweight. I was banded on Monday, 5/12/2008. So far the post-op process has been pretty much by the book. Incisions are healing, and everything seems to be intact. Starting to get really sick of Isopure, and Protein shakes, but I can see the light till the next phase.:thumbdown:

Great job...I know they are bad, but it is soo worth it. What is your next phase? I have some good Soup recipes but I don't want to tempt you with them if you can't have them yet.

Good luck and let me know!

You are doing great and have a good attitude. That is half the battle at this stage.

Welcome to LBT! It sounds like you are doing great and have a wonderful attitude. We look forward to getting to know you better.

Congratulations!!

I think the next phase is pureed foods such as egg beaters, yogurt, refried beans, and sugar free puddings. Sounds like a feast! I would love to have some soup recipes that I would be able to work in when the time comes. Thanks so much.

Soup recipes

Roasted Tomato with Roasted Garlic

This recipe yielded about 1 cup.

Ingredients:

½ container of grape tomatoes

4-6 cloves of garlic (depends on size and strength of garlic desired)

4 oz of silken tofu

2 TBSP of fresh basil (2-3 tsp of dried basil)

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Peal the garlic and wrap in a small piece of aluminum foil.

2. Place the tomatoes on a cookie sheet and spray with PAM, sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3. Put the tomatoes and garlic in a 350 degree oven until done.

a. Tomatoes will burst and shrivel a bit

b. Garlic will be soft and mash easily with a fork

c. Tomatoes will probably finish before the garlic

4. Place the tomatoes and garlic in a food processor (or blender)

5. Add the tofu and blend until almost smooth.

6. Heat through and add the finely chopped basil at the end.

7. Simmer for a few minutes to let the flavors blend.

8. If necessary thin out with FF evaporated milk.

Grilled Asparagus Soup

Ingredients:

¼ pound or more of asparagus

2-3 cloves of garlic (depends on size and strength of garlic desired)

4 oz of silken tofu

¼ small onion (more or less depending on taste)

¼ -1/3 cup of LF shredded cheese.

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Either boil grill on BBQ (much better!) the asparagus until just undercooked.

a. To grill on BBQ spray with PAM and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place in aluminum foil if you do not have a flat grill on BBQ.

2. Sautee garlic, onions and cooked asparagus

3. Place veggies in a food processor (or blender)

4. Add the tofu and blend until smooth.

5. Add FF evaporated milk until correct texture.

6. Heat to desired temperature

Sautéed Mushroom and Tuna Soup

(This was my way of eating tuna noodle casserole…soup style!)

Ingredients:

½ pound or more of mushrooms (any kind will work)

2-3 cloves of garlic (depends on size and strength of garlic desired)

4 oz of silken tofu or white Beans

¼ small onion (more or less depending on taste)

1 can of tuna fish

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Sautee mushrooms, garlic and onions until desired texture.

2. Add to food processor or blender.

3. Add 4oz of silken tofu or ½ can of white beans (depending on your taste!)

4. Add drained tuna fish (or any other canned fish)

5. Puree to desired texture.

6. Heat and add FF evaporated milk to thin if needed

So as you can see, the base for these Soups is pretty much the same. If you don’t like tofu I would assume that white canned beans would work just as well. Experiment with different spices, add a little parmesan cheese, or different veggies. Right now you shouldn’t be worrying as much about calories, but rather about healing. If you would like add meat to any of these it would work just fine. Ground chicken, hamburger, and ground turkey all pulverize very well. You will most likely just have to thin it out with the FF evaporated milk. That one ingredient has changed my way of cooking. Once you graduate to real foods you can have chicken Alfredo for VERY few calories by using this one ingredient.

Another soup that has good flavor is to just take some refried beans and beef stock. It has a lot of flavor and a lot of Protein to keep you fuller longer. Also take some spaghetti sauce and add some pulverized veggies to it and it makes it better. Adding some pureed white beans also helps it feel like more food.

Just thin (or strain) any of these to meet the correct consistancy for your current level of food!

Welcome to LBT and congratulations on getting your band! How much longer until you are off of liquids? How much weight have you lost so far?

Karri - Thanks for sharing the recipes. They sound yummy!! Filing them away for my time.