Congrats on your weight loss. I remember when I was able to eat mash potatoes, I set the table as if i was having a dinner party, lit the candles and it felt as if I was having a steak. LOL.. It was so delicious to me.

I have a blog with alot of information on it and wonderful recipes am a cook and am able to still do what I love and that is cook and eat. LOL

Check out my blog and I hope it's helpful to you as well.

All the best to you I will be following your journey.

Life After Lap Band

Debra...Just read your blog and thanks for the great recipes.

My surgery was 5 months ago and I've lost 38.4 lbs. Everything is going well...I've had 3 adjustments since having my surgery but can truly say that the last adjustment is more noticeable. The only issue that I'm having now is my gallbladder...but from what the Doc said...because of weighloss and the drastic change in diet...it happens. But other then that I'm feeling good and healthy and energetic.

Keep posting those good recipes to your blog...do you happen to have any really good chili recipes.

I like to make spegetti sauce and to get the benefit of lots of veggies I add carrots and zucchini in mine but I put them through the food processor so that it's just little bits...sometimes I will add a few brussel sprouts to the mix...it helps thickens up the mixture, so once you put the tomatoes and tomato juice and it simmers for a few hours you can't tell there there but it taste oh so good.

(my sister was finiky so we tried all kinds of tricks for her to get more veg and she loved this sauce and couldn't tell even as she got older)

Thanks again for the recipies...am going to try the black bean soup...sounds yummy.

Joey