jaybirds3

This is excellent! I have gotten a huge number of samples for very little cash. I have tried most of them, and I will be buying more of the Syntrax and the Ultimate Nutrition shake--that's the best thing I have ever tasted! Thanks! Jean

Wonderful news! Sounds like you did great! ~Jean

I am not banded yet, but I am telling no one except my husband and my daughter. No one else needs to know, and as far as work goes, I will be taking vacation after the surgery. If they notice me drinking shakes, etc. later they will just put it down as yet another diet! The rest of my family--sibs, mom, etc. live quite a ways away, and while some of them might be supportive because they know how I have struggled with my weight, most of them would be of the "why can't you just loose it on your own?" type, and while I might tell them someday, it is not something I feel the need to share right now! My best friend is of the "WLS is taking the "easy way" out" group, and so I probably won't tell her until after the fact, either! It's a very personal decision, and it is up to you who you want to include in it! ~Jean

I want to join too! email me at jeanniedee@aol.com ~Jean

December 16th! Can't wait! ~Jean

Hope you are feeling better! Just a couple more days now! ~Jean

I am right there with you! Completed my 6 months on Thursday, done with the psych consult, the nutritionist, and the gastroscopy...now just waiting on all the paperwork! Good luck to us both! ~Jean

Thanks! I have a blender for the more liquid things, and so far I like all of the Protein shakes I have tried just shaken in a bottle. Does the immersion blender work for meats and veggies? ~Jean

I am pre-op and trying to plan what I will need, and what food items sound best to me. So, how do you puree food for the mushy stage? I don't have a food processor and don't really want to buy one just for that, but will a blender or small grinder (like a coffee grinder) work for things like fruit, veggies or meat? Thanks for any insights--this forum is a great source of information! ~Jean

I am pre-op, and I take so many pills daily--7 for blood pressure, one for cholesterol, one for thyroid, etc., etc. My nutritionist said anything bigger than an asprin would need to be cut, and anything I take in a capsule I would need to get in a different form. I asked my surgeon about it last week, and he said that he has never had a patient that had any problems taking even very large pills after banding! He has been doing this for many years, and has done literally thousands, so I guess I will believe him--at least for now! LOL! ~Jean

My tenative date is December 16th, so I won't be on pre-op for Thanksgiving, but I am hoping to be really good and lose a few more pounds before then, so I volunteered to work over Thanksgiving so I won't be too tempted! I will be 9 days post-op on Christmas, so that might be a little rough, but I keep telling myself that this is the best Christmas present I have ever given myself and my family! ~Jean

Thanks! That will help, I think if I can add some unflavored protein to broth, Chrystal Light, and other clear fluids I won't be so hungry post-op! My nutritionist only said things like sugar-free jello, popsicles, etc. and I thought it might be pretty rough! ~Jean

OOPS! Sorry about the "unmentionable!" If you add protein isolate powder to broth, is it still considered a "clear liquid"? ~Jean