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I would suggest a chapstick. I don't know what I would have done without mine!

I bought a bag of Lundberg Rice Chips yesterday cuz I am trying to find something crunchy. They are made from rice flour and whole wheat flour. They had original and also chees flavored, and I bought the Santa Fe BBQ! they are sooo good and crunchy! What a great texture. You must try them. 9 chips in a serving, but I only ate 2. They are also gluten free. Foundf them at my grocery store.

I can't find the Quest bars anyplace. Do you have to order them online?

I can't see any pics.

Sorry you ahd that experience with the nausea. Your doctor should be anle to precribe an acid reducer for you. Hope you are feeling much better soon!

There should be something on there. Is there a certain thing you're having trouble with? I finally figured most of it out and use it all the time.

Where do you buy these Beanitos? they sound yummy!

In my opinion, www.blenderbottle.com is the best! they also sell them at The Vitamin Shoppe and I am sure other places. Several different sizes, and they have the whisk like ball inside. They blend great even with crushed ice and never leak.

I am about 7 1/2 weeks out and my doctor changed me from 800 calories max to 800-1,000. I can't even begin to get that in yet. He changed me to 8 oz. at a time from 4 oz. and there is no way cuz I don't want to eat too much. Don't worry about the numbers so much since everyone is different and tolerates their food differently. If you start burping you are probably full and shouldn't force anything else down. Your restrictions will change when you get back to eating regular foods again and it will be easier for you. just make sure youare eating some protein ( beans and cottage cheese) and drinking your protein drinks. You will fell so much better, and believe me, there is life again after pureed food!

Refried Beans and pureed black beans (or black bean soup); also pureed lentil Soup or pureed Campbells Bean with Bacon is really good. Cottage cheese is a great source of Protein for the stage you are in. I also heard that pureed Wendy's chili is great, although I never tried it cuz no Wendy's around here.

Where do you buy the Quest bars? i've never seen those.

Try some sugar free fudgsicles, assuming you like chocolate!

What are beanitos?

I am still looking for the right protein bar. Everytme I go look for one, they are just overloaded with calories and especially carbs! I know some people don't care cuz they are just trying to add protein, but if you are trying to lose weight like we all are, why would you want almost 30g of carbs in one bar? What are the guidelines for choosing the best bar if you are tryuing to lose weight like we are? Thanks for your input!

My doctor and dietician also said Special K drinks are for someone who is looking for meal replacements, ie to gain weight, etc. That is why so much sugar..

This is a great post and a great inspiration sstory to others who may be having doubts!

You look so cute! You must be so proud of your accomplshments. Don' t forget to save some money when you go to Vegas to buy something cute to wear while your there! Congrat!

And I lost another pound after having it yesterday! LOL!

Wow! Did you do 2 hours at 350 too? I am finally going to try my sliced pork tenderloin in mine tomorrow night for the first time!

The only pill I don't want to swallow is a huge potassium capsule I take twice a day, so I open them and put them in my protein drink before I blend ( no taste thank God!). I am going to start putting them in some applesauce though so I can get off the protein drinks since the pill didn't have any taste. The guy at The Vitamin Shoppe told me that most powder meds inside capsules have no taste. (not sure if that's true or not). Otheriwse my other pills are small enOugh to swallow with no problem.

I take the generic for protonix by prescription. Seems to work really well.

Wow that sounds great! I will make some today. thanks!

You look beautiful and love the haircut. Congrats!

I too crave salty crunch, i.e. potato chips! I bought a bag of Pop Chips oringinal flavor. They are popped, not baked or fried. They taste just like potato chips. There are 23 chips in one serving ( of course we wouldn't do that) but all you need to eat is just one and it satisfies the craving!

Little Miss Diva, I just made this today and it is awesome! My husband even loved it! You are right, it would be great with Tostitos Scoops. I diced up some avocado and a few shreds of cheddar and some of those little tortilla strips they sell for salads and Soups and it was great! Thanks so much for giving me an idea for something different! I will be serving it as a warm dip with Tostitos next time I entertain.