dagmar68

I used to be in and out of Starbucks around this time a year for ''pumpkin Spice Latte" now i found this recepie onine,,, and i tried it and it is great......... so i thought i share this :wub: Ingredients: ... 1 tbsp. sugar-free French vanilla powdered creamer (like the kind by Coffee-mate) 1 no-calorie sweetener packet (like Splenda or Truvia) 2 tsp. instant coffee granules 1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, or more for topping 2 tbsp. canned pure pumpkin (Libby's is the best) 1/2 cup light vanilla soymilk 1/4 cup Fat Free Reddi-wip Directions: Place powdered creamer, sweetener, coffee granules, and pumpkin pie spice in a tall microwave-safe mug or glass. Add 3/4 cup very hot Water and stir until creamer and coffee granules have dissolved. Add canned pumpkin and stir until blended. Add soymilk and mix well. Microwave for 30 - 45 seconds, until hot. Give it a stir, and top with Reddi-wip. Sprinkle with additional pumpkin pie spice, if you like, and enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING Serving Size: entire recipe (about 12 oz. with whipped topping) Calories: 97 Fat: 3.5g Sodium: 68mg Carbs: 12g Fiber: 1.5g Sugars: 6g Protein: 3.5g

mine started about 3 months post surgery and after 2 months now its getting better , Biotin wont stop the hairloss it just helps the growing of the new hair , i noticed that after starting to drink at least one protein shake a day, it got better but it might be my imagination who knows ....i had very thin hair to begin with. so now if i wanna wear it in a ponytail it looks like a pigs tail thats how thin it is. but its just hair it will grow back until then i just have to be creative ....long as this weight keeps coming off its all good

for me they stopped hurting after bout 2 months now they just feel uncomfy

So far i havent saved any, i spend more because, i need the fresh stuff for me and the rest of the family still eats all the stuff we had before . so getting all the fresh food on top of what i usually get adds but its worth so im not complaining.

Thanx for sharing ....i ve been trying all kinds of multi vitamins .... i will give these a try next

Breads or pasta potato rice grains are not on my list till i reach my goal weight. When i asked my doc. why? i was told , if i start eating breads, pasta and stuff it can stop the weightloss and even end up it gaining weight after i reach my goal and its not about losing anymore, i can slowly add these things and see which cause weight gain and which are good for me ,so i m not even thinking about any of it right now and i have to say, i dont miss it as much anymore either.

I slept on my stomach the day after surgery with no problem

yeah i didnt exercise yet either but my doctor didnt really want me to the first 2-3 months but now im suppose to but good luck with that . i will try tho to do at least something. i have had a lil port pain here n there like after i lifted heavy things or when had some pressure on my tummy but after 2-3 days it usually goes away .

How is everyone doin here ? everyone still around ? Me myself im doing great i keep slowly losing.... i might start to really exercise now , i still cant get my self motivated tho im such a lazy butt .....i had my 4th fill today im at 4.5 in my band ...the only bad thing about this losing weight is that i lose my hair along with the lbs but i hope it will stop soon, i will try to focus on the protein more and see if that helps .....other than that im feeling really great ...

i just got done moving too..... yuck !!

I been doing well with my weightloss and im feeling great its been a lil over 3 months . I just had my 3 rd fill and its all going great if it wasnt for my hair coming out like crazy. I had hairloss prior to surgery , from a endoscopy i had done in august 3 months after that my hair started coming out for bout a good 3 months then it stopped but now its like really coming out . And i know its not the lapband its probably from the surgery itself. I didnt have a lot of hair to begin with, it real fine and thin. Half of it came out fom Dec. till March. And now 2 weeks ago its started again im started taking biotin in december, i also have something that i put in my shampoo i started months ago thats suppose to help with the hairloss so the doctor said!! But right now its not helping . Has anyone else had hairloss from surgery ??? if so how long did it last ?

Thanx all for your reply ...it made me feel so much better to know im not the only one and im hoping not to go bald ....but at the end i keep telling myself its only hair it will grow back .....Thanx again for all the support :wub:

Good to know that it stops

i know its so terrible but it really helps to hearthat im not alone with this issue , i might not get enough pritein so i will start the shakes again cause if i keep losing like i do now i bebald in less then a month at least that what it looks like....

i take 5000 too been takin it since dec. but i know this only promotes the hair growth

I was told too, that i could have as much as i wanted, i had maybe 2 a day cause im not to crazy bout it .

I was in overnight and i was happy about it even tho i felt great ... they really took great care of me and made me feel comfi......

Sounds very good!!! i didnt think about ricotta i use greek jogurt...U can make the pie crust out of FIBER ONE BRAN that cuts out on the calories and it tastes just as good ...

i make a sf custard it tastes great !! 4 eggs beaten a lil vanilla bout 6 packs of slpenda ( the recepie asks for 1/2 cup but thats way to much ) 1 can of ff evaporated milk 1 cup skim milk a lil cinnamon ( if u want) whisk it all together and bake for 30 -45 min. at 350 i myself put the baking dish in a another dish with Water and bake it in the water bath .....

I had hairloss before this surgery and it stopped. Its back now, i know it has nothing to do with the band or the diet and nothing else i been through every test there is ...its more likley from surgery ...i had a endoscopy done in August and my hair loss started 4 months after that, i finally got it to stop taking Biotin and something the dermotoligist precribed (a solution i put in my shampoo) ...and here i go a month after surgery and im shedding again..grrrr..... but it will stop again i keep telling myself its just hair.... it will grow back !! I went from a head full.. to very very thin hair, so thin i cant even put it in a ponytail nomore....but if all fails i will just have to buy a wig ....

I had my first fill last week on the 18th, i havent lost nothing since 2weeks after surgery but im not worried. All together i have lost 47 lbs... 22 of that was since i started the pre op diet till 2 weeks after surgery....i m not exercising yet cause ,i was told not to .My doctor wants my body to adjust to the diet first...... so u not the only one where the weight is stallin it will come off again we got to give the body a min. to adjust to the change

sounds really really good i will try this but right now oatmeal is on my no list but as soon as i can add it again i will make it :-).....

i made a tuna casserole , its a warm meal and real mushi,and tuna salad or sf custard that worked well for me the two weeks on purred /soft food

I hope u feel better soon !!! i'm scheduled for my first fill tomorrow i sure hope i be feeling ok after cause i do have to go on a 4 hour trip afterwards. I can deal with not eating anything but i don't wanna end up feeling crappyfor the rest of the day either