Gastricsleeve4me

May 21...35 lbs (post surgery)

I loved it before and have no probs now. I'm six weeks out and been using plenty of hot sauce, wing sauce, etc. made enchiladas last night with trader joes enchilada sauce (has a nice kick) and no issues.

something to spice up my tuna

Hey there - just a few weeks post-op and today was inspired by Emily Bites Buffalo chicken Cupcakes (but not ready for wonton wrappers) and Eggface's famous bites (but, alas, no buffalo chicken recipe). I was craving buffalo chicken, and mexican food, so decided to make my own in two "flavors"; buffalo chicken and chicken enchilada to use up a can of chicken I'd bought at Trade Joe's. They were sooooo yummy! Posted recipe and pics on my blog if anyone's interested.

Yeah, they crisp up well with a little non stick spray. It's a different crisp than the oven I find...a little chewy. I like the difference in textures. Try it out! Only takes about 3 mins in a pan.

Mini. I'm 6 weeks out and one "bite" from the mini muffin pan is perfect

Yes!!

Left for a camping trip on June 20 and was at 226. Came back on June 27 and...drum roll please...219.7!! Today I was at 219.1. GOAL MET!!!! A full week early. That's over 30 lbs down from surgery in 5.5 weeks. So excited/surprised/amazed. A bit unexpected, and knowing things have got to slow down big time soon, but today I'll revel in it Rather than revise for July 4, I've now just got my eye on getting under 200 to onederland. I blogged about my 5.5 week update as well as pics of my face pre and post surgery on my blog at http://gastricsleeve4me.blogspot.com

general grocery store. Mull around the fridge case where the tofu is. Emilybites usually does two layers of wonton wrappers in a regular muffin tin. I use one in a mini-muffin tin and portion size is perfect for me.

Awesome! I took some camping last weekend and they were quite the hit amongst non-sleevers, so that was a good sign! Gave the recipe to a few folks. Going to try doing ones with ham and laughing cow swiss here soon.

Cool, thanks. I made the cheesy cauliflower bake from eggface a couple weeks ago (you can see my blog post at http://gastricsleeve4me.blogspot.com/2012/06/cauliflower-bake.html) and it was definitely interesting to use. I'll have to try the cauliflower version. I've been needing some carbs, so this was one way to get them - but will obviously need to watch it.

Hi all! A friend and I experimented with making pizza dough out of oats/oatmeal that we ground. Came out quite yummy. I've been needing to add some carbs here and there for energy, and was pleased with these. 9g of carbs in the mini pizzas I made (photo below) but, frankly, I can only eat a half in one sitting. Recipe, photos, and nutritional info available on my blog post at http://gastricsleeve...eal-pizzas.html

Yeah, not really like pizza. But if you're interested in a recipe for that, I just posted one in the recipe forum - and you can find more (recipe, photos, NUT info) on my blog at http://gastricsleeve4me.blogspot.com/2012/06/oatmeal-pizzas.html

Great job! I'd done it in a mini-loaf pan a while back and it was sooo tasty...even for those who aren't on a limited diet! You can read more about my mini-loaf pan experience on my blog at http://gastricsleeve4me.blogspot.com/2012/06/baked-ricotta.html

It's ricotta on the bottom, not tortilla

Hi there! 2 weeks post op today. When I take a deep breath, I have pain in my left front shoulder (below the collarbone). Anyone else?

I'm a fan of a bit of peanut or almond butter in my Protein shakes...but not a fan of the fat. Imagine my excitement when I found organic powdered Peanut Butter at the market. Made by Betty Lou's Inc. One TBSP added to my vanilla shake was yummy! I only use one, but serving size is 2 TBSP. NUT facts: 45 cals 1.5 fat 5g carbs (2g sugars) 4g protein Apparently you're actually meant to add a TBSP of Water to make PB nice because I can throw in a baggie with Protein powder on the go

Was sleeved Monday by dr aceves and am down exactly 10 lbs today! 250.5 to 240.5. Not physically hungry but certainly aware of some emotions coming up not being able to eat anything I want. So trying to focus on the weight loss instead!

Exactly one month today; exactly 25 lbs lost; which is exactly 10% of my weight! [does small happy dance]

Update: the spare one I heated up in the micro today did well

Nutritional info is up! http://gastricsleeve4me.blogspot.com/2012/06/refried-bean-cupcakes.html

I'll add the nutritional info for these on my blog tonite. Myfitnesspal is genius for recipes!

Oh yum! What forum is it in?