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shoemaker... i like your ideas! they sound awesome

I bought pure Protein vanilla and mix it with pumpkin pie spice and vanilla. Today I mixed rasberry sugar free Jello in with the Protein Powder and it was good. The nutrionist told me also you could mix vanilla with sugar free orange for creamsicle. Just a couple ideas.

I started in Feb 12 also, and finished my process in July. There was a problem with the Dr Office where they said they applied for the auth but never did! 2 weeks wasted on that, but a week after that my auth was approved, and I am going in for the surgery on Sept 27th. So hang in there!

I also just finished my 6-month diet and my appointment with the surgeon isn't until Oct 23!! I was hoping to be banded by the Holidays so we'll see!!

Congrats on the Call and your Oct date! I hope to be there soon with you! Keep us posted on your success!

sounds like a great app. Thank you for sharing

This is one of the best app's I ever got and It's free! It's called " Fooducate " it scores food and it even has a bar code. If You want to eat something and It's say a D You can click on " alternatives " and it will give you healthier options. Almost everything thing I scanned so far has came up. A must have!

My pre-op diet lasted for 3 weeks due to my BMI. The doctor basically told me if I didn't follow it, my liver would not shrink enough and he would not be able to do the surgery. I was given advance notice so I was able to try different shakes to see what worked for me. I lost close to 20 pounds on that diet alone? That was a shake for breakfast, shake for lunch and a small, nutritious meal for dinner. SF popcicles were my snack. I even cheated a few times and had a few turkey sausage links as snack.
After surgery, it was kind of trial and error for me. The gas sucks. I am 8 days post op and I think have finally gotten rid of it. I could barely walk it hurt so much but, thanks to someone who posted advice on this board, a rocking chair really helped work the gas out. That and Milk of Magnesia.
I am doing mushies right now and eating a banana. I have been munching on this poor thing for about 30 minutes because I have to take such little bitty bites.
Good luck to you!