TakeCareGirl

TryAmazon UK. You have to create a separate account and the shipping fees are higher coming from across the pond. But I have gotten UK only releases from there before.

Congratulations!

Congratulations - you look fantastic!

I'm on puree this week. One of my favorite suggestions came from this board - puree chicken with blue cheese dressing and some buffalo or Frank's Red Hot sauce - yum! I have also enjoyeed pureed ham salad, pureed chicken salad, and also I steamed cauliflower and pureed it with some Greek Yogurt.

I started at 342. I lost 18 pounds on my 10 day pre-op diet, and had my surgery on 9/25., I am 5’8”. I went back to work on Monday – I manage a call center and my folks didn’t know I had the surgery. On that day I was 305. I had several people who saw me and did a double take and said my face looked very different. And I guess it does show a lot in my face. Also with my dress pants for work, the ones that were good before the surgery are too loose, and the ones that were tight now fit. Good luck!

You look fabulous!

Congrats!

Congratulations!!!!!!

Love their totally tuna unwich!

Yes. Today was my first day of puree after 10 days pre-op and 2 weeks post op full liquids (plus the Clear Liquids for 6 days), and that pureed ham salad really was the best food I have ever eaten!

I'm 43 and had my VSG on 9/25. I was out the day before, and go back tomorrow - so I will have been out for 3 weeks. I probably could have gone back last week - I felt really good. I am actually approved out through 10/23 but I'm going stir crazy at home. Good luck!

Mine came on time for once!

Congratulations!

That's amazing - CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations!!!

Here's one more, I haven't calculated the nutrition information on, but I can't imagine it would have a lot of carbs. I love this one. Roasted Tomatoes With Shrimp and Feta Prep Time: 15m | Cook Time: 40m | Servings: 6 | Difficulty: --- Ingredients: 5 large tomatoes, cut into eighths 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons minced garlic Kosher salt and black pepper 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup Feta, crumbled crusty bread, for serving Directions: 1. Heat oven to 450° F. Place the tomatoes in a large baking dish and spoon the olive oil and garlic over them. 2. Sprinkle with ¾ teaspoon each salt and pepper and toss. Roast on top rack of oven for 20 minutes. 3. Remove baking dish from oven and stir in the shrimp, parsley, and lemon juice. Sprinkle with the Feta. 4. Return the dish to oven until the shrimp are cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve warm with the bread. Source: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/roasted-tomatoes-shrimp-feta-10000000780294/index.html

If you like spicy - 3.7 carbs per serving and 11 grams protein! (3 poppers) Shrimp Jalapeño Poppers Prep Time: | Cook Time: | Servings: Serves 8 (serving size: 3 poppers) | Difficulty: Ingredients: 12 jalapeño chiles 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 8 ounces Leyden cheese, shredded 3 green onions, thinly sliced 1 cup cooked bay shrimp Directions: 1. Preheat grill to medium (350° to 450°). Wearing kitchen gloves, halve chiles lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and ribs with a spoon. 2. Toast cumin seeds in a small frying pan over medium heat until fragrant, 1 minute. Transfer to a food processor, add cheeses, and whirl to blend. Put cheese mixture in a bowl and stir in onions and shrimp. 3. Spoon cheese filling into chiles. Lay a sheet of greased foil on cooking grate. Set chiles, filling side up, on greased foil, cover grill, and cook until chiles are tender and cheese is melted and starting to brown, 15 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving. Notes: Leyden is a Dutch cheese that's like gouda with cumin seeds mixed in. If you can't find it, use regular gouda and a few more toasted cumin seeds Nutritional Info: Calories: 217 Calories from fat: 74% Protein: 11g Fat: 18g Saturated fat: 11g Carbohydrate: 3.7g Fiber: 0.7g Sodium: 415mg Cholesterol: 84mg Source: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/shrimp-jalapeno-poppers-50400000122700/

You look fabulous - congratulations!

Wow, that's amazing - congratulations!

A spinach salad with almonds, craisins and gorgonzola was almost a daily meal for me pre-op. Can't wait to incorporate that back into my diet @ 3 months post op.

So sorry! Do you have a Trader Joe's in your area? They sell containers of the tiniest peanut butter cups - they are less than an inch small - maybe a half an inch? Might be worth trying just one in the future.

Congratulations!

Bless your heart! I'm still on my liquid post op, but have been putting Frank's Red Hot in my cream soups - oh so good. Hopefully that's an indication of how I will tolerate spicy when I get to go on solids.

You GO girl!