Liprippa

82 now. Down to a large shirt and 36 pants. Really???? That hasn't been since college

Just got into 36s tonight. Yeah baby!

Was craving pizza. Made doughless pizza DANG it was good!!

Made doughless pizza boy was it GOOOOOOD!!!!! Even my daughter who at first turned up her nose ate all I would share with her. I am calling this 2 servings as I ate half and was very satisfied. Items Needed: 12" pan 2 Tablespoons of jar Ragu snack sauce (where the spaghetti sauce is) 3/4 cup of Italian shredded cheese mix 15 slices of turkey pepperoni dash of oregano dash of garlic powder pinch of chili flakes (optional) 1. Spray pan with non stick spray 2. Spread 2 Tablespoons of rage sauce in bottom of pan 3. Arrange 15 slices of turkey pepperoni on sauce (start heating over medium high heat) 4. Spread 3/4 cup of cheese over pepperoni and sauce 5. Spinkle dash of garlic powder, chili flakes, and oregano to taste 6. Once cheese is thoroughly melted slide out of pan and slice and enjoy Approximate nutrition information per serving: Calories 160 Fat 12g Sat Fat 2.75g Cholest 40 Sodium 690 Carb 3 Protein 15g

58 now

50 LBS!!!! BOOM THAT JUST HAPPENED!!! 6 Weeks! WOOD HOOOOOO!!!!!! Feeling better!!!!!

50 LBS!!!! BOOM THAT JUST HAPPENED!!!!!!

I am 41 days post op and down 45 lbs as of this am. Looking forward to 50 then.....75.......100.....125????? For those of you pre surgery, and just post hang in there it gets better!!!! Scott

You live in Texas and for the first time in your life you have SWEATERS on your Christmas list!!!! You go through the drive through at Sonic and when asked "Do you want the foot long or regular size?" you immediately come to the rationalization that there is NO WAY you can finish the foot long! Merry Christmas Ya All and God Bless!!!!

I wear a shirt and tie to work everyday. One of my coworkers met me for lunch today and he said "Damn man you look like you raided your dad's closet. The shirt is too big for you now." I got back from lunch and a lady that I work with said "You have been taking the assaway pills, it looks like you got no butt in your pants." Ok I must admit I have never been accused of being light in the seat. Both together made me laugh today! 6 weeks post op today/46lbs so far

You go through the drive through at Sonic and when asked if you want the foot long or regular size...you actually have to think about it! Merry Christmas God Bless!

I DONT SHARE THE HEATING BLANKET!!!!

You live in Texas and have for the first time in your life put SWEATERS on your Christmas list!!!! Merry Christmas all and God Bless!

Im shooting for a 32-34. I am 41 days post op and am down 45lbs. Feeling better daily!!!

Darcie I had surgery 11/10 as well. We are 41 days post surgery I am down 45 lbs. How about you???? How are you feeling?

Made this quick meal tonight (5 ingredients). I am going to make it a different way next time with my own home made sugar free teriyaki sauce. But here is first shot and approximate nutritional info (about 5 servings) 1 Tablespoon of Butter 2 Tablespoons of Teriyaki Sauce 1 package 2 links of Eckrich Farms Turkey Kelsbasa Sausage 1 medium zucchini 1 medium yellow squash 1. Slice squash and zucchini into thin slices. 2. Saute in melted mutter, add teriyaki sauce 3. Slice turkey sausage and add to pan 4. Cover for about 5-7 minutes until squash and zucchini are cooked. Nutritional info per serving Calories 195 Fat 10.5 Carbs 12 Protein 11

Made this for dinner. My wife hates cooked cabbage and chowed it all down. Makes about 10 servings Head of Cabbage (Cored and roughly chopped) 2 Boxes of chicken or miso broth 1 scallion chopped 1 Tablespoon of minced garlic Turkey sausage sliced Pepper (to taste) Salt (use sparingly, there is a lot of salt in broth, cabbage, and sausage) Kitchen Bouquet (to taste) This comes out as a brothy based Soup. I am ball parking the nutritional information: Calories 120 Fat 4.5 Carb 13 Protein 7.5 I realize this is a little higher on the carbs, but when you are looking for a satisfying meal this might work.

Even my daughter who at first turned up her nose ate all I would share with her. I am calling this 2 servings as I ate half and was very satisfied. Items Needed: 12" pan 2 Tablespoons of jar Ragu snack sauce (where the spaghetti sauce is) 3/4 cup of Italian shredded cheese mix 15 slices of turkey pepperoni dash of oregano dash of garlic powder pinch of chili flakes (optional) 1. Spray pan with non stick spray 2. Spread 2 Tablespoons of rage sauce in bottom of pan 3. Arrange 15 slices of turkey pepperoni on sauce (start heating over medium high heat) 4. Spread 3/4 cup of cheese over pepperoni and sauce 5. Spinkle dash of garlic powder, chili flakes, and oregano to taste 6. Once cheese is thoroughly melted slide out of pan and slice and enjoy Approximate nutrition information per serving: Calories 160 Fat 12g Sat Fat 2.75g Cholest 40 Sodium 690 Carb 3 Protein 15g

Even my daughter who at first turned up her nose ate all I would share with her. I am calling this 2 servings as I ate half and was very satisfied. Items Needed: 12" pan 2 Tablespoons of jar Ragu snack sauce (where the spaghetti sauce is) 3/4 cup of Italian shredded cheese mix 15 slices of turkey pepperoni dash of oregano dash of garlic powder pinch of chili flakes (optional) 1. Spray pan with non stick spray 2. Spread 2 Tablespoons of rage sauce in bottom of pan 3. Arrange 15 slices of turkey pepperoni on sauce (start heating over medium high heat) 4. Spread 3/4 cup of cheese over pepperoni and sauce 5. Spinkle dash of garlic powder, chili flakes, and oregano to taste 6. Once cheese is thoroughly melted slide out of pan and slice and enjoy Approximate nutrition information per serving: Calories 160 Fat 12g Sat Fat 2.75g Cholest 40 Sodium 690 Carb 3 Protein 15g

I made doughless pizza and BOY was it awesome!!!!!! Tasted SOOOOOOOO good!!!!

What a bummer house smelled amazing and I felt sick to my stomach all day. Could't really figure out why until I realized I had forgotten to take my ppi meds the last 2-3 days. UGH!!! Took meds around lunch time and was able to get a little turkey down then dumped (2nd time in a month). Today was NOT a fun day. Not enough Protein, Water, anything. Felt terrible. Worst day since surgery. Oh well, suck it up and start a new day tomorrow!

Ok folks made this for dinner tonight and the non bypass side of the family inhaled them!!!! Very very easy for me to eat tonight as well. I have included ballpark nutritional information I added up after the fact. Start to finish took about 5-10 minutes!!! Quick Crab Cakes (Makes 4 servings) 1 can of crab meat in water 4oz 3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs 1/2 cup of finely minced onion 2 Tablespoons of Green Onion Minced 1 egg 1/2 tsp of Seasoning Salt 1/2 tsp of Garlic Powder 1 tsp of black pepper(little less if you don't want them spicy) 2 Tablespoons of Butter (held) Open can of crab meat and drain water, food process onion together to fine mince and drain water. In a medium bowl combine all ingredients (EXCEPT BUTTER). Form into 4 patties. Melt butter in frying pan and place patties in pan over medium to medium high heat. Fry on each side about 3-5 minutes until desired color. (I did mine on the softer side for obvious reasons, and made the rest for the family a little crispier) Approximate nutrition information per serving: (I only counted have of the butter in nutrition information as there was about half of butter left in pan.) Calories 155 Cal from fat 50 Fat 6g Sat Fat 2g Cholesterol 85mg Sodium 725mg Carbs 17g Protein 9.5 g Talk about a nice break from protein shakes, and pureed stuff! This is my recipe I developed tonight on the fly. I was quite impressed with myself if I do say so. Scott

I am 5 days post op doing very well on fluids and protein shakes, but I want some thing real! I'd like something a cracker, a little bit of canned chicken, etc. something beyond water, broth and protein shakes! What would ya'all do?

Ok folks made this for dinner tonight and the non bypass side of the family inhaled them!!!! Very very easy for me to eat tonight as well. I have included ballpark nutritional information I added up after the fact. Start to finish took about 5-10 minutes!!! Quick Crab Cakes (Makes 4 servings) 1 can of crab meat in Water 4oz 3/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs 1/2 cup of finely minced onion 2 Tablespoons of Green Onion Minced 1 egg 1/2 tsp of Seasoning Salt 1/2 tsp of Garlic powder 1 tsp of black pepper(little less if you don't want them spicy) 2 Tablespoons of Butter (held) Open can of crab meat and drain water, food process onion together to fine mince and drain water. In a medium bowl combine all ingredients (EXCEPT BUTTER). Form into 4 patties. Melt butter in frying pan and place patties in pan over medium to medium high heat. Fry on each side about 3-5 minutes until desired color. (I did mine on the softer side for obvious reasons, and made the rest for the family a little crispier) Approximate nutrition information per serving: (I only counted have of the butter in nutrition information as there was about half of butter left in pan.) Calories 155 Cal from fat 50 Fat 6g Sat Fat 2g Cholesterol 85mg Sodium 725mg Carbs 17g Protein 9.5 g Talk about a nice break from Protein shakes, and pureed stuff! This is my recipe I developed tonight on the fly. I was quite impressed with myself if I do say so. Scott

I think you could take the bread crumbs down a 1/4 cup maybe, but I don't think they would have stayed together and I think the consistency would not have been right. I am not trying to make real food into diet food, but rather diet food that is no different than real food. That means flavor, consistency, no aftertaste, etc. It is easy to make diet food, but VERY difficult to make diet food taste 100% normal.