spoiltmom

I know eye of round and rump roast are the leanest but I've never been able to cook one and get it tender. I've even tried them in the crockpot and they are still tough. Do you guys know of a way to do it? We like chuck roast b/c they fall apart and are very tender if you cook on them on low in the crockpot but they are so fatty. Any suggestions?

Thanks for posting this! I'm always looking for new recipes.

I was told to wait 60 SECONDS between bites and to finish my meal within 30 minutes.

Those of you that are on solid foods now- do you have any gas pains after eating? I wake up fine every morning but within 30 minutes of eating I start having gas pains in my left side around my port area. Is that normal??

Since fall is coming I have a really stupid question to ask. My doc said after the pre and post op diet no more liquid foods b/c they would slide right through and make me gain. What about soups/stews and chili?? I like to make one pot meals like that when it's cold outside.

I'm curious about this too. I wear an 11. My dh says I have skis and not feet:(

Well I used to use Philips Colon Health. It helped a lot with my stomach issues. I stopped taking it before my surgery. I started it again today though b/c I keep getting these horrible gas pains. It helped in the past so I'm hoping it will help again.

Yes this works great with cheese and pepperoni. Even dh likes them.

Actually the IV antibiotic for the surgery IS indicated and does work for UTI's. If your over the Strep and you just have the UTI now and you have no fever by Wednesday then your surgeon may be fine with you going ahead.

Good Luck tomorrow! Don't be nervous it's really not that bad.

Well if you are doing better on Wednesday then I'd probably go ahead and do it. When they do the surgery they give you IV fluids and IV antibiotics so that might help you even more.

I'm doing Weight Watchers right now. I'm hoping to lose a few more pounds before my first fill.

I didn't take any pain meds. I was out driving the very next day.

I hope your feeling better soon. So I wonder if that means it won't take much of a fill for you to get restriction?

I've been wanting a salad so I stopped at Jack in the Box and got the grilled southwest salad without the dressing. I ate it with the corn chips. OMG It was so so spicy. I don't think I'll ever get one again. I also went grocery shopping and got some of that new Silk Almond milk. It sounded good and different. I'm not much of a milk lover anyway.

How many cc's do you have so far?

I only needed liquid Advil and only for the first 2 days. I never even opened my Lortab.

I'm the same way. If your taking the narcotics I'd try to stop them and maybe get some nausea meds from your doc. I hope your feeling better soon.

Good Job!! That's amazing.

Well when I was 14 I had my tonsils out. The first surgery went fine but something went wrong and I lost a LOT of blood. They took me back into Emergency Surgery. They had a very hard time waking me up and when I did wake up I had people all around me and alarms going off everywhere. It totally freaked me out. Since then though I've had 5 other surgeries and they all went great! I do understand your fears though. I'm sure you will do just fine. ((HUGS))

Congratulations on both the engagement and the weight loss! Good Job!

I mix mine up a day at a time and then store them in a small pitcher in the fridge. I use Nectar or Un Jury.

My doc says once you reach the right level of restriction you will actually be full with just 3 meals a day. Right now though I'm eating 3 small meals and 2 snacks.

It is tough! If your not already try adding skim milk to your shakes.

My Zumba tapes shipped today:) I can't wait to try them out.