What to buy beforehand??

[lk77 0]

One of my relaxation activities :sad: in life is not only eating, but it is also shopping!

I would like to come home to a well stocked pantry for what I will need after the surgery.

What Protein powders should I get? (I can check my nutritionist information), but wanted to check here first.

Any cookbooks you really liked?

Blender bottles seem really interesting..

Heating pad seems sometimes to be necessary..

Anything else I may have missed?

[wannaBLean 0]

I have the Bariatric Advantage brand Protein shakes now- bought from their website, also you will need Multivitamins and skim fat free milk makes the shakes easier to tolerate. Otherwise it's real thin and hard to drink all the time. I prefer the Isopure zero carb Protein Shakes though and intend to go back on those afterwards. It's better as far as carbs and fat and stuff goes and I liked the taste a tad better. Bout the same price too.

I also recommend V-8 and soy milk. :sad:

Oh and I have this cookbook which I used and pureed the food during my mushy stage:

Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery, Patt Levine M.D., Book - Barnes & Noble

I thought the recipes were tasty though I've only made a few of them so far- and they tell you how much to puree for the lapband or for gastric bypass etc.

I have a Blender Bottle and use it every day! It's so easy to make the Protein Shakes with and is easy to just rinse out real quick afterwards and let drip dry- rather than a blender or spoon to stir with.

Otherwise, nothing else comes to mind. Congratulations by the way!