Attention ! Australian Sleevers

[kelliv 659]

Hi Kristi, thanks for the informative post. You are doing all of the right things and just need to take it one day at a time. Keep telling yourself positive things constantly.

[*Dean* 1,594]

I've seen cauli Pizza Crust a few times now. Will have to give it a try.

[Swift Kate 72]

Hey Kristi, don't be too hard on yourself. A loss is a loss, if you weren't trying to lose weight you may have put on weight. 1.7 kgs is a decent loss in anyone's language.

My daughter made pizzas a little while back with cauliflower bases and they were delicious. When I am off my post opp diet I'll have to get her to make them again. I remember her saying how easy the base was to make and I kow it didn't take her long.

I am feeling really good again, all my tummy problems have settled and I start purees on Monday...woo hoo!!

[KristiP 51]

Thanks for the words of encouragement!

Kelliv, I am not so worried about it on a personal level - I just don't want to see my surgeon on Wed and have to deal with his apparent annoyance that I'm his patient, and also what imfeel are somewhat unreasonable expectations. That I'm trying will have no impact on him if I don't produce the results he feels I should reproducing. Still, as long as his scale doesnt show a gain, that's all I ask (because his scale and my scale vary a bit, and not in my favor!).

Dean, this stuff is AMAZING and it's really easy to make, just takes a little bit of prep and some time, but not that much if you make sure you have everything you need within arms reach. I cut up my toppings while the crust/base was cooking. I will have to sit down and work out what the stats of this recipe are.

Swift Kate, glad to hear things have started to sort themselves out. I can't wait to get to post op. It will be such a relief to just finally have it done so I can move on to actually working the sleeve, instead of just talking and reading about it. Lol

[mini.mee 83]

To KristiP,

Chemist Warehouse has Iso whey on special at moment. It is actually yummy in my opinion and I have no problem drinking it at all. I have tried eight or nine other whey powders and hated them all except Whey Less, it's sister product and only liked the chocolate flavour in that one.

I bought the Iso Whey banana smoothie flavour and liked it so much went back to the chemist and bought another.

Good Price Pharmacy has it on special until today for $35, usually $53, and Chemist Warehouse also for same price with deal running until next week. I really recommend you trying it. As you probably know some people's tastes change after surgery, mine did and I can't stand some stuff I used to like. This stuff isn't really sweet and definitely not sickly at all and I am pretty sure the specs you considered regarding the protein/carb etc will be suitable

[KristiP 51]

Hi mini mee,

I am pretty particular to the label stats. I don't see the point of not being, considering the circumstances I will be very soon! It will be nice to shift somemofmthe focus on getting enough rather than just focusing on not having too much.

I'd previously been using Optifast but it's got quite a high number of carbs and not all that much Protein. Doesn't taste bad but the consistency is a little weird; unless you put it in a blender it doesn't incorporate very well and you get these little slimy lumps. And hate the way it LOOKS out of the packet...........don't ask me why but it reminds me of what I empty out of the Dyson canister after I vacuum the beds (yes, I vacuum the beds....even though I use mattress protectors!). lol

Anyway, I still have quite a lot of define left (bought 1kg tub of the stuff) so will want to get close to finishing that before I buy something else. Even on sale it wasn't cheap (sorry but i think considering the whole "obesity epidemic" diet products should be cheaper, not more expensive, than tasty junk/fast food. No wonder there's an epidemic! They hook us and gets addicted to taste, texture, and cost, then heap on the weight shame so we'll buy products that taste fairly gross in comparison, then we give up when we don't get the promised results, go back to the junk, go back on a diet, repeat ad nauseum. It's a vicious cycle.

Sorry......I get on my soap box sometimes.

Anyway, I'm sure these places will run specials again, and I don't want to go out and buy another product I like better and let this one sit there and go to waste. Because it would. Once I find something I like better I never go back to the other product, so I've learned not to kid myself with the whole "it will be my back up". Hahaha

Thanks for the tip off though - I will have to start watching for the adverts and catalogues for specials.

[AussieLady 521]

Hey you Brisbane people, have you got the lifeboats out yet?

[*Dean* 1,594]

Hey you Brisbane people, have you got the lifeboats out yet?

Almost!!!

[Kayargh 112]

Hi all, been ages since I've been on- haven't read any posts in the last almost two weeks. I will read through soon but came across Abc2 tonight for My big fat operation...feature peoples having WLS. Sorry if someone else has mentioned this but thought I would post it. xxx

[Kayargh 112]

Ah crap and with this 'ex' cyclone I have just lost my tv reception! So cant watch it anyway!! There is nothing 'ex' about it if u ask me! Im managing a hotel tonight and foyer is flooded, trees are falling down, Casino just lost its shade sails over a car park, they flapping in the wind making horrid noises. Sirens everywhere. Hoping you guys in Brissy are ok!!

[kelliv 659]

Ah crap and with this 'ex' cyclone I have just lost my tv reception! So cant watch it anyway!! There is nothing 'ex' about it if u ask me! Im managing a hotel tonight and foyer is flooded' date=' trees are falling down, Casino just lost its shade sails over a car park, they flapping in the wind making horrid noises. Sirens everywhere. Hoping you guys in Brissy are ok!![/quote']

Our power went out in Brisbane at 1pm and still hasn't come back on. BBQ and salad for dinner but craving for a cup of tea plus we are missing the tennis final. Hopefully it will ease tomorrow and we get power back.

[AussieLady 521]

Our power went out in Brisbane at 1pm and still hasn't come back on. BBQ and salad for dinner but craving for a cup of tea plus we are missing the tennis final. Hopefully it will ease tomorrow and we get power back.

DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU ARE RECORDING THE TENNIS.

Just for you Kelly.

Djokovic 2 sets to Murray 1. Just in first game of fourth set. Murray very rattled at the moment.

[kelliv 659]

DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU ARE RECORDING THE TENNIS.

Just for you Kelly.

Djokovic 2 sets to Murray 1. Just in first game of fourth set. Murray very rattled at the moment.

Thanks very much. A friend is at the match and has been texting us updates throughout. Was a good match but Djokivic was too strong. Cheers

[Kalimomof3 613]

Product Reviews

I've found a Protein shake that is fantastic on

Ok I have a food review that should suit sleevers who have been on solids for a little while - virtually sin free pizza. Its so good....even my husband' date=' a pizza fiend thought it was awesome, and that is saying A LOT! He's usually a purist on things like pizza as in he likes a traditional base and nothing else will do. I got the recipe and instructions from one of the vloggers I watch regularly.

Vsgtanya2011, post from 22 Jan 2013, titled Cheesy Garlic Cauliflower Pizza Crust. (sorry can't seem to post links from my iPad anymore...I think something's wrong with it!). You guys, this stuff is so good, the base is good enough to eat all by itself. And we did just that on the first one (made a double batch and then quartered it to make 4 different kinds of pizza (about the size of personal pan pizzas from Pizza Hut). We only made 3 because the first one we ate as it was! Probably the only downside is the salt/sodium, because you use low fat mozzarella and Parmesan (both high-ish in sodium) and then it calls for garlic salt too.

The first pizza I made up, I put a single layer of shaved hot Hungarian salami from the deli on it (that was 12 grams). Some sliced mushrooms, red and green capsicum, onion, a couple of sliced green olives (small ones) and some low fat mozzarella cheese, about 20gr of the shredded stuff. OMG, absolutely BRILLIANT. And you know what? I didn't realize until we were eating it that I forgot to put on the pizza sauce! And it tasted awesome! So score! No sugar from the sauce.

The next one I did the same but added the sauce (brush it on with a pastry brush to minimize the sugar) and I think I actually prefer it without the sauce. The third on ei made BBQ chicken for my hubby. It was pretty good too.

I had to adjust the cooking time of both the base and the pizza by about 3 minutes longer (difference in altitude I think) but I left the temp alone (she is American, as am I, but has an Aussie husband though - so uses Farenheit, so the conversion to Celsius is about 232 degrees). I found that the olive oil on the parchment didn't do anything but keep the base a little more moist, so wasn't a thin and crispy (my fav) except around the edges, but even so, it was still Devine. Honestly, I could quite easily never have a traditional based pizza ever again. Even my husband said he'd be happy to have this any time we had pizza at home. You guys do not know how big of a statement that is!!! I almost fell off the bar stool! Lol

Also, I don't have a ricer, so after I cooked my cauliflower, I put it into a wire strainer and pressed the Water out using a Cereal bowl that is slightly smaller than the strainer rim and then dumped it onto a stack of paper towels (I get rolls of the stuff from work for free, so have no qualms in "wasting it" (lol) so for those of you who don't use that stuff, a couple of old tea towels or even several layers of news print would work.....if you don't mind news ink! Lol) The cauliflower doesn't really stick to it and you just fold it over press out more Water and then dump it into the mixing bowl. I think that's the most important part, get out as much excess water as possible.

And this stuff is versatile, if you back off the cooking time you could avoid the crispy edges and use the stuff as a wrap, or cut it into squares for sandwich "bread", if you like savory stuff. I may do some experimenting with this see what other sort of flavors I can come up with that would suitable for less savory toppings/fillings.

Ok, as usual I have ran off the end of the earth with a single post so hope everyone is doing great and having an awesome long weekend. Let's go out and make it happen![/quote']

I did a search for this pizza on the forum but came up empty??I am not so good finding things in here can someone please link it here???

[KristiP 51]

I did a search for this pizza on the forum but came up empty??I am not so good finding things in here can someone please link it here???

Hi kalimomof3,

Sorry, i forget that not everyone knows what a vlogger is! It's from YouTube, one of the video bloggers (vlogger) that I follow regularly. She posted a video about how to make this, step by step. Keep in mind that she's in the US so her oven temp is in Farenheit, you'll need to convert the temps (I think it's about 232C).

I am experimenting with the recipe today to see if I can use it for more than just pizza or breadsticks. Will post any positive results.

Cheers!