What have you done so far?

[CyndyG 0]

Meshultz- I hope your hubby is doing well. My prayers are with you.

[meschultz 0]

Cyndyg .. thank you so much he is doing fantastic.. We appreciate everyones thoughts and prayers. they are much needed :tongue2: we send out the same to everyone going through this journey with us..

Hubby was laughing at me because he is suppose to alternate between 5 oz of Protein one hour and Water or broth or juice the next hour so I put out a 5 oz dixie cup for each hour i will be at work tomorrow and labeled it for what he should be drinking that hour. he thinks i am just so funny.. I am making my son stay home from school and take care of daddy while i am at work tomorrow.. he is super excited.. I will feel better knowing someone is here with him :wink2:

[meschultz 0]

Bridgette and Sarajaneq.. I know I have not posted much in here, but I have been reading up on all your alls suggestions and I love them. this week has been so busy with everything and the suggestions are really helping me prep for my surgery and get hubby everything he needs after his...

Bridgette how is the magic bullet??? i was seriously considering getting one it seems so easy.. let me know before i make the purchase..

Also incase you all had not thought of it. I bought those 5 oz dixie cups from sams a huge bag.. I am not sure how much your doctors want you to drink after surgery but we were told alternate 5 oz every hour.. one Water or drink of choice and one Protein.. I thought they were awesome because we dont have to measure just fill them up.. They have been very useful for hubby today :tongue2:

well i hope everyone is well.. good night

[Bino 44]

Yall have some great ideas...thanks! I love the idea of freezing food now.

All I've done so far is switch to Decaf coffee, give up soda, and start with chewable Vitamins. I did order a sample pack of Isopure Protein drinks to try. The nutritionist recommended them.

[CyndyG 0]

The dixie cups are an awesome idea! I also thought after you start an soft to try chop sticks to eat smaller bites. I started this week using them to train myself to eat slower and less. So far so good.:tongue2:

[meschultz 0]

Bino...I certainly hope you like the Isopure.. I tried it once and it was just awful.. I even made my father in law try it and he is a huge Protein Shake fan, but he also disliked it. it leaves a very odd after taste in your in your mouth.

[Bino 44]

Meschultz...I was nervous ordering the case...but I can only find it by the case. However, GNC said if I didn't like it, I could return the remaining bottles. Hopefully, since it is a sample pack, I'll like one of the flavors.

[meschultz 0]

I sure hope you like them Bino.. I like the Slimfast low carb and the Atkins Advantage shakes.. They are the best so far and I have tried plenty ha ha :tongue2: Let me know how you feel about them

[~Bridgette~ 0]

Bino ~ I'm a fan of the Slim Fast Low Carb shakes too. I hope you like your samples, but that's great that GNC will take them back if you don't! You go!

Meshultz ~ I'm glad your hubby is recovering well. I wanna know the nitty-gritty details, like how bad is the gas, etc? Also, I love the 5oz cup idea! I'll have to try that. I haven't used the bullet yet. But I'm thinking about using it in just a few minutes to make a shake with the Protein powder I got from my doctor's office to see if I like it.

So, I started doing the blog thing here on LBT. I've posted 2 entries. The one I wrote today is long, I actually told my parents today! That was HUGE for me!

[meschultz 0]

Bridgette,

I am so excited you told your parents..I hope they were supportive..Let me know how the bullet works out.. I am very intersted in getting one..The day Matt had surgery he was not in to much pain he only took 2 shots of the pain med and they gave him two or three shots of toridol which is like a high dose motrin.. He said the ride home was awful.. I pre warned him to take a pillow.. Make sure you take a pillow for the car all the bumps can get to you.. He was in a little more pain yesterday, but nothing that the pain meds did not take care of :thumbup: .. Not sure what your doctor perscribes, but ours believes highly in pain meds so we got pretty strong stuff.. He said laying down in a flat bed was weird.. I guess because he was still filled with gas when he laid on his side he said if felt like things moved around but nothing uncomfortable.. He is doing really good..

Today before work I laid out a 5oz cup for each hour I would be gone and labeled it what he should be drinking that hour and what time that drink happens.. Since my son was taking care of him this made it easy for him to help his daddy.. But he knows that he had to walk daddy at least 3 to 4 times around the block while mommy was at work.. He is just getting the biggest kick out of having to take care of him.. it is precious well I hope everyone is having a good day... I am so glad it is the weekend..

It is so close to OCT 1st I am getting SUPER EXCITED :drool:

[Vidahlia 0]

I started taking chewable multi-vitamins ( I put them with my deodorant so I remember every morning! :biggrin:

I also gave up my almost daily white chocolate mochas, sodas of any kind (all tea, crystal light & water) and started trying different Protein powders. I just found a new one that I'm liking a lot.

And I bought a much nicer pedometer that I diligently put on every day now. It measures my actual stride, and tell me not only how many steps and how far but how many minutes of aerobic steps (at least 60 steps per minute with a minimum of 10 minutes needed to qualify) I take each day. The best thing about it is I can download the info every week and print a report for my nutritionist!

Now, if I could just get my aerobic steps to increase! Gotta walk around the neighborhood more! :thumbup:

[annecolorgreen 0]

Hi--

Thanks for all your great suggestions!

So far, I have:

scheduled time off work

started sampling sources of Protein including drinks

spent time reading online threads

purchased a new scale that is accurate!

sorted out my closet/drawers by size in to totes

purchased a "Wii Fit" and "Walk Away the Pounds" DVD

picked out my loose clothes for surgery day

purchased Gas-X strips, chewable Vitamins, liquid tylenol

switched my prevacid presciption to a chewable

What I NEED to do (that I know now):

stock up on Protein drinks/liquids/mushies

switch over my anti-depressant as I know it is too big (I'm praying my voltarin is a size I can take!)

practice eating differently

start my high protein/low carb diet

eliminate alcohol and soft drinks

do my measurements/weigh in/pic

Hmmm...that's all I can think of now. Enjoy your day!

[myturn0421 0]

Thanks for this thread - I've gotten some really good ideas!

I'm trying to make a "check list" of eveything. I have a lot more on the 'need to do' than the 'already done' list. I've got somewhat of a grocery list going. The biggest thing I am working on trying not to drink when I eat. DH had lapband 1 1/2 years ago and he is STILL struggling with that. We all (him, me, surgeon) agree that he would have lost more weight by now if he didn't drink so much.

I love the idea about the dixie cups!

[goosefraba 0]

my band date is next week..you guy's have great ideas! Thanks!:thumbdown:

[nazzy 1]

how soon after surgery did u all start drinking protien shakes?