Kaiser Richmond Pre-op

[Desperate1 1]

Good morning All. I too need to have a good week before I mess around and don't get my surgery LOL. Jes, the french onion Soup came out great - That's what I'm having for lunch and I figure we can have it as part of the Clear Liquids if we strain it.

So last night my stepdaughter made champagne cake for my girlfriend and it was Nasty! guess I'm not a big champagne fan LOL - glad I didn't like it cuz that 1 bite was enough for me LOL

[smallerj 2]

Good morning All. I too need to have a good week before I mess around and don't get my surgery LOL. Jes, the french onion Soup came out great - That's what I'm having for lunch and I figure we can have it as part of the clear liquids if we strain it.

Is this the recipe from Chris or a different one?

[tamra. 6]

Can you post it again, I didnt see but I wanna try it!

[Desperate1 1]

Not the one from Chris this time - I didn't have all the stuff in the house. I just did a generic one - onions, butter, broth & werstershire oh, but I did add the packed of liption onion Soup mix. I figured it would be good regardless because I put it in the crock pot so it could cook slow and all the flavors could mesh. its good!

[Desperate1 1]

Here is the one Chris posted:

French Onion Soup Gratinee - All Recipes

I just sauteed 3 yellow onions in 1/4c butter. thru all that in the crock pot with 4 cups Swansons 99% fat free beef broth, 1tbsp worsteshire (sp?) a bay leaf & 1 packet of liption onion soup mix and let it cook on low for 5hrs. Basic!

[AudsMom 2]

i will have to make that this week sounds very yummmmmy:)

:biggrin:

[swishbc 0]

Morning girls! I took Sophie to school today and one of the dad's that I know (his son and Soph had preschool together) said "You're looking really good, you've lost a lot of weight!" and I said "Um yeah, over 70 lbs..." He was really surprised and asked how and I told him about my lapband. He's a REALLY big guy (prob over 400-450) and he said he's lost 60 lbs on South Beach and that he's been considering the lapband but didn't really know anyone that had it or very much about it.

I told him I'd be totally willing to answer any questions he had. He seemed really excited to learn more. I was pretty excited that he noticed and even more so at the possible opportunity to educate and even to maybe give him that little push to have surgery. It was cool.

Soph had a really hard time going into class and I had to walk away with her crying in her teacher's arms, it BROKE MY HEART. She loves school, she just doesn't love saying goodbye to me. :biggrin:

After I left her I went on a 4.5 mile walk and got a Starbucks skinny vanilla latte at the half way mark, then came home and did my arm weight workout. I'm just about to hop in the shower and start some laundry but wanted to tell you all about my morning and say HI!!! :ohmy: Hope you all have a great day!

[roseyyyd1 0]

Good Mon Morn sweet Lovely Ladies!

Saturday was a blast, my fav part...lunch with our ladies, and me hubby with us! It is like connecting up 2 worlds, he enjoyed getting to meet each one of you!

Speaking of Saturday...I hardly call removing the dress clothes to show the workout clothes...(surprise!) behind the podium a strip tease...and thank u for not singing, lol. Again I am a visual learner, doing the hat think is a fav demo of mine, cause it is soooo true! I could not really do the teaching at group, with out my SOS there! We really did miss who couldnt be there, maybe next time! (Sept. 26th)

April, so glad you joined us, please come onto the thread and participate! These ladies keep us honest, supported and laughing at life and ourselves, all the while successful!

Well gonna work on keepin up the exercise this week, with do lab tests tomorrow morn, so we will see! Hope you all having a productive, good week, and at work...Tina, hope you are feeling better. Nicole, bet u getting ready to move...Pam, rock that Curves hat, Heather, get that homework done and rock the wght loss (as u are!), Candra darlin, along with Jes, no need for nerves, but if do...call us!

Pre-op day gonna be fun! Reggie, Maria, Chris, Tamra, Candi and Riley (anyone else too!) we miss you all! :biggrin:

[AudsMom 2]

Wow 60 on southbeach! That is awesome. But i believe South Beach is the closest to a high Protein One they can get if i remember right???

[swishbc 0]

Yeah I think so...that's like the ONLY diet I never did, lol!

[tamra. 6]

I lost ALOT on South Beach. It was a fun diet. I was 272 when I started it and got to 258 in less then 2 months, but i got the flu and stopped after.

[smallerj 2]

Soup sounds good Candra, I make it all the time but I put a little red wine in it also fresh herbs from my garden LOL.

You go Chris! I forgot you are telling people about your surgery. But 60 lbs on south beach is good. I tried it a couple times but never got any results. Actually it's a take off of Atkins.< /p>

ok 1 interview down 3 more to go. I think I'm going to call HR now :biggrin:

[tamra. 6]

Here is the one Chris posted:

French Onion Soup Gratinee - All Recipes

I just sauteed 3 yellow onions in 1/4c butter. thru all that in the crock pot with 4 cups Swansons 99% fat free beef broth, 1tbsp worsteshire (sp?) a bay leaf & 1 packet of liption onion soup mix and let it cook on low for 5hrs. Basic!

is that all you did or did you follow the recipe to? any cheese on yours?

[momcof3 1]

Thanks for the Bandiversary card and the Curves hat - I proudly showed both to my parents and kids. They kind of didn't get it - my youngest son was amazed that it been a year already.

I grabbed two of my little containers of tuna salad this morning and had one for Breakfast and one for lunch - plus 3 Triscuits from a co-worker. I am going to stop buying Wheat Thins and switch to Triscuits - way less sugar.

[swishbc 0]

Be careful with the triscuits Pam, those are really dry and I bet they could get ya stuck pretty easy! I don't think I could eat 'em. Happy anniversary Wednesday! :biggrin: