Robin, I was wondering.... Is there a sugar free honey that we can use for apples?? Are there other recipes that you know of to help us make this a traditional year with honey cake and all?? I'm very confused at what to do. How will you handle the holidays differently?? Thanks and early L'Shannah Tova to you as well, Cindy

Marcia, I just read your profile page. What a beautiful page. Your husband looks like he is doing great with his postop wt loss. He will lose faster with the RNY than if he had the band like you did. Frankly if they had the band way back when I had my bilio pancreatic bypass I would have opted for the band too but even the RNY would have been better for me. I know I would not have the wls related anemia I have now. BTW I have been taking PROCRIT shots for the anemia about once a month depending on CBC results. I increased my supplemental protein though and went 2 months not needing a shot so that must be helping. Using some protein I got online from Vitalady cookies and cream which makes a great shake and has 24 grams of protein I think in each scoop. I try to drink at least 3 of them a day now. If I drink only 2, I add more protein to each one. Take care of yourself and Steve and wish both of you great success with your wls journey. huggggsssss Mike Mobile, Phoenix, AZ

Sorry, I sent you and email where I asked you a question that you responded to in this post. I hope your surgery goes well for you this week. Shalom, Marcdia

I'm pretty new to WLS since I had LapBand on 1/23 of this year. I hope you had a great July 4th. I'm surprised how few posts there are on this board. I hope you can encourage more people to post here. Shalom Marcia

Drink a lot of water as matzah is really constipating. Also try and keep your food as "normal" as possible even though it is hard to get a lot of stuff sugar free during Pesach. I eat sweet potatoes as a main carb because they are a lot healthier then regular potatoes. I'm almost two years out and live in Brooklyn, NY where if they make it you can get it. Sara