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Good morning Gang. Well it looks like we are in for several days of rain which doesn't bode well for a weekend of camping. We may end up cancelling 
Hit the gym this morning for some cardio because my walking buddy here at work is very unreliable - no guarantees when he will go or not.
I might hit up Costco after work - need to stock up on my supplements.
Post Op 3yrs 2 mos
B - Jimmie Dean Simple Scramble - Bacon (picked these up in the US. taste decent and are convenient when you don't feel like prepping your own)
L - chicken quesadilla
D - chicken caesar salad
I'm going to try and forgo snacks today - if I need something I have a protein shake in the fridge.
Have a great day. Stay dry.
Over 100 lbs lost! and 13 lbs below goal weight!
Good morning everyone. I'm hoping the sun stays out so I can add to my walk again tonight then do some weights but the forecast isn't looking very promising.
6 months post op
B - greek yogurt, blueberries
S - low fat SF bran muffin
L - roast chicken & mushrooms
S - turkey pepperettes
D - shrimp & sauce, salad
S - 1/2 protein shake (slushy style)
Glad I'm not the only one! I tried responding multiple times and it wouldn't work either.
I am in the middle of my liquid diet stage but I am not on opti - my program uses Iso-flex which you mix with milk and it's not bad. I do add sugar free water flavourings to it though. Dasani cherry pomegranate to the chocolate to make a chocolate cherry. I add the walmart brand orange tangerine sugar free water drops to the vanilla to make a creamsicle type flavour, I also add it to the chocolate for a chocolate orange type flavour. The crystal light pink lemonade and lemon lime crystals both go well with vanilla. I put them all in a blender with ice to make it super cold and almost slurpee like. With mine I can also make a type of ice cream since it is made with milk (not sure if this would work if yours isn't made with milk). I make the shake and then pour it into a bowl and stick it in the freezer. I stir every 20 minutes for about an hour or a little more (if you don't stir it just freezes solid) and it's sort of ice cream type texture. If that doesn't work maybe try freezing into a popsicle?
Good luck - this will be over before you know it!
Good morning :)
Not much planned for today. Possibly tackling some house chores that have been pushed aside lately -- kitchen, I'm looking at you... Yesterday a friend and I went to a mini baby conference thing. I have never seen so many babies in one spot. We watched speakers and had lunch, so that was nice.
Accountability: relatively small pouch day. Had half an egg salad wrap for lunch.
Post-op four years and three months.
Breakfast - blueberry oatmeal bake
Snack - protein bar
Lunch - leftover steak and peppers
Snack - cheese and pepperette
Dinner - absolutely no idea at this point
Snack - SF pudding
All water and vits.
Hi Everyone!!! Another somewhat nice day by the looks of it - for now anyway. Sadly I didn't win the Lotto Max last night. So here I am at work still.
Won both my ball games last night WOOHOO!!!
Nothing on the go tonight, I didn't sleep well last night, I think I finally fell asleep around 430. My "guts" were rumbling and carrying on most of the night.
Post Op 3 yrs 2 mos
B - broccoli salad and a bit of egg salad (not together)
S - strawberries
L - turkey wrap on the high protein/low carb flat out wrap, cucumbers
S - I think I have yogurt in the fridge - might not need it because wrap will be filling
D - chicken quesadilla
Have a great day!
Over 100 lbs lost! and 13 lbs below goal weight!
My response wouldn't post either:
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There are lots of options to try to make them taste a bit better. I used a shaker cup with a spout so I couldn't smell it as much. I also used lots of water and ice. I did 50/50 chocolate and vanilla. I didn't mind the chocolate plain and I added SF red raspberry Torani syrup to the vanilla -- I thought it made it taste like a viva puff cookie lol. If you search the site for "opti recipes" there should be lots of ideas. Some people recommended using flavour extracts. I found out the hard way that I didn't like them -- made a whole shake with added coconut extract. It was gross. So I suggest making small batches to try different flavour combinations.
I've tried posting this reply multiple times and it keeps getting rejected. You might not be getting replies due to this?
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I was prescribed SlimTime and honestly enjoyed the taste of the chocolate. The vanilla tasted gross so I diluted it and drank it quickly with a straw.
(1 envelope + 300ml cold water shaken well, then add 6 ice cubes). I would allow the ice to mostly melt before consuming.
Good luck to you.
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CENTURY CLUB MEMBER at 6 months post-op.
Referral to Guelph Feb/13, Sleep study and all bloodwork and ultrasound May/13, orientation July/13. Nurse, NUT,SW Sept/13, 2nd NUT, nurse and SW, 3rd round and cleared for surgery Dec/13. Pre-op Apr 7/14, Surgeon May 2/14, Opti Jul 3/14, surgery Jul 17/14.
