Originally published March 29, 2009
Ok, I’m bout 10 days from my surgery. Lots of little details coming all together, and for as much as I’ve read, learned, etc over the last few months… and I keep coming up with more and more information. I thought I would share a few things.
WLS is not a cure, it’s a tool… but like you need saw blades to use a saw the surgery as a tool needs “blades” to go with it.
Ok, while I am going to be eating a lot less, I’ll still be eating. Since McDonalds will be out of the picture I will need to be cooking. I heard about this book.. Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery. My sister ended up getting it for me for Chritmas. Another one I found was Recipes for Life After Weight-Loss Surgery. In browsing through these, they both have some intesting recipes that look really good.
Category : cooking, daily life, reviews
Tags: boston market, fish, green beans, meatloaf, oatmeal, potatoes, tacos, turkey, yogurt, Yoplait
Time to check in with Joe and see what he’s been up to. Plus you get a product review and a recipe out of the deal.
You’ll never guess what I had for breakfast this morning… oatmeal! Surprise!
Well, not just regular oatmeal though, I made a batch of steel cut oatmeal in the crockpot the other other night so been enjoying that the last few days. I don’t keep regular milk on hand though, so I basically just did 4 cups water and about a cup of powdered milk. The fruit was a mix of raisins and dried cranberries, just over a cup total. This morning I poured some soy milk on top before heating it and topped it with a dollop of “honey vanilla” yogurt.
While I would much rather you spent all of your free time reading what I have to offer here at formerfatdudes.com, I can’t keep up with writing enough stuff to keep you properly entertained and informed. Especially when I spend a good chunk of my time reading other sites myself.
Sites like Small Bites.
I posted a while back in my pantry list about the protein powder I was using, the Champion Pure Whey was good stuff, but I came across another that I think is gonna be my powder of choice and I got it over at trueprotein.com
True Protein literally has dozens of different protein powders you can get, from beef and soy and all sorts of other sources, and you can even custom mix your own … well… custom mix. Whey protein seems to be one of the best options for WLS types so I went for the unflavored, unsweetened, cross-flow mircrofiltration mix. In a 30g serving you get 27g of protein with 110 calories and 45mg of sodium. There’s no fat, no sugars, no cholesterol.
True Protein has dozens of different protein powders to choose from, from beef and soy to egg and whey. They even have some pre-set mixes that are geared towards bariatric patients, but the Wehy Protein Isolate seems to get recommended a lot, so I went for that. I tried the Whey Protein Isolate (CFM) Cross-Flow Microfiltration – here’s how it’s described on their site:
