I was *ecstatic* the first few weeks with the teeny little portions! LOL! It felt SO awesome to eat like a girl instead of a trucker. lol! Aside from just having had my guts sliced open it was the time of my life! I'm weird though so take that into consideration. I did just post a big fat whiney poo about plateaus on the main message board though so I'll keep quiet over in my glass house here. hehehe! ;)

Hello There Lynda, I've seen your posts many times before and you're always a positive poster......I think we'll give a get out of "*****fest" free card tonight and cut you a break!! Some people get caught up in the moment of the post and freak out a little......they'll learn quckly enough. Have great night!

I was reading the main message board and I had to bite my fingers to keep from typing replies to some of the posts. I honestly don't remember being such a whiner in the first week or month post op. So many act as if they never researched what WLS means and what to expect afterwards. So what if they can't eat anything but liquids for for a week. What did they expect? So what if they can't stand to look at another spoonful of sf jello. What did they expect. So what if "everybody else" is eating "real" food in front of them? What did they expect? So what if "nobody" understands them and what they're going through? What did they expect? God, I can't stand whiners in general and today for some reason I have no patience for them whatsoever! Feeling b*tchy tonight.... Lynda

Hello Heather, Your talkin about BEANS! If it wasn't for beans I would be very sad! OMG... I just about live on beans.... I have problems with meat so, I make a pot of beans and add some meat or chicken or turkey to them. I am single and I like to cook, sometimes. Well I found that a crockpot is the easiest way to make beans. I just chop up some veggies like celery, potatoes, onions, and sometimes carrots(theyare high in sugar so I stay away from them), then I add some kind of broth either chicken or beef. The beans I use are either white beans or lintils or my favorite is a green split pea. I sort and rinse the dry beans and then soak them over nite, then I brown my meat in a frying pan. Add the hard veggies & beans to the bottom of the crockpot and add meat and onions. Then add enough broth to cover everything and turn the crockpot on low if your starting it in the morning and let it cook for 8 -10 hours and you got yourself a meal that you can freeze. I freeze my beans or soups in ice cube trays and then when there frozen I take them out of the trays and put them in freezer ziplock baggies, I put two cubes per bag and when ever I want my beans or soup I take out a bag and microwave it. Presto ! dinner or lunch in a minute or two.... Can't be easier then that. On the carbs there isn't that much to worry about I don't think? Some times I think I might be getting to much salt, but I figure if I am getting in 100 ozes of water per day. I am flushing it out of my system. I have to say I make a Heck of a Split pea soup with pork ! Infact I am getting ready to make a batch this evening..... I usualy have a some kind of crackers with my soups or beans also. I like the Ritz brand, they have a garlic and butter one that is awesome! Oh just found a soy crisp snack chip that is great also. If you need more soup or bean hints.. Email me and I will try and help you out. Tom 536/398/200 -138 lbs.

Sorry you are going. We will miss you. But hey, maybe Tx will annex western La............LOL. Then they can improve the run north to escape the storm roads............. so they have more to use to get out!! LOL