One Leg TWO DAYS!

I can NOT get over the eating changes since surgery. Hubby brought home ONE Alaskan King Crab leg for me on Friday. It was basically a small part of the body and the distance between the body and the first joint. It has lasted me FOUR meals over TWO days!!! Pre surgery I would not have even bought one since I KNEW that there was no way I would be "satisfied" with only ONE dinky little leg lolol and there was no way I could afford to buy what I "thought" it would take to "fill" me up.... Now I can barely get through 1 leg in a whole weekend!!!!! The first month out I never thought I would be sitting here almost 11 weeks out to the day saying this: " I LOVE THIS SURGERY! " Just had to share lol. *huggles* Felicia =)

LOL that is too funny and all too true... You should have seen the look on the deli guys face yesterday when I asked for 3 shrimp....he said..jsut three...I said yes just three....it was too funny! I too though the 1st few weeks that I hated this surgery so much and now I am soooo loveing it! I too love that we are all here to support each other. I am so glad we have this board where we are all just about at the same time frame. It is soooo nice. Thanks again for all your posting and recipes.... you are awesome! ps I got the box and will start to experiment tomorrow. Thanks!!!! Melissa

Have you tried crab yet?? I actually thought it went down even better then the shrimp! To bad I cant get it very often lol. I am having great fun buying things in small quantities. Figuring out how to re work recipes so I can make them in one sized portions and stuff. *blu****old hubby you thought I was awesome. He just rolled his eyes and said hmmmm doesn't know you well does she ... ( in fun of course lol ). I just told him well heck someone had to think I was awesome some time after all I think I am roflmaoooo ok not really but *grin* some days I do feel some what smart lolol. YIPPIE glad to hear you got the box. Good luck with your taste tests!!! *big hugs* Felicia =)

I keep telling my friends that I am a real cheap date now. Enjoy your seafood now. Aime

It is INSANE how much our food bill has dropped in the last 2 months even WITH having to buy all this protein stuff. Its crazy! I never knew what a pig I was lol. I was laughing at hubby tonight that there are 2 bags of Frito's STILL on the shelf after a WEEK! When was the last time that happened lololol. I love seafood but I never knew how good it could taste till I was eating it for taste and not for quantity! *HUGS* Felicia =)

Felicia! I just noticed we are WLS twins!! I had surgery on the 2nd also. I can't identify with the first month thing as mine went by very well. I'm actually having more problems now that I'm able to eat a bigger variety of food. But, I still LOVE the surgery and wouldn't trade it for the way things were EVER! Susan

Hey cool! I didn't even notice that. Yup 1st month SUCKED! About week 6 I started for not regret so much lolol. But I wanted to wake up pre surgery just about daily for the 1st 4 weeks lol. I lived on Mashed Potatoes and Refried beans for a month cuz I didn't like anything pureed. Once I went on to solids I was in heaven and bounced back fast. Now I just have a problem coming up with new things to try *grin*. *huggles* Felicia =)

Oh yeah....getting to eat "real" food was wonderful. I was so happy when my surgeon finally let me eat again. I was so ready to be able to CHEW my food. Now, like you, I have problems coming up with new things to eat. So I am constantly reading cookbooks, looking for recipes on-line and watching Food Network. In the end, I usually end up reworking one of my recipes making it a bit more friendly for me and still tasty for the rest of the family. Keeps me from eating left overs of the same thing for a week. Since you've been sending all the shrimp recipes, I think that will be on my grocery list this week. Thanks for all the ideas! Susan

I love shrimp and fish recipes cuz I can use the meat right out of the freezer with out to much thawing lol. AND I only have to cook then for me cuz the guys aren't to keen on them lol. This week I have to get back in gear and cook for the guys so its going to be chicken. I have the best time looking though cook books and twisting them to work for me lol. I am always up for a challenge *grin*. *huggles* Felicia =)

I love shrimp too...but then, so does everyone else at my house and that can get expensive with teen age boys appetites. So, I usually go with a cheaper meat like chicken for our dinner meals. However, I might start making shrimp for me at lunch and try some of these wonderful recipes you've sent out! I'm looking forward to your recipes this week with chicken. Susan