Category: Food
Soyfee Soy Coffee review
On my post surgical diet it’s recommended that I have no caffeine for a period of several weeks. Longer term I can stay on decaf or I can try a half caf. Being a coffee lover (one who only uses freshly ground beans for every pot) I was very skeptical on how this would go [...]
Country Crock With Calcium And Vitamin D
Two things that became very important in my life when I made the decision to have bariatric surgery were calcium and Vitamin D. My new diet actually calls for multivitamins and chewable calcium because let’s face it, you don’t get all of the nutrition that you need on a diet of just clear liquids or [...]
Ragu Old World Style Pasta Sauce review
We love pasta in our house. It’s one of those foods that can always be found in the cabinet because it’s easy to make. CJ eats gluten free pasta and everyone else eats regular pasta. We each definitely have our favorite sauces but we like to try new ones too. This past week I got [...]
Jay Robb Whey Protein Powder Yogurt review
This is a brief video review (3 minutes) on Jay Robb Whey Protein Powder being mixed with yogurt. WPvideo 1.10 Just like when you’re mixing with a liquid, make sure your yogurt is very cold. I actually put mine back in the freezer for five minutes after stirring it to make it a little colder. [...]
Axelrod Low Fat No Salt Cottage Cheese review
I was allowed to start introducing certain foods into the post surgical diet this week. Cottage cheese is one of them. Cottage cheese is an excellent source of protein and a good source of calcium. Plus it’s pretty soft. I’ve always liked cottage cheese so buying it is nothing new for me. Until now. Since [...]
Jay Robb Whey Protein Powder Shake review
This is a brief video review (3 minutes 8 seconds) on Jay Robb Whey Protein Powder being used to make a shake. The video shows me making the shake using the Jay Robb blender bottle and the patented blender ball. UPDATE: WARNING! THERE’S MORE SHAKING IN THIS VIDEO THAN THE SHAKE. I WASN’T FULLY DRESSED. [...]
Better Homes And Gardens – Ruiner Of Keyboards
I’m a week out of surgery and I’m still not hungry. Better Homes And Gardens emailed me that they had new spring dessert recipes up so I thought I’d check them out. I strongly suggest that you cover your keyboard before you look. I’ll wait. Ok, ready? Here’s what I found. I know! They look [...]
My Post Surgery Diet
I’ve been asked what the diet I’m on post surgery is like. In a word – liquid. No diet supplements or diet pills or anything like that. The only pill I take that ‘s related to the diet is a chewable multivitamin. I can only have clear liquids for the first week after surgery. I [...]
How surgery went and how I’m feeling
Well, some people have been calling, emailing and texting to see how I’m feeling. And I thought noone noticed. Here’s the scoop. BEFORE SURGERY Due to issues with my insurance I actually didn’t know for sure until late Thursday morning that I could have the surgery. Talk about stressful! That whole situation made me want [...]
iMetabolic Vanilla Bean Meal Replacement Shake review
This is a brief video review (2 minutes 39 seconds) on the Vanilla Bean Meal Replacement Shake from iMetabolic. The video shows me making the shake by shaking it in a container with a lid. WPvideo 1.10 I thought the flavor was similar to vanilla pudding or pie filling. Once again it tasted best when [...]
Weighty words – Surgery today
Well surgery is today. I leave for the hospital in about twenty minutes. I’m nervous, excited and even a little sad. I enjoy eating. I wonder if I’ll miss it as much as I think. I wish it were simple. I wish I’d stayed in shape. I wish I could resist food. I wish I [...]
iMetabolic Chocolate Decadence Meal Replacement Shake review
This is a brief video review (2 minutes 30 seconds) on the Chocolate Decadence Meal Replacement Shake from iMetabolic. The video shows me making the shake by stirring. WPvideo 1.10 I thought the flavor was similar to the powdered Quik or Hershey’s Cocoa that you can make chocolate milk with. I found the colder I [...]
Wordless Wednesday – One reason TJ loves Disney
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Haagen Daz Five review and giveaway
Last week I received a delivery. That in itself is nothing unusual. What was unusual about this delivery is that the contents were packed on dry ice. What was in the box? Was it the greatest test of my willpower I’ve ever encountered? Was it a new product that Mom Central wanted my opinion on? [...]
Stressing out over surgery and insurance
I know a few of you are wondering what the situation is with my surgery, which is scheduled for this Friday. I found out on Thursday afternoon that thanks to a change in our insurance policy at work, the insurance company isn’t going to pay the surgeons anything. I’ve been waiting since then to hear [...]
