taking inventory

ok so what have you purchased .. stocked up on ..ordered... borrowed.. I am in this weird sorta nesting stage preparing my house for all things bariatric.....

magic bullet - got this for christmas from DH
mini food processor - walmart
4 flavors Davinci SF syrups - marshals
ice cube trays - $ store
tiny storage containers- $ store
sippy cup no valve - $ store
measuring cups and spoons -$store
CIB - grocery
Alba shake mix - Grocery
chocolate body fortress - walmart
nectar chocolate truffle - vitamin shoppe
nectar sample every flavor - vitalady
liquid tylenol - $store
Gas x strips - walmart
low cal high protien soup - grocery
formula dispenser - babies r us
true orange / lemon - grocery
splenda - grocery
protein bullet - walmart
spenda flavor packets - grocery
NSA hot chocolate -grocery
SF chocolate syrup - grocery
SF jello singles - grocery
bullion - grocery
SF drink mixes - grocery
PB2 - online
Bariatric Advantage vitamins -bariatric choice online

ok there is probably more stuff i bought borrowed or stole.. as i type this i realise i boarder on obsessive compulsive but i dont want to forget something.... i still need to get an unflavored protein and a food scale... my first month i wont be eating much but shakes and soup anyway.

Hmm... lets see.  So far I've got stuff just for liquid diet phase

Immersion Blender w/ Blending Cup- Target
Body Fortress Whey Protein unflavored- GNC
Body Fortress Whey Protein cookies and Cream- GNC
water
crystal lite
s/f jello
s/f applesauce
s/f popsicles
s/f Carnation Instant Breakfast
Boost high protein
SlimFast Optima
Bullion Cubes

This is what I have on lmy list so far to get me through my 2 weeks of liquids and the first couple of weeks post-op:

Unjury Vanilla
Unjury Chocolate
Unjury Chicken Soup
Unjury Recipes
PB2
Drink Shaker with Lid
Walmart Brand Slim-Fast
SF Jello
FF pudding (the SF gives me diarrhea )
Frozen berries and bananas
FF Yogurt

Everything else I already have/on hand, or can pick up easily at Walmart.  Thanks for mentioning the liquid Tylenol and Gas X - I would have forgotten those!  I still need a vitamin, too, but want to ask the dietitian about that when I see her on Monday.

I remember having a food grinder when my daugter was a baby - we took it to restaurants so that she could eat what we were having.  I may pick up one of those - it would be easy to make a small portion for myself and easy to clean, too!
 

 

Can you tell me how to get the ticker?  I keep trying but only words show up!  I am becoming frustrated!

go to ticker factory.com
make the ticker
at the end when they show you what it looks like right click the PICTURE of the ticker.
select copy
then paste the picture into your signature...
works every time...
i dunno why those gibberish things they tell you to copy and paste dont work..

hi there, i too will be scheduled for surgery in april...i get the call on monday to find out the exact date. but i was looking at your list and am curious about a few things...

1. what are davinci sf syrups and what do you use them for?
2. ice cube trays...what are you using them for?
3. what is CIB?
4. what is alba shake mix?
5. what is PB2?

hope i don't sound like a big dummy?  but i want to be prepared too :)

CIB = Carnation INstant Breakfast

PB2 is Powdered Peanut Butter.  5 grams of protein per serving - great to mix in to shakes if you like peanut butter!

1. davinci syrups are sugar free flavorings you can add to just about everything to change it up once in a while. i have white chocolate, rasberry, caramel, and french vanilla. Use it in oatmeal, shakes, yougart etc. there is also a brand called torani that can be found in the coffes section.

2. ice cube trays were recommended at a support meeting i attended as 1 cube is approximatly 1 oz. if you make a larger portion (or open a can of soup) you can divide it up and freeze into 1oz portions.

3. carnation instant breakfast... my nut has me drinking this or alba shake mix 2x a day after surgery... tastes like chocolate milk but be sure to get no sugar added.

4. Alba is just like CIB but thicker more like a shake... not as easy to find... only 1 out of 7 markets by me have it.

5 PB2 is powdered peanut butter... when they squish peanuts for peanut oil what is left they grind up into powder. so it is penuts minus all the oil.. yummy

i was sooo confused about the vitamins.... My surgeon mentioned the bariatric advantage... i know that there are others out there... it is a little on the expensive side though. I Spent $110 online for a 3 month supply. They break it up so you take vitamins with breakfast lunch dinner and before bed. I was too confused on what to take when and what can be taken with what... All of the stuff is chewable or disolvable.