Pudding cup anyone?
Posted by Sherry , Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Wednesday, March 24, 2010
I think I may have entered the black hole. I went and registered myself at LapBandTalk.com in an effort to find more recipes for my puree stage.
Ever have analysis paralysis? This is a common ailment of mine and LBT.com has certainly not failed to assist me in entering an information coma.
Will artificial sweeteners make me crave sweets? Or do they help in keeping calories down? If you can't strain it through a sieve is it still a 'puree'? Why does your doctor tell you to keep everything at 'pudding consistency' but not put pudding on the list of suggested foods? How much lard is in Taco Bell refried beans? Will Patricia Heaton's career ever make a comeback?
Its not that I don't appreciate all the ramblings of hotchick91 or the debates about how to make the best fake pureed tuna salad (BLECH) but I wish that there was a place where I could just poll a SMALLER group of people for my questions. I wish I could just take you 61 followers and stick you in a virtual auditorium with those little handheld button pushy thingys that you see on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and get my final answer.
I mean, if I was to just post a question as my blog post, will it get answers or will you all be like,(imagine valley girl-esque voice ala Cher in Clueless here) “OMG there goes that question girl again. I'm so sick of her stupid questions. Why does she ask so many questions? Can she just go to LBT.com and leave us alone!? WHAT-EV-ER! Unfollow!”
Because seriously, I'm wondering if its bad that I had a pudding cup tonight...Seriously. Is it bad?
Ask away Sherry! That's what we are here for. You provide us with entertaining posts, we provide you with valuable feedback.
Regarding the pudding cup, IMO, it's totally fine! When I was on my two weeks of purees, I ate tons of pudding. I actually got some of the fat-free, sugar-free jello instant pudding mixes, added the required skim milk, and also put in some unflavored protein powder. Found it to be a terrific way to get in a good deal of protein while also eating something in the pureed consistency that didn't look and taste, well, kinda gross.
Wishing you best of luck on this journey. It does take a little while to get adjusted to the new life of being banded, but 105 pounds later (and still going), I can totally tell you that it is SO worth it!