My husband was the first of us to go down the bariatric sleeve route. Now, a year later, he's lost 100 lbs, all the while with struggling with me, with no energy, over cooking, starting projects and not finishing them... Then we decided to adopt.
The determination to make our family healthy and active enough to handle a newborn finally set in. On April 11th, 2016 I also had bariatric surgery. Now, one month later, I'm 26 lbs down and have twice the energy I used to.
There's a limit to what people with the sleeve can eat, drink, and never at the same time. So many recipes online and in books call for twice the portions that are needed, with extra things that are not necessarily healthy for one to two people to eat. It's crazy how I could find a recipe that says feeds one to two people and I have enough leftovers for at least 3 meals before surgery. After surgery it was me cooking meals and having enough for us to eat the entire week on.
Not surprisingly there is a lack of bariatric high-protein, small portion, recipes out there. Especially those that don't cost an arm and a leg. Joking with some friends I told them I should be the next Barbara Stewart, but for people who are struggling with bariatric meals. After some encouraging words, it was decided, I would call myself Bariatric Barb and create recipes and show some other creative things while I lose weight, and hopefully help others as well!
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