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weight watchers cookbooks are another great one! they have all varieties of food (main course, seafood, side dishes, soups, desserts etc)

Original Post by lalabanana:

I imagine the cal content would be lessened with no whipped cream, of a smaller size, and would still be satisfying.

 You'd think right? lol... I checked it out and a Nonfat tall with no whip is still 400 cals, 15g fat, and 9g of saturated fat (etc etc..).

thanks for all the help!!!

It varies alot, but here are some usuals:

skim milk or 1%, cheerios, apples, lettuce, carrots, yukon gold potatos, green bell peppers, 99%fat free chicken breast, raw turkey breast, 93/7 ground sirloin, frozen broccoli, pepperidge farm light oatmeal bread, whole grain rolls, annies whole wheat bunnies, egglands best eggs, ICBINB spray, curves 90-cal microwave popcorn, splenda, all kinds of tea (oolong, tazo awake, raspberry tea, etc.), brown rice, stonyfield farms all natural frozen yogurt, kraft 2% milk or ff cheeses (american, sharp cheddar, etc.)

*sigh* Life (bra wise) was so much easier when I was a 38dd

Now I'm a 34dd, sometimes a 34d.  I've ordered from Fredricks of Hollywood, they were  2/$48 and they are pretty good.   I stock up on VS when they have their semi-annual sale.  Forget browsing the store when the sale is on, go straight to their website and order their.  Get a normally $45 for $22, that kind of thing.  Also I've gotten 34D at Walmart for like $7 each and they're excellent.  Hmm, also try JcPenney (ambrielle) and Macys too.

I've been under general before (had my gall bladder out last December, but that had an even bigger "food impact" because of the effect on my digestion. 

Thanks for all the help!!!

thanks!!!

any other suggestions?

Never had gall stones, but had my "low functioning" gall bladder removed in Decemeber. 

Here are a few tips::

**Restrict oily/greasy/fatty foods-- even good fats (like olive oil, peanut butter, etc)!! Since the gall bladder's main function is to process oily/greasy/fatty things, eating them can cause flare ups.

**Restrict spicy foods as they can be hard to digest, same for "heavy" foods (creamy things, etc)

**On days that you have flare ups, switch to clear liquids-- chicken broth, beef broth, tea (no milk!), clear juices, etc.... each time I went to the hospital this is what they had me do

**Find out your trigger foods- for me it was white potatoes, most dairy, etc....  They can vary from person to person, so log what you eat to keep track if certain foods trigger a flare up.

**Heat packs!!! get a microwavable one, thermacare disposables(those these can be $$), or get all DIY and make your own.  The heat can ease the painful muscle contractions around the gallbladder. (Another thing they did in the ER for me)

**Similarly some people find cold packs help (thats how my mother was), play around and find the right combination.

**Rehydration. A) make sure you drink lots of water, avoid caffeine and artificial sweeteners when you can (as these too commonly trigger flare ups).......B) if you feel like you are getting dehydrated (espcially if your flare ups cause vomitting or bowel problems- loose or very solid), get rehydrated, yes by an IV.  It can help sooooooo much!!!!!