This is just a partial list of things that have helped me make the transition from pre-op to post-op:

• A good blender
• Sugar free candies
• CVS multi vitamin (they're tiny!)
• Benefiber
• Local support groups
• A shoulder to cry on
• DaVinci sugar free syrups 
• Sublingual B-12
• Low carb/sugar free cookbooks (A MUST!)
• Cappuccino maker (Just cuz they're tasty!)
• Some sort of exercise. For me, it's the following:
  - treadmill
  - gym
  Ok, who am I kidding. I hate exercise and exercise hates me. Exercise to me is like dusting and laundry, you know it needs to be done, but it's a hideous chore.
• Healthy Choice Sugar Free Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
  (for those times when you just want ice cream)
• Tofu
• Carbolite products
• Crystal Light
• Isopure powdered protein...even though I am negligent in my protein shake consumption
• Russell Stover and all of his lovely sugar free chocolates....I love you Russell....call me! **smooches**
• DETOUR Protein bars.  Let me tell you...these are the best protein bars around!  You won't find a better tasting one on the market.  They are a little high in calories (290), but they have 32 grams of protein and they taste like a snickers bar.  Seriously.  They are so good that both GNC's in my town run out of them quickly, so I had to find another source. I even like them as dessert sometimes.  How awesome is that? 
• Sport Cookie by Protosource. These are really good but a little harsh on my tummy, so I eat maybe 1/4 to 1/2 of a cookie at a time. Sport cookie comes in chocolate chip, peanut butter, lemon, banana nut, trail mix and cranberry. My favorite is the chocolate chip so far. The banana nut is also very good - it reminds me of a muffin. Each cookie has approximately 135 calories, 3 gms. of fat, 14g carbohydrates, 5 g of fiber and 15 g of PROTEIN.  Very tasty!