What The Heck Happened To Me?

PS: I am 2.5 years out, 5 pounds below the cutoff for normal BMI wearing a size 6 and just never going to torture myself like that agin...

I was thinking the same thing....I am newly banded...only 5 weeks out and I have lost 24lbs. I have just been eating things in moderation and exercising. The band isnt about dieting persay. Its about portion control and satisfaction. Dont limit yourself too much because it will be that much harder later on. You wont b interested in those foods everyday. I applaud your effort for a healthier you because its sooo hard to make the transition from our preband food to our post band food choices Dont be so hard on yourself!

Crystal

Thanks for your comments first of all!!! I think right now since I only have 1.75 ccs in my band its definetly below what I had before which was 2.00 ccs. Trust me, during the weekend, I pretty much eat everything I want but I can hear the trigger to stop eating (like a yawn) I just like to eat portable things during the week so I can bring them to work or wherever I'm going.

After I wrote this blog, my hunger went away and you know what it was? I think I was thirsty more than anything, so I got a big cup of water and that helped. I had my lunch but didn't finish it because I wasn't really interested in it anymore (so tired of green bean casserole!). Seriously, if I could eat chobani yogurt for all of my meals for the rest of my life I would!

Also with all the shrimp eating, I made a huge batch the other night I just want to go through with it so it doesn't go bad....can you freeze already cooked shrimp???

This weekend I'm making corned beef and cabbage for my boyfriend, I've never made it before say a prayer or send a good thought my way because I don't know how that'll turn out. I'm probably going to divide up the leftovers for lunch and dinner for next week, just to change up the food routine. On Monday I go back for another fill so we'll see how it goes.

Thanks again

yes you can freeze already cooked meat. it will be fine. y are you jus eat shrimp and greenbeen cas. is that all you can talorate? there are all kinds of recipes out there you just have to seek them out. i wud loose my mind on your diet to tell you the truth. i google recipes all the time they are out there. you can even choose lapbandrecipes.com. a lot of things come up. good luck

I refreeze shrimp all the time, just make sure when you defrost it not to overcook it because it can get rubbery in a hurry. So far as veggie side dishes, here's one of my favorites:

1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced

1 large tomato, diced

3-4 stalks green onion

4 oz crumbled feta cheese

1 Tb. olive oil

1 Tb. lemon juice

1/4 to 1/2 tsp. dill (depending on how much you like dill)

Stir all ingredients together and refrigerate for at least one hour. This makes enough for several servings.

It's really yummy in the summer, and could really be a light meal. I got the idea from the Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook For Dummies. I'm still pre-band, but wanted to make sure I could fix things that would taste good and still meet my high-protein requirements.

You can do this, I know you can!

I'll be honest I'm a lazy cooker. If you came to my house you would see binders of recipes but I'm just not interested in food anymore, so I make what's easy. Green bean casserole is easy to make, so is baked shrimp so I do it.

Last night I made those party meatballs with the chili sauce and cranberry sauce and kind of scooped out the meatballs without the sauce and had that last night for dinner.

Thanks for letting me know I can freeze shrimp!

Caribear thanks for the recipe, as of late I hated tomatoes, but recently I've learned to like them if I scoop all the "meat" out on the inside lol.

Also I think this weekend I'm going to go to Big Y and get stuff to make portobello mushroom pizzas.

I made tofu pizza and it was yummy but kinda a pain to cook the tofu and put it all together I cant tolorate bread get stuck for some reason does any body have a good pizza recipe without crust or crust made out of something besides bread thats the thing i miss most is pizza //yes i was a pizza addict lol

@insanejane there is a recipe floating around this forum for a "pizza" recipe without crust/bread. Basically you take shredded cheese and sprinkle it on a pan, which would be your "crust" then you add your toppings.

Try the portobello mushroom pizza it's so good! I love portobello mushrooms though