cheryl2586

Just because it is a slider food for you it is not for everyone. I still have to eat salads slowly or they will get stuck. This is a great way for people to get in their vegetables. There are no vegetables that are bad for you even if you consider them sliders.

You look just awesome!

If your band is in fact eroded that is considered an emergency. They have to remove it whether you have insurance or not because if stomach contents start leaking in to your other cavities it can cause a serious system wide infection. Go to the emergency room and make them treat you. Stop using meat tenderizer also to eat. This is not something to play with so go to the ER now.

What a happy new year to you. You will do great. Being nervous is normal.

Its not really hell you are just hungry. Some lose and some don't I lost weight after surgery 18lbs in three weeks. You can't go by everyone else as we are all different.

Sounds like gas but you need to walk to get rid of it. Staying in bed will not help move it out.

Eat before you go and opt for meeting at a coffee house that way you don't have to worry about eating food. Go to a movie or anything else that doesnt involve food.

Mine is on the left side as well.

Agreed. Bands do not fail people fail the band because they do not do what they were told and think they can eat what they want. Great article.

My husband does not have a weight issue either but he has been great. He does not buy junk food or anything else to put in the house that may deter me from my diet.

No Honk salads are not slider foods. Some people have a hard time eating vegetables and I never knew a spinach that wasnt good for you or tomatoes or mushrooms or anything else in it. I dont find anything easy about eating salad. No different then eating any other foods. You still have to take your time and it doesnt always go right through so how is it a slider food. Because of the Dressing???? I think I have been pretty successful eating salads.

Even at green zone the band will not stop you from eating too much. Its only job is to diminish hunger. I can most certainly eat a ton of food if I want too. I just dont!

That you are full!

Its ground turkey. The dressing goes on the bottom then the other things. Seems like an easy way to make sure you get in a good healthy lunch. I probably would add couscous because its packed with protein.

I agree I think my intake was about 500 or so but its been so long ago, however I would skip any kind of work out until you are eating enough calories. Even if it is arms only you are still expending energy that you are not getting in.

You can't go in to this 1. Thinking about food. That habit has to go away. You're not living to eat anymore you're eating to live. You do nothing different when traveling that you do now. You eat small portions and control your eating habits. Just because you can eat doesn't mean you have too. You have to have some self control in this journey the band won't do everything for you it is just to help you.

Here is a trick to eating salad everyday for lunch. Make a few jars on Sunday night and just grab one to bring to work every day. When you're ready to eat, just shake it up. The key is to make sure the dressing and the Leafy greens don't touch.

Agreed. Forgiveness of others is so much easier then forgiving ourselves. We are always not good enough, don't have what it takes, always make mistakes, can't do it right yada yada yada the list goes on and on. Its hard for the soul and mind when forgiveness of yourself is not included. Life is about learning even if it is later.

Right now with no restriction this is basically up to you. The band at this point is not going to help you eat less. You have no restriction but you also have to take some self control in this matter. We all had too.

You're probably too full.

Why should you feel guilty about eating something. Isn't that the way we used to feel before being banded. Over eating on Sunday before the start of your Monday diet. If you are eating something that makes you feel guilty then why over indulge and eat it. This journey is about learning new habits not holding on to the old ones. Being made to feel guilty about any decision in life whether it is about food or anything else is a very bad feeling one should never have. If you are about to sit down and eat a chocolate bar or a piece of pie but after you eat it that guilt trip settles in, then why put yourself through that process over and over again. One day I sat down and I was looking at my snacks for the day and when I entered them in on Spark People (because I like that site much better then My Fitness Pal) holy toledo, even though I was only eating a thousand calories for the day, at least 350 to 400 were in snacks. Not that the snacks were bad because it was 100 calories for greek yogurt, 170 for a protein bar and so forth, the guilt of what I ate snack wise floored me and made me feel guilty. I never wanted to feel that way again about food. I don't want to feel guilty so that is why I do not eat high calorie snacks anymore. Some apple slices, craisins, low fat cottage cheese, hard boiled eggs and so forth. I keep my snacking calories under 250 so I don't have to feel guilty. I love anything with sugar but I can't eat it because I can't just have one and then the guilt settles in. Pleasure should never be compared to guilt or associated with guilt. You make your decisions to eat things so why feel guilty. We have all failed at something in life whether it be having an aweful relationship with food, family, mates, children. I don't want my eating life to be full of guilt because in all reality in this part of the game I am eating to fuel my body not fuel my mind on taste. My mind played enough aweful things in my life as far as my relationship with food goes. Think before you eat and ask yourself "is this going to make me feel guilty after I eat it"? If the answer is yes then get rid of it. You don't need guilt to be in your life over something that won't matter in ten years. TTFN

I put a scoop in half a cantelope. Makes a great meal. I also like it with apple sauce or just plain. I will try that recipe it sounds heavenly

Yes it is hard at this point. You have to be aware of everything you put in your mouth right now. It will be hard for a while because that urge to graze is there. But you have to alot your food for the day and that is it. Once you have reached your calories then that is the end.

Now thats a happy face if I ever saw one.

Eggs are not always a good option once you get a fill. I eat mine with ketchup which may not be appealing to others but its the only way I can get them down. Maybe some greek yogurt or sometimes in the morning people are too tight and need to drink protein shakes. You may still have a lot of swelling from the fill. Try some liquids for a few days and protein shakes. Freeze some gatorade to keep your electrolytes in balance. In the morning your band is always tighter. Drink warm fluids to help relax it. It just takes time with some people after a fill because some of us like me have sensitive stomachs. I have swelling for up to three weeks after a fill. I would wait on another fill though to see how this one goes. You may need to take it slow with fills.