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It is, I am drinking more of them now with the rainy weather. Everything seems to get stuck right now. Today we have some sunshine, still cold...but I was able to eat a banana....very slowly.

I get stuck quite often. I am still trying to get the bite size right. I started eating with a baby spoon. It helps. I ate something the other day and got stuck. I ate it again today smaller bites and chewed thoroughly. It went a lot better. Try smaller bites. That was part of my surgeons instructing. And he was right.

Oh hello Monday!! Looking forward to a geat week. This week I am going to start logging my excercise, I have to admit that i have slacked off a little....okay, ALOT. I have nothing better to do, so excercise should be alot easier. I don't work, all my kids are in school...my house is pretty clean ALL the time. Not that I don't enjoy a clean house, but it's become my hobby. Thank you Pinterest for the challenges you have given me. Yes, I can clean my whole house with venagar and baking soda, and I can cook a full healthy meal for a family of 5 in less than 30 minutes. Let see what's on the menu today. Breakfast: Jimmy Dean Delights turkey,egg, cheese quesadilla Lunch: Progresso Light chicken pot pie soup Dinner: turkey dog with coleslaw Snack: Creamcycle protein shake Drinks; Coffee water with MIO 48 oz Decaf green tea Multivitamin Vitamin D3 Vitamin B

I don't eat nuts or popcorn, my surgeon said not to. So I am always looking for something to bring to the movies or on our long drives. I don't eat out anymore because it's not worth it. I don't enjoy watching everyone eat stuff i can't, so I would rather eat at home and spend my money on doing fun stuff. Some things I pack: low fat string cheese turkey pepperoni homemade low carb peanut butter cookies I always like to have a protien shaker with my protien powder in it, then I just add water and a squirt of MIO. Homemade gummy worms..I don't make these often, but they are sooooo good. 1/2 cup cool tap water 3/4 cup granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda 1 packet unsweetened Kool-Aid mix, any flavor 5 packets unflavored gelatin I also like to make cheese crackers out of kraft american cheese. I don't worry about the fat content in it since I only eat one slice when I make these, and I don't make them often.

I normally wake up around 6am everyday. Today it was almost 10am before I crawled my butt out of bed. I guess my body finally said "enough". I drank my coffee and realized it was too late for breakfast. Oh well, gotta keep going. Went to the movies with the family, we saw Boom, it was cute. I ate some tortilla chips with cheese and jalepenos. We left so fast I didn't have time to prepare a snack pack for me. I didn't drink anything since I don't drink soda and I have a huge issue with paying for water when I can fill up at home. Breakfast: Sleep Lunch: Jimmy Dean Delights turkey/egg/cheese quesadilla Dinner: mexican casserole. Yummy!! salad Snack vanilla protein shake with a squirt of orange MIO....even yummier!! Tastes just like a creamcycle.

It's cold and gloomy out. Looks like a great day to grab a couple of movies and heat up the soup pot. Well, not exactly true, I am going to pop open a can of Light Progresso soup, Chicken pot pie. Yummy. Breakfast: 1/4 c quinoa 1egg 1 pat of light butter, salt and pepper Lunch: Like I said....Soup Dinner: beef stroganoff made with low fat cream of mushroom soup, llight sourcream and whole grain egg noodles. Gonna throw some green peas in it and a side of broccoli

I love the weekend. I am home all week, some days till after 5 pm by myself. The weekend comes and the house is full of my kids, thier friends and my husband. I have people to tlak to. Yay!! Breakfast: Poached egg with quinoa Lunch: chili mac with low carb noodles Dinner: Hmmmm, well for the family it's going to be london broil, corn on the cob and mashed potatos For me: CAROLYN'S POOR MAN'S LOBSTER 4 ounce fresh or frozen haddock fillet * Water 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons granular Splenda or equivalent liquid Splenda 1 tablespoon light butter, melted Garlic or garlic powder, to taste Place the fish in a deep-sided skillet. Add just enough water to cover the fish. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Use this much vinegar, salt and Splenda per fillet. Boil 5-8 minutes or until the fish turns white and feels firm but isn't flaking. Remove the fish from the water with a slotted spoon. Place on a broiler pan and broil 2 minutes per side to dry out the fish. Combine the melted butter and garlic powder; serve the fish dipped in the garlic butter. Makes 1 serving Can be frozen * A 4 ounce fillet will yield between 2 1/2 and 2 3/4 ounces of cooked fish. I think I will have steamed spinach with it.

Well said, I also see it as jealousy for not having the courage to change or absolute fear to change. Being fat may not comfortable, but it was my hiding place. I had to dig deep for the courage to change. It was scary, but so well worth it.

So reread menu..I am craving the grits, I love them with a little salt and light butter, maybe a pinch of cheese. Yeah, that's a problem I love them too much and they go down easy leaving me with a crap load of carbs. I decided to make quinoa with a little salt, light butter (no cheese), poached an egg and it was better than grits'n eggs. Better choices.

I was there.... I remember after my surgery I thought "how do they do it?" I still cant get full, I would wonder around the kitchen, open the fridge, close the fridge, open all the cabinettes and sigh... What the heck was I looking for? It was just habit. I was used to eating allllll day. I would eat when i wasn't hungry, but I just needed that comfort. Then I would lay in bed at night and say that's it, tomorrow will be different. I am gonna stick to my diet." I would be good for 24 hours, or atleast for breakfast. Then I would see how well I did and want to reward myself with food. I had to find new ways of rewarding myself. Food is not a reward, its a necessity. I stll have the urge to walk around the kitchen, but now I try to be productive. I reorganize or clean out a drawer, the pantry, the fridge. I have a bracelette that i buy a new charm for at every 10 lbs I lose. It's my reminder of what I have accomplished. Its nothing expensive, just something to have. My menus arent very exciting, I guess with the limitations and restriction I have, I am basically just trying to get food in my body. Breakfast: Chai tea Poached egg wih grits Lunch: Tuna with light mayo and dill relish over 1/2 c lettuce and cucumber Dinner: chili mac made with low carb noodles. I can only eat about 3/4 c. of food, and I stay full for several hours. Snack:4 oz. protien shake...Mocha, only because I like them. Small low fat, low sugar yogurt Multivitamin water with MIO Green tea

Are you getting enough protien? atleast 90g per day? And are you drinking enough fluid, sometimes when we think we are hungry we are actually needing fluids. Make sure it's sugar free.

So a banded friend tells me..."I can eat 3 cups of salad before I'm full". Ummmm, yea? My response "doesnt mean you should eat 3 cups". Her response was that we are supposed to eat until your full. No, that is such a false statement. You still need portion control. If I am still hungry after eating, I wait the 30 minutes after eating then I start drinking my liquids. If you are not getting your liquids in every day, your full spot will trick you into wanting more food. I'm sorry, but I just don't think there's a lot of truthfulness about why the band isn't working for some people. I can sit and eat chocolate pudding and candybars and a bunch of other crap, then post my menu and say I'm eating a well balanced diet....that doesn't do me any good. I GAINED 2 POUNDS IN 6 WEEKS BECAUSE I WAS NOT EXCERCISING OR EATING PROPERLY. I was sooo proud of my 31 lb loss that I got cocky and thought I needed to reward myself with foods and treats that didn't comply with my instructions. I screwed up, not the band. Well, since my fill last Friday I am down those 2 lbs plus 1. I contribute that to following instructions. The first and most important process to this journey is being honest with yourself, if you mess up, recognize it accept the consequences (possible weightgain), fix it and move forward. I have only been banded for 6 months, I don't want or expect to lose all my weight in the first year. I don't want to...I want it to come off slow and steady. Does the band work for everyone? No, some have true medical complications, some are just not using it correctly. Some are relying on the band to work for them instead of using the band as the tool it was meant to be. If you follow instructions to the letter, excercise 2-3 times per week, be patient with the weightloss process....the weight will eventually come off. Maybe not as fast as others, or in the first year. It wasn't meant to be a quick fix. Frustration is just an emotion, don't let it consume you or drive you. You have to take the wheel on this journey. So many say if I had the will power I wouldn't have had the surgery...it's not about will power. It's about following instructions. My will power sucked before the band, but I would have never of gotten the band if I wasn't ready to put those feelings aside and just do the work. Got a sweet tooth, then find a recipe for a desert you can have. Be prepared. Have the need for some comfort food, MAKE IT!! But use lower fat and carb options. Its all out there. Yes, some things are a little more expensive, but you won' be eating as much so it will last longer. This is solely my entitled opinon...and I am sure that some will agree, some will disagree and others will feel the need to "set the record straight". That's fine. Just make sure you are honest with yourself before commenting. Anyway...that's my rant. Breakfast: Mocha protein shake Lunch: LC/LF chicken enchilada Dinner: White bean chili Chai tea water with MIO Multivitamin 1 Cor. 15:33 My bible verse for today.

Thank you, this was great info.

So day 3 after fill and thought I would try some salmon. Not a good idea. Not soft enough food, one small bite, well chewed got stuck. Ewww, it was not fun. Today: Breakfast...well thas was a bust moved onto a chocolate mocha protien shake Lunch: tomato soup with fat free milk Dinner: Progresso potato soup blended in my magic blender water with MIO chewable vitamin cup of coffee Another protien shake for a snack

I will check our target. Thank you!