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yesterday ok,kept telling myself I was going to be in control of my eating with all that good picnic food around. I did ok, didn't eat what i would have eaten before banding, but I didn't eat like I know I should have. b-cookies and cream muscle milk s- 1/2 cup ff plain greek yogurt and 1/4 cup sunflower seeds l- 1 grilled chicken leg, spoon of macaronni salad, spoon of baked beans, spoon of potato salad d- same as lunch s-low carb root beer float (1/2 cup breyers carb smart ice cream and diet A&W root beer)

b-cookies and cream muscle milk s-1/3 cup ff plain greek yogurt and walnuts l-shrimp/scallop alfredo "muffin" d-1/2 cup taco salad exercise--burned 800 calories on treadmill:thumbup:

yesterday b-cookies and cream muscle milk s-ff plain greek yogurt with 1/4 cup walnuts l-seafood platter (red lobster) d-turkey burger (no bun) with grilled onions, low carb bbq sauce, cheddar cheese exercise--30 minutes walking uphill on the treadmill

ok, these things should come with a disclaimer, they are wicked. onion garlic alfredo sauce (or make your own) baby scallops, shrimp, fish (whatever seafood you like) italian cheese eggs cream or half & half salt, pepper spinach (well drained) or brocolli I chopped the shrimp before cooking sautee onion, garlic, seafood in a little olive oil. Once done add some alfredro sauce (not too much or they won't hold together). season to taste. In the muffin pan, place your vegetable and top with seafood mixture. beat the eggs with the cream and pour on top, top with cheese blend and bake :tongue2:

luluc, feel free to "steal" whatever you like. This is the only way I can eat eggs since my second fill. I tried a different version sunday, seafood alfredo "muffins". They were killer

Yesterday b-cookies and cream muscle milk s-taco "muffin" l-1/3 of a tuna salad d-1/2 smoked sausage topped with lf sour cream and salsa exercise-1 hr cardio

I'm down 5, 25 to go

yesterday b-vanilla muscle milk (light) l-7-layer dip (made with ground turkey) and pork rinds d-slice of low-carb cheesecake (this is too good) exercise---hip hop ab video

Tuesday b-cookie and cream muscle milk l-taco "muffin" s-vanilla cream protein shake (right before work out) d-bbq shrimp, 1/4 cup "potato" mashers, few bites of greens exercise-40 minutes uphill on the treadmill, burned 500 calories

yesterday b-cookies and cream muscle milk s-1/2 cup ff greek yogurt with 1/3 cup walnuts l-scrambled egg, nutella crepe (went to IHOP, all came up) d-3 homemade fishsticks and few homemade onion rings exercise - 45 minutes walking uphill on the treadmill

yesterday b-cookies and cream muscle milk l-taco "muffin" topped with ff sour cream and salsa d-bbq shrimp, 1/4 cup low carb "potato" mashers, 1/4 cup greens s- low carb cheesecake (made with almond flour crust) exercise--45 minutes on the treadmill

yesterday b- cookies & cream muscle milk l- 2 lemon cookies d- ham and cheese "sandwich", collard greens **this recipe is great** take chicken breast and pound it until very thin. Crush some pork rinds, coat the chicken in egg, then pork rinds and fry. once done, spread one side of the chicken with some good mustard or bbq sauce , top with ham and swiss cheese (heat until the cheese is melted) With the chicken being so thin, I was able to keep it down:tt2:

yesterday b-cookies and cream muscle milk l-pizza "muffin" s-low carb cheesecake "muffin" d-1/3 cup crab salad, 1/3 cup taco salad with salsa/sour cream (went to sizzler)

yesterday b-cookies and cream muscle milk s- 1/2 pizza "muffin" l- hot link, 1 tblspoon mac/cheese, 1 tblspoon baked beans (juneteenth celebration at work) d-5 fish sticks exercise-- 1 1/2 at the gym

what were you doing wrong?

no box for the cheesecake mix 1 package cream cheese, 1 egg, vanilla extract, and lemon juice, and liquid sweetner. for the crust, 1/3 cup almond flour, splenda, cinnamon and nutmeg, 1 tblspoon of melted butter mix the crust, press into muffin cups and bake for 10 minutes, then fill with cream cheese mixture bake for 30 minutes... once done mix 1/2 sour cream with lemon juice , splenda, spoon over cheesecake , bake for another 10 minutes... chill

you might also want to try low-carb cheese cake, less carbs and fewer calories than the brownies. I make the cheesecake in muffin tins with almond flour for the crust... delicious

today b-cookies and cream muscle milk l-pizza "muffin" d-1/2 cup special k with pecans exercise--hip hop ab video

these protein shakes are pre-mixed, and they are very good. vanilla creme is my favorite for the pure protein, and cookies and creme is my favorite for muscle milk

I went back to the basics as well. I did the 5 day pouch test, it's designed to get you back in touch with feeling the band restriction, instead of eating around the band. I'm back on track now. I basically drink protein shakes in the morning and have a pizza "muffin" for lunch, for dinner I usually make something I know I really like, that's also low carb, like seafood casserole. (it's keeps me on track)

In the seafood casserole I use shrimp and scallops (sometimes shrimp alone, when scallops are too expensive), cream of mushroom soup broccoli and spinach (drained well), onions, mushrooms, and cheese. cook the onions and mushrooms (until mushrooms have given off all their liquid), then add seafood, cook just until done, add a little salt/pepper. I use frozen spinach and fresh broccoli cooked and drained well (salt it). in a casserole put your broccoli and spinach, top with your seafood mixture, top that with 1 can cream of mushroom soup mixed with a little milk/cream/half&half, top with cheese and baked for 30 minutes. I drink worldwide pure protein (can get it at target or trader joes or online at vigorousliving.com), and muscle milk

yesterday b-vanilla creme protein shake l-pizza "muffin" d-1/2 cup seafood casserole s-low carb cheesecake "cupcake" exercise--1 hour at the gym

yesterday b-cookies and cream muscle milk s-1/2 of ham/cheese crepe (made with no carb crepe mix) s- remaining ham/cheese crepe d- seafood casserole s-low carb cheesecake "cupcake" (made with ground almond crust) exercise---bought a new hip hop ab dvd, it's awesome

It's a diet similar to one given post surgery. It's designed to get you back in touch with feeling band restriction. Days 1 & 2 are liquids only (broth, gello, protein drinks, soup). Day 3 is like mushies , soft food (eggs, etc). Day 4, proteins that are a little firmer (canned fish, etc). Day 5 for firm proteins (chicken breast). It also tells you to avoid the pitfalls of eating around the band, like eating "sliders", things that go down too easy. Like proteins swimming in sauce I did one day of liquids and it got me back on track. I am feeling my restriction again. I thought I needed another fill, but I don't, I need to stay away from "sliders" and get back to eating things that fill me up quickly.:tongue_smilie:

yesterday (attempted the 5 day pouch diet) all liquids b-cookies and cream muscle milk s-south beach living protein water l-ham/cheese soup s-strawberry carnation instant breakfast d-ham/cheese soup today (although couldn't do 2 days of liquids, it did help) b-cookes and cream muscle milk s-2-3 bites of southwestern crepe (low carb crepe mix, scrambled egg with green onion topped with ff sour cream and salsa) l- cookies and cream muscle milk d-2 onion rings, about 5 bites of oriental chicken salad ---lots of water