Would love to see an ongoing group food diary here, including things that were hard to get down, things that were easy, things that were 'refeunded" as it were. . .I'll go first, and I'm starting on a REALLY bad day!

coffee with milk, one sugar

double esspresso, one sugar

3/4 cup scrambled eggs

1 piece of bacon

1 slice of sausage (of a link)

COKE! yes I know

personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut, eaten in two parts

2 Halloween size butterfingers

SO FAR, SOOOOOOOO BAD!

This is why I need to do this, and I think if I know others will be watching, maybe I can get it together. Also getting a well-needed fill next week.

Come on people. . .tell me WHAT ARE YOU EATING??

Here is my day so far.

Breakfast:

Cup of Cafe Vienna = 70 calories

Container of strawberry banana Yogurt = 120 calories; 10 gm Protein

Lunch:

1 med Fuji Apple = 30 calories

1 tbsp of Peanut Butter = 190 calories; 7 gm protein)

20 mini carrots = FREE

1 mini container of Light Ranch Dressing = 80 calories; 1 gm protein

Supper:

1 4 oz Pork Chop baked = 190 calories; 25 gm protein

1 cup of Mac and cheese = 200 calories; 10 gm protein

Snack:

1 slice of Cheese = 70 calories; ?? protein

Cup of Cafe Vienna = 70 calories

Water = 64 oz

Total = 1020 calories -- Protein 53 gm

I will be banded next week, but I have been wanting to report what I eat also... I am trying to stay away from Sugar and carbs.

Breakfast

packet of oatmeal

lunch

Shredded beef bol from Chipoltes

I have really been drinking a lot of Water today. So far 77 ounces!!!

Right after I got up

1 8 oz of Water with tablespoon of lemon juice

1 5.5 oz of V8

1/2 c of skim milk

1 viactiv

20 oz of water on my way to work

Breakfast

1 piece of low carb wheat toast

2 tablespoons of low fat Peanut Butter

2 tablespoons of Fiber one

1/3 banana

16 oz tea

lunch

1 tuna filet packet

3/4 cup of green Beans

1 fun size 3 muskateers

1/2 cup milk

16 oz of water

16 oz of tea

dinner

3/4 c of low fat cottage cheese

2 oz diced ham

2 oz tomato

4 small black olives

4 small green olives

1 cup of baby greens...yummy!

809 24 78 83

Calories fat carbs Protein

I will have 20 more ozs of water and 1/2 c of milk before I go to bed. I try not to eat after 7p.

Breakfast:

coffee, skim milk, sweet&low

Water

Snack:

Cranberry juice box

Lunch:

1 pkt cream of wheat

Dinner:

vanilla Yogurt

LOTS OF WATER thru the day.

Chewable Vitamin

Junk Junk and more Junk. I cant stop. I think I am trying to sabbotage myself. i really need some support. I keep eating JUNK. With the hurricane situation this past week or 2, that was my excuse. I KNOW how to eat healthy and I am not doing it. BUT I AM GONNA START RIGHT NOW.

Holy smokes! Everything I am reading says "absolutely no caffeine" and "absolutely no carbonation!" How are you keeping all this down? This scares me that I will fall into the "cheat mode."

Holy smokes! Everything I am reading says "absolutely no caffeine" and "absolutely no carbonation!" How are you keeping all this down? This scares me that I will fall into the "cheat mode."

The caffeine is a no no simple due to the bad things caffeine does to us not because it can do our band harm.

Carbonation is the same thing. It is not good for our bodies. It steals the oxygen from our blood cells but on top of that it fills up space in our band. If you can't burp (YEAH RIGHT!) then it can make you uncomfortable.

Right after I got up

1 8 oz of Water with tablespoon of lemon juice

1 5.5 oz of V8

1/2 c of skim milk

1 viactiv

20 oz of water on my way to work

Breakfast

1 packet of banana nut oatmeal for weight control

1 tablespoon of low fat Peanut Butter

2 tablespoons of fiber one

20 ozs of Diet Green Tea w/citrus

lunch

1 cup of beef and mushrooms w/broccoli

5 oz of steamed rice

Breakfast:

Cup of Cafe Vienna = 70 calories

Yogurt = 120 calories; 10 gm Protein

Lunch:

2 oz chicken Breast (broiled)

1/2 Baked Potato w/ butter

Green salad w/ 1 tbsp Light Ranch

Water = 32 oz

Total = 190 Calories ; 10 gm Protein

I'm eating raw veggies for breakfast. Broc, carrots, snap peas.

November 4th:

Thick liquid stage:

Breakfast:

Water

coffee, milk, sweet n low

Lunch:

vanilla yogurt

Snack:

Cream of Wheat

Dinner:

Butternut Squash Soup from campbells YUM!!!

Snack:

Either Fudge Pop or FF pudding

Water

I've never heard the no caffeine rule from my surgeon's office -- they are pro-caffeine as it were, suggesting a non-fat latte makes a nice breakfast if you are tight in the morning. You get both your milk for the day and it has a good amount of Protein in it.

Here's my plan today (half accomplished)

Breakfast:

coffee with a splash of milk / no sweetener

Lunch:

4 oz fish with a Tbs of tartar sauce

1/2 c chopped salad mixed in with the tartar sauce to make it go further

Afternoon snack:

an apple

Dinner:

3-4 oz of pot roast

1 C cooked carrots

small potato (I know, I know, I shouldn't be having this)

If I'm hungry later:

piece of fruit

Viactiv for calcium; multi-vitamin; 64+ oz of non-caloric fluids not counting the coffee

Molly, I love the Viactiv chews. I suck at taking pills but I do remember to eat these things, YUM !!! put them in the frig and they take longer to chew