Hello,

So after my 4th fill, I FINALLY feel like I have a lap band. Before my 4th fill, I had never PB'd, vomitted, gotten anything truly stuck and I could pretty much eat anything except for bread. I ate brown or wild rice for dinner regularly. BUT NOW, I've done all of the above, and I can't eat beef anymore, can't eat anything with white flour and I have to be careful in the morning while my band is still really tight. I've learned the hard way that the chewing really slowly thing is REAL.

I'm grateful, believe me. But I also want to know what carbs might work for dinner. I'm scared to try rice now. What do you eat for dinner or do you stick to protein and veggies?

Thanks! And good luck to everyone! Your success stories inspire me.

I primarily stick with Protein and veggies, but have found that Beans work very well for me, both in terms of going down easily, and being satisfying as a "carb." (In my plan, they count as a protein and/or veg...but they have that carb satisfaction thing going for them.)

My current favorite dinner is chicken chili with black beans. It's got everything I need, and goes down beautifully.

When I was at proper restriction I pretty much did not eat carbs for dinner...now that I am at my goal, I have incorporated some carbs back into my meals--and have loosened my band a bit :wink2:

Thanks for the responses! I made some beans to go with dinner, and they hit the spot. I hope that when I reach goal, I can add some other carbs back a tiny bit. Congrats on making your goal weight!