I just had my first fill on Monday and I had been drinking Muscle Milk Protein shakes every morning for Breakfast, but I swear since my first fill, they're not holding me over as long. So, today I branched out with two slices of whole grain toast with 2 tblsp of Peanut Butter. (Well, it wasn't quite 2 because I go light on the PNB)

The bread was 35 calories per slice and double protein, so altogether my breakfast had 15 grams of protein and less than 20 grams of carbs. Total calories were 210.

I ate almost both slices. Is that too much? They weren't large slices of toast (I'd say slightly smaller than the average loaf) but still I ate BOTH. Of course, I do feel full now. But, I want to make sure that I'm not overeating.

What do you normally eat for breakfast. I am not an egg person and I can't stand yogurt, either. I'm just curious to see how other bandsters handle this meal. And - I'm a breakfast person. I always eat heavier in the morning and at lunch than I do at night.

I eat 3/4 cup of Nature's Path Organic banana & Almond Cereal, with 1/2 cup of almond milk. 243 calories, 43g carbs, 7g fat, 11g Protein. And very filling. :biggrin:

That's the bulk of my carb intake during the day.

Bambam,

Your smoothie sounds great! I can't wait to try it. I have just started soft foods so I have tried scrambled eggs, grits, oatmeal, and Protein shakes this week.

Mimi -

Hope you enjoy it! I have fresh strawberries in the house this week and have been using those instead of the frozen, but they do make the smoothie a little thinner (which is okay because I had a fill last week and the thicker smoothie was even slow going the first few days).

I have never been a big breakfast eater, but with the band, I try to put something in my mouth. Plus I am also tighter in the morning and have very little appetite. My staples are either a shake similar to the other poster's--non fat milk, 2 scoops of vanilla protein shake, Crystal light orange sunrise, frozen bananas and strawberries, or a quesadilla made with southwestern egg beater, fat-free cheese, and low-carb wheat tortillas or roll it up for a burrito (I add turkey bacon sometimes), and lately this protein bar I get at Wal-mart by Meta-Rx--the big 100--it has 32g of protein. They have more carbs than I like so I usually eat one when I am really in a hurry, but it is huge and I sometimes do not finish it--I am not hungry until lunch time. I also do Greek Yogurt or Carbmaster yogurt and string cheese wrapped with some ham or turkey. Whatever I eat I try to get in 25-40 grams of protein in so that at other meals, I do not have to concentrate on the protein first and can eat more veggies and fruit and whole grains.