So it's Valentine Weekend and my hubby and I are going to an Italian place tonight with our chruch and I cant eat Pasta...

It's a nice place we went last year when I didnt have the band and they served alot of pasta dishes and bread and salad (buffet style)

*Sigh* Looks like I'll be sticking to the salad tonight...

I was banded on 10/25/10 & I have done Italian food several times, including Olive Garden. I find even though some of the options are high calorie it lasts me on average 3-4 meals. So even if my chicken Parm with a salad or veggies is 1200-1500 calories, when divided by 4 it is suddenly a respectable amount per meal. Yes I know some choices are fried so still not the most healthy choice but again when had once a month it is an acceptable splurge for me personally

I'm so glad you enjoyed your evening out, after all that's what it is really about...living & loving life with your band!

Glad you enjoyed your dinner and evening out! Sounds like you made some great choices. It's all about making choices. I am only 1week out and I would love to have gone out for italian food. I start the mushey food today so at least thats good.

Do what feels right to you.

Ally

Hi Ally, we had same surgery date it sounds like Feb 7th? I started mushy foods yesterday too. I loved my scrambled egg! Amazing how good very simple things can taste after liquids for so long. I did liquids pre op two weeks too. Getting used to eating slowly, drinking separately. Its all new. Am losing weight, so happy about that. Gail in Orange County.

Last night my husband and I went out to dinner for Valentine's day. We went to our favorite local diner. They seem to have much better food than the chain restaurants, and they will alter their offerings to suit you. Personalized dinner out! I ordered a broiled seafood trap (shrimp & scallops). There were 6 small shrimp and about 8 tiny scallops. I asked them not to use butter or oil. I ate about half of the salad, and the seafood, and was just full. Any more and I would have been uncomfortable for sure. I got a baked potato and green beans as my veggies, but didn't touch them - I brought them home. Tonight I'm making a twice baked stuffed potato for my husband, and I'll eat the green beans, along with a slice of the beef roast that's in the oven.