Hello all,

I was banded on October 14th. I have been a vegetarian for over 4 1/2 years and I was wondering if anyone else is also a veggie! What foods are you eating? How is everything? etc. etc.

Hello all,

I was banded on October 14th. I have been a vegetarian for over 4 1/2 years and I was wondering if anyone else is also a veggie! What foods are you eating? How is everything? etc. etc.

I'm not a vegetarian, but I have been finding that I hardly eat red meat anymore since being banded. I find it too hard to swallow. I ordered a steak last night, first time in weeks, and barely touched it. Two swallows and forget it. And it was not that tough either.

Just wasn't worth it.

So, I may be very interested in what others have to say because I may just go over 100%

Ive been a veg for 10 years. I did a few years vegan, and then slowly started eating seafood, dairy and eventaully chicken on occasion ( I live in a country that is very red meat loving).

Mostly I eat a lot of Soups, stews, tofu based meals, chili, salads, etc.

There are tons of recipes if you look up vegetarian low carb meals (how i try to eat). Just google it and try a few things out.

Tomorrow is my three year anniversary of going vegetarian. Best. Choice. Ever.

My Protein sources are mainly organic dairy, Morningstar veggie burgers, lentils, Beans, tofu and nuts. I find lots of great information at nomeatathlete.com . I haven't had a Protein shake since the first month I was banded (Dec 2010) and I've done great. Did a triathlon last month and a training for a half marathon.

I also really like Brendan Brazier's books but have a hard time doing vegan AND raw. At some point, I hope to switch over to vegan but for now I'm healthy, losing fat and feeling good.

i've been a vegetarian for about 14 years and have been banded a little over 12 months. i do 1-2 protein shakes a day as my snacks, eat a lot of low fat cottage cheese, fat free greek yogurt, eggs, edamame, tofu, and veggie burgers without buns. i have, since surgery, started to eat fish, primarily tuna and salmon, which i have approximately 1-2 times per week. if i didn't drink protein shakes, i wouldn't make my 80 g protein a day. i've learned to really enjoy them, though.

i've been a vegetarian for about 14 years and have been banded a little over 12 months. i do 1-2 Protein shakes a day as my Snacks, eat a lot of low fat cottage cheese, fat free greek yogurt, eggs, edamame, tofu, and veggie burgers without buns. i have, since surgery, started to eat fish, primarily tuna and salmon, which i have approximately 1-2 times per week. if i didn't drink protein shakes, i wouldn't make my 80 g protein a day. i've learned to really enjoy them, though.

Do you eat chicken?

Is being a vegetarian simply deciding not to eat red meat?

i haven't had chicken in about 13 years. when someone eats fish, technically they aren't a vegetarian; they're a pescetarian. since so few people know that word, and because i only eat fish once or twice a week, i still refer to myself as a vegetarian. there are a few different types of vegetarians. if you google it, it'll talk about about the different types.