Hey Y'all! I just saw Chick Fil A featured on the news because they are offering healthier kids meal options and they seem to be perfect for bandsters.

I just wrote about a blog about it ... so rather than retyping it all again... here's the link:

http://happilyafterlapband.blogspot.com/2012/01/fast-foods-for-bandsters.html

Thanks for the advice! I love your blog, BTW. You're doing awesome, keep it up!

Wow didn't know of their new menu items. Haven't had chickfila since my surgery in Oct. so I am looking forward to it! Thanks!

I go there often! I've got three kids and they love their fruit cups with their chicken. It's a lot healthier then Mcdonald s!

I am going to read it now-I like fast food but can't do most of it. Wendy's chile works and so does taco bell- i order just 1 taco and it goes down great. Also McDonald's chicken wrap-minus the wrap. It's really hard because I can't eat much for lunch. I met my firend for an after work drink and appetizer. We order the nachos with beef and that went down great too. I am always looking for something that I can handle. Most times when I go out to eat I whine up bringing most of the food home.

Just read your blog-love it! I want to try the chicken salad and the soup!

At KFC I get grilled chicken breast and pull of the skin; half the corn on the cob and green beans or mashed no gravy.

Hello All,

My favorite fast food/restaurant seem to be Red Lobster. Its really not fast food but thats my restaurant of choice these days. I order the crab and spinach dip with chips and 1 pound of crab legs and i have no problems. All goes down well, I also eat at Taco bell and I love the Soup from Chick Fill-A.

The kids meal from chick fil a is perfect for me. I got the grilled chicken nuggets and the portion is perfect. For the drink i got unsweet tea with no ice and save it for 1 hr after my meal.

Daphne's Greek Cafe now has a wrap sandwich that is available in gyros, chicken, and something else..steak maybe? Very good! They will also let you order off of the child's menu with no questions.

I also tried the grilled nuggets from Chick-Fil-A and they were yummy!!! I added the fruit salad with them and could only eat a little of that. I am still after 2 months having a hard time with fresh fruits and veggies. Red Lobster is one of my favorite restaurants now...they have a grilled selection dinner that has grilled shrimp, scallops and chicken. I eat the shrimp, scallops and half of the steamed broccoli, and take the chicken and rest of the broccoli home for lunch the next day. If I need a quick lunch on the go, Taco Bell has pinto beans with cheese which is loaded with protein and goes down easy.

I stay away from FF as much as possible b/c it was one of my worst habits pre-band. When I do eat it, it is Wendy's chili or a Chipotle vegetarian bown with black beans. The kids' meals at Chick-Fil-A sound like a good option, especially since I am not a huge fan of chicken. It's something I can eat and get my nutrition when I am out, but I won't enjoy it so much that I will abuse it.

OMG!!! Tried their chicken soup while at the mall and I am in love! It was so good and a little spicy too! Next time I go I am going to get a few extras and freeze them! I didn't use the ag of toppings to save on calories. Thanks again for the heads up!

I am going to read it now-I like fast food but can't do most of it. Wendy's chile works and so does taco bell- i order just 1 taco and it goes down great. Also McDonald's chicken wrap-minus the wrap. It's really hard because I can't eat much for lunch. I met my firend for an after work drink and appetizer. We order the nachos with beef and that went down great too. I am always looking for something that I can handle. Most times when I go out to eat I whine up bringing most of the food home.

Holy Moly, 17 pounds from goal already? You go, Girl!!

Cindy you made me smile! lol Keep in mind that my goal weight is 175! lol I think I have lost only 10 pounds in the last 3 months so it's slowing up. I am at 192 now-so next month I might get another fill-but I still have restriction. How are you?!

I went out with friends and we went to olive garden for lunch. They Do NOT honor the lap band card and will not let u order off the children's menu. I ended up getting soup. The only reason I went was because my friends went. I won't be going to the Olive Garden in Norman OK.