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So i dont know about you guys...but im three months out and just realized how little i actually eat...me and a friend just bought a chicken ceaser salad..dressing on side...from a deli that we used to eat at all the time...we bought one salad and split it (if thats what u call it...theres still ALOT left over)...anyways..to think we used to eat a whole salad each with two of those little cups of dressing! i love my band!

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I can't and don't eat more than 1 cup of food in a seating. I can only eat 1 small leaf and the cheese & bacon from a carsar salad. I am tight and in the green zone. Hope that helps.

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Yes...i always measure my food at home and never really eat out...to see that i actually used to be able to eat that whole salad with all that dressing and wonder why i wasnt loosing weight pre band! To be honest..realizing that actually grossed me out!

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I can only eat about a cup of food... but salad goes thru my band like water! (and some people can't eat it at all)

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I am one of the ones that cannot eat salad anymore. Well, sometimes I get lucky and get a few bites but usually it ends up with a bad sticking episode and lots of slime and PB. I know how you feel about - "I used to eat that and more" WoW, no wonder I was fat. I am amazed at how little I eat and I am still healthy and alive. Down 104 in 1 yr so this thing does work. Congrats on your weight loss and your journey - By the way, chicken Cesear salad sure sounds good. maybe just the chicken and the dressing for me. hahaha

Melinda in Florida

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My husband just pointed out last night that I "eat like a bird". I took it as a compliment actually! The thought of eating 3-4 pieces of pizza or a hamburger and fries in one sitting seems SO unreal to me now. I know there's no way I could do it. And that...feels great :)

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I remember talking to my nutritionist a few months before surgery and being horrified at the thought of eating 1 cup per meal. Never thought I could eat that little. Now I get to 1 cup and my body tells me that's enough!

I can eat salads but rarely do. Lettuce takes me forever to chew.

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Ohhh... how posts like these make me wish my fill was sooner! I cannot wait to be eating a cup of food and feel satisfied! It sounds like you all are doing great.

Keep up the great work!

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I too had an aw ha moment the other day. I am only eating 1/2 cup of food and I realized what I was eating before... It really got my attention. I too LOVE my band :)

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Im so used to my band after nearly seven years that i think it doesnt work so well anymore. Ive lost perpective because every now and then i tice what someone else puts away and i realise how much less i eat.

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