hey everyone...

i was banded july 2 (about 2.5 months ago) and i THINK i'm about in the green zone... still trying to figure out if all the discomfort when i eat and getting stuck is from just eating too big of bites or if its from the fills. personally, i think its just i forget and eat "like i used to".

anyway... mornings are tough with how tight it gets overnight. i heard a lot of banders dont eat Breakfast and lately i've been having only coffee in the morning. do most people not have breakfast? have a shake? coffee?

i do a shake or nothing

wendy

Shakes every day without exception for breakfast

About twice a week I eat breakfast. Sometimes I wake up hungry and I'll eat some yogurt, or an egg and a pc of bacon. Most of the time tho I'm not hungry till around 1 or 2. I don't know about you but eating when I wasn't hungry is what got me in this mess in the first place!

My first meal of the day (whether it's 7 am or 1 pm) is only a few bites. If I do eat breakfast, I can always eat more the rest of the day. Like today, we went to Red Robin at 2pm. I can usually eat about 5 fries and 1/3 of my burger (when I eat breakfast). I didn't eat breakfast this morning and managed to eat 2bites of my burger and about 3 fries. A Red Robin burger is usually 3 meals for me. Before being banded, I could've eaten a whole one plus extra fries!

Anyway, you just wanted to know about breakfast, huh?!

Marci

shakes for breakfast...nothing else really goes down

I don't eat breakfast except for the weekend if I am not able to plan my meals around my hunger. Usually because I amout on the golf course for five hours. Then I have one scrambled egg which holds me over until I have lunch mid afternoon.

I do not go without breakfast because I can't, I go without because I am not hungry. If you are not eating because you can't, then you are too tight. You need to find the happy medium. Do not live with it too tight.

I agree with Sue...I could eat breakfast if I wanted to, but I often don't care to sit at the table and take my time to chew bites...my band is much tighter in the am, but far from too tight. It is the perfect balance, and I love it!

Yogurt and usually one thing of string cheese

I have a shake for breakfast. Usually not until at least lunch before I can eat something.

I have coffee 7 am and usually want a shake or protein bar at 10 am. I am usually not hungry before then. I also don't want to have to concentrate on eating when I am rushing in the morning. I need a hot coffee to open me up in the am.

I can't eat very well until after being up 3 hrs or so. During the week I have a carnation sugar free instant breakfast w skim milk. On the weekends I usually just eat after chores or errands.

Hello sylviau, good question, I am way to tight in the mornings I have recently changed to a warm cup of coffee with one scoop of vanilla unjury, gives it that heavy cream and sugar taste (yummy) great pick me up, protein intake, and helps things move through the system a little faster. every once in awile I will have an egg over easy.

I have my coffee in the morning, then about 2 hrs later I have an egg or yogurt or oatmeal. I eat when I'm hungry, I have found having mushie foods for breakfast work best for me.

I have my coffee in the morning, then about 2 hrs later I have an egg or yogurt or oatmeal. I eat when I'm hungry, I have found having mushie foods for breakfast work best for me.

My NP told me that she feels her most successful bandsters eat breakfast. She said if your band is tight in the morning to prep your band with some warm liquid. I try to eat a small bowl of Fiber One (the twigs) Cereal with almond light milk mixed with Protein powder. Keeps me full until lunch time.So I always try to eat breakfast. If I can't when I wake up, I do when I get into work around 9 am.

Lisa

I have started adding Protein powder to my coffee and that keeps me full till lunch.

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