I was banded August 30 and I ate a salad from subway I did get full and had a lot of salad left over. Do you all think it was too early to eat salad I am so full . I had an ensure for Breakfast a small mash potatoe from KFC for lunch and the subway salad a small amount. What do you think starting weight 357 pre-op 352 current weight 325.6

Personally I think that you are missing important nutrients and Protein in your diet. A salad has pretty much nothing in it. Potatoes are carbs and an ensure drink is okay but in all reality you shouldn't be drinking your protein. I would think you should be eating your protein at every meal. If your salad had chicken in it and you ate the chicken first that would be great. Mashed potatoes are not a great choice. I am about 2 weeks behind you and am not sure I could do a salad. My instructions on salad is to introduce them very slowely.

Good Luck

You need a lot more protein than those options give you. An equation for protein is body weight x 0.3 = protein needed in grams. Most recommend at least 70g a day to start. How is your water intake?

I ate a salad with chicken on it from Carl's Jr. today and I was banded 9/4. I had no problems eating it and was also full before I finished the whole thing.

I think the subway salads have lunch meat and cheese on them right?

I didn't get the cheese and lunch meat I did the chicken. I need to do better on my protein though.

If you are trying to lose at a good rate and get the correct nutrition I would stick to 3-4 oz of Protein, 1/2 c veggies and 1/4 c startch at every meal in that order. I limited myself to 1000 calories and always ate my protein and veggies first and usually could not eat more than a bite of startch. Your calorie count may differ but for a bandster in the green zone or even before that's about what you need to shoot for.

Good luck

My doctor advised me to avoid lettuce - in his words "It's like chewing paper" and can't be chewed to the consistency of applesauce and would therefore be hard to digest. It also has very limited nutritional value.

My doctor advised me to avoid lettuce - in his words "It's like chewing paper" and can't be chewed to the consistency of applesauce and would therefore be hard to digest. It also has very limited nutritional value.