I ordered a taco salad from Taco Bell. It had rice refrained beans chicken sour cream and tomatoes. I feel bad because I ate all of t including the bowl does this mean I just entered the bands yet hell phase

I wouldn't feel bad about it unless it was a plastic bowl!

I ordered a taco salad from Taco Bell. It had rice refrained beans chicken sour cream and tomatoes. I feel bad because I ate all of t including the bowl does this mean I just entered the bands yet hell phase

Think of this as a lessons learned thing Sweetpea. Stay away from fast food joints. There is nothing healthy for you there. Would you go into a bar if you were an alcoholic? Food is our addiction and until you see some real results, it will be hard to walk away from yummy yummy bad food. Start to investigate yummy yummy good food. It's out there...just search for it. Look up websites, make better choices. Heck, I bet there's even a healthier version of a taco salad. You can eat refried bean and tomatoes and even a dash of sour cream. This way, you can eat a taco salad and not feel bad. Good luck....you can do this!

Taco Bell is definitely my downfall. I luv their nacho bell grandes. I can only eat about 1/3 of them now. A whole taco salad? I'd say you're definitely in bandster hell. Thats the time from surgery till the time you reach perfect restriction (which was my 3rd fill, 4 mths post op). Even after a slipped band and the ability to eat MUCH more than I have in the past 3 1/2 yrs, I can't eat a whole taco salad from Taco Bell.

Be patient. You WILL reach your perfect point sooner or later. And those of the "perfect banders" who NEVER eat a fast food or "cheat" I say "PHOOEY". You are either lying or didn't need wls to begin with! You still live in a world that revolves around food. You need the restriction that the band provides otherwise it's just another diet. And we all know how those work out.... Good luck. And give yourself a break. Truth be told, I'm sure most of us has eaten too much of/wrong foods during the early parts of surgery...

Marci

I wouldn't feel bad about it unless it was a plastic bowl!

LOL!!

I have been doing a lot of drinking fluids though. I drink anywhere from 64 to over a 100 ounces a day. I also just started to work out and I wasn't hungry til I started working out

I can't figure out how you were able to eat a taco salad, 2 weeks post op? I was still on mushy foods by then.. My Dr said you have to heal.. first 6 weeks should be taking it slow, I could have eaten the refried beans and possibly tomatoes if they were small but doubt I could have eaten the bowl which is actually a tortilla... anyway there are several things you can eat at fast food places.. I eat @ Chic filet sometimes if I'm around one.. their chicken tortilla soup is awesome.. only 260 calories .. about 1 cup .. if nothing else they have grilled chicken nuggets.. Wendy's has great chili.. I'm not sure about McDonald's never have liked that though.. you just haven't had enough time yet to get discouraged.. my Dr also said not to worry about working out until 6 weeks... Good Luck and be good to yourself..

I called and asked about working out and they said as long as I am not hurting then its ok to do. I work out at leafy twice a day. I walk on a paper route then I go work out.

I ordered a taco salad from Taco Bell. It had rice refrained Beans chicken sour cream and tomatoes. I feel bad because I ate all of t including the bowl does this mean I just entered the bands yet hell phase

dont know about the band h*** phase but you should be eating your allotted amount and a complete taco salad is way over the recommended cup.....just because we can eat more doesnt mean we should....its over and done...eat more Protein to fill you up and eat fruit and veggies...much better than fast foods.........and def keep drinking and exercising

Sorry my husband said it was a only a 1/3 of of a taco salad

Sorry my husband said it was a only a 1/3 of of a taco salad

well, dont worry now.....at least it wasnt a couple of pizzas

all is well

I have gotten in the habit of looking at the restaurant's nutrition information before I go, which usually surprises the heck out of me. Things I would order before the band, I would never dream of ordering now because of the calorie content. Taco Bell is one of the first I looked at and WOW- I was amazed. It's just not worth it to me anymore. Good luck to you!

I had a protein shake for breakfast and that was it all day and I did 4 rounds of circuit at curves

Bad thing is hubby blames himself because I asked to take the rest away so I would do what I didn't and he didn't do it