Your favorite banded breakfast.....

[Dena 2]

I haven't been able to eat anything til at least 11 am or so, and don't usually try to drink anything til at least 9 or 10......I haven't had a fill since 1/25/06. I've never been a Breakfast eater, but sometimes I would kill for a bowl of grits! (and I have tried to eat them, but no can do)

[Kathi 0]

A Protein Shake or a Slim Fast bar

[sheryl 3]

I can't eat most solids in the morning. I used to eat thinned-out oatmeal, but I had a tendency of adding too much sugar and it wasn't keeping me full for very long.

I now have my chocolate Protein shake, blended with ice which makes like a malt shake. YUM!! And it goes down beautifully and keeps me full for a long time AND is packed full of protein... But I usually have coffee first thing, then my shake about 2 hours later.

[Jachut 487]

I'm never actually hungry in the mornign but I still eat. However I like my carbs and I havent found it necessary to give them up. I used to be really bad at just banging two bits of white bread in the toaster and lathering them up with some butter and jam, but toast does give me a lump in the pit of my stomach now, so I dont eat it often unless we've got really good bread.

I'm conscious of not eating low GI carbs so I tend to do muesli in the morning, it sticks to your ribs. I just whizz it in the microwave once I've put the milk on so its nice and warm.

[Monica S 1]

I can't eat in the morning either. Just can't do it. I am trying to have a Protein Shake when I wake up, but I'm usually late to work and don't get around to it. A couple hours after I wake up I have a light Yoplait yogurt, and then lunch a couple hours after that.

[FighterGirl 1]

Nothings wrong with it....I just physically can not do that anymore. Sorry if you felt I was coming off rude.

i hear it. when i first had surgery i could not eat breakfast...i found that i had to try and hydrate myself first. now i drink a glass of Water as soon as i get up and usually by the time i get to work i can eat Breakfast

[SherryW 4]

I can't eat until 10am. Usually I have a Med Decaf ice coffee lite with equal. Then at 10am I have a one egg omelet made with about 1/4 cup shredded cheese. That's during the work week cause DH makes me the omelet to take with me. On weekends I have one egg sunny side up with turkey sausage. Sometimes my band will let me get a small amount of wheat toast in.

[dolphin_dreams 0]

I almost always have a Protein Shake. Every now and then I will eat oatmeal or Cream of Wheat. I'm usually pretty tight when I wake up regardless of how late I eat the night before. I guess that just proves that every band reacts differently.

[Kimbo 0]

It varies, the last few mornings its been cottage cheese, but for several days before that it was a bowl of fresh fruit. I also enjoy my Protein Shakes or if I tight a bowl of Soup is great.

Kim

[bandedmama 0]

I try to have a Protein Shake, because I usually am not hungry in the morning but I go the gym at 9, so I need "something". I do not have great restriction right now, and today I had a piece of WW whole grain toast with Peanut Butter with no problem. I can still eat Cereal, or I might have yogurt. I don't like to cook in the morning, so I rarely have eggs or anything, but I have had a few bites of chicken salad, just so its something with protein!

[JulieNYC 4]

Though the nutritionist at my doc's office doesn't believe that you should force yourself to eat breakfast if you don't want it, I do eat it even though I'm not hungry per se in the morning. I eat it because if I don't, I always come in under 1000 cals for the day, and I need to stay above that because I have so much weight to lose. Also, i'm vegetarian and if I don't have 3 meals, I can't get in the 50+ g Protein my doc recommends for my height.

So, I usually eat either (1) 80 cals of FF Total Yogurt with 1 c Kashi (total of 220 cals and 26 grams of Protein, which always sets me up to meet my caloric/protein goals), (2) 1 morningstar veggie sausage patty (80 cals) or (3) 2 wedges of laughing cow cheese sandwiched between 2 pieces of Kavali crackers (140 cals).

lunch is usually my biggest meal.

[bluehill 0]

I like to eat a high-fiber cereal for breakfast (one-half cup of All-Bran provides 15 g fiber) with a half-cup each of milk (Simply Smart 1%) and plain yogurt (Fage 0%). Plus a piece of fruit sliced in. That way I get one serving each of milk, fruit and high-quality carbs.

[Angels 0]

I am like most as to my stomach can't tolerate breakfast in the morning so I force down a mini carb control yogurt or a handful of already peeled sunflower seeds. My coffee is all that I really want until about noon or 1:00 pm but realizing breakfast is the most important meal and jumpstarts the metabolism.

Saul,

I understand what you mean about the no breakfast thing in the morning. I FORCE myself to a low-sugar pack of oatmeal when I wake up because I know it is good to jump start my metabolism but I am always so darn tight in the morning and am NEVER hungry. I would probably prefer to wait until noon to eat but I know it isn't good for me. I have found on days that I skipped breakfast I either stall or gain weight. On days that I sleep in and have a late breakfast I will have high fiber/protein cereal or egg beaters with reduced fat cheese and veggies. The Protein fills me up for a long time...

~Liz~

banded 03/10/06

Dr.Ortiz

241/198/150

5'7''

[NJChick 3]

My tummy growls in the morning like a vicious lion. My favorite breakfast is a bagel w/onion cream cheese and a big fat slice of Tomato on top. Yep !!

If I can't have that (which I rarely do anymore) I love eggs, omlets ooozing with veggies, turkey bacon, sausage and cheeeeeesse.

Gosh I'm hungry LOL

[Kathy473 1]

Breakfast is usually one of the following choices:

grits with low-fat cheese

McDonald's sausage, egg and cheese McMuffin without the cheese and muffin....and no hashbrown!!

Oatmeal

Special K bar

banana or some type of fruit.< /span>

eggs over easy (2)

Bowl of cereal

coffee - always!

Just depends on what I am in the mood for! I am a breakfast person so I never go without breakfast even if it takes me half an hour to eat one egg! It's the only way I can function the rest of the day.