Ok...I think I am tired of trying to figure out stuff to eat and making the wrong choices and getting bored. Being that it is this long since I have been banded (09-05) would it be weird to go on a liquid diet? Like shakes...not Slim-Fast (yuck) but the other protein shakes. I need something different. It seems the other stuff isn't filling me up and I don't want a fill right now because I am filled just enough that I am not miserable. And it seems to me that it might be a little easier for me since I won't have to make a decision on what to eat but just what flavor to mix!! Does this make any sense to anyone? I thought about trying this for a few weeks to see how I do with it.

I don't think there's anything wrong having a shake for a meal but you might not want to do the all liquid "thing." I went in for a second fill yesterday and noticed a diagram on the wall of the exam room. Yellow was unfilled, green was optimal and red was overfilled. I jokingly said to the surgeon, "Take me into the red zone." He replied that people in the red zone GAIN weight because they drink their calories to avoid the pain of solid food.

The purpose of the band, he said, is to restrict the amount of healthy food we take in eating a regular diet. The band works best with solids. So, if you have optimal restriction, maybe you just need to plan a week's worth of menus and toss out all the junk food?

There is no way, no how, no chance I would ever go back on the liquid diet again by choice. To me, that was boring! Have you tried looking at the new receipe forum? There are some bandster friendly meals there that look really good. I am planning to export them to Master Cook and try a few of them.

protein shake meal replacements are better for you then just protein shakes. they have more vitamins. I would look into a meal replacement IF you are going to use it as a meal.