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Ok....I am sure this has been asked before but can anyone put away a salad like you aren't even banded? I can eat a salad with no problem! It can have all kinds of veggies in it and it still slides right on through. Is that a bad thing? Just curious because I eat alot of salads, almost everyday and each time we go to dinner, I opt for a salad instead. Anyone else deal with this?

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I can eat any kind of salad with no problem also. I was afraid that I might have trouble liek I've read some other people have had but NOPE! I love salad and eat it every day. Thank god I haven't had to give it up!

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Chicken, bread, some fish dishes, etc. all give me trouble going down but salads go down well and pose no problems... thank God! LOL. I love salads and would hate to give them up.

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salad goes down well and easily and I can eat large amounts of it, as I can steamed veges. But the way I see it, that's not a problem anyway, they're so low in calories and so high in all the good stuff your body needs. As long as it feels like its going through and not building up and stretching your pouch - ie. you're not eating past fullness, I"d eat as much as I wanted of these sorts of things. They're nothing but good for you.

Just avoid the fatty dressings.< /p>

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With good restriction, I did run into a problem with lettuce once. With each fill, or even different days, you should have to go by trial and error.

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When I have to eat out, especially on business, I always order a salad. It's the only food that I know for (reasonably) sure will not embarass me in front of whomever I'm with. When it's just me and my DH, I stick my neck out sometimes and order something risky. About 75% of those times I will get sick. Thank God for salads!!!

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I didn't even know I could have salads until last week on my first fill. I ask the stupid question, when can I have a salad and she was so nice and said ''Uh, you didn't know you could have salads" and I said "nope, missed that day. LOL

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I asked my dietian about eating salad. I told her that a cup of salad just wasn't enough. She told me that i could eat a saucer size serving of salad because it has a high Water content. She also suggested adding some meat to the salad for the Protein. I went to a buffet tonight and ate a medium size bowl of salad. I also ate a chicken tender and an onion ring. I ate a tiny serving of ice cream. I felt very full and satisfied. Salads are the only food that I eat over a cupful of. So far, it hasn't hurt my weight loss. How much salad do you other bandsters eat?

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I love salad and have absolutely no problem with it going down whatsoever. I could live on them!

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