I tend to do best when I "automate" my meals. What I mean by that is I find a combination of bkfst/lunch/dinner/snacks that I do well on to lose weight, are nutritious, and that fit in with my lifestyle (I hate to cook). As a result, I tend to eat those same foods over and over.

For those already banded: What are your favorite meals that you tend to eat quite often?

Breakfast:

Lunch:

Dinner:

Snack:

:hungry: Thanks!!

What are these individual fish things from Trader Joe's? I'm about 20 minutes away from one, but this might be worth the trip. Tell me more!!!!

They are so good! I feel like I am having a mini gourmet meal every day at lunch. They are not going to be restaurant quality, but they are pretty darn good for cheap lunch food.

They will be in the frozen fish aisle and there are a number of different choices. There is stuffed salmon -- a couple of different kinds. I am out of them right now, so I cannot remember the exact names, but any of the stuffed salmons are great. One is stuffed with a dill type stuffing. One of the others is stuffed with something else, but it is really good. I bought the seasoned turbot a couple of times and it is really good, too. I also love the stuffed flounder. I could eat that every single day. I tried the crab cakes once, but would probably not go with them again. Too much breading and not much crab, but for the price, it's not a big surprise that it was

Most are individually packaged and they cost less than my old fast food drive through lunches used to cost in my pre-band days.

The other really good thing about them is that when I make them in the toaster oven at work they do not smell fishy. Some of the ones that I have bought from the regular grocery stores are way too fishy for cooking at work. I smelled up the whole office with a non-Trader Joe's one the other day.

Enjoy!

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I don't have a Trader Joe's here.... any other automated meals ideas??

Bumble Bee Tuna Sensations in a can. Fantastic stuff, especially the Tomato and Basil flavor. Really amazingly good stuff!

Oh...those are definitely good, too! I have never enjoyed eating fish as much as I do now. My kids keep telling me I am going to get mercury poisoning because I eat so much of it!

I told them that if I do die from mercury poisoning, at least I will fit in the casket this way!

Just read all the suggestions for food. I'm hoping to get banded in a few months and all of you are really helping me alot.

I'm sure all of you must have thought of this but I'll tell you what I like to do. Freeze Slim Fast and then run the can under hot water a few seconds and then ease it out of the can. I can eat it slowly and I make believe it's ice cream. If I drink it, it's gone and I want more.