I though it would be fun to start a thread ... a kind of food diary, that lets us keep track of what we're eating and also gives some of the pre op patients an idea of what life will be like with the band... it might be a good place to also put if the food you ate caused you to pb too!

I'll start the ball rolling...

28/3/07

B: starbucks blueberry yoghurt

L:Carrot and corriander soup 1 cup 250mls

D: Roasted carrot and ginger soup 250mls with 150g VLF cottage cheese blended into soup for extra protein.

Snacks...

Drinks; blueberry ribena extra light 500mls, 2 large black coffees, 2 glasses water. 1 peppermint and liquorice herbal tea (300ml)

No pb's but lots of burping, still on liquid diet.

anon I was the same before my restriction. My dietician couldn't believe I had eaten a Krispy Kreme but hey ho at least I was honest!

yesterday

B - 1xweetabix

L - went to nandos for lunch and had chicken salad (could only eat about a 1/4 but managed a couple of spoonfuls of frozen yoghurt for dessert!

D - Thai prawn curry and 1 spoonful of rice (haven't eaten rice since december so I wasn't sure how it would go down but it went down a treat!)

The only thing I need to cut down on is apple juice as I am drinking sooooooo much of it and I know it has added calories

Hey guys,

I am new on the Forum. That is to say that until now I read a lot of it but never joined in the discussion. Just found this bit on the brits. I am actually French but live in Britain so I guess that applies to me. You topic is great. I have loved reading all about people being extremely good and extremely bad too! I thought I was the only one feeling this yo-yo sensation! I am goind through a "good" patch this week. Have to as I went through the worst patch ever last week and put on 5 pounds!!!! I was disgusted. until now my weight has only ever varied by a pound at most. So my 5st loss is history. I had been plateauing for almost 6 months! Losing courage to be honest. I have tried all the different diets you can imagine and seem to be getting nowhere! I do not feel that restricted at all. The last fill, the surgeon told me that I was almost full (sorry cannot remember the numbers, will pay more attention next time) so getting a bit scared. Yet i felt no different at all after the fill. He has now agreed that he will fill me in July (my next appointment) if I have not lost anything by then. I am trying really hard but I get bored easily with food and actually I like food too much to be on a permanent diet. Anybody out there got any tips for me. this would be much appreciated as I feel I could do with all the support I can!

<p>B-1 cup cheerios with 1/2 cup light soy milk and 1 tablespoon dried blueberrfies</p> <p>S-1 low fat yogurt cup with 1/2 sliced peach</p> <p>L-1 texas slice light rye bread with big bowl of potato leek soup</p> <p>S-other 1/2 of peach with some light crackers</p> <p>D-10 steamed mussels and cooking broth with garlic, tomatoes, rosemary, and shallots....with slice of crunchy Italian bread lightly buttered....toasted. small plate of mixed veg.</p> <p>S- non.....not hungry</p> <p> </p> <p>Carol</p>

Carol your food sounds really lovely.... (I'm such a food addict... I love cooking, baking, cake decorating, and I really love the food porn on TV AkA UKTV Food!)

Today my food is as follows

B;100g cottage cheese 50g pineapple

L; poached salmon with mixed salad

S: Cambridge bar (for the fibre more than anything else tbh!)

D; Spicy pork chop 100g jersey royal potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli

I've not eaten dinner yet. I'll let you know how I go on with the chop after my fill yesterday!

Brandychick... come on record your food! It's good for the soul!

yesterday

B - 1xweetabix

L - pasta with salmon, spinach and roasted veg

D - 3 fish fingers (hated them before the op but now love em!!), 2 new potatoes and baked beans

S - a handful of revels

Have decided I am not going to have anymore chocolate until after I am a bridesmaid in July!

LOL!! No more chocolate!! I think that a little of what you fancy does you good... a handful is hardly going to break the diet!

What is important is that you get all the good foods your body needs.... then treats if there's room!

Well

Yesterday I had:

Breakfast: bean soup

Lunch: tuna wrap, half a packet of low fat crisp, a low fat yogurt bar

Tea: turkey breast, 7 new potatoes

Snacks: 3 cups of green tea and chicken samosa and one haribo (so glad I stopped at one for once!)

I tell you what, writing it down puts it in perspective! It looks like I eat far too much. Maybe a bit of portion control might be in order.

I am one of the lucky ones who does not like chocolate! So no problem for me on that front! It's the chips I have to be careful with!!!!!! :omg:

anon - you haven't seen my handfuls hehehe

So far today I have been a bit better as in no snacks. A guy from work has just bought me a banoffi pie - what is he doing to me?!!!!!!!!! I have been strong and given it away to another hungry belly

Today I had:

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled egg

Lunch: mixed salad with turkey breast and salad cream

Tea: 2 fishcakes and pasta

Snacks: NONE! I have been so good. just 2 cups of green tea to see me through the day!:clap2:

Very good day indeed for me but will it last? Probably not cause I am going to an FA CUP final party tomorrow and will drink loads of Brandy! Never mind, back to seriousness Sunday!

Well today my restriction seems to have come out of nowhere!

B; 1/2 protein shot (21g protein 90 cals)

S; 1/2 apple... started off as a whole one... abandoned!

L; 1/2 chicken pannini ( took 1/2 home for son to eat!)

S; 1/2 protein & shot 1/2 apple

D; Well I know that I ought to have something... but I just feel so 'full'

Might try baked sweet potato and beans.... Not that I fancy it much....

Total calories are about 750 with dinner if I can manage it!

Anon I can only dream of a restriction that good. Roll on July and see if that makes any difference!

Well done you, I hope for you that it lasts for a few pounds off!

Well in the end I had a Baked sweet potato with a bit of tuna and sweetcorn and 4 cherry tomatoes.... you wouldn't believe how stuffed I was!

Today is 'junk day'

But all I've managed is

1 cambridge shake

1 rye cracker

150g cottage cheese small pb, must remember to chew chew chew :-(

about 4 cups of coffee.... really unusual for me as I don't have much in the way of coffee, but have had a friend round and she drinks it like it's going out of fashion!

Tonight is curry night! Dunno how I'm going to get on with that!

Hope you had a great curry night H x

OK time to input again. Now in my defence I have been having the worse TOM ever! More in the fact feeling totally wiped out, can't wait till it goes completely ho hum.

B: Porridge and raisins

S: Orange

L: Beef and vegetable soup

S: Exoctic Solero

D: 2 bags of spicy nik naks and a topic bar

I know fairly crap but getting better and I am still wearing 18 jeans! I haven't stood on teh scale for a couple of weeks, shall stand on them this Friday with my PT. We both decided it would be better for morale if I cut down teh amount of time I stand on scales. As soon as I know I shall let you all know. If I haven't lost weight it would be quite perplexing!

LubertySuzanne, weighing once in a while sounds like a very good idea. Unfortunately, I am a very weak person and tend to weight myself most day. Whilst it can be depressing some days, I think it keeps my finger on the buzzer and keeps me going. If I weigh myseof and it is crap, I might feel depressed but I am so much more careful for the day!

Anyway, today I have been goodish:

Late Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs with a slice of bread

Lunch/Tea: mixed salad with 5 boiled new potatoes.

That should be it for the day. I may have a cup of green tea later if I feel peckish.

PS: How but to have a curry.... I wish I could but it doesn't agree with me much since the op!

Oh Lord I wish I could eat two eggs!!

For me last night was tough and today, just as bad!

Curry 1 tbspn rice and 3 pieces of chicken... oh managed the poppadom just fine! Sooo wanted to eat more, but didn't want to pb so restrained myself.

Today I've had another tough day...

Friends for brunch

1/4 slice toast, 1 dessert spn scrambled egg 1 slice black pudding (158 cals for slice!) Wanted to have bacon, tomatoes, sausages toast with butter and marmalade, but my restriction stopped me ( Well that's what it's supposed to do, but it didn't make me feel any better!)

Lunch 2 slices canteloupe melon

Dinner Mediterranean chicken about 4 pieces with loads of spicy sauce to ease it down! I feel really full, but cheated as I made some lovely piri piri rice to go with and managed about a tspn!

All I can say is the scales had better be kind to me next Saturday!!

I'm conscious that I've had hardly any fruit or veg, and I probably need to have a cambridge diet meal to ensure vitamins and protein... will try and force one down before bed!

I did ask for a fill.....