Need your advice..I put a pic up of what I ate for lunch..it was shredded brisket I didnt eat the bun and potato salad. Is this to much I feel fine after I ate. I had no pain or discomfort. I have only had one fill and I just want to make sure I am eating the right portion. I scared my band my sip.. please give me ur opinion...thanks

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The band will tell you when you've eaten enough once it's adjusted properly. And you'll need to look for the soft stop signals like burping, hiccups, sighs, runny nose etc. Of course, feeling like you've eaten enough is the big signal, or, when a meal begins to look unappetizing is a good time to stop.

You're in the beginning stages now so you can probably eat much more but that doesn't mean you should. Until your band is adjusted this is just a diet and my recommendation is to try to eat healthy but try not to feel deprived.

Your picture seems a little anemic. Looks like 1/3 cup of brisket? That's fine if you're feeling satisfied. If not, maybe a little more.

And there's no reason not to eat bread and potato salad unless you're trying to avoid carbs? This shouldn't be about dieting or feeling hunger and deprivation. There are some members here who weigh and measure every bite they eat. I'm not one of them and they may have a different take on this.

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I also don't weigh anything. I sorta know what I can't eat. don't tell anyone but sometimes I fill my plate with the amount of food I used to eat and laugh at how much I actually can eat. but don't do this kind of thing until you are in the green zone. I get sorta a satisfaction that my band is doing its job and I still follow the rules of protein first, etc. I have found with the green zone I am having trouble getting the protein in that i need. at parties and such most ppl have no idea that I am on a diet. I take what I want from all catagories and praise the Lord my band does the rest of the work. I am not a fast loser but a lb a week is a okay with me. I think what I aam trying to say is get to the green zone, stay away from sliders and you will lose wt. and don't be surprised if the shredded brisket will be off your list when you are in the green. eating anything not completely moist is really hard to do. boy I am being winded. sorry.

I also don't weigh anything. I sorta know what I can't eat. don't tell anyone but sometimes I fill my plate with the amount of food I used to eat and laugh at how much I actually can eat.

OMG, I do the same but never really thought about it this way? It's sort of fun to actually take food back to the kitchen and store it in the fridge as a leftover. Never had to do that before surgery. I'm always showing my wife my half full plate begging her to eat the rest. Fortunately she always says no(unless it's tenderloin steak). I never thought that I was showing off how little I eat now. Love it!

Thank u guys.. you really helped :-)