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Corridor72

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Corridor72    518

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Am I the only one who has a difficult time deciding WHAT to eat since being banded? It's not such a big deal when I don't have very many options but if we're eating out somewhere that has several band friendly foods to choose from or even if I'm at home, I sometimes have a very difficult time deciding what I'm going to eat. It's worse if I'm really hungry because I want EVERYTHING but then, I know I'm not going to be able to eat very much of anything. So then I just have a hard time settling on one option. I guess the problem is that, in the past, I would've just eaten it all. I never had any self control when it came to food. Until now. And now my band tells me when I've had enough and is quite good at saying "Alright lady! Enough is enough! Stop it NOW!"lol

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B-52    7,113

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My wife and I both work long days, so we go out to eat often....often I will just have a cup ,of Soup, and something from the appetizer list....then share a dessert with my wife.....

When I do order a large entree, I will bring what is left and can make 2 meals out of it....

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Corridor72    518

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I always have tons of leftovers. My family laughs at me because there are always boxes in the fridge and I can generally make several meals from 1 entree at the restaurant so I end up eating on whatever I do get for days after we eat out. I just wish it was easier to decide exactly what I want. It seems my brain is still in "fat girl mode" and wants everything while my tummy is in "skinny chick" mode and says "Nope. Ain't happening. One more bite and I'm giving it back."lol

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I'm with ya on the leftovers. I still haven't got the hang of cooking for just me and my wife and I only eat 1/2 of what I ate before.

We seldom go out to eat and that's fine by me since I suffer from the same confusion you have, too many choices and no where to put it all.

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rose2014    81

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I too am still new to this and often have the same problem of wondering what to eat. eggs beaters, tuna, chicken, cheese, lunch meat, pickles can get old and you want something different. Over the holiday I did fix Protein pancakes. The couple times I have gone out since being banded one time I ordered a kids meal and the other time my bestie and I just ordered appetizers. As long as we have each other we can draw from each others experiences. So glad I found this group before my lapband.

Rose

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Bandista    7,466

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My family likes to steer me toward what they want to eat because they know they are going to be getting plenty of whatever it is I do finally order. Lately I've been partial to crab cakes, usually in the form of an appetizer. Yummy! I'm going to learn to make salmon cakes with no breading.

Oh, and last night we were at a birthday party. Gluten-free chocolate cake made with Quinoa. I had the teeniest bite just to try it (great to be able to resist if I'm not really hungry!) and it was delicious. If I had been hungry I would have had more. Quinoa has a lot of Protein and for chocolate lovers this could be an amazing thing. Steevia, chocolate, quinoa.....oh my.

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Kathytej    134

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Some of the restaurants I go to, have the small plate option, so I go with that or I share the meal with my daughter and dessert with my husband.

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Lady VS    1,147

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Lol no you're not the only one. I too struggled at first trying to decide what to eat. It gets better over time. Good luck.

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