I'm struggling with how I feel like I should be eating vs what I'm able to eat and what I read on here from some people.

As a lifelong dieter, I'm accustomed to the idea of smallish Protein servings along with heaps of veggies to fill up on. I recognized early on in the consultation process that this is not how I would be eating once banded. Instead, it would be small protein (properly cooked to be soft), eaten first, then a small serving of veggies and starch to round out my plate.

Well, I have yet to eat any real portion of veggies. I find almost all of them difficult to eat unless they are boiled to death.

Are you eating veggies? How? Which ones?

I miss my big salads and mounds of roasted vegetables!

I drink my greens, greens+. I do have a salad, usually when we are in an Italian restaurant and pasta is the main fare. I will get a salad with a tomato slice, shredded motzarella. If there are other things on the menu, I will add if they meet my needs. Then, I spend a lot of time cutting everything up into small bites, being very mindful of slow eating and checking in with myself. I take a vitamin every day and drink the greens.it seems to work for me, but I totally get missing the slightly undercooked veggies.

Everyone is different, so you will have to go with what your system can handle. I drink V8Fusions for my daily serving of fruits and vegetables, I also eat canned spinach, and green Beans. Anyother type of beans, corn etc (starchy veggies) are very difficult to eat. I cannot eat iceburg lettuce but I can eat romaine. It will be trial and error for you. Experiment in small doses and see what works and you will have to adjust.

@@send2steph if you are able to eat these items without having a band issue, then you should continue to enjoy them. Make sure to get your protein levels in first and then go ahead and enjoy the vegies.

I had half of a ml taken out of my band today. I'm currently eating veggie/turkey soup for dinner with no pain. Very happy girl!

Isn't it crazy how such a small amount can make a huge difference? I'm so glad for you! When I had a similar situation, I think I panicked because I didn't feel tight enough. I talked myself through that, and found within two weeks, my sweet green spot???? loving it!

I have eaten a small salad. Chewed it well…no issues. I've also had cooked green Beans that were pretty easy to eat too.

Got banded October 17,2014 and had my first fill 2 days ago. So far I have not found anything that gives me problems with eating

Pat, same with me, one month banded and my first fill, but nothing has given me issues. I almost wish I did, to have that feeling that my band is "working". Dues that even make sense?? But I struggle getting veggies in. Doing V8 or something is not a bad idea. Huh..

Nothing has given me trouble either. I'm scheduled for another fill on Monday. I think this could be my last one because I was in the yellow zone last time. I'm thinking another half CC will really help me get satisfied with less for longer. When I had my first fill I had a strong sense of satiety for about 3 days. Now I'm back to feeling hungry every 3.5 hours after eating about 4oz protein.