I was trying to figure out what to eat for lunch and nothing was appealing...not my go to foods like hummus or salad or tuna, etc.

Then I thought I would like a little bit of hummus, a piece of cheese..so, I made a platter of nibbles for lunch.

I had a hard boiled egg, a tablespoon of hummus with cut up sweet pepper for dipping. I also had a bunch of red grapes and a baby bell cheese with some crackers. I'm not sure what the calories or Protein totals were but I know it wasn't empty carbs or something else not good for us from a nutritional standpoint. And...most important, it was delicious.

I'm with you... not much appeals, so I dug up last night's caprese salad, and decided it would be good loaded up on.....a slab of green pepper! YUM. Did I say YUM? Yeah! I layered the sliced tomato, mozzarella cheese slice (all coated in the olive oil/balsamic dressing), basil leaf, and then sprinkled with flake sea salt and chunky ground black pepper.....oh my goodness, I could be had for that! And I guess I was!!!! Try it...it is amazing, so fresh....hmmmmm....

One of my favorites for lunch at work.....black Beans simmered with some cooked Jimmy Dean sausage, petite diced tomatoes, onions, green pepper, cumin, bay leaf - any other seasonings you like. A half cup is very filling and a perfectly sized lunch for me. Very flavorful, too! I keep several 1/2 cup servings in the freezer at work so that I'm not caught without something for lunch; too many temptations in the hospital cafeteria (where I work the food there is pretty darn good!).

I've noticed that since my surgery, I want highly seasoned food more than not. It doesn't have to be spicy, although I love my spicy favorites, but I do want lots of flavor.

@@MrsSugarbabe, when my now 28 year old daughter was small, she spent a LOT of time in the hospital. Pre surgery, when we would meet for lunch, her place of choice was the hospital cafeteria! Keep in mind that neither of us work at the hospital, we just went to lunch there! Now that she has moved to Austin, I don't figure it will be too long before she finds the closest hospital to try out the food!

It's crazy that your goal was 150 and your down to 113! And, WOW, 154 lbs down! You go girl!!!

It's crazy that your goal was 150 and your down to 113! And, WOW, 154 lbs down! You go girl!!!

Aww...thank you. The 150 lb. goal was my doctor's idea. She said she would be thrilled if I got down to that weight. I kept eating the way I had been since being banded and the weight just continued to come off. It's stabilized at around 115. I haven't been this size since I was a young girl. Even when I got married, I was 125 lbs. and looked really nice so this is really an amazing accomplishment for me. Now...to keep it off. That's the real goal.

@@MrsSugarbabe, I have noticed the same thing about seasoning. My food has to be seasoned well. Also I have been craving spicy food which is really weird because I stayed away from spicy before surgery, now I look forward to it and with even splash hot sauce on some things.

What the heck is that about?