Share ideas, What did you eat today ?

[luluc 6]

bigbaby - i also make my own, but i also throw chickpeas in a lot of other dishes (salads). amy's recip is spot on & you get much more Protein that way.!! the only store brand i found that had "decent" amts of Protein, was whole foods (6g).

yesterday -

b- choc/peanut butter Protein Drink

l- 1/2c Pasta salad , few bits of tuna

s- 1.5oz cheddar w/6 trisketts

d- 3.5oz garlic talapia w/1/3c pea salad

[annecolorgreen 0]

I love hummus but usually eat it with wheat crackers or carrots. What do you eat it with?

Thanks!

[bindi2203 0]

I ate today,

B chocolate Protein shake,

S 2 strawberrys, and 2 tbs yogurt

L Fish Curry

D Soy Sausage, salad, and cottage cheese.

I know sounds very exciting, but it was satisfying, so i cant complain.

[luluc 6]

I love hummus but usually eat it with wheat crackers or carrots. What do you eat it with?

Thanks!

all veggies (i like cucumbers mostly) - pita chips, i mix hummus in my tuna or cottage cheese & sometimes use is as a spread when making a sandwhich....

[McSteph100 0]

today:

Breakfast - egg white omelet made with 2 egg whites, spinach, red bell pepper and onion

snack - peach flavored Protein drink

lunch - 5 oz honey vanilla greek style yogurt, 1 oz beef Jerky

dinner - 3 turkey and spinach meatballs topped with 2 tablespoons of marinara sauce

snack - 1 string cheese stick

I noticed lots of you eat beef or other Jerky...I would think that stuff is so dry and stringy it would get stuck. I am not very good at the chewing thing in the first place, and I end up in pain every other day or so. Is there a kind of Jerky that is better than others?

[truediva 1]

I'm not the one who said it first, mind you. I just chimed in that the other person wasn't the only one who thought that way. I'm not trying to criticize anyone! Definitely not trying to be rude. A lot of the choices made in this thread are very good choices, and have helped me get an idea of what kinds of meals I can have once I'm banded. But there are a few meal choices and daily diets that make me wonder why they bothered getting the band in the first place? I just think that Protein has a lot better forms than meatballs and Pork rinds. :smile:

This sounds like what your first response should have been, not the negative one you chimed in on. You will se once banded (or never banded) when you are TRYING to make life style changes, everyday is not going to be your IDEAL day. We post here to take accountability for what we are eating. Sometimes it helps to see it in writing what you're putting in your body. If most of us did this to begin with, we wouldn't have needed the band.

[truediva 1]

yesterday

b-sf carnation instant breakfast

l-broccoli, shrimp, 1 egg roll

d-4 homemade turkey potstickers with soy dipping sauce

thanks for the recipe

1 hr at the gym

[luluc 6]

Is there a kind of Jerky that is better than others?

the NP at my dr's office who does my fills suggested ostrich jerkee & happen to find it at my 24hr fitness for sale. i love them, especially after a workout & won't be able to eat right afterwards (i always carry one)they are much softer to eat & really good:

OSTRIM JERKEE Beef & Ostrich meat Jerky (1.05 oz. Package)

one stick = 80 cal / 1.5g fat / 14g Protein

[Pam-Dallas 0]

Yesterday:

B: 1 egg

L:

[Pam-Dallas 0]

Yesterday

B: 1 egg

L: Weight Watchers Lasagna

S: 2 pieces beef jerkey

D: Tomato Soup, tuna salad

S: 2 cups of low-fat popcorn

[AmyBee 0]

I noticed lots of you eat beef or other Jerky...I would think that stuff is so dry and stringy it would get stuck. I am not very good at the chewing thing in the first place, and I end up in pain every other day or so. Is there a kind of Jerky that is better than others?

I only have 1 cc filled in a 10 cc band. I have absolutely no restriction...I have been going on willpower the last 2 weeks...and not very well I might add....the scale has not moved in 2 weeks. (I have appointment with the dr today to see if I can get another fill).

I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I would imagine it will be harder to get beef jerky down once I have restriction. Again, I am only guessing.

I purchase beef jerky from whole foods...it's the whole foods organic brand and it is very tender compared to other store bought jerky's.

[Brandy~ 2]

I noticed lots of you eat beef or other Jerky...I would think that stuff is so dry and stringy it would get stuck. I am not very good at the chewing thing in the first place, and I end up in pain every other day or so. Is there a kind of Jerky that is better than others?

I am at full restriction and I do ok with jerky. Tiny bites and lots of chewing. It's really flavorful and good on Protein. You have to watch it though since it's also high in sodium.

The ostrich jerky that lulu mentioned is good though. I haven't had that brand I don't think but I get mine at OZ fitness formerly known as 24 hour fitness. I think ostrich meat is one of the highest meats for protein as well.

[ParaGirl 71]

Yesterday at dinner i tried half of an egg roll and about 4-5 bites of rice and veggies. The meat was too chewy and I decided not to try to swallow it. About 10 minutes later, I was violently throwing it all up. It was awful. It seemed like 4 times more than I ate came back out. No more of that crap for me. Also, I may have to get half a cc taken out of my fill if this doesnt work for me.

[Brandy~ 2]

B~1/2 egg with 1/2 piece of toast WOG (Yep I was able to eat 1/2 piece today hooray)

L~1 slice of avacado, 1 oz of chicken, 2 mushrooms sliced

S~ 4 thin triscuits and a wedge of garlic laughing cow lite

D~ 2 oz steak with cajun rub and grilled with a few tbsp of sauted onion, garlic , mushroom

[speck 1]

First of all, thanks to everyone who post their daily menu. It is very helpful to the newly banded. (me!!)

For those of you who eat breakfast- what time do you eat Breakfast?

Also, I see that most eat at least one snack a day. Do you eat the snack because you are a little hungry or do you believe it helps with your metabolism?

TIA