Just curious what you ate today ? Maybe those who are getting banded would also find it interesting to see examples of what we are eating to be sucessful . I will start

Banded June 5th Lost 11 Lbs

Br- Protein shake

Lunch- Applebees Broccoli cheese Soup

Snack- Peach

Dinner-Sweet Patato , tuna from a can to get protein

Protein Shake before bed

Thanks for sharing, I think it would be fun to hear what others are having at different stages to give us ideas.

Kim:)

Breakfast ~ SBD cinnamon raisin cereal bar

Lunch ~ Popcorn chicken (15 pcs) & 1/4 C cottage cheese

Snack ~ 1 C ground beef mixed w/ salsa

Dinner ~ 1/2 C Dennison's fat free chili

Snack ~ 1oz italian dry salami & 8 manzanilla olives

B: 2 cup cereal 1/2c 2%milk

L: 1.5 oz lean ground beef 1slice of wheat bread

S: 2 slice of bacon

D:1.5 oz lean ground beef (97/3) 1 slice of wheat bread

total calories:1008

Breakfast ~ 1 scrambled egg & 2 slices bacon

Snack ~ 1 string cheese

Lunch ~ Salad (1.5oz lettuce, 1oz italian salami, 1 slice provolone cheese, 1 cherry tomato & 2 T Italian dressing)

Snack ~ Egg salad (2 hard boiled eggs & 1.5 T mayo)

Dinner ~ Salad (1.5oz lettuce, 1oz salami, 1 slice provolone cheese, 1 hard boiled egg & 2 T Italian dressing)

Breakfast - 1/2 cup eggbeaters omelet plus 1/4 c cottage cheese

Lunch - 2/3 cup tofu with teriyaki sauce, 1/2 cup lettuce

Dinner - 5 fried oysters, 1/2 cup spinach, 2 T mayo, 1 T dill relish

Snack - Zensoy chocolate pudding cup

B: skipped

L: 1 cup of egg salad

S: 100 calories pack shortbread cookie

D: 1 baked chicken drumstick 1/2 cup egg salad

Today

B: 1 soy yougurt cup w/ 3 sliced strawberries and 6 blueberries

S: 1/4 c Sabra supremely spicey hummus w/ 2 carrots cut into sticks.

L: 1 sweet potatoe and tofu with teriyaki sauce on it

D:tempeh with ginger sesame sauce baked, salad with almonds and craisins and ginger sesame dressing. YUMMY!!!

Liquids: 1c coffee, LOTS of water. Tea

Breakfast ~ 1 scrambled egg & 2 slices bacon

Lunch ~ Egg salad (2 hard boiled eggs & 1 T mayo)

Snack ~ 8 Manzanilla olives, 1 string cheese & 1/2 oz pork rinds

Dinner ~ Chicken salad (1.5 oz lettuce, 3 oz grilled chicken, 1 slice provolone cheese, 1 hard boiled egg, 2 cherry tomatoes & 2 T ranch dressing)

B: South Beach Diet chocolate cereal bar

L: bean & cheese burrito

D: teriyaki tofu

BREAKFAST

PROTEIN SHAKE/SMOOTHIE---- I make it with

Soy Protein powder

low fat vanilla yogurt

Silk Soy milk

strawberries

SNACK

Raw almonds

LUNCH

Lean Cuisine frozen dinner

SNACK

Low Fat Vanilla Yogurt

w/ raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries

and Special K Protein Plus cereal crumbled on top

DINNER

Steak w/mushrooms and Marsala wine sauce

asparagus

mashed potatoes

So.... this was what I ate yesterday. I STILL feel like I am able to eat wayyy too much. I am eating what I think are healthy things but I still feel like my portions are way out of control for someone who has had the lap band. Don't get me wrong I am eating wayyy less than I used to but it still seems like too much.

B: Taco salad

L: chicken drumstick

S:100 calories pack

D:tuna salad

B: 1/2 c eggbeaters (omelet) with 2 oz herbed goat cheese

L & D: probably protein drinks and/or soup - I'm pretty sure I'm getting my first fill today!

Breakfast: slimfast shake with one scoop of protien powder

Lunch: 2 oz chicken breast, half cup broccoli, half cup plain yogourt

snack: one orange

Dinner: half cup carrots, 4 oz cooked tuna

snack: sf choc pudding

B: Chai plus Bolthouse Vanilla Chai w/Protein

L: Amy's Thai Coconut soup, strained

D: EAS Advantage Chocolate mixed into Atkins Advantage Chocolate ready-to-drink shake plus peppermint Da Vinci syrup

B:1/2 cup of weight control oatmeal

L: Tuna Salad 1egg

S:2 cup of popcorn

D:2 cups cearal 1 cup 2%milk

yesterday -

b - 1 chicken quesidilla

l - skinny latte/strbks

d - 3/4cup chicken stew

s - 1 glass of chardonay :redface:

today -

b - eas myoplex lite vanilla protein shake

l - 3/4cup chicken stew

d - 3/4cup pinto bean soup

s - handful almonds