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:)

B'fast- low carb slim fast

Lunch- low carb slim fast

Dinner- Small chili from Wendy's and 1 of my son's chicken nuggets

today:

b- 3/4c honey nut cheerios w/blueberries & 2% milk

l - 1c field green salad w/ 1/2c chick peas

d- *planned* 3oz roasted chicken * 1/2c sugar snap peas

s - handful of almonds

Has anyone had luck with a FOOD DELIVERY DIET PROGRAM such as CHEFS DIET | NUTRI SYSTEM | MEDI FAST meal program etc?? I know some people have great success with these programs-

I have had serious struggles with what to eat day-to-day to keep to the dietary needs AND allow for the variety in food choices that will allow me to stick to eating properly. I also notice that living alone and eating such tiny meals mean a lot of food wasted-Honestly WHO can afford to just throw away groceries?- simply because you lose interest or something makes your band happy one day and sick the next-

Even with the recipes we post here sometimes end up with a pot of whatever flushed or thrown away-Am I right?? I want to do something that will help fellow bandsters with this, one of these diet food delivery programs geared to LAPBANDSTERS would make a killing! I have a full business plan for any venture capitalists out there!

I was considering one of these programs to insure food variety and portion control please chime in and let me know what you think guys!:smile2:

Kevin,

I can understand that cooking is a pain. I actually spend a good deal of time shopping / cooking / preparing meals - since both my husband & I are banded.

To be honest I don't know about the foods such as Jenny Craig / Nutri System / etc. - from what I've heard they are pretty horrible tasting, but again I've never tried. My friend in CA (unsure if this is a CA only program - might google others that are similar for your area) has tried Fresh Dining, Premium Gourmet Daily Meal Deliver in Southern California & has been very successful. She's actually lost more weight than I have & I have the band..LOL There food alone looks like things I would prepare VS microwaving a block of ice that's to be my lasagna for the evening .. Not appealing much ... Check them out,

Lulu~

B: 2cup foot loops 5oz 2%milk

L:chicken breast 2 tbsp of red beans

D:3 chicken wings

S:3 chocolate chip cookie (I use to eat a entire roll of cookies)

(45min cardio)

B'fast- low carb slim fast

Lunch- 1/2 c. lowfat cottage cheese, mixed with 1 tsp. pesto and 1/4 c. spaghetti sauce

Dinner- 3 small grilled chicken strips, 1/4 c. cooked carrots, 1/4 c. green beans

Suger Baby dont despair!!

It will get better.....eat the cup O soups with the noodles at this stage it won hurt!!

I know FULL WELL how bored you are and frustrated. This is normal!!!!! believe me it will get better and it will all be wotrh it!!!

Just hang in there!!

Connie

Kevin--I've tried Jenny Craig and the meals were tasty to me!! I live alone so the portions were just right. However, they were quite expensive.

I have learned to prepare small meals. You might want to try using Ziploc seal and steam bags. Throw in one piece of mean and a few veggies with seasonging and you have an instant meal. You might also want to consider repackaging when buying meat. When you purchase meat with several servings---try seasoning it and putting it in individual freezer bags. It's ready when you are.

When I go out, I split a dinner with a friend--save me money and I don't waste the food. I have been blessed to have a friendly band--THERE IS NOTHING that I can't eat. So I really must be careful with portion control.

Good luck with your business.

p.s.---I've been on spring break and didn't log any foods...will start over gain tomorrow.

I had beans and rice for breakfast, string cheese for snack and lots of coffee... that's it so far and it's 2;37pm. Gotta work at 3;45, so probably cook a piece of 6 oz chicken b4 I go... and eat ahi at work. oh, and more coffee.

B'fast- low carb slim fast

Lunch- 3/4 piece stuffed chicken breast (bacon & cheese)

Dinner- Fruit salad (3/4 c. lettuce, 1/4 c. diced fresh fruit, 7 croutons, 2 tbsp. maple fig vinaigrette)

Kevin, I did nutrisystem for about a year and it was good, you learn which are not so good! But it got old fast...and I am sure though now that I am banded could lose more! You can also pick your own foods instead of their starter one! Good luck

Kevin, I did nutrisystem about 11/2 years ago. The food was pretty good. I didn't stay on it long, I was working out like crazy then and the meals were too small. I was always hungry. But, they would be about perfect now. Also, if you don't like it, you can always send it back.

b- protein shake

l-can of chicken broth

d-chocolate/peanutbutter protein shake

48 oz of crystal light

I've eaten so badly the last 2 days--figured I might ought to try liquids for 2 days to balance out---afraid to get on scale. Don't know if it will work, but I'll try

Does anyone have a recipe for a crustless quiche? I want to try something different for breakfast.

Georgia--did you detox work? Have you lost any more weight?

just added a 'soup at Hand"---velvety potato

b- protein shake

l-can of chicken broth

d-chocolate/peanutbutter protein shake

48 oz of crystal light

I've eaten so badly the last 2 days--figured I might ought to try liquids for 2 days to balance out---afraid to get on scale. Don't know if it will work, but I'll try

Does anyone have a recipe for a crustless quiche? I want to try something different for breakfast.

Georgia--did you detox work? Have you lost any more weight?

bigbaby, yes my detox worked very good. I lost the 2 lbs I had gained, plus 4 more. So I made my St. Patty's day goal!!! I did it for a total of 3 days, on 2 of the days I ate a small bowl of chili for dinner. The best thing is, it really calmed my cravings. Good luck with it!

Oh, I posted a recipe a while back for a crust-less spinach quiche. Here is the link http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f82/crust-less-spinach-quiche-49727/. Last time I made it I added a little bit of ground sausage to it and it was very good. Depending on how you count your food, that may or may not be for you. At the time, I was focusing on low carb, so it was fine for me. You can also change the recipe if you don't like spinach and maybe substitute broccoli for it. I made them in a muffin pan and it was perfect individual sized portions. Depending on the size of muffin pan you use, you may have to adjust the cooking time to less.

I just had a thought, I used to buy a quiche mix a long, long time ago at my local grocery store. There were different kinds you could buy and all you had to do was pour it into a crust. I wonder if it could be poured into a muffin pan (with no crust) and cooked. Just a thought, I'll try to remember to look for it when I go back to the grocery store and I'll check out the nutritional info.