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:)

Friday April 22, 2011

Breakfast~Whole wheat bagel w/weight watchers cream cheese spread

Lunch~2 eggbeater tacos in corn tortillas and 1/4 cup of 2% grated cheese sprinkled on top

Dinner~1/3 of plate of bean and cheese nachos and 3 margaritas

Calories~1,466

Carbs~159

Protein~42 (way too low)

Breakfast: 1scrambled egg

large thin pancake with sf syrup and 1tbs. healthy starts margarine

McDonald's lg.sf vanilla iced coffee and 2c. decaf with 2 tbs sf vanilla creamer

lunch: Not hungry 1tbs. bread pudding made with splenda

dinner: Chef style salad, app 2c. mixed herb salad greens, 2tbs. toasted almonds,1 tbs. lo fat feta cheese, 2tbs. lofat balsamic

dressing, 1-1/2 oz. lean ham, 1 boiled egg

snack: adkins advantage vanilla shake

Monday April 25, 2011

Breakfast~1/2 wheat bagel with weight watchers cream cheese and oikos greek yogurt w/honey

Lunch~Lean Cuisine Five Cheese Rigatoni w/ 5 pieces of wheat melba toast and 1 slice of pepperjack cheese

Dinner~Greek turkey burger in pita bread

Snacks~35 almonds

Calories~1,376

Carbs~112

Protein~81

Water~50 oz

Breakfast: Adkins chocolate shake

Snacks: lg. Sugar free iced Mcdonald's coffee

Lunch: 2 c. herb salad green, 2tbs. sliced almonds, 1 1/2 oz. lean chopped ham, 2 tbs balsamic low fat salad dressing

5 green olives

1 slice natures own raisin toast with 1tbs smart starts margarine

Dinner: 1- taco bell beef taco, insides only no shell

1- taco bell pinto and cheese

Snack: 4 tbs. fat free half and half, 1/2 c. skim milk added to 1- Zioc Belgian cho. shake

Tuesday April 26, 2011

Breakfast~1/2 wheat bagel w/light cream cheese and 1/2 cup of oikos honey greek yogurt

Lunch~ 4oz Greek Turkey Burger in pita bread and about 10 croutons and 20 almonds

Snack~14 almonds and 5 croutons (I have a weird obsession with croutons)

Dinner~4 oz greek turkey burger and 35 almonds

Calories~1,427

Carbs~85

Protein~101

Water~ 64oz

I'm not going to get into the whole argument that all calories are created equal or aren't. Perhaps they aren't when there is a metabolic problem and not if you're 'normal'. If you really want to know why so many bariatric surgeons are prescribing low carb, here are some sources:

"Good Calories/Bad Calories" and "Why We Get Fat" by Gary Taubes.

"The Diabetes Solution" by Dr. Richard Bernstein

And here's an LA Times article that does a pretty good job for being an article. Scroll down to click "next" because there are 4 pages (really not that long once you scan past the ads).

Many people think 160gm is low carb because that's what the American Diabetic Assoc. uses for their diabetic diet. A number of diabetes experts, however, still feel that's too high since it's not resolving the insulin resistance or getting Type 2's off their meds. They're coming around more to Dr. Bernstein's way of thinking - 30-60gm spread across 3 meals and no grains, fruits or starches.

Those without metabolic problems obviously have the ability to eat more carbs. We just need to figure out which we are.

Hope this helps

B: Nothing

L: Nothing

Dinner: 4-6 oz burger with cheese, salad with blue cheese dressing

If your doc is saying not to eat it then you shouldn't eat it. All doctors have different rules.

I would LOVE a bagel! Even a half of a multigrain! MMMMM. but....sigh.... my surgeon has drilled it into my head: NO bread, rice, pasta, or potatoes.....big sigh....:-)

B: Nothing

L: Nothing

Dinner: 4-6 oz burger with cheese, salad with blue cheese dressing

Are you sick?? I mean actually sick, like a virus or a bad cold? Why did you eat nothing most of the day??

Breakfast: Adkins chocolate shake

Lunch: Weinersnitzel corn dog UUmm

Snack: lg sugar free iced coffee from Mc Donald

Dinner: 2c. mixed herb salad greens, 2tbs. each sliced almonds, feta cheese, lo fat balsamic dressing, 1 1/2 lean chopped ham, 6 green olives, 15 crispy snap peas, 1/2 c. mandarin oranges.

Snack: Zioc chocolate protein drink, 2tbs. sugar free vanilla coffee creamer, 2 sugar free Saam soft cho. chip cookies, ( I love chocolate and coffee, who would have guessed)

Maybe, only one more day of left over ham from Easter, then I will have to find a new meat for my salads. I have been loving them. I get the mixed salad greens from Walmarts and they are really good.

Wednesday April 27, 2011

Breakfast~1/4 cup of eggbeaters and 2 slices of turkey bacon

Lunch~1 oz of grilled chicken breast seasoned w/lemon pepper, 1/3 cup of brown rice and 1/2 cup of corn

Snack~22 almonds and some croutons

Dinner~2 cups of progresso soup santa fe style w/ croutons, 2% grated cheese sprinkled on top and a low carb tortilla

Walked for 1 1/2 hours-burned 308 calories

Net calories~621

Carbs~81

Protein 59

Water 50 oz

Are you sick?? I mean actually sick, like a virus or a bad cold? Why did you eat nothing most of the day??

Velvet,

I had read that intermittent fasting was good for resolving insulin resistance and reducing the production of ghrelin. Unfortunately, I found the update to that article (recommended by someone I respect highly) where he said it just didn't pan out and actually raised blood sugar in the short term. As a diabetic, that's a problem for me...particularly since they don't know what happens in the long term. So the 'nothing' for breakfast and lunch was the intermittent fasting, but since control of my diabetes is what it is all about for me, fasting (even though it does help slow production of ghrelin - hunger hormone) is not appropriate for me.

B: 2 eggs in .2 oz butter, .5 oz cooked bacon

L: Chef's salad - lettuce, 1 chopped hardboiled egg, 1 oz shredded cheese, 1 oz diced ham, 2 Tbs blue cheese dressing

D: 3-4 oz rotisserie chicken, artichoke with vinagrette

Thursday April 28, 2011

Breakfast~1/4 cup of eggbeaters and 2 slices of turkey bacon in a pita bread

Lunch~2 fresco style tacos from taco bell and 2 tbsp of wholly guacamole

Snack~11 almonds, 5 croutons and 1.5 tbsp of chunky peanut butter

Dinner~Kids meal honey seared chicken, brown rice, and small cup of thai wonton soup from pei wei

Cleaned around the house for 60 mins-burned 273 calories

Calories~1,262 (net)

Carbs~154

Protein~87

Water~Not nearly enough

yesterday: Thursday April 28

Breakfast: Adkins chocolate shake

sugar free vanilla iced coffee from Mcdonald (lg.)

lunch: 1/2 Carl Jr. western cheese burger ( I thought it was worth every calorie, but checked calorie count online, 710 for the whole burger. That is alot but it was very good)

snacks: 3 wheat thin triskets, 15 crisp snap pea, 4 lg strawberries with 2pkt splenda, Zoic cho protein drink with 2tbs. fat free half and half.

dinner: 2c mixed herb salad greens, 2tbs. each sliced almonds, feta cheese, no fat balsamic dressing, 1 pkt bumble bee tuna salad with crackers (80 cals.)