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:)

Today:

B'fast~ peanut butter cheerios with light vanilla soymilk (OMG....I freakin' love these cheerios!)

Lunch~ protein shake, 1/2 c. sliced strawberries, 1 oz. almonds

Dinner~ mushroom spaghetti (with spaghetti squash instead of noodles)

Snack~ fruit smoothie (1&1/2 c. fresh fruit, 1/2 c. greek yogurt, splash of soymilk)

I've only been banded for like 13 days today and have lost 13 lbs (no pre-op diet), yesterday I had a pretty chaotic day and ate solids for the first time (with my doctors permission). Every meal was eaten at a restaurant.

I need some guidance as my apetite is back to normal and swelling has gone down so without a fill I am basically just dieting but I have no clue if these portions/choices are ok. Thank you so much if any of you who have been banded longer could give me your opinion. This is what I ate yesterday (out all day):

Bfast - 2 eggs (just one yolk) with some salsa and melted cheese

Lunch - 5 oz. grilled white fish filet, 1/4 cup grilled asparagus, 1 grilled slice tomato

Dinner - 2 oz. grilled hamburger meat

Snack - 2 string cheese, 1 cup jello

Drinks - Tea, 1/2 cup OJ, water...no sugar in any of these

Totaled out to about 1,090 calories.

Is that way too much?

Today:

Bfast - Protein shake w/ 1/2 cup fat free lactose free milk

mid-morning snack - string cheese, 5 cashew nuts (raw), 1 cup jello

Lunch (comida) - 1/4 chicken broth w/chicken, zucchini and carrots, protein shake 1/2 cup milk

Afternoon snack - String cheese, 5 cashew nuts, 1 cup jello, 1 tbl spoon peanut butter

Dinner - Protein shake w/ 1/2 cup fat free lactose free milk

950 or so calories, tons of protein.

Tomorrow is the first day I am back at the gym (I enjoy working out) so I will probably be adding some fruit and solid protein at lunch right after my workout (45 min. low intensity cardio per doctors orders) and a protein bar before.

Is an entire can (small) of tuna an ok choice for lunch?

Any opinions? Thank you so much.

I'm a baby bandster still.

today:

B: scrambled eggs white (substitute) 1/4 hash brown

L: Too much: 3 scoops of tuna , cucumbers-3, 1 tomato slice.

afternoon snack: new whey protein fruit punch (26 grms) I had gone for a walk

Dinner: brushed my teeth and water rest of the night( my throat hurting )

Today:

B'fast~ Pumpkin protein smoothie

Snack~ banana

Lunch~ Half of a Healthy Choice garlic herb shrimp steamer (I DO NOT recommend this one...ugh. The sauce was like garlic water.), 1 Ritz Crackerful

Snack~ 1 oz. almonds

Dinner~ Tomato sandwich on light whole wheat bread

Snack~ Fruit smoothie

Calories~ 1.098

B = Small hot chocolate from the Flavia machine at work.

L = half a serving of Soup at Hand Creamy Chicken.

1/4 liter of water.

This last fill is a mofo.

iced coffee,fat free milk ft free creamer, grape nuts, ft fr milk

3oz chick salad 1 tsp mayo spinach toms

1/2 cup ground turkey chilli beans, zuch, toms,

fiber one bar, 2 strawberries

shake w/ tsp peanut butter

after gym was so hungry had,,,,,1/2 cup more chili

was really hungry today for some reason...dont know why....just had a fill.

Started low carbing it yesterday. I had:

Breakfast-2 eggs and 3 slices of bacon

Snack-Atkins Peanut Cluster Bar

Lunch-4 small slim jims

Snack-Atkins bar

Dinner-Carls Jr Low Carb burger (wrapped in lettuce)

Calories:1,300

Carbs-10

Protein-83

I just started mushie foods yesterday.

So far today:

Breakfast- Smoothie

Lunch- 2 TBS. Pureed chicken (with a little salsa and cheese)

2 TBS. Mashed potatoes (mashed with fat free yogurt ranch dressing)

1 TBS. Cottage cheese

1 TBS. Apple sauce (with cinnamon of course)

Today:

B'fast~ coffe, then cinnamon apple smoothie

Lunch~ mushroom and cheese stuffed chicken breast, 1/2 c. edamame

Dinner~ bowl of pumpkin chili

Snack~ fruit smoothie

Calories~ 1,074

Today:

B'fast~ coffee, then pumpkin banana smoothie

Lunch~ bowl of pumpkin chili

Snack~ 1 oz. almonds, 1 ritz crackerful

Dinner~ homemade chicken salad sandwich on whole wheat bread

Calories~ 1,072

Breakfast egg, 1 Banquet Brown n Serve Sausage

Lunch Power Bar from Atkins

Dinner 3/4 cup 4% cottage cheese, Muscle Milk Light Chocolate Milk Protein Shake.

vanilla protein drink with 1/2 banana

poached egg on 3 tablespoons of white beans

chicken enchilada just the chicken

lettuce garnish with tblspn of french dressing

1/4 piece of grilled cheese sandwich

1/4 cup of white bean soup

1 slice tomato

2 slices of cucumber

and i will probably be having white beans again tomorrow, (my sister gave us a big bowl she made and her family wouldn't eat it.

how did you make pumpkin protein shake GEORGIAGIRL? sounds good

how did you make pumpkin protein shake GEORGIAGIRL? sounds good

Clean Eating Pumpkin Smoothie

(Makes 1 serving)

Ingredients

1 cup Greek yogurt

1/2 cup pumpkin (I used canned and organic)

1 tbsp. agave

1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (no sugar added)

2 tbsp. whey protein powder

Just blend everything together. I wasn't quite satisfied with this recipe....it was a little too tangy for my taste. I think next time I will add a sliced frozen banana and see if that helps with the tanginess. It wasn't bad or anything, just needs a little tweaking for my taste.

Anyone here have a recipe for a REAL THICK high protein shake? I purchased the PB2 and it tastes good with milk and unflavored protein powder, but it's not THICK. I'd LOVE something like a milk shake.

Any ideas?

Try cutting your liquid down, that will thicken any shake.

If you get a fill, and your tight, add more liquid, and thin it out.