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:)

What a wonderful thread this is!! Do most of you count calories? As you can tell I am still adjusting to being a bandster. I haven't gotten it right yet but I am trying!!

b-supreme protein bar

l-tuna salad made with spinich dip

s-8-9 raw almonds

d-will be 1/2 cup egg salad

Bloo--have you ever made the meatballs with ground turkey rather than beef? Did it make much of a difference?

I don't count calories, but I log what I eat everyday on the dailyplate.com.

B: 3 oz. ground beef, stirfried with: 1/4 c. chopped spinach and 1 egg

L: 1/2 small pounch of tuna, with 1 chopped green onion and 2 oz. fat free cottage cheese

D: Shrimp, stir-fried with 2 tbsp. chopped onion and 1/2 c. green Beans.

Nancy

B- Balance Bar

S- Muscle Milk

L- Snack size parfait

D- 1 c. Clam chowder

S- 2 fig bars w/ coffee

i LOVE the 2-7yrs olds.

Thats perfect! My 2 little "Dennis The Menace's" are 3 & 5 :biggrin2:

My 5 year old starts kindergarten tomorrow ... he's all excited about it and I'm a nervous wreck :tt2:

What a wonderful thread this is!! Do most of you count calories? As you can tell I am still adjusting to being a bandster. I haven't gotten it right yet but I am trying!!

I keep track of my intake on TheDailyPlate.com ... I TRY not to go over 1200 calories a day (doesn't always work though )

What do you mean you haven't gotten it right? Looks like you're pretty much halfway to your goal ... CONGRATS!

Bloo--have you ever made the meatballs with ground turkey rather than beef? Did it make much of a difference?

I've never tried ground turkey for anything although I've always heard it's leaner & healthier ... maybe I should give it a try :crying:

Today ~

Breakfast ~ Atkins Creamy vanilla shake

Snack ~ 1oz Jalapeno Smokehouse Almonds

lunch ~ salad (1 pkg Buddig Turkey, 1/4 C Colby Jack Shredded cheese, 1/2 Medium Tomato, 2 T Ranch Dressing)

Snack ~ 2-3 T Skippy Roasted Honey Nut Peanut Butter (I was craving )

dinner ~ 2 Scrambled eggs w/ Light Cream Cheese & Sliced Avocado

... he's all excited about it and I'm a nervous wreck

how adorable!, hope it all goes well!

hi ladybug - i do keep track of my calories & try to stay around 1100....but just got a fill yesterday, so i might have to work back up to that number.

yesterday ~

b- EAS carb control choc shake

l- light delight smoothie

d- 1/3c cream potato Soup

yesterday:

b: low carb slim fast with 1/2 banana & 1 teaspoon of organic Peanut Butter

l: cream of tomato soup (3/4 cup). it was icky:eek:

d: 4 pieces of center cut bacon (100 cal) and 1 egg

s: atkins endulge bar.

Today:

b: low carb slim fast with 1/2 banana & 1 teaspoon of organic peanut butter

l: (will be) whatever the deli's soup of the day is (as long as it doesn't have pasta/rice in it).

d: (will be) i'm making a crustless quiche/frittata that my hubby and i love with: 2 slices of bacon, whole bag of spinach with onion, in a pie plate mixed with eggs &egg sub. and sliced garden tomatoes on top and a sprinkle of crumbled goat cheese. YUM!

Sorry I've been MIA! Been really busy this past week....

I found the Parmesan Meatball recipe ~~> here

Today I am making Mexican Meatballs which I found ~~> here

Thanks Bloo! I'm on liquids for a couple of days because I got a fill yesterday. I can't wait to try the recipes though. I'll probably be dreaming about meatballs tonight because I'm craving them now, lol.

georgia girl / bloo & regular posters w/kids - WOW, i bow to you!

cause i've had my 6 nieces/nephew for a wk now and to go from cooking for 2 banded persons to 8 with tastes off the MAP!!!!!

i've seen my husband PB a bunch and just look at him, like he's crazy. i had baby back ribs in our smoker for 6hrs today and i take one bite and was met with a fast dash to the sink & i'm scheduled for a fill in the AM.

I'm with Bloo, you can borrow my 2 year old son, lol. He's a typical 2 year old boy.....into everything and never stops, except to sleep. He definitely keeps me on the go! We won't even go into how picky he is with food....he gets it from his daddy. They are both nightmares to cook for....

Had a fill yesterday so I'm on liquids for a couple of more days.

Yesterday:

Breakfast- skipped, Water later

Lunch- Tomato soup

Dinner- Protein shake

Today:

Breakfast- skipped again, water later

Lunch- Cream of chicken soup

Snack- ??? don't know yet

Dinner- Protein Shake

I use to track my food on mydailyplate, but have become lax.

b-protein shake

s-5 chips

l-tuna and wasa cracker

s-90 calorie oatmeal raisin bar

d-egg salad

currently sitting here eating a choc bar with almonds!!!!

when I want to do right---evil is always present!!!

yesterday -

b- 3oz cottage cheese

s- EAS carb control choc shake

l- half a salmon cake

d- 1/2c turkey chili

b: lc slimfast with 1/2 ban. and 1 tablespoon organic peanut butter

l: (will be) grilled chicken ceasar salad :biggrin: I'm going to eat a small portion, but i'm craving it:ohmy:

d: (will be) portabella parm. I grill the mushrooms and then put some skim ricotta (that's mixed with garlic paste and dry seasonings)..then some marinara and part skim mozz on top. Yum. 1 cap is more than enough.

Breakfast ~ Skipped

Snack ~ 3oz Mexican Meatballs

Lunch ~ Salad (Lettuce, 1pkg Buddig Chicken, 1/3 C Shredded Cheese, 1/2 Tomato & 2 T Ranch)

Snack ~ 1oz Almonds

Dinner ~ 2 Scrambled Eggs w/ Light Cream Cheese & Sliced Avocado

Snack ~ 2 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups :biggrin: *bad girl*

yesterday -

b- 1/2c Fiber one squares w/2% milk and blueberries

s- 1oz cheddar cheese

l- 3oz grilled talapia, bite of spinach

d- 3/4c cream potato Soup

Yesterday:

B'fast~ Protein shake

Lunch~ loaded mashed potatoes (about 3/4 cup)

Snack~ ice cream w/ chocolate syrup :biggrin:

Dinner~ 2 slices baked eggplant