I have started to watch what I am eating now and I was just wondering what is a typical food intake for a person banded. I am talking past the mushy stage.

Thanks!!

Are you talking calories or volume? I guess I will give you what I did for both!

I stayed between 800-1000 calories and ate about 3/4 -1 cup of food at a time. For me that worked really well. Some need to go a little lower in calories, some need a little higher. A lot of it depends on your exercise as well. If you are exercising a lot you may need to be betweeen 1000-1200.

I was exercising but I never plateaued so I figured if its not broken...don't fix it. Hope this is what you were looking for.

This is my typical day....lately.

Breakfast: 2 scrambled egg w/slice of cheese melted on them.

Lunch: cottage cheese (1/2C) and usually Soup (maybe 3/4-1C)

Supper: Baked Fish (3-4oz piece) steamed veggies (1/2-3/4C)

Some evenings I have 1 or 2 popsicles too.:frown:

1 or 2 glasses of skim milk a day

50-70 ounces of Water

12oz de-caf coffee

I'm interested in seeing what other people are eating though to get some other ideas!:crying:

Ck out the thread on here what did you eat today?

Here is my day.....

chocolate fudge Protein shake--tight in morning

deli meat and cheese or tuna salad with a couple trisquits. I drink soup at hands for lunch when I am cold.

dinner is whatever I make for the family---roast w/carrots,1/3 c taco filling w/ Beans and cheese, italian beef-no bread, I usually eat 1/4c to 1/2c.

I snack on the following... sf pudding, yogurt,sunchips,almonds,ice cream, Protein Bars, whatever I want reaaly just alot less.

I usually have about 1000 Calories a day. If I go less I generally stop losing. I usually have 3 1 cup meals a day, No snackies. It works for me, but everyone is different! I love to cook, and I live alone, so it is easy to freeze everything already with portion control applied. I don't consume very many liquid calories. On days I eat very low cal, I will supplement with a Protein shake.

Breakfast-

1 egg Over Easy

and

2 Slices Turkey Bacon

Or

1/2 Cup Cottage cheese

and

1/2 Cup Diced Pears

Lunch-

3oz lunch meat

1oz Cheese

and

1/2 cup of a veggie or fruit

Dinner-

3oz of Meat

and

1/2 cup of a Veggie

is 1000 calories a day average or low or high...and what about carbs...hwo many of them to u intake

Some days are 600 cal, most go 800-1000 cal. I do not worry about carbs because if I do eat them it is never much!

Most people are supposed to have 800-1200 Calories a day. It depends on the Doctor. 600 Cals is never enough, people that eat that usually lose alot of hair. It is about being healthy and losing weight. I don't worry about carbs too much either. Just want to make sure I get in 80g Protein. Def switch to all fat free or low fat stuff though.

I suggest you read the 'Share Ideas. What did you eat today" thread in this forum - people have been posting for a LONG time and you can see that everyone is different - in types of food, bolumes, calories, carbs...just like 'regular people.

Find what works for you; eat a healthy variety, throw in some exercise, chew chew chew and drink your Water.