Hello, I am new to this site. I had my lap band 5/22, So in 2 weeks I get my first fill. I just started on solid food and I am scared to death, I can eat almost anything I want, and that scares me to death. I am afraid that I will go back to my old eating habits. I have talked to my surgery and told him that Im afriad that I may gain weight and he told me that if I do I can lose it.

I have done so will, MY pre op weight was 238, I know weigh 210. Everyone tells me how good I look and I am scared to let people down. Does everyone feel this way or is it me just being stupid? I also would like to know if anyone has any good recipes for chicken, we are going camping this weekend and I want a good low carb dutch oven chicken recipes.

I am so glad that I found this website. Oh maybe you would like to know a little about me. I am Kelly, I have 2 boys 11 and 8 and a very awesome husband. I live in Idaho, I work part time at the hospital and I am a mom. By kids( including my hubby) are into football so I have football all year around so I am very busy I sometime wonder how I got fat as busy as I am. Jsut wanted to say Hi and introduce myself.

I was banded the same day & was scheduled for my first fill today. Fortunately, I don't need it, so I cancelled.

What I do is make sure I eat every 3-4 waking hours.

I eat mostly protein.

I never put more than a cup of food on my dessert plate & I eat with baby cutlery.

I have instant oatmeal with skim milk, raisins & ground almonds or an egg scrambled with an ounce chopped cheddar & some ham, for breakfast.

Since I work off hours, I have a protein Boost drink for lunch. A hard boiled egg or a protein bar would work too for something quick.

For dinners, we have made up 1 cup freezer containers of about 8 different one-pot meals like chili, stews, chicken, brocolli & rice, ground turkey spagetti sauce with a tiny bit of pasta, etc. Campbells has a bunch of one pot recipes using their soups.

My evening snacks are things like cottage cheese with canned or fresh fruit, yogurt, hummus or guacamole with rye crisps, almonds, a spoon of peanut butter etc.

I bought almond butter today, so I am going to give that a try tonight.

I do really have to work at it to get water in. I use to drink almost 2 litres per day, but with having to wait an hour after I eat, I tend to forget, so I try to drink at least half a bottle each time I get in the car.

Edited June 23, 200818 yr by *Love*
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Thanks For The Food Ideas, I Am Only 12 Days Out, But Dr. Says Can Start Soft Foods At 14 Days, If Tolerated, Was Just Wondering What To Have Later That Will Work For Me. Thanks Again..