I think it will be helpful to share our menus. Give us all some ideas. Today I skipped breakfast, since I had to take this pill last night that knocks me out. For lunch I had, some canned chicken and mashed potatoes from Chicken Express. For dinner, bow tie pasta with Ragu sauce. Will have sugar free chocolate pudding for a snack 4 hrs after dinner.

Hi PJ, Your menu sounds good. Here's what I had today.

I had a light yogurt for breakfast with 1 tsp of granola in it. (no sugar added granola, has lots of carbs but I eat it early if I eat it)

lunch was 2 laughing cow cheese Snacks and some immitation crab.

dinner was grilled chicken breast, broccoli and 1/4 of a red skin potato.

Iam pretty full and will stay that way. I drinking some grape crystal light which is sugar free and tastes like a dessert. YUM.

I was banded 07-02-08

223.5 at time of surgery

204 last time I weighed in 5 days ago.

I have a 10cc band with 5.5cc's. I have a fill monday for 1 more cc.

PJ,

U can eat Pasta? My paper work says that alot of people can't eat pasta...... Nice to see that U can....

You made great choices. Wish I liked cheese, it's a good way to get in some protein. Do you have trouble eating the grilled chicken? Hope to hear from you tomorrow. I am going to try grate some potatoes in food processor and make some oven fried hash browns. Keep up the good work. I just love my band.

Yes I can eat pasta. Was able to start that on Wed. NO spaghetti tho. Only Bowtie, Penne, or Elbow. I had no problem eating it, took small bites. I loveeeeeeeee pasta.!!

There is a long time thread here with really good ideas...

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f9/share-ideas-what-did-you-eat-today-36828/index83.html

I had 1 cup of lean chili for breakfast that I made a few days ago with a few reduced fat cheez-its. Yes, you read that correctly...I had chili for breakfast! For lunch, I had a salad with baby romaine lettuce, shredded carrots, feta cheese, walnuts, dried cranberries, and Ken's low fat sweet vidalia onion dressing. For dinner, I had another cup of lean chili with a few more reduced fat cheez-its. I had sugar free dark chocolate pudding with some cool whip light for a snack.

Hi fro Hobart, Tasmania,

For breakfast this morning I had four Cruskit biscuits with braised steak and onions (in a can) and a cup of black coffee with no sugar plus a glass of orange juice. This is my usual breakfast.

For lunch a cup of home made chicken Soup and a small bowl of chow mein plus a black coffee, no sugar.

The evening meal will consist of 8 or 10 prawns (shrimp) plus four Cruskits and a cup of usual black coffee with no sugar.

The Cruskits are probably not available all round the world, but are very nice with spread on them. The are only 30 calories each.

Cheers,

Graham.

Good Post :-)

No fills yet

Breakfast: Egg Beaters and Salsa

Lunch: 5 crackers w/ chix salad ($1 at the dollar store) and some cottage cheese w/ fresh garden tomato slices

Dinner: Canned chix breast w/ salsa and a dollup of full fat sour cream to bring it together Plus two slices of dill pickle

For a snack mid day, I had three lil sweet pickles.

All in all about 1000-1100 calories

Edited August 17, 200817 yr by 2KpUpwithAvery

wow.....that chili sounds awesome. want to share the recipe? nothing wrong with having chili for breakfast. some lady has a book out she wrote explaining her wt loss, and she started her day eating dinner.

I love this already, getting so many ideas from this. I love the vilidia dressing, didn't know there was a low fat from Kens. I have put it on my shopping list.

How do you like the egg beaters? Do they taste like real eggs? Can I use them when making pancakes? Also...is popcorn hard to eat. I can't have it yet, but hoping later I can. Can't imagine going to the movies without a tad of it.

Here is my chili. I love it! I call it semi-homemade b/c I use a packaged mix that I've only found at Super Target. The brand is called Cugino's Chili Fixin's Mix. But, I don't follow the directions on the package. I brown 96% lean ground meat in a large skillet with 1/2 of a diced onion. When the meat is cooked, I add in 1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes and 1 14 oz can of tomato sauce. (I like a tomatoey chili!) I also add in the mix and 3/4 can of water. I let it simmer for half an hour, and it's done! It's so easy, and I figured the calculations out. 1 cup of it has about 200 calories and 26 grams of protein. I usually make a double batch at a time, and after it's ready, I put 1 cup servings in small ziploc bowls. It's so easy to grab one of those and pop it in the microwave and know that I'll get some great, tasty protein. I take it to work for lunch a lot.

I eat egg beaters quite a bit, and I think they are great. I've never cooked with them, so I'm not sure how that works.

Ken's has some awesome light and fat free dressings. The fat free raspberry pecan is great. They also make two different varieties of light caesar dressing. I don't buy any other dressing besides Ken's now!

Thanks so much it looks delicious. Hey...I'm from Grand Prairie, Tx. My brother and his family live close to you in Allen Tx.

For breakfast I had 1 over easy egg, and some home made hashbrowns. We are leaving in a bit to go eat lunch at Black Eyed Peas, going to have veggies. Squash Casserole and not sure what else. Have a greattttttttt day.

lunch was at black eyed pea...had 1/2 baked potato, baked squash, and cornbread dressing.

pjtxlady, Hi there neighbor!