I was told strickly to eat only 3 times a day and just half a teacup for now.. and slowly work my way up to 1 full teacup. NO SNACKS my dr. stresses. Why? Is it because if you snack you won't loose as much, or does it have something to do with the band? Do you snack? I'm curious!

I snack, sometimes too much

I have lots 92 lbs in 14 months and have went from a size 22 to a 10

For me I find it easier not to snack. When I snack i gradually eat more each day. I'm better off just having the 3 meals a day and going with that. I don't think there are any hard and fast rules - its what works for you.

My doctor discourages snacking. I usually have my 1st meal at 7, 2nd at 12 and 3rd at 5. If I don't have anything else, sometimes I feel nauseous in the morning so I have been having a SF popsicle. But I know snacking got me in the weight problem so I'm really trying hard not to.

My doctor said that I could eat my 3 meals each day plus 2 small Snacks if I needed them. I was told what a snack size was though, and it's basically enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Not a meal size snack (like I ate before I was banded). I hope this helps some.

I basically try to pay attention to my body though. If I'm not hungry I don't eat. Before I got banded if I was offered food, I'd eat it no matter if I was hungry or not. Now I can go to my mom's and have her offer me something, and if I'm not hungry it's easy to say no.

Thank the Lord for my band!

I snack in between meals here at work. I usually eat P&B crackers so it is not to bad.

At home when my time is filled there is no time to snack.

I used to snack all the time when I wasn't properly restricted. Now that I'm at a great level, I hardly snack. In fact, a meal for me looks like what a snack used to before. A piece of beef Jerky and a cheese stick...etc. But when I wasn't filled right, I was still hungry all the time. I'm sure that is why my weightloss hasn't been the most rapid, but I'm still happy.

Megan