Hi all,

As I'm trying to limit my intake (pre-fill and post-vacation-with-overeating), I was curious what the typical August bander is eating these days. Most of us are in regular foods now, I think. Would you share a typical day of eating?

Me today:

Breakfast - Yogurt 4oz., cheese stick, Mott's pomegranate sauce (little container)

lunch - Vegetarian chili, 1 cup; sugar-free Jello pudding cup

Snack - SF Jello pudding cup, 5 cashews

dinner - Tuna casserole, 1 cup

Total calories today: 950 or so

I know I'm still eating too much at a sitting (like at lunch). Some of this is definitely not hunger eating!

I agree with Misty. I try to eat right but if I allow myself a taste of some of the things I used to eat I feel so much better and don't feel like I am on a "diet".

Today for Breakfast I had a scrambled egg with 1 slice of deli ham and some cheese and about 1/2 a tortilla. lunch will be a small salad with lite dressing and dinner is 4 oz of chicken breast. But it I want some chips or nuts during the day then I do that but just a small amount.

It changes daily. I eat my Cherrio's with skim milk and splenda. I chew and chew and chew. Don't use much milk and then when the Cereal is goine I save it for my coffee later.

lunch is usually pita bread with chicken, tuna or turkey with a little lettuce and tomato slice rolled up. With diet mayo.

Snack in afternoon a Protein shake

dinner I have 3-4 oz of meat, some steamed soft veggies and a little bit of potato or rice. Maybe two small spoonfuls

Snack before bed a container of sugar free fat free pudding or yogurt

Edited October 13, 200817 yr by Shamrockgirl60

Nooooooooooooo restriction, so pretty much whatever I want. I do try to have a completely protein breakfast and lunch, since that is supposed to keep me feeling fuller. My portions aren't anywhere near what they were pre-banding, but they are LOTS more than what I should be able to keep it down to once I get some restriction. 2nd fill in 8 days!

I had my first fill Sept 19th. Had some restriction for a few days, now it seems I don't have much. I try not to overeat, don't want to mess the band up. But I do get hungry every 3-5 hours. I space my meals and snacks out so that I have something every 4 hours or so. Don't want to get ravenous and eat too much at one sitting. Looking forward to my 2nd fill and some real restriction. Guess it takes more than one fill to reach that "sweet spot".

I had my 2nd fill to bring me up to 5cc and I really don't feel more restriction than when I had my 2nd fill. I am trying to eat less but am still finding myself thinking more about food then I should be. Breakfast - 1 ww toast, pb and small amt of jam, 1 ff yogurt, snack - 1 protein bar, lunch - 1/2 turkey sand, 1 ff choc pudding

snack - ff yogurt (maybe 2) with a handful of nuts, supper - try to keep total to 1 cup - a bit of potato, meat, and sometimes some cooked veggies. If I am reall y hungry, I tend to wolf my food down and then oh oh - can only eat a few mouthfuls and then have to stop. Huh - maybe this would be my solution to eating too much !! :thumbup:

Well being that this is about completely altering our relationship with food and is to be a lifelong commitment, I refuse to eat like I'm on a diet! I don't count, weigh, measure, etc. Before the band - Did that - done that - didn't work. I despise a strict daily calorie count. I make reasonably healthy food choices and don't overeat. Some days I eat more and other days less.

After my third fill I have to be much more careful in my choices to keep from getting stuck or in pain (doughy type foods like most bread... etc. are certainly out!) but I still work in occasional chips, Cookies, ice cream, other snack foods, and alcohol, etc. If it will go down - it's not off limits - just consumed in strict moderation.

Right now, I'm focusing on feeling when I'm full, exercise, sleep, hydration, and not getting into a rut of eating the same ol' boring stuff.

That said, everyone is different and what works for me may not work for someone else. And if you're someone who honestly cannot be successfull with this type of approach, then don't rationalize doing it by pointing to the fact that someone else has been successful with it. I'm not at all advocating my approach - rather just sharing it.

Congrats to everyone on their successes!

Brad