I know there is a topic like this in the main forum but our diet is slightly different to the average American. I've never even heard of some of the things they eat; for example what are refried Beans?

It would be great to log our progress by posting in what we ate that day and also stating how long we've had the band for. It'll help those of us who aren't doing so well to get motivated and also compare what we're eating to those at a similar stage to us.

I'm 2 months post op with a fill of 3cc. I don't feel any restriction yet. I will post what I had yesterday:

Breakfast: boiled egg, 3 low calorie crackers

Lunch: 5 low cal crackers with 5 thin slices of double gloucter cheese, apple, ski yoghurt

Snack: Apple, 5 dates, 4 cadbury hereos chocolates

Dinner: Medium sized steak with boiled potatoes

Snack: 3 low cal crackers with 3 thin slices of cheese

Liquids: 1 litre Water

That's a lot I know!

Good idea. Yesterday I had:

Breakfast: Porridge and a cup of tea

Lunch: Tin of chicken Soup

Dinner: Small amount of stir fry - tiny (really tiny) amount of oil, loads of vegetables.

During the day: 2 cups of coffee, 2 bananas, 2 apples, glasses of Water, sugar free squash.

That is a pretty typical day. Always the same Breakfast, variety of Soups for lunch and whatever the family is having for dinner, just a small amount. For me the thing to remember is Portion Control.

That's really good maincat. I wish I could have more will power. I wanted to ask you about soups if you don't mind. Don't they pass through the band easily and so in theory don't keep you full for long and therefore it's best to avoid them?

As it's a sunday, had a lie in till 11 so all my meals were all shifted forward. Had breakfast at 11, skipped lunch and then had dinner at 5pm.

Breakfast: Fried egg (with a very small amount of olive oil) with a slice of toasted wholemeal bread.

Snack: Apple & 5 dates.

Dinner: Rice, half a medium sized boiled potato and a peice of chicken in a spicy chicken sauce.

Evening: Very small slice of birthday cake and a pack of skips crisps. Then felt a bit peckish at 9pm and had a drumstick with a little bit of leftover rice.