Do you follow a specific diet (i.e. atkins, south beach) or do you eat whatever you want (per your band), but in smaller portions?

LOL...Very true Pat. I am just trying to get some ideas about my eating habits once I get off the mushie stage. I guess I will wing it and take it one day at a time, just like all the other successful banders out there!

Yikes, I just looked at the SB diet bars, they have almost half the protein, back to the Zone bars for me. No wonder they were much easier to eat, LOL.

I dont diet either. I have the lite version of most things tho, plus eat alot less than I ever used to.

I'm not dieting in the sense of counting calories, fat grams, etc. But I am trying to follow the bandster guidelines I was given: each meal should be 2-3 oz of lean Protein and some veggies. That's doing the trick for me now that I have fill in the band. I do get in at least one piece of fruit per day as a snack, too. No beverages with calories (except occasional milk), a multi Vitamin every day.

At this point it does still feel a bit like a "diet" - I have to still make the choice not to indulge in junk food, no alcohol, staying away from Pasta, potatoes and bread. And it's not always easy, particularly at special occasions or when goodies are offered at work. I just try to follow "most of the guidelines most of the time".