I am in bandster hell, struggling with keeping calories and quantities down because of my lack of restriction - I just thought I'd share this with you ----

For lunch today I ordered a Chef salad - hold the ham -
ANYWAY - I picked around it - ate all of the turkey first (like a good girl getting my protein in before anything else...) and then ate at the salad - it was VERY satisfying - and I am FULLLLLLLLL now..... I didn't finish it - but did have a good portion of it - I actully feel more full right now than I have in a loooooooog time -

Since the lettuce and tomatoes and cucumbers are all mostly water --I'm hoping it holds off the hunger (right now I can't even think about dinner)....

This is actually the first salad I've had since my surgery (on the 5th of Feb)... and I CHEWED CHEWED CHEWED -- but didn't seem to have any problems..

Just thought I'd share this tidbit - I figure I can "salad my way thru bandster hell" and not feel too bad about the quantity I can eat!


Hope this helps someone out there - I'd be anxious to know if anyone else has the same results.

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(Trying to remember that my band is a tool not a magic wand..... )

Surgery Weight 222 (Feb 5, 2008)
Current Weight 174 (Nov 14, 08)

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