Share ideas, What did you eat today ?

B: yogurt and a peeled peach
S: 1 oz cheese
L: lentil soup
D: sausage and broccoli
S: 1/2 cup raisins

bigbaby - i also make my own, but i also throw chickpeas in a lot of other dishes (salads). amy's recip is spot on & you get much more protein that way.!! the only store brand i found that had "decent" amts of protein, was whole foods (6g).

yesterday -

b- choc/peanut butter protein drink
l- 1/2c pasta salad , few bits of tuna
s- 1.5oz cheddar w/6 trisketts
d- 3.5oz garlic talapia w/1/3c pea salad

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Banded 10.12.07
Start - 200lbs, Size 16
Current - 5'1 123lbs size 6
5k's: 10.4/11.1

I love hummus but usually eat it with wheat crackers or carrots. What do you eat it with?

Thanks!

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SURGERY! 10/22/08

I ate today,


B chocolate protein shake,
S 2 strawberrys, and 2 tbs yogurt
L Fish Curry
D Soy Sausage, salad, and cottage cheese.

I know sounds very exciting, but it was satisfying, so i cant complain.

all veggies (i like cucumbers mostly) - pita chips, i mix hummus in my tuna or cottage cheese & sometimes use is as a spread when making a sandwhich....

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Banded 10.12.07
Start - 200lbs, Size 16
Current - 5'1 123lbs size 6
5k's: 10.4/11.1

I noticed lots of you eat beef or other Jerky...I would think that stuff is so dry and stringy it would get stuck. I am not very good at the chewing thing in the first place, and I end up in pain every other day or so. Is there a kind of Jerky that is better than others?

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2/2008 - Aetna 3-mos pre-op program
5/2008 - file off to insurance for approval!
Approved! Surgery 6/17/08

This sounds like what your first response should have been, not the negative one you chimed in on. You will se once banded (or never banded) when you are TRYING to make life style changes, everyday is not going to be your IDEAL day. We post here to take accountability for what we are eating. Sometimes it helps to see it in writing what you're putting in your body. If most of us did this to begin with, we wouldn't have needed the band.

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banded July 28, 2008
starting weight 299
goal weight 160
*don't own a scale and don't plan on buying one*
"There can be but one True Diva"
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yesterday
b-sf carnation instant breakfast
l-broccoli, shrimp, 1 egg roll
d-4 homemade turkey potstickers with soy dipping sauce


thanks for the recipe

1 hr at the gym

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banded July 28, 2008
starting weight 299
goal weight 160
*don't own a scale and don't plan on buying one*
"There can be but one True Diva"
http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wztI1in/

the NP at my dr's office who does my fills suggested ostrich jerkee & happen to find it at my 24hr fitness for sale. i love them, especially after a workout & won't be able to eat right afterwards (i always carry one)they are much softer to eat & really good:
OSTRIM JERKEE Beef & Ostrich Meat Jerky (1.05 oz. Package)
one stick = 80 cal / 1.5g fat / 14g protein

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Banded 10.12.07
Start - 200lbs, Size 16
Current - 5'1 123lbs size 6
5k's: 10.4/11.1

Yesterday:

B: 1 egg
L:

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Yesterday

B: 1 egg
L: Weight Watchers Lasagna
S: 2 pieces beef jerkey
D: tomato soup, tuna salad
S: 2 cups of low-fat popcorn

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I only have 1 cc filled in a 10 cc band. I have absolutely no restriction...I have been going on willpower the last 2 weeks...and not very well I might add....the scale has not moved in 2 weeks. (I have appointment with the dr today to see if I can get another fill).

I can't speak for anyone but myself, but I would imagine it will be harder to get beef jerky down once I have restriction. Again, I am only guessing.

I purchase beef jerky from whole foods...it's the whole foods organic brand and it is very tender compared to other store bought jerky's.

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Amy

Lost 36 pounds since being banded 7/11/08

I am at full restriction and I do ok with jerky. Tiny bites and lots of chewing. It's really flavorful and good on protein. You have to watch it though since it's also high in sodium.

The ostrich jerky that lulu mentioned is good though. I haven't had that brand I don't think but I get mine at OZ fitness formerly known as 24 hour fitness. I think ostrich meat is one of the highest meats for protein as well.

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4/23 Surgery, 2.75/4cc band

Yesterday at dinner i tried half of an egg roll and about 4-5 bites of rice and veggies. The meat was too chewy and I decided not to try to swallow it. About 10 minutes later, I was violently throwing it all up. It was awful. It seemed like 4 times more than I ate came back out. No more of that crap for me. Also, I may have to get half a cc taken out of my fill if this doesnt work for me.

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Banded 10/11/07
Self-pay
Dr. Bagnato
Albany, Georgia

B~1/2 egg with 1/2 piece of toast WOG (Yep I was able to eat 1/2 piece today hooray)
L~1 slice of avacado, 1 oz of chicken, 2 mushrooms sliced
S~ 4 thin triscuits and a wedge of garlic laughing cow lite
D~ 2 oz steak with cajun rub and grilled with a few tbsp of sauted onion, garlic , mushroom

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4/23 Surgery, 2.75/4cc band