Thought I would let everyone know what I ate on my recent 3-week trip to the states.

The mornings I either had an omelet or a shake with a multivitamin. While at the airport waiting for my departure I had an egg and cheese sandwhich. For Lunch I either had a tuna salad sandwhich, or I ate baked chicken and mashed potatoes. Dinner was a pre maid microwave meal high in protein-get them from the grocery store. I managed to eat out at Sharky's once-a terryakki sandwhich and fries. At my relatives I ate a variety of meal choices, but with caution-lapband limits in mind. Had pizza, spaghetti, meatloaf, trout, baked pots, patti-melt, salads, ham sandwhiches, cheese burger and fries at the airport. Of course on the plane ride, the meals were balanced and just right for any lapbander. All meals were eaten slowly, chewing 30 to 40 times with limited fluid intake at each meal. I actually ate untill I felt full then I stopped eating, yes stopped. Just about had one episode with the patti melt, but I refocused and did not have an incident at a restuarant. One evening while visiting relatives I had pizza twice, but only ate a part of a slice-afterall can't let my relatives down. Anyway to moral of this post is simple--EAT SLOWLY, CHEW, CHEW, CHEW, and ENJOY. I did this and had a wonderful time. Now I am back home, with a weight loss o 2 to 2.5 kg's-down 50#s. This was my goal during my trip, but I did not weight myself while on the trip-only afterwards. I heard that if you can hear your stomach growling, your loosing the #s, well it's now growling at 2 am. Breakfast this morning will be two eggs, toast, and a sip of coffee. Lunch will consist of tuna salad and crackers, and dinner will be baked chicken, baked potatoe and a salad. Keeping it simple, afterall I want to loose more #s. This is a summary of what I ate on my trip to the states. Enjoy your lapbands, I am....:cursing: