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Hi all,

I am going through the initial process and have an appointment with the surgeon on Thursday where we will set a surgery date. The one topic I've haven't seen much of is what people eat once they've been banded and can move to solid foods. I would greatly appreciate anyone that would be willing to share what their typical diet of solid foods consists of on a day-to-day basis. Any positive or horror stories are appreciated! Thanks! :)

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I eat the same things I always ate. Just a lot less of them.

For Breakfast I had a half cup of Kelloggs Mini-Wheats

For lunch I had some chicken burrito, refried Beans and spanish rice.

For dinner I had some of the leftovers from lunch.< /p>

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I have NOT been banded yet, but here's my nutritionist's recommendation, and it's super simple.

3 meals + 1 Protein shake per day.

For your meals, weigh for 3 oz of Protein (which is roughly 20 grams of protein) and 1 oz of anything else your band can tolerate. Some people cannot do breads or fibrous foods like celery, etc. The total weight of each meal is 4 oz.

1 meal may be substituted with a Protein Shake. Your 1 required Protein Shake makes a 4th meal, and has 30 grams of protein. This makes a daily total of 90 grams of protein.

She advises that we don't have to measure our food, just weigh it. This works well for me already, as I just put my plate on the scale, zero it out, and add my food to 3 oz. It's helpful for me to start doing this now so I can get a feel for what constitutes 3 oz for when I'm on the go or decide to lunch with the girls. :)

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I should also add that the 1 oz. of "your choice" food with each meal can be ANYTHING you can tolerate. The nutritionist says that if you're craving chocolate, have 1 oz. of chocolate. Of course there are healthier choices, however if you work with your cravings from time to time, it reduces your urge to cheat and risk getting stuck/ not gaining weight!

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Thank you all so much for your ideas, suggestions, and the old posting to refer back to. I feel that I don't have a very good grasp yet about what I will be eating each day. The whole process so far feels kind of like an assembly line and I just need that little bit of "extra" so forum's like this are extremely helpful!! Thanks for your support! :) Love and success! :scared2:

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