Snacking not needed!

[NewMeDebbie 196]

Debbie, if you are still hungry between meals it could be like Terry said. Too many slider foods. oatmeal, Soup, runny tuna are all slider foods. That means they slide through the stoma with virtually no effect on the vagus nerve.

Foods like omelets, chicken, fish, meats, deli meats, brown rice, veggies, hamburger are harder for the esophagus to push through the band/stoma. The peristalsis contractions are higher which theoretically help us to feel satiety sooner and longer. Foods that slide through don't require the contractions as much so give less satiety.

Typical Breakfast for me:

Egg white omelette with turkey sausage, sprinkle of low fat cheese=250 calories.

Egg sandwich with slice of ham, slice of cheese on a skinny bread bun=325 calories

Lunch: Similar sandwich or skinny bagel with deli meat. Sometimes I'll have a thick progresso Soup if I'm short on time.

dinner, Salmon with a salad. Or hamburger patty with salad, or brown rice.

I still snack a little between meals but I keep it to apples, 1 oz of jerkey, half a skinny bagel with low fat cream cheese. I'm usually good after dinner. I make sure I get a lot of Protein so I seldom feel any cravings in the evening.

This is what works for me.

tmf

I used some of your information here in my latest blog so others can benefit...I hope you don't mind? Would you like me to give you credit? I will... http://www.debbieposton.com/better-protein-choices-no-sliders/

[2muchfun 8,927]

Debbie,

No credit needed. I probably plagiarized the idea from someone else?

[Armonet 117]

lisacaron, you chew gum? Do the rest of you chew gum as well? My nutritionist told me not to ever chew gum again. I haven't had gum since being banded in March. She said that was a no no, as well as drinking from a straw. She said that both of those things allow too much air to enter your body?????

[Pittsburgher 261]

I chew gum, almost daily. I drink from a straw as well, just not everyday.

[kimk1999 450]

The straw thing is hit or miss with me. Too much air leads to uncomfortableness but I like the convince. The pain from air is something I can live with. Now the gum thing, there's been a few times in my past (yes out of thousands of times that I've chewed gum, there were a few times) that I've accidentally swallowed it. With the band I'm not going to risk gum getting stuck in my pouch. That is not worth it to me as I feel that can only come back up or require some other bad intervention.

[NewMeDebbie 196]

Is it just comfort or head hunger? Here's my new blog post on snacking and how to combat

ttp://www.debbieposton.com/snacking-not-required/

What do you think? How do you keep from snacking between meals?

NOTICE: This blog post has been moved to my new website...

http://www.debbiedanthony.com/snacking-not-required/