Successful losers what is a days food for you?

Daisalana · December 21, 2007

The best thing I can recommend, from experience.. DON'T HAVE IT IN THE HOUSE!! Throw out all the Cookies & cakes. I had to. I had to get rid of all Snacks or foods that are bad and tempt me.. I can't resist temptation. That's why I had 2 chocolates last night, my parents keep that crap in their house.. an I went to visit and had 2.

WASaBubbleButt · December 21, 2007

I can see why all of your are doing well and I'm not. I can do well with my meals, it's my snack choices that are probably keeping me from losing. It's only 12 today and I've already had WAY too many chocolates. Yesterday, I got stuck trying to have a chicken sandwhich and got mad because it was so hard to eat so I threw it away and filled up on Cookies and cake. They go down so much easier. I'm so dissapointed in myself! I thought after $8,500 that the band would have helped me a little. Instead I'm still gaining.

Chicken sandwich? As in bread? Oh my, that's probably the issue.

What if you take your chicken from the sandwich and put it on a bit of lettuce with full fat dressing? When you are eating small portions a full fat dressing doesn't really matter. Or, make the sandwich like you would anyway just without bread. Like mayo? Mustard? Lettuce? Onions? Put it all on a plate and have at it. Don't deprive yourself of flavors, just carbs.

If you cut out ALL white carbs you would start shrinking and yep, that means giving up the chocolate.< /p>

If you start getting in bad habits this early (eating cookies instead of solid protein) this will always be a challenge for you. Get used to good habits today, deal with the fact that means giving up large quantities of foods you are used to and lose that weight!

Bread is hard for many of the most experienced bandsters to eat. Restriction takes getting used to. It's not easy and it doesn't happen overnight but giving up and reaching for cookies isn't the answer either.

What are some of your foods that you do tolerate well and are weight loss friendly?

Most of all, just be very careful about getting into bad habits this early. This is the time for getting used to new foods and new ways of doing things. Otherwise it will make the entire journey most difficult.

Linda H. · December 23, 2007

Daughter and I were banded on 12/12/07. solid food begins on the 26th. Thank you all for submitting your daily intakes. It seems that everything I see, looks better than what I am allowed. I see the Doctor for the first time since surgery on the 27th. Boy do I have a lot of questions! I think when it comes to food, flavor and texture are key.

Can't wait for solids, I'm getting tired of "mush."

Banded - Dec. 12, 2007

Dr. Kelly Francis

Fountain Valley, CA (USA)

Goal - Lose 141 lbs.:faint: