Question for Mexican bandsters???

[snowbird 2]

Snowbird,

On another topic...I'm impressed with your weight loss. I'd love to hear how you manage you band? For instance what do you typically eat in a day? Are you exercising? Are you hungry? Etc.

I'm not really good at exercise, but I try to ride my bike 10 miles a day. I usually have 1/4 c. (dry measure) oatmeal for Breakfast or a Fiber One Bar, then Soup or chili or a lean cuisine for lunch, then meat and vegetable for dinner. Portions are small--a couple of oz of meat and maybe a half cup of vegies. I sometimes have a 100 cal. bag of popcorn for an evening snack, a sugar free pudding, or even a spoonful of Peanut Butter. I try to keep under 1000 calories a day.

I don't get hungry except for once in a while before I get up in the morning, which I credit to little in the way of carbs in my diet. I take a couple of Fiber pills in the morning with my coffee (two cups a day, with Creamer and sweetener) and my doctor's nutritionist suggested a couple of chromium picolinate tablets. My band is pretty tight for me, although I only have 1.9 cc in it. If I eat too fast or don't chew enough, I pb fairly easily, so I don't know as what I am doing is the healthiest way to go about it.

I have my treats--an occasional gelato or cookie, but don't bring home much junk. There's no sugar, potatoes, rice, flour, chips, Pasta, or anything like that in the house. I've learned if it's here, I'll eat it, so I don't buy it. If I start overdoing it on the Peanut Butter, I have been known to toss a nearly full jar in the trash. There's no doubt I am still a compulsive eater at heart.

I think we each have to try to learn about ourselves, our weaknesses, and our strengths to figure out how to make this tool work for us. Good luck on your journey! it definitely can work for us.

[mbanja 1]

Snowbird, Peanut Butter is not that bad for you, I mean you could be eating ice cream. I on occasion like a spoonfull here and there but I have to be in the mood for it. I also get Migraines and pb is a bad trigger for them. I doubt you could over do it, but then again I don't really know you or how much of it you comsume at a time. I really think that it is a great alternative than other fat filled options. Plus we do need some types of fats in our diet for our hair and skin! Try buying the single serve peanut butters or the smaller jar. I have also heard on here of peanut butter powder that you mix up yourself, I seem to remember that it was really good and had really good nutrition in it. I'll do a search and see if I can find it for you.

[kamicola 1]

Bell Plantation - PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter - Home

This is a link to a company that sells powdered Peanut Butter... I was on a thread about it and will order some... I heard it is fabulous! Half the fat and calories.... and you mix up what you use as you go.... just thought that I would pass this on since you were mentioning Peanut Butter.< /p>

PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter Nutritional Values

Serving size = 2 tablespoons (12 grams)

Servings Per Container: 16

Calories 54.138 Fat Calories 25.44 Total Fat 2.84g Saturated Fat 0.55g Cholesterol 0g Sodium 94.4mg Carbs 3.7g Dietary Fiber 0.3g Sugars 1g Protein 4.3g

Kammi in Everett, WA

soon to be banded 5/27/08

Dr. Kuri - Mexico

[lapbanderNC 0]

a fill ONE DAY after a surgery?????????????????? Hmmm, quite interesting. I have never heard of that. I am glad you are losing so fast. I have lost only 55 lbs and I still have 15 lbs to go. My BMI is finally 25!