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CathyCat · June 30, 2005

I have a question. Why is it that I can eat alot of some foods, and only a little of others?? I just had a whole bowl of tuna helper, and a rice crispy treat. Should I be able to fit that in my pouch? I am filled at 1.7

La_madam · June 30, 2005

Some foods are not restricted by the band, rice krispie treat are one of those foods, they basically dissolve. Harder Proteins restrict the band. Junk food doesnt. I can eat junk food all day long with no restrition but give me a peice of chicken breast and I can barely eat half and Iam only filled to 1cc

Persimmon · July 1, 2005

Texture and amount of processing.

How much saline is in your band is irrelevant in terms of us determining your restriction because it's so individual...which is why we see some folks with proper restriction with .5cc and some with 4.1cc and everything in between.

Highly processed foods (both tuna helper and rice crispy treats are highly processed) will generally go down more easily than whole foods closer to their original form. Tuna helper is practically a mushy...and honestly, not a particularly good choice...if you make it per the instructions on the box, look at the nutrition label...not much Protein there. Tuna salad on whole grain crackers or WASA crispbread would be more filling and more appropriate in the Protein department...

Nancy

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Marimaru · July 1, 2005

The foods that you can't eat so much of are the ones you should probably be sticking too. Otherwise, measure out the portions so you don't overeat the other ones. Even the magical 'sweet spot' isn't the stop all of eating bad things.

Obviously there are going to be nights when tuna Helper, or the like, is what's for dinner, but for the most part, you should try and stick to something like meat-veggie-carbs, and eat them in that order. And the carbs at that point are optional, only if you have room for them.