WHAT BANDITS EAT IN A DAY

Thank you Beth
I must try them again. Yes it would be hard to bite into one and I am used to just letting them slip down and thought they may get stuck.
I don't have restriction so should try before I get some fill again.
Thanks again
Delia

ok today

1 bite bacon
2 bites toast
1/2 fried egg

1 bite bean mix
2 bites chicken

and dinner will be salad and bbq

so tiny bit there

Not so good today

Breakfast 2 fried eggs on 1 piece of toast small tin of baked beans

Lunch Chicken and egg salad sandwich.

Dinner 1 chicken burrito with lettuce, tomato and cheese.

Snacks Crackers with cheese and gherkin (too many) 3 chocolates handful of cashew nuts. 3 shortbread biscuits.

I have. When my band was tighter, I struggled...mainly cos it is hard to take a bite out of an oyster!

I had a few a few days ago...no problems, which is fortunate cos I adore them!!!

Deb I love oysters but have never tried them since banding.
I was told that they are one of the hardest things to eat after being banded.

Anyone else tried them?
Delia

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE XXXX
Well I still have huge restriction Banded 27/4/2010 SW 143.4kgs CW 109.4 this morning.

Ive only had 2 fills.

I am glad I have found this site now! Keeps me on track.
Yesterday I had 1 very very crispy slice of bacon for brekkie.
Snack a bowlof homemade soup.
LUNCH: Went to pub ordered 9 oysters kilpatrick only ate 6!! Then they came up grrr
Snack a handfull of potato chips.
3 glasses of wine for New Years
And thats about it.
I can never get bread down although if I slice turkish bread realy thin and bake it in the oven with a sprinkle of olive oil till crispy its not too bad.

Well heres to a New Year more weightloss and a healthier start than last year.

Keep up the great work everyone xxxxxxx

Yummy thanks Beth.

tumultuous-tara wrote:

where does one get Vanilla Bean Paste ???

Specialist Delis have it...Frightful price, but it lasts ages....beautiful flavour!

Oooohhh, I have never done this before... Lets see if I can remember what I ate.

Breakfast: Protein Shake.

Snack: low fat yoghurt and 1 slice of Watermelon.

Lunch: Avocado, grated low fat cheese, diced smoked Chicken breast, boiled egg - all mixed together, probably just over a cup full.

Snack: 1 carrot chopped into sticks, 1 slice of low fat cheese.

Dinner: BBQ, had a small piece of porterhouse steak and a cheese kransky (Oops, the Kransky looked sooo good!)

Might have a piece of fruit later - watermelon, apple or nectarine.

Hey Beth,

YUMMMMMMM .... where does one get Vanilla Bean Paste ???

Sounds sooooooooooooo much better than Vanilla Essence.

Thanks,
TARA

I started well but the end was not so good. I know the day is not over however I dont think I could fit anything else in until tomorrow.

Breakfast 2 eggs on toast

Lunch Salmon, egg and salad with a sprinkle of almonds.

Dinner 1/2 piece of kfc chicken with serving of potato and gravy and handful of popcorn chicken. Served with home made vegies.

Snacks 1 tub of yoghurt 1 shortbread biscuit.

I am staying home for New Years Eve so hopefully will not inflict anymore damage.

OK...

I need to get back on the wagon. Having some fill replaced on Tuesday, but have been feeling quite bloated so I am gonna take a page out of Delia's book and have a little "Detox" day (well as much as I can on New Year's Eve, anyway!!!!

So far today I have had:

Breakfast: half a large banana, blended with 250ml skim milk, with 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
Coffee with skim x 2

Lunch: Vanilla Kicstart shake (Opti-like)

Dinner: So I went to a party and had
1 margarhita
1 Diet coke
5 rice crackers with pate
3 sml cabanossi pieces
1 tiny (1") sausage roll

Not too bad considering!!! I did do heaps of exercise before going too, so all in all....I think I won the battle against New Year's Eve indulgences!

Friday
Will up as day goes on
Breakfast
1 Sausage in onion grave
2 water crackers with labne
glass diet drink and cup of tea
Lunch
2 Lettuce leaves tomato cucumber grated carrot grated cheese and bit of turkey breast with mayo and sprinkle of pumpkin leaves. All rolled up in the lettuce.
Glass of portello low calorie drink.
Snack
3 water crackers with labne
1 nectarine
Glass of portello low calorie drink

Predinner 12 water crackers and labne and glass of protello
Dinner updated and changed
Salad mayo bit of 1/4 sausage1/2 cup potato bake and desertspoon curried corn Small dinner roll with butter
no cheese cake
1/2 glass wine and another portello drink
12.15am 6 water crackers 2 with labne 4 with bit of cheese and tomato
2 cups of tea
1 ginger biscuit when getting dinner I think I get a bet stressed at dinner time if some one is over and want something sweet well it has to stop.
All up not to bad avoided the cheese cake but had a few to many water crackers (they were the onese that are like a wafter)

Another day without eating sugar. It is getting easier. Sugar I mean any sweets as in choc lollies tarts not natural sugar.

Breakfast
3 nectarines
14 rice crackers and labne

Snack
6 rice crackers and labne

Lunch
1 cup veg soup
1 nectarine
Glass diet drink fizz free

Dinner
Mashed potato gravy with 1 low fat sausage
I had a slice of salami while preparing dinner have to stop that.

Goal for tomorrow is to not pick while prepearing meals.

every persons amount is different though

trust me eating too little is of no benifit... it might be for a little while and the weight comes off but eventually your body catches on and it stops then you have no where to go but to exercise like a demon to try shift it then it will stop again because the body is trying to preserve its vital organs...your hair will fall out, your face will start to wrinkle and you will look aged and gaunt.

Been there done that. It is far better to have reasonable fill so you can still eat normally but in smaller healthier portions, the weight still comes off but you retain your muscle your skin tone and your hair plus you will maintain the weight loss much better.

Starving the body only sets you up for regain and plateau

wish i had that kind of restriction...sounds great. I've got 6ml and barely feel anything.
lol

ok today was a very busy day at work and as I am a driver its hard to fit in a lunch break

breaky

half a large coffee

lunch

First time i have been able to eat bread
half a chicken and salad sandwich (took me all afternoon to eat )

dinner is a tiny piece of queche (i suddenly have forgotten how to spell)must be tired

and I drank almost 3 litres of water

big day for me

i have 5mls in a 10ml band and have huge restriction its so wierd

Ok here goes.

Breakfast 1 bowl of crunchie nut cornflakes (my husband finished them as I was full) But I got hungry later so had a wholegrain muffin with ham and chutney.

Lunch Ham salad sandwich on wholegrain bread

Dinner 2 Weightwatchers satay wraps and a couple of wedges stolen from my son.

Snacks (bad bad bad) Handful of pine nuts, choc covered ice-cream, crackers with ham and cheese, choc caramel santa and a couple of lolly bananas.

Its my time of the month and it is alway bad like this.
Tomorrow hopefully it will be better.

I did it I did not eat any sugar yesterday.
I had the three bananas and 3 cups of skim milk. Blended into a drink.
I lost the fluid I was carring so very very happy and feel so much better.

Delia

It seems that we all still have the head hunger. That is what it is the old habits stuck in our heads. If only we could remove that part of our brain and start again. Now I wonder if with counseling or hypnosis that could be done. I feel that I am so week at times when I just can’t stop grazing and with the wrong foods. I say you don’t need this or you should not be eating any more you have eaten your meal but still the old head does it in at times. The more you allow it to do this to you the easier it is the next time to be dragged in by the head hunger and old habits. I am so guilty of it this last month especially. At other times as well.

What are you thoughts on this?
I think I will open up a discussion for this one.

Tralee I was a healty eater as well just to much but do like to have sweets and the more I have the more I want. sugar fix.
I rarely drank but since the band I find I do like to have a drink.

Thanks guys like I have mentioned before I am a very healthy eater I just eat way too much and don't know when to stop :)

Yeah try not to worry about it, everyone is different. Some people don't need any fill at all, others need 10ml and still don't feel much restriction. Its a trial and error thing and can take a while to get right. For all my whinging though i have lost about 15kg in the last 4 months so i must be doing something right. I doubt i would have lost that weight without the band so i am greatful for the loss i've had.
The whole restriction thing frustrates me a lot as i can't seem to get it right...and my doc generally takes six weeks between fills so its sloooooooow going for me.
Keep the faith though, i'm sure you'll be fine. Its an exciting time :)
debs

Thanks heaps Sharon I actually know of someone who never had a fill just by knowing the band was there was enough for them to lose weight hope that's me lol
:nljklj:

Don't panic. The band starts off loose to get you used to it. And then it is gradually tightened. After each tightening you will notice you will need to chew things up more and you will fit less and less in. If you have regular fills things will move for you quickly. I dont think you would want it too tight too quickly. Better to ease into it.

Hope that helps. You know where to find me if you need help.