There's a thead on LBT where the bansters share what they ate that day. A lot of the people eat the same thing everyday. As a soon to be bandster, I was wondering if my friends here would share with me what a typical day of eating is like for them & what "stage" they are in with their journey.
Thanks so much!
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Hey Dawn,
ReplyDeleteI'm 7 months out and I'm still not sure if I have typical yet since my restriction varies but here's what's average right now.
Coffee(lasts for awhile)- 7:00AM
1 scrambled egg & cheese or Zone Bar - 8:30AM
soup or leftover dinner for lunch - 1:00PM
Snack(if needed):string cheese, Greek yogurt
3-4 oz protein/veg/starch(1 cup total) - 7:30PM
That's my M-F routine. It does vary on the weeken(times - but not amounts).
I am 2+ months post op
ReplyDelete730am - instant oatmeal
10am - 1/2C cottage cheese
12pm - refried beans/cheese or leftovers
230pm - string cheese or yogurt
5pm - shrimp or frozen pizza
8pm - hot cocoa or fudgcicle
I need to eat more veggies!
Hey Dawn,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great idea.. now let me think what I had.
B. 2 weetbix and milk - tsn sugar.
L. One banana and yogurt (half a cup) and two plain crackers.
AT. Five ritz crackers and some dip.
D. Two chicken wings, and one tiny dinner roll. (was full.. strange)
Throughout the day I had also 2 litres of water and three coffees. :)
I am 5 1/5 months banded
ReplyDeleteMy mornings always start with coffee, one good sized mug (by 7am or I am a total Bitch)
water, water, water...
by 11am I try to eat a meal. If I am feeling like breakfast I go for two eggs scrambled with some cottage cheese and a tablespoon of salsa. Sometimes I can have it on a well toasted english muffin, not too often.
my other standby for breakfast is oatmeal (1/2 cup before cooking) which I add a tiny bit of honey to and a tablespoon of peanut butter when cooked. I like it dry, no milk or butter
If I'm feeling more like lunch I will choose from a few things I always have on hand.
1 small tin of tuna mixed with lite dressing (vinegar based) either on a tortilla or over a handful of salad.
or one cup or so of turkey chili with a little grated cheese or avocado.
lastly, I often take a serving of deli turkey or ham ( usually the serving is 3-4 slices for 9g of protein) I will lay them out and put a spoonful of cottage cheese, sometimes a thin slices or two of apple or cucumber and 1 string cheese that I split between the slices...roll them up and eat.
water, water, water coffee, coffee, coffee....lol
between my breakfast/lunch meal if I feel hungry I will go for a yogurt or cheese and fruit.
Dinner is around 5-6 pm
I rotate through the following:
one piece of white fish, baked
with small serving of veggie (yam or green veggies mostly)
or 1 small chicken breast with salad
also canned salmon that I make into burgers w/o bun
I try not to eat anything after 7, but if I feel hungry I will down a bottle of water and wait a bit... if that doesn't work I will make a coffee mug of cereal/milk or half a pan of brownies depending on the day....
WOW, this is prolly way more than you wanted to know... sorry for the ramble.
4 months out here - I will give you today, which was unusual because I had no options but fast food (we were at a hockey tournament):
ReplyDeleteBreakfast - 1 packet protein fortified oatmeal with 1% milk and strawberries
Lunch - 1 small chili from Wendy's
Snack - Zone bar
Dinner - small pintos & cheese from Taco Bell, plus 1 taco, plus insides of baja taco (more than usual! Proof that I need another fill!)
Now, when I was at my sweet spot, it would be more like 1/2 of all of the above! I also have one protein shake a day as a snack usually.
HTH!
Well I still consider myself a newbie because I don't have restriction yet. But here goes:
ReplyDeleteB~ 1/2 c oatmeal with cinnamon and equal
S~ greek yogurt
L~ leftovers or packet of lemon-pepper tuna &
isopure alpine punch protein drink
S- 100 cal. snack pack
D- usually smaller portion of whatever the family is having
S~ coffee