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Well I do notice a difference from this fill after all, although I'm not sure how long it will last. For lunch, I brought a cup of soup in, and it had a few tiny noodles in it, so I decided to try them since I only had a small fill. I got really full! I didn't even finish the 90 calorie soup because it was too much for me.

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I'm sure that won't stay with me for a long time, but it was still funny. Ideally, the lap band works best with solids because they don't slip through the band. If you eat a lot of soft foods (like popcorn, chips, ice cream, some breads, and even pastas), you can eat more than you would be able to with meat and vegetables. The key is working with the foods that work with you!

It's okay to have other things from time to time, as long as they are the exception and not the rule.

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I just received a very sad email from Not Your Average Joe's restaurant. There is *nothing* that I can eat on their menu. They sent me the nutrition information for everything, and it's all bad news. Most restaurants have a few things that aren't so bad, but I didn't find anything.

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I eat 1,000 calories per day, so I really don't like to go over 300 calories in any one meal, unless it's an exception. The mustard crusted chicken meal (lunch sized) was over 1100 calories for the chicken, potatoes and green beans. That doesn't surprise me too much. Some of the salads are over 1500 calories, and even their hummus dish was 700+.

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I'm going to ask them to put some healthier options on their menu, and I'll let you know how that goes! :)