My version of the Unjury peautbutter protein ball recipe.  Very tasty, and sticks with you for a while.   A little high in calories for a snack, I admit, but it does have 10 protein grams if you're running low for the day.

3/4 low fat creamy peanut butter (I used Kroger brand)
3 scoops Unjury chocolate protein powder
1/4 cups Quaker regular oats, "chopped" to make smaller bits
1/4 chopped toasted pecans
2 Tbsp Splenda brown sugar blend

Mix peanut butter with protein powder, one scoop at a time, until blended.  This is rather hard to mix, and final product will be very dry and crumbly but comes together easily when pressed into balls..  Mix in remaining ingredients.  (Working it through with your fingers makes the job much easier.)

Divide mixture into 12 balls, about the size of walnuts.  Pack tightly.  Store balls in airtight container in refrigerator or freezer.

Nutritional info per ball: (as calculated by thedailyplate.com)
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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Peanutbutter Protein Balls	0.0833333333333	154	8g	0mg	114mg	11g	4g	1g	10g	x

Wow... 3 months!   I'm doing really well, and I believe I'm actually getting the hang of this.  I think I could possibly use another very small fill, but I'm going to stay where I am for a while until I know for certain.  I"m doing ok by having a snack in the afternoon and sometimes a small one in the evening.  But whatever I'm doing must be working okay, I've lost 45 pounds to date!  People are noticing and commenting, and that's both exciting and unsettling.  It's just a little weird getting all that attention about my weight.  But on the other hand, I'm really glad to have a reason for them to notice!

Currently in size 20 pants and 1X tops, down 2 sizes in both.  So cool.

So glad I got my band!

I've been frustrated the past couple weeks.  I had my first fill under fluoro on July 6th, 3.5cc's.  To tell the truth, I couldn't tell much difference  - and I had thought that if I got a big fill like that I'd probably not even be able to eat that meager little 4-oz meal.  WRONG.  I called the P.A. at my physician's office after I'd been on solids for a week, the amount of time they suggested I try it, and she told me to come in for another "little" fill and see if that helped.  So 2 weeks later, July 20th, I got another .6cc's.  Hmmm.... STILL NO DIFFERENCE.  For 2 weeks I gained and lost the same dang 1.2 lbs over and over, and I thought, "WELL GREAT.  I guess this is where I'm just gonna be stuck, because obviously this isn't working for me".  Well, I called the dr. office again and they said to come back and we'd look into doing a little more.    Yesterday I went in for my third fill.  The P.A.  had me drink cold water after she put in 1cc, and point where I felt it "staying", and then when I felt it going on down.  Based on what I told her, she said she thought we'd be good leaving it there.  So now I have a total of 5.1cc's.  I have to tell you, I felt an immediate difference in my  stomach where the band is, like I could physically feel the band whereas I haven't ever felt that feeling before.  I have renewed hope that I'm normal like everyone else, and that it just takes some tweaking to get there.  I guess I'll know this time next week after I've been back on solids for a few days, but I really do think this fill is going to make a difference.

I took out my "lap band bible"  last night and was re-reading sections just to refresh my memory about all the "rules".  I know that I can't keep eating after I've gotten in that 1/2 cup meal, and that I need to slow down more.   I'm sure that my band will remind me of the slowing down part now that I've gotten more restriction.

OH YEAH... I stepped on the scales this morning and I finally broke the 40-pound mark!  I'm down a total of 40.6 pounds.  Now THAT sounds like progress!