frenchy30097

After giving up on every diet that I could not stick to, I finally admitted that I need a little more help than will power.  I began my journey for the lapband weight loss surgery and all the paperwork, insurance forms, approvals, etc, I had my lapband surgery on September 20, 2010.I started the Atkins diet two weeks prior to surgery (229lbs) to shrink my liver.  Surgery date I was down to 219lbs.As of today - almost 4 weeks post op - I'm 213 lbs.The band has no restriction,  I can eat as much as I did normally before surgery with no problems.  I have not had a fill yet.I am exercising, I walk everday for 45 minutes - but why am I not losing weight?  I am still suppose to be on the atkins diet - not the initiaiton phase?  What food rules to I go by now?  My dr's office is no help in telling me what I can/cannot eat or how much.  Maybe the first fill will stop me in my tracks after too many mouthfuls.  Is it my food intake or the diet or the calories or should I just wait for the fill?  Keep walking?  I'm so discouraged.