I need to hear from some Atkins or southbeach followers!! Anyone doing one of these diets and losing consistently? I'm stuck at a plateau and in thinking of going low carb

I'm not doing one of thsoe BUT if you haven't heard of it you might check out the paleo diet (caveman diet) whcih is similar to the zone diet. I plan to continue that one after my lap band surgery and I have found more success with paleo than anything I've tried. Pretty restrictive but some great websites out there and it's basically protein, fruits, veggies. I liked it a little better than atkins or southbeach because you get more fruits and veggies BUT no dairy. Just an idea. Good luck!!

Thanks!! I'm a dairy freak!!! I don't know if I can live without my cheese!!

Thanks!! I'm a dairy freak!!! I don't know if I can live without my cheese!!

LOL I felt the same way - I drink milk like it's going out of style. When I first started paleo I felt like crap too, probably just withdrawal. I'm currently trying to live an 80% lifestyle and it's worked ok. I know the band will help with it even more and I think life isn't life without something we love, I just need to learn to have less of it . Atkins might be a great fit for you!

I use the under lined principles of low carb/ high Protein and have had what I consider a good result. I try to keep carbs at around 35-40. I eat mostly lean Proteins ( at least 70g), followed by low cab veggies with the ocassional fruit. I keep calories to about 900. And while I do try to keep moving, I realy don't push it. about a 30 min walk or eliptical daily at a leisurely pace. (If I exercise too much more, I have found my appeite increases substanially and I want to eat more....probably more than I burn.---I do allow myself a few days each month to increase my carbs and calories. One, this lets my eat those carbs that I might be missing like fruit, english muffin, oatmeal..., but I also think it confuses my body and keeps it from getting to comfortable.

I have lost 42 pounds in 17 weeks,,,thats about an average of2.5 pounds a week. But the biggest difference is the way I feel!! Wow what a difference!! My energy level is 3 times what it used to be.

Now that I am under 195 pounds....I have noticed a slight decline in the weight loss department. Maybe more like a 1-1.5 pound loss weekly, so its my plan (starting next week) to shake things up. Start adding a few more calories and bumoing up the exercise a little....I might also lower my carbs to nothing for a couple of days in hopes of entering ketosis. Hopefully this will get the scale back up there to the 2 pound a week mark again.

If this is something you decide to try, I love exchanging low carb food ideas and recipes.---just let me know.

I use the under lined principles of low carb/ high Protein and have had what I consider a good result. I try to keep carbs at around 35-40. I eat mostly lean Proteins ( at least 70g)' date=' followed by low cab veggies with the ocassional fruit. I keep calories to about 900. And while I do try to keep moving, I realy don't push it. about a 30 min walk or eliptical daily at a leisurely pace. (If I exercise too much more, I have found my appeite increases substanially and I want to eat more....probably more than I burn.---I do allow myself a few days each month to increase my carbs and calories. One, this lets my eat those carbs that I might be missing like fruit, english muffin, oatmeal..., but I also think it confuses my body and keeps it from getting to comfortable.

I have lost 42 pounds in 17 weeks,,,thats about an average of2.5 pounds a week. But the biggest difference is the way I feel!! Wow what a difference!! My energy level is 3 times what it used to be.

Now that I am under 195 pounds....I have noticed a slight decline in the weight loss department. Maybe more like a 1-1.5 pound loss weekly, so its my plan (starting next week) to shake things up. Start adding a few more calories and bumoing up the exercise a little....I might also lower my carbs to nothing for a couple of days in hopes of entering ketosis. Hopefully this will get the scale back up there to the 2 pound a week mark again.

If this is something you decide to try, I love exchanging low carb food ideas and recipes.---just let me know.[/quote']

Are you eating cheese or dairy at all?? I'm thinking of following an Atkins type plan. I have pcos and I'm suppose to avoid carbs and sugar like the plague!!

Are you eating cheese or dairy at all?? I'm thinking of following an Atkins type plan. I have pcos and I'm suppose to avoid carbs and sugar like the plague!!

I have pcos as well............Diagnosised 22 years ago when I actually was an athelete and skinny (something like 140 pounds). I was too young back then to realize what all it effected....I thought it was just a fertility issue. It wasn't until my 17 year old daughter gained 60 pounds in year and I took her to a endocrinologist and she was diagnosised with it that I had this "ah-ha" moment and realized thats why I have had such a problem keeping the weight off after my 3rd child inspite of only eating 1200 calories a day. I finally just gave up.

As for dairy.yes I do eat it. Probably about an ounce of cheese every other day. A low carb yogurt every day and really no milk because it wasn't something i "loved" anyway so i switched to almond milk for my Protein shakes. I have eliminated dairy from my diet for a time to see if I noticed any difference in weight loss or the way i feel....but I didn't...so I added it back.--you may be different.

I think if you haven't already embraced the low carb lifestyle, then when you do...you should really notice a big difference in the way you feel.