I am almost 7 months post-op and for the past few days, all I have been eating is chips, crackers..stuff like that and I never feel satisfied of course Any tips on how to go back to low-carb? I feel so gross!

I start off with seriously ditching all carbs. I refuse to do all liquids again, but I will eat nothing but meat, cheese and greek yogurt for about 4 days to get out of carb hell.

After 4 days, I'll add in some greens, lettuces, avocados, and some other of my maintenance foods of choice.

That's all I can do and it works for me. The first 2 days do suck tremendously, but my day 4, I'm very appreciative of green Beans and broccoli!

Thank you. I am going to start that in the morning. I need to get away from carb hell as fast as possible!

I did that last week, we had a baby shower at work and I ate cake and cookies etc. For 3 day's I wanted nothing but sugary sweets, went out and got sf jello, sf pudding and some sf gummies to get me through the sweet cravings.

Sara Ann, I feel you girl!!! Carbs really are the DEVIL for me. It is a pity too because I love them SO much, but when I start eating them I just want more and more -- it is a totally vicious cycle. I especially crave them in the afternoon and in the evening (around 8 pm).

I ate too many carbs yesterday so today is a more protein-heavy day for me. Breakfast was 1/2 premier Protein bar, lunch is 3 Aidell's chicken teriyaki pineapple meatballs drizzled w/ a little teriyaki sauce, snack is another 3 Aidell's meatballs, and dinner will be stir fry (only a little bit of rice). I'd guesstimate my protein/carb ratio for today is going to be 60/40. Yesterday it was probably reversed -- 40/60. If I keep the protein/carbs mix to 50/50 with no more than half of my calories coming form carbs, I usually do fine. My worst problem is when I cave and eat a really carby snack in the afternoon ... that usually can end up wrecking my day because I will want to keep eating carbs the rest of the day.

I am one of those people who hates to plan meals but I know that if I don't that is when I really go off track. Nine months out from surgery, and I am *still* learning how to eat like a normal person. It is hard. Nearly 20 years of carb addiction is a very tough habit to kick.

Tiffykins and I have pretty much the same exact plan on getting back off carbs. I do add in a few Protein shakes though every day, but I never do all liquids. There's no other way for me to do this. I won't do all liquids unless my life is being threatened.

Good luck! It's tough for the first few days but once that's up, you're good to go.

That f'ing carb monster hits me every afternoon at work,around 2:30 or 3. I really need to remember to bring a high-protein snack in to get me through the afternoon . . .