Hi,

I am doing the pre-surgery diet (kinda like the adtkins) I was on something like this for 3 months awhile back until my 40 yr cousin died suddenly on vacation in Mexico. I flew into chaos, and gained all the weight (32 pounds +) back.

I now remember why I liked it, I have now lost 10 lbs in 7 days! I think this is pretty cool! Some of my friends say I should just stay on this and not do the surgery...But I know this could never be permanant because I am craving bread and potato...I am also a little cranky..

Well 6 days left, or the way I think about it "this time next week I should be released and on my way home"

Baileym

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June 14th

Bailey, I absolutely detested the Adkins diet before my surgery. I actually gained weight and became very sick and ended up at the doctor's. I threw away all my Adkins products and donated my expensive books to the library. I truly wish I'd never hear "low carb" again.

However, after my surgery, and after I was past the liquid post-op phase, I started eating regular foods. My sister took me to a buffet one night, and I told myself I could put anything on my plate that I wanted as long as I only nibbled and chewed really well. When I got my plate back to the table, my sister commented that all I got was Protein. There was not one carbohydrate on my entire plate. I had chicken, pork, eggs, cheese, salmon, ham. I guess my body wanted protein. My point is that for some odd reason, my band came with it's own Adkin's diet implanted. I crave protein now. Boy, these bodies us humans were issued sure are weird.

Bailey I was the same way as Delarla, everytime I did the Atkins before the band I would wind up having my period for a whole month once my body went itto ketosis and I was at the doctors office. Now that I'm banded I have not had any bread or Pasta, I did have a tortilla and it did not go down so well. I get my carbs now through healthy foods like veggies and fruits. I'm afraid to try bread pasta or rice, I have a dreaded fear of Pbing. The tortilla was a bad enough experience and I was not even filled yet when I ate that! I got my first fill yesterday so I am really afraid to do the bread, rice and pasta. The diet my doctor gave me after banding is very similar to the Atkins, my doctor told me to eat proeteins first, then veggies and then fruit, if I had room I could do carbs. SO far I ahve not missed bread, rice or pasta, it is so weird to not have that craving for those things....

Michelle

I've had pasta but only a couple times. And I ate rye bread once. And I had a tortilla once, but mostly I just think about chicken. Everything I think about is chicken! I don't get full though because I have no restriction, so I'm having to just stop eating after 20 minutes of slow chewing. I'm going to wait a couple more weeks for my port incision and pain to diminish, then I'll schedule a fill.