I am going to take this banding journey and combine the South Beach diet. Just see it as just "1 more tool' to use on your lapband journey.

The more tools you use the better!

The bandster rules and the South Beach diet go hand in hand.

Anyone interesed can just sign up! I will be starting up on Saturday!

But anyone can jump in anytime!

It can also be a place of being accountable daily. I am the kind of person who does better when I know I have to be accountable somewhere! How bout you? I also do better having a structured program. I am sure there are others out there like me!!

Please tell us a little about yourself, your goals, stats, etc.

OFFICIALL WEIGH IN DAY WILL BE FRIDAYS! :funscale: Now our scale will say nice things to us!!!

See you on the beach!!!

Audree

well in a weeks time i have lost 9#, i know that it has to be mostly water but i am still loving it. My cravings have already stopped and i actually don't feel hungry. why or why do i not just stay on this because i know that it is what works best for me. hi baby, it's been awhile since we have talked, glad to see you giving it another try like i am. kaydotrn congrats on the 7# doesn't it feel awsome. so i probably won't check back in till next weekend, hope everyone has a good week

do you have to make your own spagetti squash or can you find it that way in the supermarket?

Hey guys!!!

How are you all doing?

Regarding the spaghett squash, you buy one and bake it in the oven. You pull out the meaty part of the squash and pour spaghetti sauce over it.

I also like to get cottage cheese and pour warm spaghetti sauce over it with meatballs.

hi everyone, well i didn't lose any this week but i didn't gain, i kinda went off a few to many times, but i'm not discouraged. hope everyone is doing good. Oh and i have tried the spaghetti squash and i like it. i like it with low carb alfredo sauce and chicken, yummy.

hello, how's everone doing? well i gained 1# this week. i didn't stick to the SB that good so i started back in again yesterday. I just want to get under 180 so bad, all i have to do is lose 5# and i know i can do it. I'll check back in later this wk to see how everone else is doing.

I am still hanging on, falling off here and there, but keeping the lifestyle for the most part. I am premenstrual right now so I don't know if I lost or not!

So this thread has been pretty inactive over the past few months, but I was hoping to get it started again..........

I am at a point in the weight loss where I am plateauing and I was wondering if you guys thought that SB would help me get started again. I only have 30-35lbs left to go and I would really like to get to goal ASAP. I am going to start phase 1 and see what happens.

What are the major differences between south beach and atkins?

I was thinking about SB as well. I don't have the book/guidelines. Can someone post the phases?

The phases look like they were posted back on page 1. I'm going to go back and read them.

I do believe BabyGotBack posted the entire diet in the beginning of this thread.

Thanks y'all!! That's a lot of info

Cool, I'm excited about this thread!

My doctor requires doing phase 1 of this diet for pre-op to get the band. He feels it shrinks the liver just as much as doing a liquid diet does. So, I would like to learn as much as I can about it. There are several books at half-priced books about it too that are helpful with meal plans and all other great tools.

I will hope to continue with this diet after being banded (if I ever get the dang approval)

So I am starting phase 1 today and will continue for the next 2 weeks or so. I am praying this will jump start the weight loss again. I can see the finish line with only 30-35lbs to go and yet it seems SOOOOO FARRRRRRRRRRRRRR away.

So today is day 4 and I am dying. I like my carbs. I feel like crap too (headache and no energy). I am giving up and adding back some carbs (just try to be smart about it). I weighed and I haven't lost anything, so screw it.