Low Carb vs Low Cal ??

[katwmn63 0]

Surgeons and nutritionists inform us at to what foods we should eat with the band, and as always, they varey widely. I am just wondering what kind of weight loss you experience with yours and which you follow? My surgeon told me it is completely up to me-we all have different palates-and it needs to be something i can stick to with small portions. He does "encourage" cutting out as many carbs as possible. I have had great "short term" success with carbs but fear screwing that up over the long term due to my love of Pasta & potato. But, I feal that low cal just won't do the trick for me...never has.

Tell me which has been a success for you with your band?

-What has been your average daily cal intake if you are just watcing cals? or...

-what has been your daily carb intak if you are just watching carbs???

-What type of weekly loss does this give you???

I would appreciate any info from those of you experiencing some success with your band!!! Thanks :-)

-kat

Edited July 29, 2009 by katwmn63

[jlray 0]

Surgeons and nutritionists dictate to us what foods we should eat with the band, and as always, they varey widely. I am just wondering what kind of weight los you experience with yours and which you follow. My surgeon told me it is completely up to me-wh all have different palates-and it needs to be something i can stick to with small portions. He does "encourage" cutting out as many carbs as possible. I have had great "short term" success with carbs but fear screwing that up over the long term due to my love of Pasta & potato. But, I fea that low cal just won't do the trick for me...never has.

-Tell me which has been a success fo you with your band? What has been your average daily cal intake if you are just watcing cals? or...

-what has been your daily carb intak if you are just watching carbs???

-What type of weekly loss does this give you???

I would appreciate any info from those of you experiencing some success with your band!!! Thanks :-)

-kat

Oook.... this is a big issue, and I'm sure you'll see a lot of responses - some spirited ones. I will share with you my recent experience.

When I first had lapband, I lost weight doing low-cal. Not by counting, necessarily, just by eating healthier foods and making wiser choices. The band, of course, took care of the Portion Control. However, in June (about 3 months post-op), I started leveling off, stopped losing for about seven weeks, and even gained 3-4 pounds. Then on Thursday, I started doing low-carb again, limiting carbs to about 20 a day. (I'd lost a good amount of weight on Atkins pre-band, but I gained it back). Since Thursday, I've lost over 9 pounds, including what I had gained back.

I can't say I'll do this for life, but I will say that low-carb works. Maybe it'll just help get me over the plateau so I can go back to eating "regularly." I don't know yet. But I know I'm glad to be back on the losing side.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

I eat a variety but have always felt physically energetic on low carb (and realize lots of foods have carbs...peas have carbs. Apples and watermelon has carbs. There are simple and compound carbs and they impact us differently)

ANYWAY I do low carb and feel great but some feel faint, nauseated, etc. I think that's why your surgeon said to do what works for you. In the vast scheme probably a balanced moderate diet is best. I do have 1/2 a baked potato or a small serving of Pasta occasionally because I don't diet any more. I just live.

Seems to be working for me so far! :biggrin:

[pjd3253 0]

I stopped losing weight with calorie counting for 4 months until I started counting carbs instead and am now down 7 in two weeks. It is the only thing that works for me because I was eating soft foods because they go down easier which are mainly carbs