Square One??

[mint2bskiny 4]

Well, today is day 26 of being banded. *feb 25/11* I lost about 11lb with in the first 2 weeks of being on Clear Liquids then lost about 3 more lbs over the last two weeks. I have ben discouraged because I am not losing pounds. I know this is normal and I can tell my clothes are falling off and it feels great. However, I am getting in 60-80 Protein and 40-60 fat and 700 -800 calories and 20 -50 carbs. Most carbs have been thru mash sweet potato or yogart. This has been shedding the inches but not weight. Today I decided to start the Atkins induction phase. NO SURGAR and NO more than 20 carbs for 2 weeks. I am very nervous because I am still on the mushy phase of my band so I have little choices to go by. But I am hoping it jump starts my weight loss again. DOES anyone have any other ideas??? Please if you do let me know! LOL I would love to do somthing other than eggs all day! haha I do walk atleast 10 min a day and most of 3x a week I walk 45 min a day. Im up for anyones advice. Also does this sound like it should work?? Im going crazy here

[vickyd 24]

First of all, you are doing great! You have to remember that you are in the healing stage so weight loss isn't your top priority right now and 3 lbs in 2 weeks is right on target (1-2 lbs per week).

Regarding food ideas, I was allowed canned tuna and canned chicken during the mushie stage so tuna salad or chicken salad would work for you during the induction stage of Atkins (if your surgeon allows those as mushies). Everything else I can think of that I ate during mushies would have too many carbs or too much sugar...

Good luck!

[Jess55 97]

If you are still on mushies, I'd just finish healing before going to a diet such as Atkins. The first 6 weeks are for healing. I lost weight the first week post op. Then weeks 2-4 nothing. Sure I was frustrated but I wasn't eating enough calories during my healing. Week 5 I finally got up above 1100 calories and I started losing again. If you want to try it try upping your calories. Some people don't lose if they eAt to little

[mint2bskiny 4]

Thank you for your replies. I really needed someone else's take on the situation. I have heard it is normal to stall in weightloss its just i am sooo scared im going to do something wrong and gain weight and be discouraged. i told my self before the band that it was a TOOL to help me lose weight and its a life time change not a diet. so now here i am going back to wanting to DIET again. lol its ony natural that i want to diet. lol I wonder how people change that thinking?