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How much loss did you have with the band during induction. I'm going to low carb again. This is the only way I can lose. I want to see if this helps at all before I make an appointment for another fill. I would ideally love to lose 6 lbs by the end of this month... We will see.

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Full blown Atkins squeezes excess fluids from soft tissue so most of the weight loss in the first few weeks is just Water. If you can maintain Atkins for months and months you can lose. I kept my weight in the 150 range for about 20 years doing Atkins and low carb.

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Full blown Atkins squeezes excess fluids from soft tissue so most of the weight loss in the first few weeks is just Water. If you can maintain Atkins for months and months you can lose. I kept my weight in the 150 range for about 20 years doing Atkins and low carb.

Water weight or not... I gotta get it off right? Plus I'm pretty sure I lost my "water weight" during the first week after surgery when I lost 12 lbs. whatever it is that is tying up the scale it's got to get out of me!

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Yeah, just reducing calories causes a flood of Water to evacuate our bodies but Atkins takes it a step further. I'm all for low carb diets. It's the only way I can lose weight. I just don't go for the slab of bacon or 24 oz porterhouse anymore. And the stick of butter on my scrambled eggs is long long past. :P

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Yeah, just reducing calories causes a flood of Water to evacuate our bodies but Atkins takes it a step further. I'm all for low carb diets. It's the only way I can lose weight. I just don't go for the slab of bacon or 24 oz porterhouse anymore. And the stick of butter on my scrambled eggs is long long past. :P

Lol I think all of that will make me sick! I did start out the day with ribeye but that's only because it was left over from last night's dinner lol. I'm more of a chicken or burger "nuggets" (tiny burgers) person. Or egg salad and obsessed with rotisserie chicken salad lol

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I tried Atkins for about a month but with my thyroid issues I gained weight so I have to balance between carbs, sugar and other foods how ever I still for my sweet tooth cravings every once in a while I have a Atkins candy, there are some good ones out there and they taste like if I was just having my loaded calories and sugar bars so I have them.

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I tried Atkins for about a month but with my thyroid issues I gained weight so I have to balance between carbs, sugar and other foods how ever I still for my sweet tooth cravings every once in a while I have a Atkins candy, there are some good ones out there and they taste like if I was just having my loaded calories and sugar bars so I have them.

I have to try and stay away from even that kind of stuff because if I trigger my mind to have anything sweet even if it's not real sugar... It'll want real sugar. My only escape is diet Arnold palmer's 1/2 and 1/2 which I'm kind of obsessed with

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costco Rotisserie chicken. Yum. Maybe that's what we'll have for dinner tonight?

I get the rotisserie chicken salad from any of the local grocery stores. It's awesome by itself but I put a little Frank's hot sauce (I have an obsession with chic salad and h/s) and it's just so amazing!!

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Had costco rotisserie chicken tonight, with raw pineapple ! Delish !,

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Had costco rotisserie chicken tonight, with raw pineapple ! Delish !,

I would probably skip the pineapple right now just because of the sugar content but that's definitely something I would try in the future! I'm a strange eater and that sounds right up my ally! I literally eat like a stoner (for lack of a better term) I am by no means a stoner but I certainly eat that way. When I was younger one of my favs was Fritos and peanut butter... So bad!

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fristos and peanut butter...LOL...what a combo...and btw what is costco chicken is that a grocery store or something? sounds wonderful. best wishes on those carbs Wendydarling19!!!

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Well I'm down 2 lbs from what I weighed in at Thursday! And yes costco is a wholesale store

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Mmmm. I love me some VERY soft broccoli laden with butter.

After my last fill I made peace with not being able to eat my ALL TIME FAVORITE (steak), and I'm actually ok with that because I know it's not forever; however, I'm still able to eat juicy, fatty bacon. Thank God (LoL)

A LowCarb diet actually improves all aspects of my life.... Including sleeping. As far as losing, I've lost nine pounds in two weeks.

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