Atkins Diet

scottygyrl · July 17, 2005

Has anyone done the Atkins diet along with having a band? Is there any reason not to do it? Just wondering...

Thanks

July 17, 2005

This is just my opinion, but I think the Band diet pretty much aligns itself to Atkins in a lot of ways- you know, eat Protein first, then veg, and if there is any room eat a little starch. The band doesnt seem to like bread, Pasta or rice (it does like icecream and chips- d%^& it!- leah

La_madam · July 17, 2005

I pretty much follow a low carb diet which is how the bad works best, Protein first, veggies, fruit then carbs if you have room, by the time you get to the carbs you may find yourself not having room...

giveyouthemoon · July 17, 2005

Yeah I'm doing a form of Atkins. I probably go a skosh higher on carbs than that book dictates....tho Atkins DOES say to find the right level of carbs, to keep adding until you are losing at an okay rate. My level may be a bit higher than others in order for me not to get neurotic.

I also on some days do a Carb Addicts plan where you eat low carb all day and in the last meal of the day, you have some Protein then you can have some very much not lo carb foods. You have to get it all done within a set amount of time to make it work. It's how I manage to stay sane with lo carbing because I do needs some sweets now and again.

KarenB · July 17, 2005

Never heard of that, Karen...sounds interesting. I pretty much follow South Beach, which is more liberal than Atkins. (Whole wheat crackers after my Protein, fruit, etc.)

Parvathi · July 17, 2005

Since re-evaluating my diet last week (thanks to everyone who helped with that), I've been doing meat/protein first, veggies next and have rarely had room for starches afterwards. That said, I'm not extremely strict on myself and if I feel like having a potato chip or two, I do it. Just in moderation - which is a word that I didn't know before being banded hehe