Any other July banders doing low carb?

[angelic3432 0]

I am....its always worked for me in the past & my dr recommended it. I bought some portabello mushroom broth and chicken broth from Walmart for the liquids phase and got some samples of Unjury coming. :thumbup:Hopefully Ill get them Saturday! I just placed order today and Im in FL. We'll see.

[headin_to_mxico 0]

Count me out! haha

[angelic3432 0]

out of what? doing low carb. lol. ok...

[Juniper 0]

yeah, i'm doing low carb, just cuz carbs are what i'm "addicted" to... i can pass on the sweets anyday of the year... but put a baked potato/loaf of brown bread/bowl of mac and cheese in front of me and it's all over.

i'm ready to let go of that addiction once and for all.

[Unforgettable 0]

My doctor and dietician like us to follow a high Protein low carb regime. By low carb, I mean they recommend under 60 gm a day, which has been totally doable. They don't say "don't eat any carbs," they just say try to eat the good complex carbs versus simple, and like everything else do it in moderation. I am totally addicted to all types of carbs, so it's been nice to learn how to eat them in moderation. Plus I have insulin resistance d/t PCOS so it's been helping keep my symptoms at bay as well.

Edited July 24, 2009 by Unforgettable

[RaceGirl88 0]

I plan on doing a low carb routine once I get to regular foods because I have PCOS and shouldve been moderate with carb intake all along! But I think the fact that some long time bandsters have experienced problems with the breads, pastas, rice (which were like crack for me!) is enough to scare me straight because I really don't want to bring on a PB or stuck episode eating that and its not the best from a nutritional content perspective. The band is really going to help me with that enforced behavior modification I have needed to step away from those foods because in my mind there were no real ramifications before the band...

[hot tea 0]

I'm a carb lover as well....as I type I'm choking down a chocolate EAS 1g carb Protein Shake. Trying to be very selective about my carbs...

[leshers2x2 1]

I am trying to stay away from carbs as well. That is what my doctor has recommended. Carbs are definitely my downfall. Tortillas, potato chips, Pasta .... I have done fairly well so far... My family had chicken alfredo and salad for dinner tonight. I am still not suppose to be eating anything raw so I made myself some stirfried veggies with chicken breast. I put maybe two table spoons of alfredo over it and I was totally fine avoiding the pasta. My husband suggested next time I make the chicken alfredo with veggies for everyone.

Michelle

[losingitat41 0]

when i get back to eating i plan on doing the "right" carb vs. low carb- it ends up being low b/c the carbs come from veggies,fruit, whole grains, like Quinoa- which has 9g of Protein in it! My doctor recommends the Eating for life program, which is outlined in a big book with tons of right carb and right mix recipes. his patients have tremendous success and excellent weight loss for this. our family follows a simliar program, the eat clean diet- eatcleandiet.com which has cook books for men,families, kids and regular recipes all again based on right carb- veggies, Proteins, whole grains. loads of recipes in both books. and a great way for healthy eating

[jgurl 0]

I have been on low carb since 2 weeks pre-op. While I am totally sick of the shakes, I see the benefits. I think I will be able to start the mushy stuff tomorrow after my 1st post-op appt., but my dietician still wants me to do a shake a day and maintain the low carbs.