Just for the sake of General Discussion, I wanted to post this here.
On Monday I made the decision to start significantly reducing my carb intake. Not the Low Carb most people might think about, where you can never touch even the good complex carbs again, etc.
Let me begin by saying that over the last 5 years I've done Weigt Watchers, Cabbage Soup diet, South Beach, Atkins, etc. I lost very little with WW and the CS diet, a little more with South Beach and a LOT with Atkins. If you know the science behind Atkins, as I am sure many of you do, you would understand why.
For me, Atkins worked by getting my body to burn fat for fuel. I did this the right way by following their rules for induction and lost a lot of weight in the first 2 weeks, water weight mostly, but a lot of weight no less. I then began slowly introducing the 'good' carbs into my diet and all was going well. However, I was not able to stick with this because I started getting hungry a lot and the weight came back on, hence another failed diet.
Now, with the help of my LAP-BAND®, on Monday I decided to start doing low carb again. I have lost 5 lbs. since. Prior to this my weight loss was very slow. Now I'm beginning to feel more energetic and my appetite has almost diminished. Don't get me wrong, I don't eat bacon wrapped in butter. My typical day's menu looks like this:
B - protein shake (I am too tight in the a.m. to eat)
L - small salad with a little grilled chicken - (dressing is olive oil & vinegar)
S - 1/2 cup cottage cheese or cucumber slices
D - grilled chicken or salmon, with a small side salad
I remember to drink plenty of water. No kidney problems, constipation, etc. I take the sugar-free metamucil every day to keep me regular. My multi-vitamin is my friend. Any comments, good or bad, are welcome. Have a great day.
