How many carbs are you getting a day? I go back and forth with the carb thing and have decided that if I can do my carbs early in the day and not to many then I feel better than doing no carbs at all. I also try real hard to stay away from refiend sugar. I will have desert on ocassion, and sometimes eat white bread because it is the only thing I have in the house.
I am not banded yet, but should be on Oct 13th. I have reduced the amount of food that I eat significantly, to "practice" eating the band way. Since June I have lost about 35lbs, I am starting to think that I do not eat enough some days. I don't count calories, just portion sizes and little to no snacking. If I have a snack it is Peanut butter and an apple, but mostly just the apple. I always eat my protien first then my veggies followed by my carbs. Usually my carbs are a half of a small potato or 1/4 of a sweet potato.