Low Carb? (XPost Main & Illinois)

I was told by my Endocrinologist nut today that I should be eating low carb? My diabetes is gone, but she told me that all gastric bypass patients should be eating low carb? Also she said its not the sugar count that matters its the carb count? Anyone hear of this?

Yes, my surgeon told me the same thing.  I am supposed to eat protein FIRST and have protein account for at least half of the meal and the remainder should be fruits, vegetables, and some carbs.  But not empty carbs like bread or potatoes.  They recommend complex carbs like yams, brown rice,, etc.  The reason theat she told you to pay attention to carbs and not sugars is that sugars are also bundled into the carb count (I think).  she was trying to simplify reading labels.  I still look at both values.  When you see NET CARBS, that means they subtracted the fiber from the total carbs and the result is NET CARBS.

Good luck!!

Well, if you want to lose weight and keep it off, yes, you should low-carb.

Every weight loss surgery--even the DS which allows me to enjoy tons of fat--requires us to be low-carb.

As to actual numbers, it's all guesswor****il you figure out what your body likes. During the first six months after my surgery, I ate 30g of carbs or less each day. The weight fell off. After 6 months, the carbs steadily inched up--candy and bread crept in and came to stay.

Now I have lost 200 pounds, I am at goal and I eat whatever carbs I want. I'll bet I eat about 2,500-3,000 calories a day and about 200g of carbs. I assume that the free ride will end some day and I will have to scale back on the carbs. Until then, yum!

Nicolle