This is really true. I did great my first year because except for a few slips I did exactly what you are saying. Like most maintenance is a while new experience. It is so easy to fall into bad patterns. I need to track my food no just want to. I really have to watch the carb monster. Eating carbs leads to wanting more.

This has made me think I need to give up some things for a while until it is better under control. Thanks for the reminder

Birdiegirl -- Excellent post!!  What you say is so true.  Some people just don't "get it" - they eat pizza, Subway, noodles, and other carbs - and then "wonder" why they arent loosing.  It's not rocket science, it's common sense. Maybe people should do more research before having surgery.  You have to "work" the tool (surgery).  WLS is not a magic bullet!

Thanks for your post.  I haven't had surgery yet - but I know carbs are not part of the program during the first 6 months to a year.  Always protein and water first!

You certainly are not "unsupportive" -- you are a wise woman!  

The truth hurts but I needed this slap in the face. Coming up on my 6 mths and I'm realizing A LOT about my food behaviours. Thank you for this!

thanks!

My center wants the " balanced " plan but I can't make it work and get the protein in.

Michelle

Thanks for the post!  I love the honesty!  It made me take a look at my carb intake on myfitnesspal.com...I track my food but didn't even look at the fact that some days I was at 82 carbs!!! holy hell!!  I am going to keep it way under that now!  Here I was feeling sorry for myself at 1 month out and only loosing 21 lbs!!! duh...do the math (saying to myself!!)

Thanks for the honest coaching!!

Thank you for your post, it was very direct and I like direct.  I can tell you really care about helping other people be successful and I really appreciate your doing this.

I recently filled out my food logs for the dietician at my centre and my grains and starch are low - according to my centre it is recommended that I have 5-7 servings as day.  Well, my average is 1 serving per day, and many days I eat none of these. This was recommended to me by my endo and weight loss doctor.  But then you get this ^%*&^% form and it is totally not how I need to be eating.  Anyhow, I am going to explain this to the dietician, but it is very misleading that they recommend this amount when I know that those foods just cause cravings for me. Anyone else see the dietician with low breads and cereals?  Did they freak out and tell you to eat more? 

This may sound naive ... do you mostly mean that we need top watch our carbs from grains/breads/pasta (and obviously sugar) or from vegetables too?

Luckily I'm not that indulgent with breads and pastas but I like whole grain cereals - which I only plan on having for breakfast.  Do we need to be very concerned about the vegetable carbs too?  Should we be looking at having low GI fruits and vegetables mostly?

 

Watch your total carb intake.....if you keep under 50 to 60 carbs per day....( and some advocate keeping under 30 ) that will eliminate pasta ( simple carb) and most breads  etc.....green veggies are mostly lower carb.....

 

Log your food intake into a an online tool like myfitnesspal .....ensure your portion sizes are inputted correctly....and see where the carbs go.......then you make the choices.....but if you keep your carbs low....a piece of bread for example - 2oz piece of soudough, has 30 grams of carbs......you wont be eating much of that and keep it at 50 or so per day...

and...not naive at all......questions are good

my question is calories..... how many calories a day? I'm good with low carbs and high protein  but my fear is that calorie number. and I have read so many places that at my stage (4 months) I should be getting 1000 calories a day  and thats not working for me. anything over 800 and I don't lose an ounce.

We are all different....then Kerry I would adjust for what is working for you.....I was eating 6 - 800 roughly my first 6 months.....it was all I could handle after I got my protein requirements in