Why wasn't I losing? Because I ate too many carbs!

 Thanks! I have lost more weight than most people weigh before they ever get the Lapband!

 you're seriously amazing!  Keep going strong.  I appreciate you still posting after 4 years.  I took a break, but I hope I'm back :)

You are so right.  Carbs x sugar =Crack in my mouth 

I was a huge salad eater before WLS ( that was because every bloody Monday I started a "new diet"  Now after getting in my protein I just never have room left for salad.  Just 1/2 cup of cucumber slices and I am done with my meal.

This is what I do now to get greens into my diet.

1 cup of unsweetened Almond Milk
1 cup water
1 scoop of protein powder
1 handful of fresh spinach ****ep my bag of spinach in the freezer -  last a long time)
1 tsp decaf instant coffee granules
Ice

Blast in the blender.  Honestly you cannot taste the spinach at all.  The color of the protein shake is not that great, but the benefits out way the color.

 thanks, my nut wants me to juice and it freaks me out.  I'll try this way with the spinach :)

Major carb addict here too!!  I also have PCOS....

I'm trying to get back on track...I had a complete unfill in Dec. and gained 25 right away!! My fault, I was out of control!!  Trying to get back on track. 

Thanks for the pep talk!! 

when you're mentally ready you will do it.  It took me a year to buckle down.  I tried my way around it all....weigh****chers, lower carbs but not loooowww carb, and every "diet" trick out there.  It didn't work.  So just one day I cut the carbs and I'm back on track.  It's a daily struggle, but after the detox it wasn't too bad.  Keep at it!!!

 Carb here to.
I don't eat any bread,rice or pasta.
Still not losing but not gaining.
Just started back on chilli thought that has good carbs am I inncirrect?????????
Great job!!
Wendy

 I honestly can't do any carbs.  If I do chili I have very little beans in it.  Although those are good carbs my body still thinks they suck lol.  What finally got me to lose was going HIGH protein (like 100g a day) and very few carbs (only good) maybe 40g a day or lower and none of them from processed food.  Condiments are low carb as well.  I'm a ketchup girl.  I tried Heinz low carb ketchup and it tastes fine to me.  

My salad dressing is walden farms french (no carbs or fat).  I actually like it!  BBQ sauce, can't recall the name, is no carb, too.  I get my stuff at netrition.com  

I wish my body didn't cling to carbs, but it does and prednisone doesn't help.  I'm so proud that I haven't had ice cream in 6 weeks!  thank god for good protein shakes!!

Me too, I'm a carb addict and carb's affect my system, once I have them, I have to have more. If I eat too many I get the shakes. I can eat good carbs. But forget the others. It's like I'm addicted give me a little and I have to have more and more and more.
It's great seeing you!!! Glad you are doing better!!

 mari, it's crazy!!  I can't believe the hold!  

I hope to stay.  I'm just not reading the garbage anymore.