Atkins and Low Carb Weight Loss
Need to get back to it to prepare for WLS
The invite to this group could not have come at a better time! I was a faithful low-carber for a few years, then budget concerns made it difficult to do. I put on a lot of weight in the last two years.
I am just getting started on the process to have gastric bypass. I know I need to lose some of this weight before they will do this surgery, so I need to get back on track!
I also know that carbs are like crack to me... so after surgery, I need to stay far away from them if possible!
The budget concerns are still there... but I need to find a way to work around it. Any ideas with that are definitely welcome!
Thanks,
Amanda :)
I am just getting started on the process to have gastric bypass. I know I need to lose some of this weight before they will do this surgery, so I need to get back on track!
I also know that carbs are like crack to me... so after surgery, I need to stay far away from them if possible!
The budget concerns are still there... but I need to find a way to work around it. Any ideas with that are definitely welcome!
Thanks,
Amanda :)
Ideas:
1. buy in bulk - costco, sams, etc.
2. buy lower qty cuts of meat and then marinate to make them tender...
Post op - we eat often - but not much qty. So it is easier on the $$$.
3. look at the recipe treat - meals that are great.
1. buy in bulk - costco, sams, etc.
2. buy lower qty cuts of meat and then marinate to make them tender...
Post op - we eat often - but not much qty. So it is easier on the $$$.
3. look at the recipe treat - meals that are great.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Welcome!
Starting on the low-carb trail is, indeed, a really good prelude to WLS of any kind because post-op, it fits what most doctors are goin to ask you to do anyway.
So congratulations on giving yourself a head start!
One thought though ... It is EXPENSIVE to be a WLS patient, and being a WLS patient lasts the rest of your life. Before you embark on this journey, make sure you will be able to afford all of the vitamin supplements you will need for the rest of your lkife, and the protein drinks that most new-ops drink.
Though on a lighter note, I found that I actually spend about the same amount of food four years post-op, because though the quantity has diminished, the quality is far far superior.
And being healthy saves a HUGe AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE LONG RUN!
Best of luck!
Starting on the low-carb trail is, indeed, a really good prelude to WLS of any kind because post-op, it fits what most doctors are goin to ask you to do anyway.
So congratulations on giving yourself a head start!
One thought though ... It is EXPENSIVE to be a WLS patient, and being a WLS patient lasts the rest of your life. Before you embark on this journey, make sure you will be able to afford all of the vitamin supplements you will need for the rest of your lkife, and the protein drinks that most new-ops drink.
Though on a lighter note, I found that I actually spend about the same amount of food four years post-op, because though the quantity has diminished, the quality is far far superior.
And being healthy saves a HUGe AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE LONG RUN!
Best of luck!
Interested in low-carb nutrition? Thinking of trying Atkins? Want to try high-fat and/or high-protein eating? Whether or not you have had (or are thinking about) WLS http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/atkins/
No bulk store where I live... small town life has it's drawbacks. :)
Thanks so much for your suggestions!
About vitamins... I know what I have to take, and will make that work. Food is a little harder to deal with since I am feeding a family of five adults. Two of them finicky young men. Ugh.
I will figure this out though! :)
Amanda :)
Thanks so much for your suggestions!
About vitamins... I know what I have to take, and will make that work. Food is a little harder to deal with since I am feeding a family of five adults. Two of them finicky young men. Ugh.
I will figure this out though! :)
Amanda :)
