REGAIN

I AM 8 YEARS POST OP AND HAVE REGAINED 160 BACK. MY LOWEST WEIGHT WAS 110 AFTER 2 YEARS POST OP I BEGAN TO REGAIN. I KNOW I NEED TO GET BACK TO THE BASICS. I WAS TOLD BY MY DOC TO GO ON A LOW OR NO CARB DIET SO I THOUGHT ADKINS WOULD BE GOOD. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE HAVING OR HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM?? I WOULD LIKE SOME INPUT TO HELP ME BEGIN TO FEEL THAT I STILL HAVE HOPE TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT AGAIN. THANK YOU!!!!

VERY DISCOURAGED

As you can see this board is basically dead hasn't been busy for a long time. I just happened to stop in, haven't been here in months. I would suggest you go to atkins.com and read their website and they have a question forum too. I've never managed a no carb diet but I've been able to keep it under 20-30 and still have plenty to eat, keeping my calories low too. You WILL have "carb flu" when you cut your carbs but it should only last  a few days and you'll start feeling better, the headaches will go away. I would start by getting rid of white carbs like sugar, flour, pasta, rice and bread if you eat any of those. Then you can star****ching veggies and beans, some of the veggies are high in carbs like carrots, peas and corn. If you are going to come here often I'll start checking in and see if I can help at all but like I said the Atkins website is really good and they have a newer version from the one back in the 60's. It's a little easier to follow and the South Beach diet is lower carb but not as severe as the Atkins so that should help you get started, good luck!

THANK YOU I WILL CHECK IT OUT !! 

I appreciate you taking the time to answer me & reply back.

Have a great day !

i just started atkins last week. i needed something to help curb my sweet tooth addiction. i am a diabetic so it is very important to avoid carbs. i have lost 4 lbs. thus far and not craving sweets either. i stocked up today on some celery and hummus so i will snack on this . i think the key to atkins is eating good protein with low carb. vegetables and low carb fruit . bought strawberries today and some whey protein powder so will enjoy a smoothie for breakfast. good luck