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Learning to live without the carb foods we often love is so very hard.  It may even be harder if wls gave you a false sense of security.  Leaving you thinking that with a pouch and malabsorption you could handle carbs. 

No soda is a great rule if you were drinking the full sugar variety.  Diet soda depends on your body's reaction to it.  Sugar alcohols, fruits, starchy carbs, etc some can be worse for you than others. 

If you can't just stop cold, I suggest you eliminate carbs in stages starting with the worst for your body based on your experience.  What carbs cause you the most difficulty be it in weight gain, propensity to binge eat , or what ever? 

Pick something to start with be it a category of carbs or a problem carb food.  Expand each wee****il you can get your diet down to mainly protein and fibrous veg.  When you can leave the sugar, white carbs like potatos, rice, flour etc alone, then you can hit low carbing hard with induction level net carbs. 

Start eliminating immediatly.  Get support for compulsive eating issues.  Being unable to stop eating carbs is a sign of compulsive over eating.  Most folks I've encountered who coe have carbs as their primary nemesis but this group is not about eating disorders. 

Work it one day at a time,  Go for progress not perfection.  You will be low carbing as a way of life. 

I am usually a pretty intelligent person.  But I am having trouble with carbs in my post surgery diet.  I am almost 5 years post op.  I believe my weight gain and difficult weight loss battle is due to the carbs in my diet.
I know if I make an in-office appointment with my bariatric dietician, she will say, stop eating carbs.  Well, if it were that easy, wouldn't I have done that already??!?!!?
So, I need help in how to get the carbs out of my diet and staying out.  I am on day #7 of no soda.  Which doesn't sound like a lot.  But for me, it is TONS.  no pun intended.
I am being honest and asking for help.  Anything is appreciated.
i have never been taught healthy habits growing up.  I can read what I am supposed to do on paper.  But putting it into practice is where I am having big trouble.  I originally lost 100# with my lap RNY surgery.  I have, to date, gained 60#.  My exercise is good.  My surgeon told me my body is physiologically wired to hang onto each and every carb we give it.  Honestly, i don't know what he means.  I did just start reading Gary Taubes book WHY WE GET FAT so I am hoping to get some knowledge on the topic.
I knew from day one that I would not have any family support with my surgery or post surgery lifestyle.  And I accept that.  (I am very independent.)  But I am struggling so much right now that I am asking for help.
Thanks,
penny - WI
date of surg: 4/12/06

 Asparagus, spinach, broccolli ... all my favorites!!!

I use benefibre in my drinks and ground flaxseeds in whatever I can slip them into. Mostly works, and I just take Miralax if I start feeling stopped up.