Atkins and Low Carb Weight Loss
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Low carb does not automatically mean weight loss. Calories still matter. However, learning to eat better now even while maintaining obesity will be valuable later. You can begin to aquire a taste for a healthier diet. It is not likely you will be able to stick to it perfectly and have significant weight loss before your approval. If you could do this you already would have done it.
Best wishes to you.
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
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V'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
Try getting your produce from veggies only and lower sugar fruit like blueberries. Also ensure you are eating enough. Check your calorie deficit. If it is more than 1500 a day (approx 3 lb/ wk fat loss), you may not have enough calories and start holding on to fat (starvation response).
Weight loss is very difficult for me as I am metabolically challenged. Recently I discovered that I get better results if I increase fats as a percentage of my total calories.
Good luck. I hope what you learn in this thread is useful.
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
LV'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
Wednesday
| Fat(g) | Carbs(g) | Net C(g) | Prot(g) | KCals |
| 85.51 | 20.28 | 13.58 | 155.08 | 1491 |
| Calorie Breakdown: Carbohydrate (5%) Fat (52%) Protein (43%) |
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Carbs at induction, calories on plan, ratios on point, lots of plain water. Finishing my workout before my last feeding of the day. Fingers crossed, I won't eat anything late tonight and the scale will reward me in the morning.
plain water and plenty of it
chicken fried no coating
pork skins
almonds
chicken fried lightly flour coated
protein non dairy ice cream
stew beef
MSW Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: Eat sensibly & enjoy moderation
Links: Are you a compulsive eater? for help OA meets on-line Keep Coming Back, One Day At a Time Overeaters Anonymous
LV'N MY RNY. WORKING FOR ME BECAUSE I WORK FOR IT.
b-protein shake
s-2 oopsie rolls
l-protein bar
s-hard boiled egg with tabasco sauce
d-chicken
cal-740
carb-21 (14net)
prot-112
I have been MIA for a few weeks, but have been keeping up when possible with the threads. I learned for you all that I may be drinking toooo much coffee and that my calcium supplements alone take in 28g carbs a day.
So for the last 2 days I have cut back to one cup of regular coffee and the rest of the day is decaf. I have changed my calcium from the soft chews back to pills for now.
I feel like I ate too much today but here it is for all to see:
coffee w/ protein shake creamer
4 oz queso (faux french toast)
EAS protein shake
steak w/ horseradish sauce
2 hard boiled eggs
Atkins protein bar
Lettuce, tomato, radish salad w/chicken and deviled egg w/ranch dressing
lots of decaf w/protein shake creamer
bottled water
I ate approximately every 2 to 3 hours.
Please any suggestions would be welcome.
As for the constipation, definitely take some probiotics. If the ones you have are old, get some new ones. I recommend the Trader Joe's brand - get the ones that are $14.99, not the cheaper ones that are on the shelf...it's a 2 month supply. You also might to try and eat more whole food rather than drinking the protein shakes because I know from experience that the shakes will cause constipation. One more idea is to add more fat to your diet if your RNY can handle it but if you dump then ditch that suggesstion!!!
My usual net carbs (carbs - fiber = net carbs) are between 20 and 30 grams, I rarely go above that. I have a sweet tooth and if I eat too many carbs from sugary foods, even fruit, it just makes me want more so I avoid it.
Good luck and keep posting here :)
Jean I'm 45, 5' 4-1/2" -- 315/272/230 -- 43 lbs lost pre-op
"Progress, not perfection..." ~Dr. Roger Gould
Breast reduction & lift - 11/11/11 (sooo wonderful!!!)
pretty good day for me today. I felt a bit puny late this afternoon
B eggs and cheese 1.5
L tuna salad 0.3
S flourless pnut butter cookie 2
D pork chop 0
S cheddar cheese and fresh blue berries 11.4
13.1
Simple sugars go into your blood stream immediately. This is quick energy your body will use first,*before*breaking down the stored *fat* into simple sugar! Our boddies are lazy and as long as there is a steady supply of simple sugars(fruit) coming in they won't break down that fat for energy plus need to break down mor fat to make energy to break down the fat! Does that make sense,lol.
That is the whole principle of Atkins,with it's high protein,high fat components. It *forces*the body to break down fat for it's use keeping the body going.
I would keep the protein shakes,and all the lean meat and non carby vegs you want and ditch the fruit.
Good luck,
Holly
Cyndi U
Gastric Bypass, Dr. Daniel Jones, Dallas, 2003
LBL, Lipo, Butt Aug, Full Thigh Lift, hernia repair - 5/5/11, Baylor Houston Residency Program - Dr. Echo & Dr. Bullocks
BL/BA, brachioplasty - 8/26/11, Baylor Houston Residency Program - Dr. Lee & Dr. Bullocks
