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I was banded 2/09.  As far as I'm concered the "Bariatric diet"  is Atkins.  The surgeon and time agree with me in private.  I have had bad issues with the band.  I was looking for the failed band groups and found this.  Sure would have loved to have long ago.

I had unfilled last Feb slowly filled to about 2/3 of what it had been.  I was able to get solid protein in again.  Started on strick Atkins in January and started to lose again.  After a few months of losing my band got tighter so had more fluid taken out to be able to eat solid again.  Since January 1/12 I have been able to get 45 pounds back off.

I have only ever been able to get weight off with Atkins.

Yeah - I am back, too!  Really have been low carb for the past 1.5 years and lost an additional 30 lbs post GBP in 2009.  Took last week off to hoggg out - I was on vacation - felt miserable while eating the stuff, but wanted to get it out of my system.  Gained 4 lbs.

Today, I restarted Atkins induction.

Don't know if you have heard of all of the podcasts and websites available for support for low carbers.  Check out livinlavidalowcarb.com - he (Jimmy Moore) does/shares amazing amounts of information and there is tons of it out there.  I need to read/see a lot of stuff to keep me motivated - it really does help!

I know the feeling of GAIN..and it sucks! In the past year I too have gained around 12 lbs. Trust me..I don't like it. I got a lil too comfortable with eating the wrong things. 3 yrs. out and I refuse to carry this extra 12 lbs. So two weeks ago I cut the carbs! Yes Ma'am I did...weighed this morning and nothing..lo l I'm not a quitter I'm a fighter..we can do this! To heck with weight gain!

 i know this is an old post but i will just share my experience.  Try limiting the artificial sweetners, which would include the atkin bars.  I love splenda but it definitely keeps me from losing.  it will actually take me out of ketosis according to the keto strips.  i try to stick to stevia.  you may need to treat the atkin bars like a dessert.  they are better to eat than a snickers bar but you may need to limit your consumption.  i am just getting back to true low carbing after significant weight gain.  i can tell you that my weight always stalled when i added an atkins bar. i saved those for times when i felt like i just had to taste something sweet.

OMG...just yesterday I wrote in the VSG maintenance group about how emotional I get when I am "dieting". It doesn't seem to matter if I am going low-carb or low-cal - my emotions are all over the place! It gets so bad that I give up. I have tried sticking it out but can't stand myself. I got alot of good advise from people but wondering how you get past it???