Hi! It's great to be here and to meet a bunch of new friends. I have read most of the postings that have been sent during the past month and feel like I know you already.
I have been struggling with my weight for about the past 15 years. Until that time I could eat anything I wanted and never gain an ounce. When I hit 35/36ish, it seemed like the weight started to pile on and I didn't know what to do about it. Once I was upwards of 60 - 70 pounds overweight, I knew that it was time.
Two years ago, I started on WW (on my own) and was able to discipline myself to the weight loss plan and lost all of my weight. The problem, though, is that I felt like I was starving all the time, and I didn't like the recommended food very much. Consequently, I gave up and gained 30 of the pounds back in less than a year.
I went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago for a pre-op medical and sure enough, he weighed me. He gave me a hard time about my weight and suggested that I cut carbs and sugar from my diet. I don't have a problem with carbs, with the exception of pasta - I looooovvvvve pasta and could eat it every day. He made a deal with me to cut pasta out of my diet for a month and see what happens.
When I discussed the no carbs/no sugar thing with hubby, he told me that a lot of his staff at work were on the SBD. I immediately went to the Web and tried to find out more about the diet. I didn't want to get involved in anything that was no carb/no sugar and high fat content, so was very concerned about whether the SBD was healthly. After reading what I could on the Web, I bought both the SBD book and the cookbook. I had them at work one day, and my staff became interested in the diet. Consequently, some of us started the diet on May 17. After the first phase we have lost 10, 9.25 and 8 pounds. We are all thrilled.
The others have started on Phase Two of the diet, but I have opted to continue with Phase One because of the deal that I made with the doctor to cut carbs for a month, and also my surgery is booked for another 2 weeks and I will continue until my surgery. Hopefully, I will be down to an acceptable weight before too long.
Now for my question. As mentioned before, the only carb that I really die for is pasta. I have also found in the past that eating pasta has kept me very regular . However, over the past 2 weeks on SBD, I have become severely constipated.
I have tried to find out some information on this, but there doesn't seem to be anything written. Has anyone else had this problem? And, is it OK to take a laxative, or something like that with the diet?
I'm a Newbie
