Question:
Is RNY Lap like doing the Atkins Diet afterwards?

   — Miera (posted on December 10, 2005)

December 10, 2005
Absolutley NOT!!! The Rny is a whole lifestyle change. You are restricted in what you can eat and you CANNOT eat high fat foods or sugar at all or you will dump and it is nasty. Yes you need to get in protien via food and protien shakes but I would not even compare the two Love Kimmy
   — whisperskiss

December 10, 2005
RNY -vs- Atkins. Atkins = Steak & Cheese to your hearts content. RNY = one bite steak, one bite cheese, one hour feeling like crap because you ate the steak and your tummy didn't like it. Atkins after one week = pig out on a pie and feel guilty about it. RNY after one week = eating a bite of pie and feeling like crap because you ate too much sugar. Atkins = temporary weight loss only to be regained when you can't take the diet anymore. RNY = permanent life changes that you can't take back. No comparison hun, sorry. --disclaimer: No baby seals were injured during the creation of this post AND I may have exagerated a tad with my information. Thank you. :P
   — RebeccaP

December 10, 2005
I m not going to make friends, but my opinion is that it like volunteering to live like a type one diabetic,with out the insulin shots. I not being more than just slightly morbidly obese would stay as such before having a rny, will ,would pay for a DS in Mexico 12k , 98% cure rate for both type of diabetes, for both the obese and the thin, visit the ds forum, and check it out. no dumping, reg diet, 80% permanent weight loss. harder to get, but easier to live with. I cannot have the rny, because it is not compatible with my comorbs, gerd, and insipidus, so I was told about the DS.
   — walter A.

December 10, 2005
To a certain extent, you can be very successful early after RNY by following Atkins' induction phase diet and the on-going weight loss program (absent the eat-all-you-want aspects) and then modifying your dietary program after reaching your goal weight to Atkins' lifelong dietary recommendations. The Atkins program is not meant to be a lifetime diet of eating all the fried kielbasa you want and never eating any fruits or vegetables. The goal of Atkins is to start a quick weight loss by getting your body into ketosis; the weight loss then inspires you (hopefully) to adopt a more healthy eating style that involves (in the final Atkins stage) lower-carb fruits and vegetables and higer-fiber grains (while avoiding the traditional white carbs). Now, for the first several months following RNY, patients are advised to maintain high protein and low carbs-- because, as Dr. Atkins' studies revealed, putting the body into ketosis by limiting carbs and increasing protein will prompt the body to burn its own fat stores, resulting in rapid weight loss. And, as most RNY patients discovery, you do need to expand your dietary intake over time as you cope with normal feelings of hunger and as you discover that your body is adjusting to a low-carb diet. At three years out, I eat a balanced diet-- I certainly still use protein bars and shakes to help me maintain high protein intake, and I avoid sugars and other white carbs.
   — SteveColarossi

December 10, 2005
Well....in the way that the RNY promotes high protein intakes, yes it can seem to mimick the Atkinds diet..but that is where it ends. High fat foods are so a no-no...massive amounts of meats are kind of impossible...with RNY it is a lifetime lifestyle change...portion control...and carefully balancing your diet as your needs change, tollerances change..etc...so to me Atkins..short term...RNY Lifelong...My surgery is this month (20th) i am on the liqiud prep for it ... so as I raise a shake in your honor, good luck and ask, research and ask agian..it is the only way....Good Luck to you xxxALLY
   — allyson1211

December 11, 2005
My surgeon actually told me that essentially i would be on the Atkins diet for the rest of my life, although I also watch my sugars and fat. Most people misunderstand the Atkins diet; it does not allow you to eat lots of fat and sweets!
   — Novashannon