Guest guest Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Check with your doctor. South Beach is very workable, but you need to tailor it to fit your particular needs based on your (and his) condition. Gastric bypass, in my opinion, is NOT a long term solution. It does nothing for your general health as far as eating habits, other than the reduction of food intake. I also knew of a local woman who died shortly after she had the procedure. Be careful. Chuck Heat attack...now SBD My husband suffered a VERY MILD heart attack this past week. He came home today...the cardiologist recommended the SBD versus Atkins....we were on Atkins before and lost a good bit of weight but gained it back and them some when we suffered some personal tragedies in our life. I really wanted to know....I am type 2 diabetic can I do this diet because some of the allowed foods in the book can and will spike my sugar pretty high..... I know my husband needs to do something and we are looking into gastric bypass but for right now he needs to do something food wise to be a little healthier while we look into other options TIA in Virginia but missing land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 Hi ... I would talk to your doctor about starting the beach.. and at the same time avoid those foods you know to spike your sugar.. As far as a gastric bypass this is not without risk...and does nothing to change an unhealthy eating pattern.. Most of the people I know that have undergone this surgery have regained all the weight within 5 or 6 years time.. So this is not a permanent solution at all.. What is permanent will be changing your eating habits for the rest of your life.. Hopefully welcome to the beach... > Heat attack...now SBD > > > My husband suffered a VERY MILD heart attack this > past week. He came home today...the cardiologist > recommended the SBD versus Atkins....we were on > Atkins before and lost a good bit of weight but > gained it back and them some when we suffered some > personal tragedies in our life. > > I really wanted to know....I am type 2 diabetic > can I do this diet because some of the allowed foods > in the book can and will spike my sugar pretty > high..... > > I know my husband needs to do something and we are > looking into gastric bypass but for right now he > needs to do something food wise to be a little > healthier while we look into other options > > > TIA > in Virginia but missing land > > Just hanging out at the beach and playing in the sandbox...http://dishingitout0.tripod.com/dishing.html __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 One of my co-workers had a stomach stapling. At first I was impressed at how fast she was losing weight, but then she started tell us all the other stuff. First of all you get nauseated and vomit if you eat the least little wrong thing. Her hair has thinned because it's hard to get enough protein. She gets tired easily because it really is hard to get enough to eat. She has kept the weight off, but she doesn't really look healthy. June -- Re: Heat attack...now SBD Hi ...>>As far as a gastric bypass this is not withoutrisk...and does nothing to change an unhealthy eatingpattern.. Most of the people I know that have undergone thissurgery have regained all the weight within 5 or 6years time.. So this is not a permanent solution atall..>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 -- Tough position to be in, but welcome to the Beach nonetheless. There are a great many health benefits to eating healthy. The plus for the heart is substantial and if your husband sticks to the plan, he will most likely see those benefits. It's good to hear that his doc recommended it -- make sure he follows the rest of his doc's instructions as well, like reducing sodium, exercising, and easing stress. There are a number of diabetics (of all types) on the SBD. The foods are generally very good for these health issues simply because it helps level out blood sugar (an obvious 2 + 2 = 4 sort of thing). The nice thing about the SBD is that it is a flexible plan -- if there's a food you can't do for some reason, then you simply don't do it. In any case, you absolutely MUST take the appropriate cautions of course -- that is, speak at length with your physician about this move to make sure it's the right one for you. BTW, as relates to gastric bypass -- please make this an option of last resort. There are many horror stories about folks that go through surgical procedures for their obesity (I'm sure a few will crop up in the course of this thread's discussion) and many seem to regain the weight. My aunt did very well with her bypass, until a year or two later when she started packing the weight back on again. Good luck on your journey and feel free to ask lots of questions -- there are many knowledgeable folks on this group and others that will be most happy to assist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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