Question:
I am in a slump - am sick of salad, cottage cheese and can't stomach the water.
I have lost 30 pounds in 18 weeks since LB surgery, but am needing some help to get motivated. My sweet tooth is really kicking in again and I am wanting to snack even though I know I am not hungry. Any body have any uplifting ideas? Thanks — beckiemclarty (posted on September 18, 2007)
September 18, 2007
If you need a snack, try a sugar-free popcicle, sugar-free pudding,
sugar-free jello, Did you know that there are very few carbs and calories
in Kool Whip. I keep this in the freezer and have a couple spoonfulls when
I am craving ice cream. Look around, there are things out there that will
satisfy that sweet tooth without going off track. Good Luck - Judy Harris
— jk_harris
September 18, 2007
Excellent advice all those choices are PERFECT! Also you can try chewing on
crushed ice to get the water content and the eating something, under
control. Also get more activities to take your mind away from dwelling on
eating!
— LouAB
September 18, 2007
diet hot choclate with skim milk and cool whip YUM
— danosteve
September 18, 2007
Do you need an adjustment in your band?
— Beth F.
September 18, 2007
I don't know about the LB surgery. I had RNY. But I noticed when I
started eating bad foods (ex. anything with carbs or sugar), I started
getting hungrier and wanting more, more, more. If I stuck to protein I
never got hungry! And I waited almost a full year to touch anything with
sugar so my body had detoxed and I felt SO GOOD! Now I am pregnant and eat
bad foods often when I crave them and I feel awful. I have had a normal
pregnancy weight gain, but I am going to try and go back to basics after
baby comes. It is not bad to snack (with good snacks). You have to keep
your body full constantly that way you don't reach for bad foods.
Good Luck
— GAYLE CARMACK-LYONS
September 19, 2007
My support group served & gave this recipe. It's really good too. I
hope you are able to buy this powdered protein. It's easy to find/order on
the web - UNJURY!
UNJURY Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge:
1/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 scoops Chocolate UNJURY (40 grams protein)
10 individual packs Splenda
Measure 2 scoops of chocolate UNJURY in a bowl. Add 10 pkgs of SPLENDA.
Mix thoroughly with a fork. Set aside.
In a saucepan melt margarine & peanut butter - warm-up only, just
enough to melt - do not boil/cook. Remove from heat & mix thoroughly.
Let saucepan cool 2 minutes.
Slowly add Chocolate mix to margarine mix. Thorough mixing is important.
Place in a small container & chill in fridge. Very good
chocolate/candy-like taste.
SERVINGS: 9 small, 11.5 gm protein, 6.8 carbs
— rtmazyck
September 19, 2007
Jello! Make your DIET/Sugar-free jello more festive with some of your
meal's fresh fruits like the bananas, strawberries, pears, etc. Just add
them to the bowl after the jello starts to set (that way they will not all
sink to the bottom). Very tasty. Very pretty.
— rtmazyck
September 19, 2007
if you are drinking protein drinks that you mix on your own, I add sugar
free coffee flavoring, they are not only sugar free, but have no carbs or
calories. That is how I make it through and boy do I have a sweet tooth.
— Michael H.
September 20, 2007
try the sugar free cookies, ice cream and the protein bars but make sure
its either sugar free or less the 6grams of sugar
— yvettetas
September 20, 2007
try the sugar free cookies, ice cream and the protein bars but make sure
its either sugar free or less the 6grams of sugar
— yvettetas
September 20, 2007
Congrads on your weight loss!! What i snack on is Bryers low carb ice
cream...a little goes a long way!!!
— rhammgag
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