Question:
A butter obsession/craving
I look forward to any opportunity to put "real butter" on anything I eat...Help...I was the same way before my RNY 8 months ago.Any insight in how to get over this or sugestions would be much appreciated! — levans (posted on October 23, 2003)
October 23, 2003
I don't crave real butter but I do eat margarine anytime I want it. Having
said that, I don't eat bread very often so unless I have a baked potato, I
really don't use it often.
— Patty_Butler
October 23, 2003
Lori,
I am unable to eat mayo and hate mustard and most any other condiments so I
have been putting butter on my sandwiches for ages. I just recently had RNY
and have tried butter on a few things with no ill effects, even though it
may not be the best choice. I think the key is moderation, moderation,
moderation. You could try butter flavored sprays on your veggies, they
arent half bad an maybe add some shredded cheeses for flavor if you want to
eliminate all together. If not, indulge yourself on occassion. We all
deserve it now and then.
— Michelle B.
October 23, 2003
OK, I can see you running from the carbs you want to put the butter ONTO.
That makes sense to me. But why would you be fearing the butter itself? How
much butter are we talking? A pound a day? A cube a day? Or a pat of butter
with each of 3-4 meals?
— vitalady
October 23, 2003
Anything in moderation is (usually) ok! I use real butter all the time.
I'm not eating that much food at a sitting, so if I choose to flavor it
with real butter.. it really can't be that much. If you find yourself
overdoing it, alternate with spread to cut back a little. Enjoy your
butter! Open RNY 3/20/03 255/174/145
— teresa M.
October 23, 2003
Lori...so you're craving butter?. I have found many flavorful substitutes
for the real thing. Have you tried the Parkay 0 Calorie Butter Spray?. To
me..tastes like the real thing. I have tried it on popcorn, corn on the cob
and toast. Oops...dropped my fork..butter fingers...LOL.. Best of Luck
— Hippynurse
October 23, 2003
I never can understand why anyone fears "fat" in foods after an
RNY. I had assumed we "crap it out". I know for about a year
after RNY I had greasy yellow stools. I guess when you are farther out
perhaps this is'nt so. I enjoy putting "Move Over Butter" on my
bread or veggies. I put as much as I want on, but I don't go overboard. I'm
about 2.5 years out and never could get to goal, however I HAVE maintained
my weight loss. Plus, FINALLY I started to lose a few more pounds again.
YES! :) So my indulgiging on butter has'nt hurt me. If I crave something, I
eat it GUILT FREE. For some reason if I don't come flying down on myself
with guilt it allows me to enjoy something and then let it be. Personally
unless something really goes wrong with my WLS I'm not going to deny myself
ANY food. This is not a licence to over indulge, just the freedom to taste
and enjoy foods "within reason". About the only foods I have to
go easy on is ones with maynase in them. Enjoy your butter to enhance
flavor. Just don't consume it constantly. :)
— Danmark
October 23, 2003
I'm 8-1/2 months PO and have eaten butter since about 5 months. I enjoy it
when I have it and I have plenty of it, but it is rare and only when I got
out to eat. If there is a good bread that I decide to have a slice of then
it's butter all the way for me. I ate some small hard breadsticks the
other night while waiting for my omelet to arrive at the table. I ate them
with plenty of butter. However, this happens maybe 2-3 times a month, so
it's not going to sabotage or even affect my weight loss. Your body does
needs fats and while butter is higher fat it is not a bad fat used
occassionally. Since I do not have bread at home and I'm not a big one for
buttered veggies, I do not have any at home. I use Pam to cook.
<p>In my opinion no food is off limits for life. Just that many
should not appear on the table more than once or twice a year and other no
more than a few times a month. If this is to work long term you cannot
live on a perpetual diet and deprive yourself of something you really
crave. I chose not to have many things as they are not good choices but if
I was craving it I would have some and then try to put that craving to bed
for at least a while. Yes you do need to use your brain and have the final
say in how much and how often you eat something, but don't live your life
wishing you could have X.
— zoedogcbr
October 23, 2003
I use real butter and found that eating it helps keep me regular too.
Besides my skin which was too dry improved too. RNYs malabsorb fat so why
worry about it? Now dont go eating a stick a day but anything in moderation
is ok
— bob-haller
October 23, 2003
Okay...I'm about to say something that is going to make some people mad but
I have to say it anyway. One pet-peeve of mine is when people refer to
food as a 'reward' or 'indulgence'.
Who knows if I'll ever make it to goal but along this journey I am trying
to make the right choices for me and my lifestyle. Having surgery has
allowed me to eat food I enjoy in MODERATION. Do I eat cake? I had about
a tablespoon of something in the summer. It was nothing like I remembered
sugar to be.
Food still smells very good to me but perhaps I'm 'different' in that it
doesn't appeal to me to put certain things in my mouth. Unlike pre-surgery
when a chocolate cake would last 2 days at the most, now it is completely
different.
I notice as I get further out that I am able to eat more at one time
(depending what it is), more often and more variety. I do not deprive
myself anything, but I listen to myself before I start shoveling something
in.
I'm down 90 lbs in just over 6 months. Did I do everything right? Not by
anyone else's standards, but for me it must be working.
Overall, I think we as post-ops need to keep a close eye on how we think of
food. If things that are 'forbidden' are a reward that may be something
that needs addressing. I deserve a reward every day...for the person I am.
I just don't want it to be food.
Best wishes!
— Diane S.
October 23, 2003
I eat anything I want in moderation. I eat pizza and YES the dreaded
Krispy Creme. BUT I do not eat rice, white bread, pasta or refined sugars.
They do not like me. I cannot even eat a whole piece of a large pizza but
I can eat a whole slice of some smalls. I eat quality not quanity anymore.
I eat proteins first and try to whatch my calories to a point. I am
trying to learn to eat things in moderation rather that obsessively. I am
21 months out and past goa. I have lost about 175 olbs. I have bad days
and good days. I eat butter too. It is is so nice to taste things now
instead of gulping down everything. I have no idea why we do the thiings
to ourselves that we do but here is your chance to enjoy food the way it
was meant to be used and enjoyed.
— Oldsoul
October 24, 2003
Ha! Bob Haller~ you reminded me of what my surgeon told me in my initial
consult. I asked if he's ever had anyone who failed at this surgery. He
said some things about the aerage % of wwt loss and # of his patients
experiencing, blah blah then added that he'd ever only seen one person
actually FAIL this surgery due to thier own fault. The person was EATING
STICKS OF BUTTER! He also mentioned tht this was very early on in his
studying and that's when they determined tht psych evals were going to be
mandatory! Anyway- I digress. This story has no point. However, I agree
with the majority, eat the butter if it makes you happy, just do it in
moderation. If you know can't do it in moderation, then keep away from it.
— LMCLILLY
October 24, 2003
I do eat real butter but have found Butter Buds to be a decent substitute
on hot moist foods like steamed vegies. It's made from butter solids so has
real butter taste.
— Chris T.
October 24, 2003
I eat butter...in fact since surgery I avoid margarine and enjoy the real
thing - in moderation like everyone else has said. If you deny yourself
eating something you REALLY want, all you do is elevate that foods
importance - at least that's what it does for me. If I want a chip, I have
one, guilt-free. I just don't eat a bag of them anymore. If I want butter
on my veggie, I sure as heck put a bit on and enjoy the taste. I do
believe that ALL things are ok in moderation, but if you find you have a
severe problem limiting yourself then best to find a good alternative -
have you tried the butter sprays? They're good!
— [Deactivated Member]
October 24, 2003
I have always had butter. Pre or post op. It tastes better and whether
you believe it or not is better for you than marjorine (or however you
spell that lol). If you really are afraid of the fat in it, the ONLY
substitute that I have tasted that even comes close is made by brummel and
brown and its made from yogurt, not oil and chemicals.
— RebeccaP
October 24, 2003
Why not have butter? Not every day but every once in a while. Not a lot,
1 pat once a week. It's my average. Why risk the cholesterol of all those
butter substitutes? Now if butter triggers you to overeat then yeah, I'd
stay away from it. But the longer you make butter a "bad" food
the longer you will crave it. Like me and pizza. :)
— mrsmyranow
October 24, 2003
have you tried the "I can't believe its not butter spray?" I use
it on everything, and I think it tastes great, and it is super low calorie,
and fat free! indulge! hehe
— Katrina K.
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