Question:
My sweet tooth has returned!
The first three months post-op I couldn't bear to think about sweets let alone eat them...now I actually have started to crave them and actually eaten two squares of a chocolate bar and several cookies over the last two weeks. What can I do? — Margo F. (posted on February 11, 2002)
February 11, 2002
I never touched sugar for over a year. I dumped. When I crave something
sweet I eat sugarless. Great sugarless chocolates and cookies. If I can't
find a substitute I like and must have the real thing , I go to a bakery
and buy 1 of something , one cookie one doughnut. But really try to avoid
sugar , it is a killer , besides sugar ingestion causes more sugar
cravings.
— Rose A.
February 11, 2002
allow yourself to have occasional sweets otherwise it will become like an
obsession. make wise choices..sometimes some little thing will take care of
the craving..good low/no fat ideas are tootsie roll, jelly belly jelly
beans (they make sugar free too and you can't tell the difference) If it
does not make you sick there is nothing wrong with an occassional treat,
just remember everything in moderation.
— [Anonymous]
February 11, 2002
I am sitting here contemplating how I will address my PMS need for a taste
of chocolate right now, and I have learned to eat sugar free/fat free
sweets and enjoy them. It has gotten so that the thought of the real thing
makes me sick. Anyway, a good treat that I kind of made up... Keep a tub of
Cool Whip Free in the freezer.( I always keep one in the feezer at all
times for just such an occassion...it's like ice cream!) Take it out and
put about 4 tablespoons (30 calories, 1 sugar, 6 carbs, no fat) and put two
tablespoons of Sweet N Low brand sugar free chocolate syrup on top (20
calories, no sugar, no fat, 6 carbs) then put the bowl in the freezer for
about 15 minutes. The chocolate syrup becomes a hard shell and it tastes
like an ice cream hard shell sundae! It satisfies me every time and I feel
like I am eating something sinful! Also, sugar free hot cocoa is good with
a dollop of Cool Whip Free, also sugar free jello or pudding. There are
lots of things to try that will keep you satisfied but won't give you stuff
you don't need. Yes, everything in moderation, but if eating something high
in sugar or fats will make you feel bad physically and especially mentally,
then find things that won't sabatoge all your hard work and you can feel
good about it. I look at this surgery as a life long commitment and feel
that I must maintain some control over what I put in my mouth now that I
have taken this drastic step in my life. I decided that food will not
control me anymore. I have a ball finding things that are good for me now
but that still satisfy those very normal urges. Best of luck...
— Vicki K.
February 11, 2002
I use protein like a SHIELD to control these cravings. I can have the
________. All I have to do is finish this protein drink FIRST. Has worked
for years. But I LOVE Vicki's idea of the sinfully harmless treat! That
is FABULOUS! Especially since it would satisfy that texture thing, which
is what I find myself craving.
— vitalady
February 11, 2002
I went through a period of about 2 months where I fell off the wagon big
time on sweets. My sugar tolerance seemed to increase right around
Halloween. =( I went a little crazy for a couple of months but when I
started eating one protein bar a day and making sure my protein grams were
about 100 per day, the sugar and carb craving magically disappeared. I
think the protein bars are sweet enough to satisfy my sweet tooth and
upping the protein made me crave it less. I do every once in a while eat
sugar free sweets (they are kinda high in fat, tho) and I like the
Sweet-n-Low peanut butter chocolate wafers. They are AWESOME and taste like
the real mccoy. BTW, I hate most protein bars, but if you want to try the
protein bar technique :) I have found four that are tasty and have good
texture. Email me and I'll be glad to share my list! Good luck!
— ctyst
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