Question:
Help!!! I don't DUMP and I am scared!!!!!
Is there anyone out there that doesn't dump and what do you do to control your sweet tooth. I am 5 weeks post op, had lap RNY on 3/31/03 and I can eat small amounts of sweets (ie. ice cream and cakes) I have never dumped, however I do get headaches that last about 20 minutes. Please any suggestions???? — Tarah S. (posted on May 8, 2003)
May 8, 2003
I don't think I am a dumper either. However, I have not 'pushed the
envelope'. When I feel I want a bit of dessert, I will have a bite or two
of my husband's. It is usually all it takes to 'satisfy'. I discovered I
did not dump two months post op when I had a half of a homemade oatmeal
cookie. This was at my sister's house. I keep NOTHING like that around my
house. I bet if you pushed it, you'd find some adverse affect. I wouldn't
advise pushing it. (Open RNY 10/30/02 down 142 lbs)
— Ginger M.
May 8, 2003
Ok I am not harping on you but what are you doing trying ice cream and
cakes at 5 weeks post-op. I thought that I didn't dump and I was eating
Edy's whole fruit pops with 20grams of sugar and 80cals at about 5weeks
out, well the last time I tried them I got the shakes,fast heart
beat,etc-gave them up-That was the only thing I tried with real sugar. I
have found out that the farther along since my surgery certain foods make
me ill. I guess it is just a matter of having willpower-my mom had a b-day
yesterday and we had three cakes in the house, I didn't go after a bit-I
wanted to but my surgery and the reasons that I had it done are more
important than sabotaging my weight loss, instead I ate a strawberry from
the strawberry shortcake,and had a protein shake, and went on my merry
little way. You just have to be more disciplined and I know it's hard but
you didn't go through all this to start ruining your weight loss, once you
see those pounds coming off that should deter you from wanting to eat
things that will halt your weight loss and take the headaches that last for
20 minutes as a sign to stay away from that crap-maybe that is how your
body is dumping-saying no don't give me sugar-best of luck to you...Tori
open RNY 8weeks post-op-down 45lbs
— TotallyTori
May 8, 2003
I'm the same way, unfortunately. :( But, I have found that the more protein
I eat, the less I crave sugar. I don't have much of it in the house, but I
do have a few sweet things here for the kids. Today, my son wanted a candy
at the store, and he checked sugar grams! LOL! It's rubbing off. Anyway...
increase your protein intake. Don't have it around the house. Tell yourself
it makes you sick, even if it doesn't. You'll get through this! Remember..
protein first. More and more and more protein, is what you need. :)
— Diana L.
May 8, 2003
I am 5 weeks out and do not dump, or at least I don't think I do. I have
not had anything with sugar. I might suggest not eating the cakes and ice
cream. Not to nag but why go through all this if you still eat the same old
things. I think the idea of more protein is worth trying. Also I find
drinking kool-aid helps when I want something fruity and sweet. Hope this
helps and I wish you the best of luck.
— julie F.
May 9, 2003
I'm 5 months post op and I don't know whether or not I dump. I haven't
tried any sweets. I'd rather assume I do dump and act accordingly. The
others are right, you did this to change your lifestyle for the better.
Testing whether you dump and eating sweets won't help you in the long run.
I find my protein shakes cure my sweet tooth and the protein curbs the
desire to munch. There are sugar free candies and cookies, but they have
sugar alcohols in them and can give you diarrhea and gas.
Best of luck to you!
— Michele C.
May 9, 2003
I don't dump. I don't even remember the first thing that contained sugar
in it. But, once I discovered I could eat sugar I don't think I
overindulged but, I would try something if I had a taste for it. I've had
maybe 3 doughnuts, 1/2 slice vanilla bean cheesecake from Cheesecake
Factory, and several cookies. I can eat ice cream on occasion (gives me
gas though). I was going out to eat at lunch @ Subway (eat 1/2 6"
sandwich and eat the other 1/2 later), same w/ McDonalds filet of fish or
cheeseburgers, & Taco Bell. I was snacking on dry cereal (Wheat Chex)
in the mornings, dorito's and Wow- chips. My weight loss had gotten very
slow. I thought I was doing ok since I could only eat small amounts. But,
this week I have put an end to my carb fest. I'm 5 months post op. and need
to get on track w/ doing my protein. I went to GNC bought some Atkins bars
& candy. I eat a bar for breakfast, cold cuts & cheese for lunch
have Atkins canday if I get a sweet tooth and have some type of protein for
dinner. I'm hoping to get in the swing of exercising now that schools out.
I work full time and have 3 boys at home. But, I could do my exercise
tapes. I have a trip to the beach planned and would like to loose 10 lbs.
by mid-June. It was very easy to get back into old habits and I felt the
need to take control. Surgery was my last option I was lucky enough to
have made it through w/o complications and I wish I did dump.
— Crystal S.
May 9, 2003
Im like you I dont dump...well I do when I push it. I am over 6 months
postie and was lie you very upset about the not dumping, posting questions.
I know that most will not approve of my method but it worked for me. I was
so worried bout dumping I set out one day to make myself dump. thnking that
if the chocolate I loved so much make me horribly ill I would not have such
desire for it. I ate almost a whole 3 Musketeers bar. Within minutes I
was sick as a dog. Pain, nausea, lightheaded...you name it I felt it an it
was awful and I never will forget it and now I rearily even have a taste
for it. It seems that when I do have a taste for it and take a couple
bites, the flavor reminds me of the discomfort an it just doesnt taste so
good anymore. Sounds stupid but it worked. And sometimes you have to
fight back your addictions with all you got.. Good Luck to you...
— cherokey55
May 9, 2003
The headaches are probably dumping, for you, and certainly, they're giving
you some of the "aversion therapy" people hope for with dumping.
I don't dump, but didn't learn that until I was seven months out or so (up
to that point, what few sweets I had were too limited to really know).
Problems with sweets are very common after WLS. There's only one way to
deal with them: don't eat them. Some simply teach themselves to limit any
sugars so the intake is no more than x grams per day (or per serving),
because they're aware they'll crave sugar all day long once they let start
down that road. Others seek out sugar-free substitutes, but be forewarned:
those can spark a relentless urge for sugar *anyway*, and some people even
dump on some of the sugar-free substitutes. Still others retrain
themselves to reach for protein for snacks, or they keep sugars out of the
house and out of reach (nibbling on special occasions only). You'll have
to figure out a good strategy for you, because if you're eating sugar
despite getting headaches from it, at just five weeks out, you are right to
want a good handle on this problem *now*. You have lots of company. Good
luck!
— Suzy C.
May 9, 2003
30 percent or so of RNY'ers do not dump at all, and others have varying
degrees of dumping when eating sugars or high fat foods. At 5 weeks
post-op, which is a real new post-op, you really shouldn't be testing the
waters this early. I started testing at about 4 months post-op and was
able to eat small amounts of sugar (purposely keeping it under 10 grams)
but when I had a liquid sugar, which enters your system faster than food, I
had a severe dumping episode. I never tried another white chocolate mocha
coffee from Starbucks again, and that was almost 11 months ago! You may
indeed dump on sugars if you had them in a liquid form or ate more grams
than you are eating now, but why even test it this early? Why not wait a
while before doing so? After all, if sugar got you in trouble in the first
place, don't tempt the sweet tooth this early. At 15 months post-op, I
still try to limit the sugars to under 15 grams per serving.
— Cindy R.
May 9, 2003
Hello friend....I too do not dump and am absolutely struggling with old
habits. I had surgery in sept 2002 and have lost 57 pounds. I started out
at 267. Anyway, I have slowed down drastically in weight loss and have
plateued for about two months. My advice..... don't eat it. I am trying
and now keep a log of every morsel I put in my mouth. I make sure its
protein too. I am so envious of the people who can't tolerate a thing, I
on the otherhand can basically eat anything. I put the first hershey kiss
in my mouth two months out of surgery and regret it ever since. But hey,
here is to getting back on track! Good luck!
— audrey P.
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