Help..Im being attacked by sugar cravings

Well guys I will be 6 months post op on St. patty's day and for the last 2 weeks or so I am having those old sugar cravings so bad that I am getting scared. I got to be super obese because of sugar and I dont want to let sugar win again. I was 360 on my surgery date and I havnt quit lost 100 pounds yet and now with this sugar jones I am starting to be so worried that my old habits will resurface. I am having sugar free snacks but they dont work. Neither does drinking or protein shakes. I am just obsessing so bad over the cakes, cookies & God help me Krispy Kreme donuts that I am not suppose to have. Oh and lets not forget to add into the equation that I dont dump UGH whats a gal to do??

Diane, I am sure the sugar cravings are really hard to deal with. I guess I have been lucky, since surgery, all my sugar cravings left and I have absolutely no desire for sugar. The sugar free goodies seem to do the trick for me. I think once you give into the temptation and have that small bit of sugar it just makes it harder. That is why I stay away from it, and I fear dumping..which happened to me with watered down orange juice. Have you tried fruit which is healthier? Fruit may help the urge.

I HEAR YOU! I do have sugar cravings BAD, and have always had them. I actually do dump... i thought I didn't, but it was because I only ever had a little bit of sugar. But if I eat more than a few bite fulls, I do feel very sick. (e.g. I have had krispy kreme - 1/4 to 1/2 is OK, a whole one and it's over - dizzy, sick, yuk) For me, I've fond that I am HIGHLY addicted to certain foods - in particular those that are sweet and those that are starchy/salty. For me, the only way is to AVOID. I can't have it in my house, I can't wander and buy it, I just have to stop. That is WAY EASIER said than done. A few things help - I try not to even have too many artificially sweet things, because that seems to keep my cravings going - BOO HOO. I try and start each morning with a protein shake (I do Nectar fuzzy navel because it's tart and not sweet sweet or one of the designer whey shakes, because they are not too sweet). That holds me over for a good long time. Then I try to focus on water. Water, water, water. I find that this helps a lot. I could go all day just eating and forget to drink. Of course then I don't loose, feel sick, and am probably becoming dehydrated. Eventually on that pattern, I'd go back to where I was - and I can't let that happen. Fortunately to date, that has only happened a few days total. I have to constantly remember to "follow the rules". You mention that this does not help you - is it that you still want sugary things after drinking these? Don't tolerate them well? For me it i**** and miss - but in the last two months I can finally tolerate protein shakes, and they make me full and slightly nauseated (well, that's not quite the right word), but they really make me full and take the edge off. The other thing is that I find that for years I ate sugar and startch to make myself feel good and avoid pain (I never realized this), but I still crave comfort from food - and when I have that feeling, I try hard to focus on what I really want. It's NOT the food. Heck, sometimes I think I don't really even like it, just want it. It's been hard for me, but these things help. Sorry, I'm rambling a little because I'm rushed, but I just wanted to write a quick note to say that I can empathize what you are going through. HUGS!

One more thing I thought of - I try and spread taking my supplements out over the entire day (well I have to - too many vitamins, calcium pills, etc!) That kind of helps. I find that I have to find times during hte day to just drink water and I take my vitamins then - and as funny as it sounds, they do fill me up for a bit and help derail my cravings for sweets or other foods! Good luck!