6 days out craving ice cream and pop corn

I made a protein shake with muscle milk vanilla creme powder, skim milk, sugar free chocolate pudding, and ice...put it in the blender and omg heaven...whewwww instant dessert. Omg yummy....Any suggestions on the pop corn craving?

Your really lucky that you get to have protein shake. I am 6 days out and only get clear fluids

My sleeve is wonderful. The only thing that hurts thusfar is applesauce.

Can't think of any substitutes for popcorn or popcorn flavor. Try to stop thinking about it.

For me, the most difficult part of the first few months was the mental game.  Cravings were largely a holdover from my dysfunctional eating patterns, or at least that's how I viewed them.  So rather than focusing on craving a specific food, I reframed those cravings as a need for a particular taste  texture or temperature, such as salty, sweet, spicy, crunchy, hot, or cold - that fed my body nutritionally.  

Personally, I try not to focus on a particular food because many of the foods I craved are not likely to ever be reintroduced because they got me into so much trouble in the past!  So my best advice in your particular cir****tance would be to decide it you are looking for salt or the crunchy texture and eat a healthy version of it for your next meal or snack.  Hope that helps. 

Suggestion=don't obsess about it.

And assume that some time in the future, everything that you are eating right now (i.e. psuedo-coffee-mocha-protein-delight) you will not be eating then. Instead of dreaming about how to make your favorite "bad" meal or food choice fit into your food plan, go for a walk and dream about a better life.

....if only the cravings would go away.  I tell everyone that the hardest part about this process is that the desire to burry myself in a plate of pasta is still there.  I still want all the awesome foods at the buffet table.  If I go out to eat, I so badly want to order the plate of wings, or scarf down the whole plate that is placed in front of me.  I'm learning portion control and putting the fork down.. learning to not play with my food and to not keep nibbling on things.  It's a process.. and sometimes not so fun.  The shake you made sounds good though. :)

It will change, so hang in there. Keep focusing on the right things and it will change, I promise.

DISTRACTION is key. Maybe you can go to a craft store and pick out a project. Make Good Art! Have fun with it. Use your  mind for a creative project that keeps your mind and hands busy!

I had my sleeve done on May 14th and just finished my first week.  I also had cravings!   Chicken fried steak!