Frustrated with carb/sugar problems

NO soda this early out!!!!  Way too much gas for that new tummy of yours.

You need to practice the mindset of "all the protien I can stand first."  I know what you mean about the texture thing.  I so wanted a cracker or something to give me that feeling.
Gotta forget about it for a short time.  At least forget about the easy way to get it.  There are ways to get that from cheese crisps you can make or low carb higher protien wraps.  Just search the board for those things. 

Artificial sweeteners can give us gas.  I think they did me at first.  But not real sure cuz I didn't do them much. 

For quick things I would buy the pouches of pre cooked meats in the meat dept.  They have chicken and beef strips that were great.  Also frozen shrimp makes for a good quickie. 
Don't forget bacon.  It can be your friend. 

Dawn, I try to remain pretty understanding and supportive on these boards,  but it seems to me that you're still not quite "getting it," in regard to how this DS thing works.    I feel like perhaps you didn't do enough research pre-DS, because you seem to have no knowledge of what is problematic and sometimes downright disastrous for a DS'er.   For example, at one month out, you were drinking full-sugar beverages, and eating lots of other carbs, and had NO idea that sugars would give you gas!   Holy cats!   I'm five years out and sugar still gives me incredible gas.   Additonally, you absorb ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of the calories from any sugar you ingest.   There is NO malabsorption with simple carbs.    Wheat - as in "wheat thins," "wheat pasta," "wheat bread," "cream of wheat," gives most of us gas.     Start reading labels.   Does it have wheat in it?   Give it a rest.      I can now eat some wheat - a slice of bread, a couple of low-carb tortillas, but I still have problems with it.     I had some stuffed pumpkin last night with probably the equivalent of one slice of bread cubes in it, and gassed out my house all evening.    

Furthermore, I worry that you seem bound and determine to push the limits every chance you get.   This is not going to bode well for you for several reasons.  First, it very well might inhibit your weight loss.   If I had a nickle for every person that has come on these boards lamenting their slow or non-existant weight loss after the six month point, then you find out they're consuming HUGE amounts of carbs, I'd be a very wealthy person.   Also, this non-compliance can spill over into other areas.   If you are unable to follow even a few simple carb rules, how are you going to be able to follow all of the vitamin rules?  The labs rules?   

Please, I'm not trying to be mean.  I don't roll that way.   I'm only being direct.    You need to cut the carbs for a while, and don't even think of adding them until you're close to a normal BMI.     There is some disagreement on the carb issue from some camps, but if you want to be physically comfortable, socially acceptable, AND lose all your weight, please follow this advice.   

I wonder what it will take for the advice to "take."

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 Dawn,
Let's back up a bit.  I was concerned in all kinds of ways reading your post, so I went back and looked a little at your posting history.  I can see why others here have voiced their concerns as well.

First, realize that you are very early out in your DS.  Of course things are going to bother you.  That doesnt mean you never get to eat them again, but you certainly should not be eating them now.  

There's no way that you can be eating those crackers and drinking soda and still getting in the protein you need.  I read one of your posts asking about making shake with frozen fruit and yogurt with your protein powder.  NO!!  It should be all you can do now to get in protein powder mixed with water and maybe a splash of cream.  I wouldn't be thinking about frozen fruit unitl you're closer to your goal.  Heck, I'm at goal and have been for almost a year and dont make my shakes like that.

I'm also concerned becasue I have never heard of the protein powder you mentioned that you're using.  Check the label - what are the sugars and protein?  The protein needs to be 20-28g+ per scoop, and the sugars as low as can be, like 2g.  

At a month out you need to be eating things like this:

Protein shakes made with water and / or cream - (no fruit, milk, or yogurt)
String cheese
Scrambled eggs
Ricotta cheese
Cottage cheese
Egg salad (no veggies, just eggs and mayo)
Tuna salad (same, just tuna and mayo)
Fish, like white fish baked or broiled, shrimp ****tail, crab legs
Tender chicken, like a rotisserie chicken

Once you're more healed you can introduce:
More dense meats (steak, hamburger, grilled chicken)
Nuts

You probably dont want to make veggies a regular part of your diet for the first 4-6 months.  Fruit is an occassional treat.  Anything "wheat" related is likely to cause you stomach distress.  It gets better in time, but you're so far from that point now.  Just concentrate on healing and getting in your fluids and protein.  

I took a look at my protein powder and I think it's good (I get it from Nutrion Zone in a town not too far from me):

153 calories, 9 from fat
Total fat - 1g
Total carbs - 2g
Sugar - 0g
Protein 34g

What kind of sweeteners does it have?

Sucralose is the last ingredient and I think that's the same thing as Spenda (please correct me if I'm wrong).  I didn't see any other sweeteners.

Yes, that's the same as Splenda. Do you see any ingredients ending in -itol? If so, those are sugar alcohols and likely to be very problematic.

I would also try to drink more water, as close to plain as you can stomach it. Tea can irritate your stomach--basically any tannins or acids could be annoying your gut. The irritation further up can cause problems further down.

Nope, nothing ending in itol.  Today I drank water instead of tea so we'll see how it goes.