Question for those who have had great success and kept it off...

can I ever expect to eat:

dairy queen ice cream

a small piece of chocolate cake

a hot dog with bun

fried food?

Of these things, the only thing I have problems with are ice cream. If I eat more than about a quarter cup, I feel like total crap. The other stuff is not a problem, but I usually skip buns, as a choice.

I should add, yhere are things I have chosen not to eat, at all. I haven't had any pasta in over 4 years, for instance. But with the exception of ice cream, nothing bothers me -- unless I eat too much of it.

It's all choices. I can eat a burger with a bun, unless it's a really big bun. Bread fills you fast. But I often skip the bun altogether, and will eat a half dozen fries instead. Choices -- bun, or a few fries.

That's how my life goes.

Thanks so much.  That makes great sense!

Of that list I can't eat fried foods. Early on it caused stomach upset- so I've steered clear of them ever since. I could probably tolerate it now-- but I've gotten used to not eating anything fried. 

I avoid eating buns- if I do I only eat 1/2 the bun. 

thank you!

At 8 years out I can and do eat anything I want. Sweet things make me feel sick, if I eat too much. I still choose to eat them sometimes (and then have to take a nap because they make me super-sleepy). I eat a small piece of birthday cake when we celebrate family birthdays, I eat ice cream (but like Grim it makes me sick after wards so I rarely eat much), I eat hamburgers with the bun, and I definitely eat fried food. The trick for me is to make good choices 90% of the time. 

I am not great success but think a comment or two may help.  I had pre-WLS anxiousness about giving up old favorites.  It hasn't been all that bad.  For example, a cut up apple mixed with plain Greek yogurt sprinkled with cinnamon and walnut pieces has become a favorite "sundae treat."  "Chocolate cake" is now a recipe for black bean brownies.  Finding healthier substitutes might help you feel like you are not giving up a thing and stand a good chance at becoming preferred.  

Thanks!  Where do I find that recipe for Black Bean Brownies?

Thanks!  Where do I find that recipe for Black Bean Brownies?

WWW.chocholatecoveredkatie.com is one site. Hmmm 

WWW.

chocholatecoveredkatie.com