Why am I craving orange juice?!?!

Madison S.
on 2/13/10 12:04 pm - AR

Okay guys.... I feel like I'm going crazy. Since vsg (10/08) i havent had any issues with food cravings but I CANNOT stop drinking orange juice!!!!!!!!! what the hell!??!

and no, i'm not pregnant

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pippin
on 2/13/10 12:16 pm - Baltimore

VSG on 04/07/09

Maybe your body is trying to tell you you need more vitamin C. I'd try to avoid the OJ though because it contains so much sugar.

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Madison S.
on 2/13/10 12:25 pm - AR

VSG on 10/08/09 with

I know!!! That's why I'm going crazy about wanting it!! If there wasnt so much sugar I wouldnt care.

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Mack
on 2/13/10 12:41 pm - Logan, OH

VSG on 07/16/09

Get a bottle of the chewable vitamin "C" and start taking a couple of them a day. They will supply you with the vitamin C you need.

Also, maybe you have awakened the Carb Monster with the all of the sugar in the OJ, and that will make you really crave more carbohydrates. If you take your total carbs down to 25 grams or less for two or three days the carb cravings will subside, and you can get back on a more normal diet.

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JenCat84
on 2/13/10 1:02 pm

VSG on 10/19/09

I go through weird craving spurts too. For what it's worth, I think 100% fruit juice is just fine if you are only drinking one or two glasses a day. The sugar is the natural sugar from the fruit.

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USAF Wife
on 2/13/10 3:10 pm

Revision on 06/03/09

You know what really sucks, is when you are highly allergic to citrus fruit, and your body craves stinkin' orange juice.

I break out in hives, and itch for days if I have the smallest amount of OJ, and for the last 2 weeks that's all I have wanted to drink. The ill-effects are not worth it so I haven't given in. But, Oh how this craving pains me, and has for years.

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Jenny A.
on 2/13/10 5:05 pm - WA

VSG on 10/02/09

I drink OJ...in fact, I'm drinking some right now (orange-pineapple-banana, to be precise!). I think that the natural sugar is fine in moderation, and outweighed by the nutrients that we frankly cannot get in solid foods - I mean, how much of an orange can YOU eat in one sitting?

I drink it diluted to 1/2 strength so i get twice as much OJ drinking pleasure :) Tastes great once you get used to it.

As far as the cravings go, I crave OJ when I get hypoglycemic.

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marolkisan
on 2/13/10 6:43 pm - Atlanta GA

VSG on 12/17/09

I crave it too! I'm 8 weeks out, can I drink it?

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