Peanut Buster Parfait

For the FIRST time in the almost 2 years since my RNY, I feel like I'm in mourning.

Went to the DQ with daughter and 2 grandsons and when I saw the picture of a Peanut Buster Parfait, I felt REALLY sad.  Knowing that I couldn't have one without going into a self-induced sugar coma, and remembering how much I used to enjoy them almost brought tears to my eyes.

Don't get me wrong.  I'm extremely happy with my weight loss and my life in general right now.  I'm very fortunate that I can eat almost anything my little heart desires (in moderation) and not get sick and I rarely dump.    My diet is very healthy and "normal".  However, I do know what a PBF might do to me.  And, you can't have just a bite of a PBF - it would have to be the whole darn thing.  Hard to imagine consuming a whole one now.

Thus, the grieving.  I know I'll get over it.  I know it wouldn't be worth the risk.  I just want to sit on my pity pot for awhile.

Can anyone relate?

~ BJ

I've have them from time to time.

I don't dump but a big hit of sugar like that does make me feel "icky" for a little bit.  The way I look at it, foods aren't good or bad, its the relationship with food that makes the difference.

If I eat one, that would be 750 calories of my normal intake of 2000 in a day and things need to be adjusted accordingly  Did I have a light breakfast, etc.?  The computer at the YMCA tells me my jogging burns the equivalent of 18 ice cream sundaes a month.  Part of the reason I do all that running is so I can enjoy a treat every now and again.

Peanut Buster Parfaits are fine, but there's no such thing as a free lunch when watching the calories.

I dump on a lot of sugar too, but I just flat can't do without something sweet every now and then. I have the Hungry Girl cookbooks, and there's some good dessert recipes in there, not necessarily sugar-free but some of them are low sugar and calories. You might try this to replace your peanut butter parfait, it's called a Hungry Girl peanut butter chocolate milkshake. I personally can't handle much of it because of the thickness, but my family loves them. Mix this in your blender and put it on the "milkshake" setting for a little while: 1 chocolate SF pudding snack, about 1 tablespoon peanut butter, Splenda, 8 oz. light vanilla soymilk (or skim milk if you can tolerate it), and about a cup of ice.

Thanks for the suggestion!  Sounds great!   I love peanut butter too.

I can have sugar in moderation.   When I think about my "relationship" with PBP's, it's as much about the whole experience.  The plastic cup, the long DQ plastic spoon, making it through the top layer to the fudge and peanuts in the middle.  Simply eating, appreciating and enjoying  the whole darned thing. 

I know I can have one if I really want to.  It's just that I'd rather feel sorry myself and not take the chance of feeling so icky afterwards.

Guess if that's the worse thing I have to complain about, I have it pretty good!

:-)

Hi BJ, I can totally relate to your situation.  Before my RNY, DQ Cookie Dough Blizzards with chocolate syrup were by addiction.  Lucky for my pouch, both DQs here in my county have closed so I can't get them anymore.  I'm not sure if I have the willpower to eat just a little if I could get one.  My hubby and I do share a cup of ice cream from Sam's or McDonalds sometimes. 

I don't really have the full fledged dumping syndrome but my heart rate will take off with too much sugar, especially if I eat it too quickly and I just don't feel normal for about an hour so I have to be careful. 

I do miss the DQ though, especially when they run commercials on TV....  it's just heartless!

Alice