Question:
Have not been in kitchen since rny 7 days ago. I went into kitchen today because

my husband had took our daughter to the dr. went into fridge and noticed the whole time i thought I was eating sugarfree pudding it was regular just made with nonfat milk is this ok?    — ms.angie (posted on November 18, 2008)

November 18, 2008
If it didn't make you dump - make note of the sugar content and remember it as your threshold. I would switch to sugar free and or the 100 calorie ASAP.
   — jammerz

November 18, 2008
As long as it didn't make you sick it is fine....we as a group can eat anything we ate before as long as it doesn't disagree with our new pouches, but the key is that along with surgery it is imperitive to make lasting dietary changes to avoid possible weight gain a few years doen the road... Sugar and carbs have become a lifestyle for most of us and therefore lead to our downfall. The need to control those items is very real....I would change to the sugar free ones asap just because the sugar in those can lead to serious sugar cravings later....and the sugar free ones are just plain better for you calorie wise... But no harm no foul....you just change them out for the good ones and thank god you didn't get ill or dump from the ones you did have...
   — lori042499

November 18, 2008
I just checked packages in my cupboard: Standard Jello pudding--2%milk = 19gr sugar per serving SF Instant Jello pudding--non fat milk= 0 gr sugar per serving So there is a big difference. You need to read labels carefully on any new foods you buy. The standard pudding with non fat milk still has to have 10+ gr of sugar, more than the standardized 5 gr per serving. Your'e lucky you did not dump. But you also now know--EARLY OUT--that you can tolerate sugar. ONLY do the SF pudding with non fat milk in the future. Bad habits in the beginning will only widen as time goes by, and you may not reach your goal wt. DAVE
   — Dave Chambers

November 19, 2008
You don't know how lucky you are that you didn't dump! Many WLS grads who don't dump consider that a curse! It's sooooo much easier to eat calories in sugars and begin making bad choices that get worse and worse and before you know it, you are gaining weight from useless sugar calories. You should eat the sugar free versions of all your foods for the least amount of calories. I have a little sugar in some things now and then at 5 years out and it doesn't make me dump or gain weight as long as it is done in moderation and with control. 9 times out of 10 I will pass on sugar and simple carbs...and after years of this lifestyle you sometimes just fall off track and when I have gained weight in the past...it's almost always because of sugar/high carb binging that got out of control for a little too long! You want to lose as much as you can the first year or two because after that...it's very difficult to lose anymore if you want to or need to. I know this from experience!
   — .Anita R.