Question:
Why am I craving sweets and what can I do to stop it?
I am about 5 months post op and lately I have been craving sweets like a mad woman I don't understand it I was never a sweet eater before surgery. Is there any supplement or something that can help? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks Pam — sunnie (posted on February 16, 2006)
February 16, 2006
hi pam- pre op i was the sweets queen, ice cream, chocolate, pies, cakes,
cookies, you name it, if it was sweet, I loved it. Post op almost 2 years,
and I havent craved those foods, but I think I know why. I have 12 oz
Isopure dutch chocolate protein shake every morning for my breakfast- and
if I think I need something sweet, I mix smuckers sugar free jelly/jam into
my fat free cottage cheese, and for some reason, it does the trick, and its
all legal. Give them a try. Good protein too.
Hope you get rid of the sweet tooth, it can mess things up- that and empty
carbs.
Cindi
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— DollyDoodles
February 16, 2006
What are your labs showing? According to this, it could be B-vitamin
deficiency. Are you taking your B Vitamins every day?
B-vitamin deficiencies result in less of the stored glycogen in the liver
being converted to glucose (blood sugar). This lowered blood sugar in the
brain results in craving for sweets and a corresponding increased intake of
refined sugar. It's a vicious circle - sugar produces magnesium
deficiencies and magnesium deficiencies produce craving for more sugar!
— [Deactivated Member]
February 16, 2006
I find that when I am like that I have just a little bit of sweets and it
takes care of the craving. I try not to deny myself anything because I find
that the when I keep denying myself I crave them more. So, usually if I
have say something like a yogurt it helps with that craving and I am fine
for a while. I do not think that it is a vitamin that you are missing, I
think that it is really more of a head hunger thing.
— ChristineB
February 16, 2006
— Kasey
February 16, 2006
Mostly protein supplement (with water, nothing added) will help turn my
wanter down. I also use Relora for sweet cravings. I was not a sweet
eater pre-op. Started about 2 yrs out. But I am 11.5 yrs now, and the only
thing I've found that helps is to drink protein drinks, back to back if I
must, to keep me from going to get the eveil whatever I think I need.
— vitalady
February 16, 2006
I am scheduled for surgery in exactly 1 week from today and I am on that
pre-op diet and I have been craving sweets like cray so I eat those
Southbeach Diet High protein cereal bars. Maybe you should try those. I
especialy love the peanut butter bars. But, they come in all different
flavors. The peanut butter kind has 140 calories and 10g of protein in 1
bar. I have also been drinking these shakes called "Muscle Milk"
I found out about on this web site. Chocholate is VERY GOOD! with 34g of
protein in them.~Melissa
— WannaBSlim
February 17, 2006
Pam... I too have a horrible sweet tooth since the surgery, sweets were
something i rarely ever ate. When I finally had a conversation with my
surgeon, he told e it was because I wasn't getting enough carbs. Even
though we need to cut the carbs drasticly, there is such a thing as too
much cutting... I have since added more carbs to my diet, and the sweet
tooth has tapered off considerably. Hope this helps. Good luck.
— Harry King
February 17, 2006
Pam:
I am so sympathetic to your cause. I have a sweet tooth so much larger
than what it used to be pre op. I am almost 2 years post op, lost 120
pounds, and doing great. Not gaining, but I am concerned about the sweet
thing. I am gonna have my annual appt soon, so I will ask about the B
vitamin thing, how my levels are doing and see what they say. I appreciate
some of these answers, they may help me too. Hang in there. There have to
be answers, just be patient and don't lose heart. Keep your exercise up to
help balance your weight, and just be patient.
Thanks for asking your question.
Patty
— Patricia P
February 17, 2006
Hi,
My grocery store has a whole bakery area for diabetics and people with
special dietary needs. I bought a choc cake with icing that had no sugar
added. Protein was on 5 grams, but the sugar content is only 0.5 grams for
a slice. I don't over do it, I eat a slice maybe once or twice a week.
Check to see if your local grocery store has the same thing.
— Diva4Him
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