Question:
Do any of you crave sweets? What can I do?
I am 5 weeks post op and I have started craving sweets. I never expected to crave them after surgery. I WILL NOTgive in to my cravings, but, is there anything I can have to satisify them? — Stacie B. (posted on August 3, 2003)
August 3, 2003
My advise would be to satisfy your craving. Because if you don't it will
not go away. Depending on what you are craving you might be able to
satisfy it with sf fudgsicle or popsicle, Edy's makes a no sugar added ice
cream, sf pudding or jello. I know I didn't have this surgery to deprive
myself. If I have a stong craving I usually satisfy it. But the beauty is
that I can have one hersheys kiss or one cookie and I am satisfied. Before
surgery it would take the whole bag. Good Luck!! **kelly
— Kelly T.
August 3, 2003
I know how you feel. What has helped me is eating my Blue Bunny Yogurt. I
love it! I also love their S/F Popsicles.
If you feel like you just really crave something sweet. I have tried those
Detour and U-Turn bars. They're pretty big sized, so I just cut them into
quarter size pieces and eat one. You get in 7.50 grms of protein and about
75 calories. They taste pretty good. I ate half of one once and I
suffered the rest of the day for it. But I do fine on just 1/4 piece.
At work Friday it was someone's birthday and they offered me a piece of
German Chocolate Cake. I politely told them no thank you. I was fine.
You'll be okay. We will all be okay if we just remember the reason we went
through this surgery.
Take care,
Barbara Brewer,
WLS 5/20/03 weight 278/50
8/1/03 Weight 237/00
— babrewer
August 3, 2003
I'm pre-op but I ahve to piggy back off of what the last person said. I
love the Detour bars. It's like eating a candy bar and they have smaller
versions of the big one at Walmart and CVS. Walmart is cheaper, I think I
paid $1.22 for it. It's the size of a regular candy bar whereas the one I
got from Vitamin Shoppe was humongous.
— Morna B.
August 3, 2003
Try the Atkins Endulge Bars. They taste the closest to real chocolate bars
that I've tasted. I like them much better than even the Detour Bars. No
after taste.
— Fixnmyself
August 3, 2003
Sugar free ice cream or frozen yogurt?
— bethybb
August 3, 2003
I get diet Barq's Rootbeer and sugar free vanilla ice cream and make a
rootfloat. Just a very small serving sure takes care of that craving!
Good Luck!
— J. Wilkinson
August 3, 2003
While surfing the net last night I came across this product that is suppose
to help with carb & sweet cravings. I have not tried this product,
just passing on the information for you ...<BR><BR>
http://www.lifeservices.com/ezStore123/DTProductList.asp?p=3_1_1_0_0_1_90
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It is made by Keto. I just purchased the Keto pasta at the Vitamin Shoppe
locally. It is a high protein, low carb pasta. Will try it this week.
Hoping it is wonderful. Main ingredient in it is soy. Both my husband and
myself are trying to cut down the carbs that we eat.
— [Deactivated Member]
August 3, 2003
I am 6 mths postop and have tried to keep Blue Bunny sugar free fudgicles
at home for when I'm interested in a sweet snack. They have only 35
calories and I think about 3 grms of carbs. I also will have a little
watermelon or a handful of grapes occasionally.
— Judy R.
August 4, 2003
Sugar free popcicles satisfies my craving for something sweet.
— Delores S.
August 4, 2003
I love Dannon Light 'n Fit yogurt, (when you get out further try adding 1
Tbls of grape-nuts or granola), Slices of apple dipped in peanut
butter(crunchy and sweet), or drink a protein shake (mix a chocolate one
with Sugar free tang, add ice mmmmm.... tastes like those chocolate orange
things they sell around Christmas time. Use your imagination and
experiment, now is the time to find healthy substitions for your cravings,
you need to find what's right for you and what you can and can't have.
Most important, listen to your body, believe me, it will tell you if you
made a mistake. Good luck, and remember, don't deny yourself, just make
different choices. You will eat like a normal person eventually, and you
need to find out how to satisfy yourself with healthy choices before you
get to that point in order to be a life long success. I thank God everyday
for where I am now and pray for the strength to continue with the success.
— Dana B.
August 4, 2003
Hershey's now makes sugar free chocolate candy, with and without almonds
and they also have a sugar free peanut butter cup. Russell Stover's also
has sugar free chocolate candies. They are located in the candy aisle
(usually). I find them with other sugar free candies on the candy aisle at
Wal-Mart. A few months ago, I had a "sweet" craving and this
seemed to satify me. Good luck to you on your journey! Daphine (open RNY
- down 75 pounds since 01/13/03)
— Daphine C.
August 4, 2003
Have you tried baking with Splenda? I had the same feeling with craving
sweets.......so I went and got some Splenda and you can substitute it for
sugar in just about any recipie.<p>
I've made Banana Bread, Peanut Butter Cookies, etc......and the family
can't tell the difference.
— rhonda2u
August 5, 2003
I agree with the other posters. However although I dearly love the taste of
Splenda, do be advised that for "some of us" artifical sweetners,
if over used, can start sugar cravings and eating binges even as a post op!
Seems rare, but I'm one of them.
— Danmark
August 6, 2003
One of things I do occasionally when I want something sweet is I freeze 6
to 8 grapes. If you freeze them they taste just like candy, it brings out
the natural sugars. Thats if you include fruit in your post wls diet. I
know not everybody does but I have one serving of fresh fruit per day and
its been wonderful thus far!
— SmartandClassy
August 9, 2003
I was a sweet-a-holic before surgery and was amazed that my craving for
something sweet didn't start until 6 months after surgery. As for sweets,
they have to be sugar-free, no-added-sugar or made with alternatives such
as Equal (uck!), Sweet-N-Low (Uck!), Splenda, fructose or turbinado sugar.
For anyone interested in a recipe book that I developed uing Splnda,
fructose or turbinado sugar....for AFTER you are healed, lost weight and
need special recipes, see my profile page or visit the web page at
www.freewebs.com/recipes-after-rny for photos, sample recipes and ordering
information. Good luck!
— Lynette B.
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