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I am 4 months from my surgery, i have lost 56 pounds, but now i feel the urge to eat Sweet... Omg i need HELP....

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It's ok. Feeling the urge isn't the same as doing it! The urge will pass! AND only you can decide if a bit of sweets are ok for you. I eat a McD's soft serve vanilla cone 2 or 3 times a week. This does not send me over the edge. However - while on vacation with friends - I got into their carmel corn - and I went way over board. Lesson learned - CAN NOT HAVE GRABBY SUGARY Snacks IN MY HOME EVER! I just can't. So now is your time. Decide what is ok and what isn't - then keep writing us and letting us encourage you! And be sure those around you know your limits too and can help. It's a very slippery slope - so commit to doing it differently this time. You are NOT the same person you were four months ago. LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, ROSE!!!! I am proud of you for writing about it and proud of you for reaching out. Big hug from Chicago!!!!

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I feel a bite of something u really want isn't bad I was sleeved in may it has been hard on me many issues. Down 65 lbs but nothing taste the same after surgery

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It's ok. Feeling the urge isn't the same as doing it! The urge will pass! AND only you can decide if a bit of sweets are ok for you. I eat a McD's soft serve vanilla cone 2 or 3 times a week. This does not send me over the edge. However - while on vacation with friends - I got into their carmel corn - and I went way over board. Lesson learned - CAN NOT HAVE GRABBY SUGARY Snacks IN MY HOME EVER! I just can't. So now is your time. Decide what is ok and what isn't - then keep writing us and letting us encourage you! And be sure those around you know your limits too and can help. It's a very slippery slope - so commit to doing it differently this time. You are NOT the same person you were four months ago. LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE, ROSE!!!! I am proud of you for writing about it and proud of you for reaching out. Big hug from Chicago!!!!

I find that I cannot keep high-carb Snacks and high-fat stuff at home - otherwise I will always find a reason to munch on it.

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Don't do it !

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Have you been good for 4months?

Yes?

Go ahead and have a little something. Buy small, very small. Don't get enough to tempt you later.

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Sweets were always my weakness. I am 3 weeks out and just had a SF vanilla pudding and it is so sweet I didn't enjoy it. I would be thrilled if my tastes change to where I don't care for sweets anymore.

Rose...can you find something SF to satisfy the urge? Maybe a SF fudgescicle? Do you have 7-11's where you live? Their Crystal Light Slurpees are yummy.

Good luck!

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Sweets were always my weakness. I am 3 weeks out and just had a SF vanilla pudding and it is so sweet I didn't enjoy it. I would be thrilled if my tastes change to where I don't care for sweets anymore.

Rose...can you find something SF to satisfy the urge? Maybe a SF fudgescicle? Do you have 7-11's where you live? Their Crystal Light Slurpees are yummy.

Good luck!

@ the Begining i had problems with sweets but now is coming down with no problem...

I need something to stop this, after i eat something sweet i feel guilty

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Have something small and sweet "enough" to get you over the hump. This is NOT a diet and very few people can live the rest of their lives saying, "I can never, ever, ever eat this particular food ever again and I'm okay with that."

You're doing well. This is a great opportunity to incorporate moderation and learn your weaknesses. Eating something sweet to satisfy the urge and go back to business as usual is normal - the goal here is to eat and live like a normal person, right? It doesn't mean binging on half a cheesecake or a pint of ice cream.

Sometimes something very small and simple, like a few hard candies, can do the trick. I only crave sweet during my cycle, but even doing something small like adding syrups and sweetening up an evening Protein shake (and making it thicker than usual with lots of ice) can satisfy that craving. If real sweet is what you want, O.T.R.sleever is absolutely right - buy small, eat a single portion, and go back to normal. Normal folks that never have a weight problem eat right about 90% of the time and eat what they want for that other 10%, and there's no problem with learning how to start doing that now, instead of figuring it out once you're at goal.

If you find a trigger here, you know what you have to avoid because it's an issue for you. The idea is to find something that's not as bad as your pre-op choices without completely jumping off the wagon and forgetting everything you've learned in the last four months.

~Cheri

Oh, and I'll add that in my opinion, go full fat, full sugar or you're wasting your time. I full well remember my diet days of eating half a box of "diet" ice cream or Cookies because they were full of artificial junk that didn't satisfy the craving. If you're going to eat a sweet, make it good enough that you're satisfied after two or three bites! And work on the guilt about eating - because there are healthier and less healthy choices, but learning to control our emotions around food is part of being happy and healthy at goal. This means not feeling guilt for eating like a normal person, not obsessing about food like we used to, and of course, controlling the desire to eat emotionally or binge.

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Have something small and sweet "enough" to get you over the hump. This is NOT a diet and very few people can live the rest of their lives saying' date=' "I can never, ever, ever eat this particular food ever again and I'm okay with that."

You're doing well. This is a great opportunity to incorporate moderation and learn your weaknesses. Eating something sweet to satisfy the urge and go back to business as usual is normal - the goal here is to eat and live like a normal person, right? It doesn't mean binging on half a cheesecake or a pint of ice cream.

Sometimes something very small and simple, like a few hard candies, can do the trick. I only crave sweet during my cycle, but even doing something small like adding syrups and sweetening up an evening Protein shake (and making it thicker than usual with lots of ice) can satisfy that craving. If real sweet is what you want, O.T.R.sleever is absolutely right - buy small, eat a single portion, and go back to normal. Normal folks that never have a weight problem eat right about 90% of the time and eat what they want for that other 10%, and there's no problem with learning how to start doing that now, instead of figuring it out once you're at goal.

If you find a trigger here, you know what you have to avoid because it's an issue for you. The idea is to find something that's not as bad as your pre-op choices without completely jumping off the wagon and forgetting everything you've learned in the last four months.

~Cheri

Oh, and I'll add that in my opinion, go full fat, full sugar or you're wasting your time. I full well remember my diet days of eating half a box of "diet" ice cream or Cookies because they were full of artificial junk that didn't satisfy the craving. If you're going to eat a sweet, make it good enough that you're satisfied after two or three bites! And work on the guilt about eating - because there are healthier and less healthy choices, but learning to control our emotions around food is part of being happy and healthy at goal. This means not feeling guilt for eating like a normal person, not obsessing about food like we used to, and of course, controlling the desire to eat emotionally or binge.[/quote']

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