Hi I am 7 mo post op and noticing I am having a lot of cravings for sweets after dinner. It's so hard to keep away. I don't eat a lot during the morning hours and I feel great that I am on track but after 8 pm it's like in starving!!!! Anyone have suggestions? I'm consuming more calories and losing very slowly like 6-7 lbs a month now.

split your meals up into smaller portions and add one to early evening close to 8pm or move one smaller meal to this time of day and snack on stuff with little calories like tomatoe wedge and not cheese or fatty stuff. Also, drink tea or coffee and use artificial sweetener to avoid real sweets or add sweetener to something else and avoid craving real sweets.

I'm guessing same as before, a diet is good as long as you stay satisfied doing it and it works but there is a break you may need between large loss were if your not going overboard your back into things quicker after.

What is it your calling sweets ?

Can't say what its like at 7 months, I'm at 2, but I guess the more you stay in bounds the less you'll worry at weigh ins that scale is not going to move. My diet is more substantial now and slower loss and staull 3 weeks just broke other day.

Maybe look at the amount of carbs you are eating at dinner that could cause cravings within hours and try straight protein for dinner and see if it makes a difference. If you really need a snack how about a cup of tea or sugar free ice pop? the website www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.com has some great snack/sweet recipes for us. Good luck, best to change this now and keep losing than run off track and totally derail...

also, I saw it on dr. oz, that warm tea helps.. supposedly what we are looking for is comfort (well duh) and warm things give uscomfort.. she suggested roibos *sp* tea, but I've never had it. I just pick up whatever herbal ones at walmart sound good.. I especially like the tension tamer tea (blue box with a dragon) and the sleepytime. I haven't tried a lot.. make sure they say caffeine free though, imo, because caffeine isn't super comforting to me.

maybe this is a good idea for your post dinner munchies.

I was grazing after dinner as well, it was mostly while watching TV. I figured it was a hand/bored thing. Now I find activities to do after dinner. Craft, read anything that keeps me busy

I crave chocolate around my period. I buy a small thing of m&ms and I'll eat 3 or 4 and give the rest to my kids. Also, my chocolate protein shakes help with that sweet craving