I haven't had my surgery yet but I read over and over in posts that people don't like foods they once liked before having surgery. Is there some scientific reason for this or what? It's really a strange phenomena. Not just things that are no longer good for you like sweets but all kinds of foods.

I can't say I have experienced this at all but I have heard people say the sae thing

I would like to hear more about this also. I just had my 4 month anniversary and nothing I eat really tastes the same it is so strange.

I'm hoping to develop a dislike for 3 old "friends".... Sara Lee, Ben and Jerry.

I'm hoping to develop a dislike for 3 old "friends".... Sara Lee, Ben and Jerry.

Ben and Jerry haven't treated me very well, either! But I keep going back! LOL

My taste buds have changed. I know it sounds bad and to each his own but late at night I crave a little salty crunchy stuff like chips. I have a handful and move on instead of beating myself up. I don't worry about my weight. My body lets me know what I need and I've lost 99 lbs so I'm happy.

My taste buds have changed. I know it sounds bad and to each his own but late at night I crave a little salty crunchy stuff like chips. I have a handful and move on instead of beating myself up. I don't worry about my weight. My body lets me know what I need and I've lost 99 lbs so I'm happy.

If you can have a handful and not have it become half a bag, or tempt you to have other high carb, low nutrition foods, then it sounds like a perfectly reasonable way to treat yourself at this stage of the game. Just keep an eye on it to make sure that portion size doesn't creep up, or become a handful in the afternoon, and another one before dinner, and the one in front of the tv later in the evening!

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I don't know if I necessarily dislike foods that I loved before, but I can say there's food that I don't want out of anger (that's the best way I can describe it). Like, my husband and I used to eat out all the time- hibachi fried rice was my favorite food group- now, I'm disgusted by the thought of it. I'm mad that I ate so much of it the past few years. Hopefully that attitude continues.

But I used to think Greek yogurt was disgusting, and I eat it now...?? The thought of it having more protein makes it tastier. Lol

I used to love iced tea with sweetener like splenda or sweet and low. Now all tea tastes like dirt to me. Even tried a drink of my hubby's McDonald's sweet tea (used to love it when I could have it) and it tasted like dirt, too. Don't know what it is. Certain smells now make me nauseous. coffee is the biggest one. YUCK! Walked by krogers deli yesterday and the smell of their fried chicken made me nauseous, too. So yes. Taste changed for me, plus smells of food.

I think it's the hormonal changes. The same thing happened when I started on thyroid medication. The kind of coffee I liked changed (and it's never tasted as good as it did before), and carbonated beverages tasted less sweet. There were some other changes, but they're not as marked as they were before. So I'm thinking the lack of ghrelin is what creates a different experience of food.

Just a thought... It's our bodies wanting what it needs. I used to love anything sweet, now I just want anything with protein in it

Just a thought... It's our bodies wanting what it needs. I used to love anything sweet, now I just want anything with Protein in it

Totally agree! I'm always craving meat now instead of carbs!

My taste buds have changed. I know it sounds bad and to each his own but late at night I crave a little salty crunchy stuff like chips. I have a handful and move on instead of beating myself up. I don't worry about my weight. My body lets me know what I need and I've lost 99 lbs so I'm happy.

Have you tried the mini rice cakes? They come in a lot "chip" flavors like sour cream and onion, etc. They're definitely not chips, but they're much lower in carbs and taste good -- they satisfy the crunch for me.

I'm almost 6 weeks post surgery, and I have noticed it with what I drink. The only thing that really tastes good to me to drink is water (thank god it's water!) I no longer like Crystal light, G2, juice, etc...all the things I enjoyed prior to surgery (besides diet soda but I'm not doing carbonation) I don't know if this effect will wear off over time as I get further from surgery. But I tend to think that the longer I can stay away from sweet stuff (real sugar or fake) the less likely I am to want it.

I can't stand coffee and ice cream / shakes since my VSG

Had a very small bite of my husbands Burger King Whopper Jr this evening, didnt eat any of the bun. Used to love whoppers, but that small bite made me nauseous. I think it was the charboil flavor that did it. This is a good thing. No more BK for me! Taste has definitely changed. In this case, it's definitely a good thing.