I am three months post-op. Today is the first day that I saw a cookie and wanted to eat it. I am glad to report that I did NOT eat it. Instead I pulled out a low-carb, high-Protein Atkins snack bar (100 calories) and ate it. I am delighted that I resisted the tempation and had a substitute. But I was shocked because ever since surgery - except today - I have never wanted a cookie or any baked good, in fact, anything sweet. My brain told me to eat and that there would be no dumping.

What is your epxerience? Do you find yourself craving baked goods? Will I dump if I eat it? I want to experience dumping if I eat it so that my brain will be retrained.

Do you think having Atkins high-protein, low-carb Snacks as a substitute is a good idea?

Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions/observations.

When I absolutely want a cookie I choose a sugar free cookie. They are really good and are ok for an occasional treat.

Katina

I think you had a good substitute. I wanted a cookie a few weeks ago. So, I thought I am going to see if I dump and I should have on what I ate. Nope sigh.... Just got kinda weak the next day. No brain retraining. I just have to have pure will power. So, I will have a nibble and that seems to satisfy me (rarely). I just can't have them around even sugar free. I know I will snack on them.

Its a good substitute if it filled the craving, however if you are still obsessed with that cookie, a teeny taste may have been the answer. They never taste as goid as they look, and I know I dislike nearly all treats now. Chocolate, yuck, cake, yuck doesnt even look good and tastes worse!