Okay, I want to hear from some veterans sleevers. At one or two years out does anybody have normal food with sugar in it? I know we are supposed to stick to the guidelines of sugar free Jell-O sugar-free pudding everything sugarfree but absolutely hate the taste of sugar free items as well as the taste of Splenda or any artificial sweeteners. As long as I eat food that has minimal Sugars isn't that better than not having full-blown sugar? A girls got to have a little flavor. For example today I had a regular popsicle. It was only 25 cal and 4 g of sugar. Is that horrible?

I'm about 18 months post op. I've lost 100 lbs (that was my original goal, but wouldn't mind losing another 20)..and I still have limited amounts of real sugar. I basically eat almost anything! (Just in VERY small portions). I'm a past crazy sweet tooth, but most sweets still sound really good to me and usually one or two bites is all I need or can handle!

I eat sugar, I just keep in mind the calories I'm taking in and make sure I eat Protein and good carbs the majority of the time. I didn't start eating sugary stuff until I was eating over 1000 calories a day - around the 6 month mark. Up until then, I needed to make every calorie count and get the most nutrition per calorie I could. I don't eat sugar - outside of the sugar in Protein Bars - on a daily basis. And I limit myself to a small portion - 1/2 doughnut or a small piece of birthday cake (enough to fill 1/2 a coffee cup).

As long as I keep losing weight and getting enough nutrition, then I say no food is off limits. It's only when I start gaining or stalling that I get more strict on my diet.