Hey guys!! I am 2 weeks post-op and having a serious sweet tooth! Are there any store bought sweets that you guys had early post op? Obviously sugar free, but anything- cookies, wafers, etc. Thanks!

At 2 weeks you'd be best to stick with greek yogurt and Jello. Anything like Cookies or wafers would be pretty tough on your tummy. I'm almost 5 months post-op if I REALLY want something sweet I reach for a piece of fruit. cookies, wafers or anything else, even sugar free, would be like a gateway drug for me and it's just not worth it.

I found the shakes and sf Popsicles etc.. almost sickeningly sweet (I am NOT a sweets person).

I wonder if there are ways to turn shakes or greek yogurt into something ice-cream-ish to help with sweet cravings.

You can freeze the yogurts. If you check out theworldaccordingtoeggface.com, she has some wonderful recipes for greek yogurts. She buys the plain or vanilla and adds her own ingredients. Check it out.

http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/

Sugar free chocolate pudding, popsicles, sugar free jello. Don't try cookies or wafers or anything! It's way too soon. And frankly, they don't taste as good as you will remember!!

I found the shakes and sf Popsicles etc.. almost sickeningly sweet (I am NOT a sweets person).

I wonder if there are ways to turn shakes or greek yogurt into something ice-cream-ish to help with sweet cravings.

Healthy choice Greek frozen yogurt is good - creamy and low sugar. I have one whenever my husband has his ice cream.

I agree with everyone on the Greek yogurt or fruit. Sf cookies and Popsicles have sugar alcohols in them which can be just as bad sugar. Plus being as early out as you are, you could really cause some problems for your new stomach being eating cookies or wafers. Besides, not trying to be rude, but didn't the cookies and other stuff like that get us to point of needing to have surgery to lose weight. I'd stick with the healthy stuff.

Early on I had sugar free Popsicles and sugar free jello and sugar free pudding. And for me the protein shakes took care of the sweet tooth. Now that I am 4.5 months out, I will have skinny cow or weight watchers ice cream once in a while but predominantly my shakes take care of the sweet part. Matter of fact it's too sweet for me at times. After the surgery I don't crave sweets anymore. If you put salmon and dessert in front of me, I will eat the salmon. Before surgery it was the dessert first. So with time your taste buds change, your mind set changes and your self control becomes better. Also your relationship changes with food. At least that's what has happened to me.

SF popsicles was all the sugary stuff i was able to handle. even some protein drinks upset my stomach because they were too sweet.