i am trying to stop eating anything with sugar. and on down to low/no carbs. anybody else have problem giving up sugar? and any suggestions.? I get up every morning and sstart off good and first thing i know, i eating something with sugar..thanks

How long before your surgery? I read a post somewhere that said if you had the urge for sweets try to have a sour item, like a pickle. That it would decrease your sweet craving. Don't know if it works or not, but pickles are pretty low cal and give you a crunch factor.

Good luck.

I use a few things to help me with my sweet tooth.

Quest Bars which are made with Stevia, come in lots of flavors and taste really good. They have 20g or 21g of Protein and my nutritionist says they are a good choice.

sugar free Bomb Pops Popsicles.

Sugar Free pudding.

I add things to my Protein shakes like fruit, PB2 Peanut Butter powder, PB2 chocolate peanut butter powder, or Torani sugar free syrups that come in a multitude of flavors. The PB2 will add extra protein to your shakes also.

So as you can she that I'm one year out and I have been successful using these to help out.

Good luck.

After surgery, you will need to avoid foods high in sugar and fat. This is key in avoiding dumping syndrome. But not all sweeteners are the same.

The type of sugar to be avoided are sucrose, fructose, dextrose, corn syrup, corn solid, high fructose corn syrup, and cane juice. Look at the food label. As a general rule, if one of these previously mentioned ingredients is in the first five ingredients listed on the food label, the product should be avoided. I believe honey should also fall on this list.

Artificial sweeteners and natural sugar found in fruit and milk should be O.K.

This can be confusing because food labels contain two parts. One that breaks down the food content by fat, carbs, Protein etc. and one that lists the ingredients that comprise the food. The ingredient portion of the label is one of the more important parts when reducing sugar from your diet.