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Hi, I had the Gastric Sleeve op on Aug 5 2016. So far I'm very happy with it, recovery has been good and I'm down 10.7 kgs so far. My issue is I make special occasions cakes, Cookies and sweets for a living. Does anyone else work in a (risky for us) food related industry?

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OMG, I couldn't do it. Cake was always my downfall, especially the frosting. I wish you well.

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OMG, I couldn't do it. Cake was always my downfall, especially the frosting. I wish you well.

Lol! Yeah, I know what you mean, the good thing for me is that once I know how to make a particular sweet, I tend to lose my craving for it because I know I can always just make some for myself :-) . I had an order last week for a mixed vanilla choc sponge with choc buttercream and I was basically chasing my family around the kitchen to get them to taste test. First week of sept will be difficult as I have mixed orders for cake, cupcakes and Cookies.... we'll see how it goes. All the best :-)

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Somehow you have to let work be work and to completely disassociate with the consumption of such stuff.

I don't cook for a living, but I do it on my days off.

I don't eat most of the things I cook for my family, but still enjoy making it for them.

You can do it.....just gotta find a way to flip that "off" switch.

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Just pretend you are pumping out portable toilets while you are working.

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I make specialty cakes on the side. I have done many since surgery 11 months ago. I am fortunate in that the more I make it the less I want it. I have taken a taste since surgery and it just makes my stomach hurt now.

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For me this use to be an issue. I make cakes and Cookies for my kids. They also now make cakes and cookies. I made a batch of decadent fudge/caramel/chip cookies. I ate two and was sick for hours. I can now cook without eating as the pain set me free.

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Lol! It's not been as bad as I thought it would be, I do have to taste test to make sure everything is up to standard but I'm not getting my old cravings of having a whole cupcake or cake slice. I think that the "grazing" every 2-3 hours also helps since I'm not getting the energy crash I used to get around four in the afternoon where I would have to hunt down anything with sugar. I am getting more salty food cravings hough.

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@@linah

Not sure if you are low carbing but when you are low carbing you crave/need more salt. My body go nuts for salt.

Congrats on your success so far.

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I have made pizza for a living for the last 20 years. Thankfully, it hasn't been a craving after surgery. I still despise it

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Yikes, I don't think I could do that. hehe

I'm not into sweets at all but pizza is another thing all together. I like it so much that I always make those low carb cauliflower pizzas. Lifesaver for my cravings.

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I sell chicken for a living so yes, I can relate. Most of what I sell is breaded, deep fried bits of yumminess so I'm expecting it to be a bit challenging. I have a lapband currently but will be revising to VSG as soon as approved.

The toughest part for me is when I participate in trade shows but I've been doing it for over six years with the band.

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I'm a confectioner, so can totally relate... I'm banded at the moment but hope to be converted to a Sleeve in the next few months. It is hard, being surrounded by sweets and needing to know they're up to scratch, but I don't eat nearly as much as I used to and hope that only gets better with my sleeve.

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