Omgosh I'm craving orange juice so much. Has anybody tried any? I need help cuz I want it so bad but it has tons of sugar in it.

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You know that the general rule is not to drink calories. I've pretty much adhered to it, but occasionally -- rarely, to be accurate -- revel in a glass or two of orange or pineapple juice. I'll buy only a one-pint container of OJ and stretch it over two days. The couple of times a year that I buy a large can of the other, I drink a glass or two and freeze the rest in portions to be used in marinades. If having a little of something wonderful makes it easier to stay the course, I say Yes.

What applies to me and my band may not apply to you and bypass. I can't guess because you've revealed nothing about your surgery history/timeline. Make the correct decision. If you opt for juice, account for it in your food-tracking.

All the best to you. Good night.

Edited January 8, 20179 yr by WLSResources/ClothingExch

I'm 3 months out and I've been doing well I started at 345 and I'm down to 260 so I'm on track I've tested some stuff hear and there to see where I stand some things make me sick to my tummy and some don't. Orange juice Is one that doesn't so I've sipped here an there but there's nothing like Water it makes it all better

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I am a month and a half in and have lived off of Orange juice and v8 I just can't keep anything down

Had surgery 12/1 and had the same craving. So I had a heavily diluted 3 sips of OJ on yesterday and was fine.

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I just can't do Water down anything. My hats off to those who can. Soooo I took very small sips to were it barely wet my tongue. I only poured an ounce, but drank less then a half of that. It satisfied me just to taste it. Now over the craving. Gastric sleeve 12-15

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I was told not to touch it but I do find that Crystal Light Orange flavor gives me that orange juice taste. Love that stuff

I suggest trying the sugar free crush drops you can add to Water.

Or maybe something like this?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005ECLNIM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1483884372&sr=8-1&keywords=water+flavor+packets+sugar+free+orange

Could you be getting sick? I ask because I often want orange juice when I'm getting sick and don't know I'm getting sick.

Edited January 8, 20179 yr by Pazza

You know that the general rule is not to drink calories. I've pretty much adhered to it, but occasionally -- rarely, to be accurate -- revel in a glass or two of orange or pineapple juice. I'll buy only a one-pint container of OJ and stretch it over two days. The couple of times a year that I buy a large can of the other, I drink a glass or two and freeze the rest in portions to be used in marinades. If having a little of something wonderful makes it easier to stay the course, I say Yes.

What applies to me and my band may not apply to you and bypass. I can't guess because you've revealed nothing about your surgery history/timeline. Make the correct decision. If you opt for juice, account for it in your food-tracking.

All the best to you. Good night.

One of the hardest rules for me to follow when I had the band, and now the sleeve. I don't think I can ever get used to drinking my coffee black lol. God knows I've tried. I finally got it down to one tablespoon of cream...

I'm having the same craving 11 days post op except I just want to use a little to flavor my water. All those flavor drops and stuff just don't taste like anything to me but sweetener. I'm going to ask my nutritionist when I see him Wednesday.

@@Sai - If you mean that you were drinking black coffee because of the "don't drink your calories' admonition, you were going overboard. A splash of lowfat or fatfree milk or whatever a few times a day is fine in my book. My own choice is canned, fatfree, evaporated milk, but I don't recall what made me go in that direction after surgery. I've whittled it to two tablespoons per cup from three because I do drink coffee through the day. (Two tbs of fat free evap is 25 cals.)

@@vegbeth - You're sure to get an okay to add a splash of real, no-sugar-added juices, but the amount may too minimal do give the flavor you want.

@@WLSResources/ClothingExch kk, I'll try to remember that. I tend to go overboard in a lot of things I do. I think when I go shopping this weekend, I'm going to pick up a can of the evaporated milk too. hehe Thank you <3

@@Sai, if you do get the fat free evap, expect that it may taste a little different the first few times you use it. I remember that. Then again, cream tastes funny to me. My usual before surgery was 2% milk or higher.

@@Sai, if you do get the fat free evap, expect that it may taste a little different the first few times you use it. I remember that. Then again, cream tastes funny to me. My usual before surgery was 2% milk or higher.

kk I'll keep that in mind... And by the way, my 110 lb. mother (never been overweight in her life) only drinks her coffee with evaporated milk as long as I could remember. Now you got me thinking about it. hehe Thanks again <3

My doc allows 8oz of trop 50 oj a day as a serving of fruit

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Get some Syntrax nectar in orange.

A big key to long term success is find substitutions that satisfy craving get but are on plan.