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I am out 4 months of surgery I've lost about 45 to 50 pounds I still find it hard to leave the ice cream alone and sometimes chocolate I know in my hart that I shouldn't have it but in my head I say I've had the surgery and I shouldn't crave any of this but I still do. it's like it calls to me don't know if anyone else has this trouble with things that they love and crave. That its like it call to me and then I Break down and have it and then get mad at myself for it but then I say to myself I will do better tomorrow and try again the next day to do better I do try to get in some exercise by walking walking fast about three times a week if I can if it's not raining out or too hot out and try to go to the gym every now and then but I know that doesn't justify it I just wish I didn't have the Cravens does anybody know a solution for getting rid of the cravings

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Yup. Stop eating it.

The more you eat, the more you crave. You stop having it, you stop missing it.

Studies show abstinence works better than moderation in the long run.

Also, have you heard of Halo Top? It's a very low calorie, high Protein ice cream. Kind of spendy, but its a good substitute.

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CONGRATS on the weight loss! What about freezing low fat yogurt? What's you favorite flavor? The whole point of surgery is to help with Portion Control and healthier choices. Try low fat ice cream/fro-yo or Sugar Free Chocolate pudding for the cravings. I stopped craving chocolate milk since I started the nasty Protein Shakes. My surgery is in 2 days.



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I'm having the same problem, my cravings are so bad and even though I'm only a month post op I've already been cheating which really bothers me. I truly wish you the best of luck in your journey


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I don't really consider it cheating if I have a really small scoop of carb smart ice cream and then stop at that. You will need to decide if you can handle just something small like that. It really depends if you have an eating disorder (binge, addiction) or not. I got sugar free popsicles and eat them daily.
I also got some sugar free candies and limit myself to 2 a day because the sugar alcohol can cause stomach discomfort.
I had to completely cut off any kind of regular candy - chocolate was my nemesis. I won't eat that again.


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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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