When is it ok to try a sweet?

[graziellabs 28]

I am getting sleeved on the 24th of August. I will be 4 months post op around Christmas. Is it ok to try a tiny tiny piece of dessert? Does anyone have any suggestions. It will be around the holidays and just want to know if it's to soon or not even to try?

[Julie norton 2,850]

My take as a 10 year post wls. Is just get to the starting line.
Don't overthink Xmas and the rest of the year....
Just relax and start and do the best you can for your first month. You can always re-evaluate items as they come up ... further down the road. You have to get on the road first ....
Don't worry about the exits on the road.
Just get prepared and get started and see where you go!!
Best of luck

[Pam_2-06-2017 375]

August 24th is a day that will change your thoughts about food completely, as an addicted person being concerned about sweets in December right now is a sign that you may have to work a bit harder on your addiction than some.

Understand that this surgery is not a fix. It is a tool to help you keep your appetite under control. It doesn't help keep your head under control. Only you can do that.

By December you will be able to eat whatever you want. But should you? Your relationship with food is getting ready to make a huge but wonderful change.

My wish for you is that by December you will have stopped being concerned about what you can eat over the holidays and had built a relationship that lets you enjoy yourself and those around you more intimately.

Merry Christmas

Pam

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

Lol I would think. Have the surgery first. And don't worry about Christmas now.

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[dreamingsmall 1,125]

To be honest. Your frame of mind changes. You might not even want it. I was in front of all deserts you can imagine yesturday and it did not appeal to me. It would have 6weeks ago!

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[bariatricmomof2 18]

You may not want it. But then again if you do it's okay to have a bite. Don't over indulge. Live like you would but healthier. We as humans can't deprive ourselves or this thing will not work. I'm 8 months post op. I got my first goal. I surpassed that goal actually. I'm 105 pounds down. I'm saying that because I have had a couple of sweets along the way. Good luck to you and your journey!

HW 270
SW 252
CW 196
5'1"
Sleeved 12/22/2016!

[bariatricmomof2 18]

You may not want it. But then again if you do it's okay to have a bite. Don't over indulge. Live like you would but healthier. We as humans can't deprive ourselves or this thing will not work. I'm 8 months post op. I got my first goal. I surpassed that goal actually. I'm 105 pounds down. I'm saying that because I have had a couple of sweets along the way. Good luck to you and your journey!

HW 270
SW 252
CW 147
5'1"
Sleeved 12/22/2016!

HW 270
SW 252
CW 196
5'1"
Sleeved 12/22/2016!

[Brandeis 401]

Yes. You'll be able to have a bite. Hell, maybe even TWO bites. I think it's crazy to say "if you're sad about not being able to eat delicious foods anymore then you're addicted and need to change your head."

food is a huge part of EVERY CULTURE IN THE WORLD. Eating tasty things is something human beings enjoy, and that's perfectly natural. The trick is moderation. If you want to try a bite or two of desert, I think that's absolutely going to be fine, and that should be something you do. However, if you find yourself doing more than a bite or two -- if you're suddenly binging, or if you're not eating enough healthy things before you start indulging in the sweets -- that's when it becomes a problem.

Eat your Protein first. Then your vegetables. Then, if you have room, have a bite or two of desert.