So, I'm 6 months post sleeve. I have lost 102lbs overall. I workout regularly and watch my portions and food choices but I really miss certain treats. One of them is milk tea with boba. I'm wondering if any of you have dared to venture into boba and if so, how did the new little pouch do? It's the one craving I'm having a hard time shaking. I think it might be the squishy chewing I miss.

Hi! Can you craft a sugarfree substitute?

As a rare treat (quarterly ?) it *may not* pose a problem but if it becomes a weekly habit, its a lot of cals to drink

(A generic cal count - likely on the low side)

And a few articles to review:

https://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/604-the-411-on-boba-and-counting-calories

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5217910/

But I would also like to add that we're all adults here capable of freewill and the choice is always yours

Good Luck ?

Edited October 27, 20196 yr by GreenTealael

Hi! Can you craft a sugarfree substitute?
As a rare treat (quarterly [emoji23]) it *may not* pose a problem but if it becomes a weekly habit, its a lot of cals to drink
(A generic cal count - likely on the low side)

And a few articles to review:
https://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/604-the-411-on-boba-and-counting-calories
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5217910/
But I would also like to add that we're all adults here capable of freewill and the choice is always yours
Good Luck [emoji170]

I think more than tea itself I just want the tapioca balls. I was wondering if anybody had issues digesting these. And for sure I would only get a small one with the least sugar possible:)

Got it! Perhaps then you could experiment by going to the bubble tea shop and requesting a sample of the pearls to see if you *like* it and if it sits well with you, maybe try making it yourself ( but a less calorically dense version)

https://www.amazon.com/Tapioca-Bubble-Ingredients-Additonal-Variety/dp/B01IEG35TO/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=bubble+tea+kit&qid=1572137990&sprefix=bubble+tea+&sr=8-6

I have shared a boba drink with my husband... by share, I mean, I eat the boba and he drinks the drink. I can't eat much but a fee satisfies my cravings. I am almost at my year anniversary since surgery.