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Before having VSG I loved baking for the holidays. From Cookies to artisan breads to homemade jams and bundt cakes. I don't want to bake now because it's just my husband and myself and I can't really enjoy eating what I make (I realize that sounds selfish) but it feels like it would just be a waste. I miss it though and I have ZERO Christmas spirit this year. Do you still bake treats for Christmas? Tell me about it and let me live vicariously through you! 😅🎄

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unless I was going to some holiday party where people bring treats, then no. But if I AM going to a party (and I've gone to at least one this year where people bring things), then yes. I don't bring a lot because I always hope the people at the party will eat most/all of them, but if they don't, I toss them in the freezer when I get home and kind of mete them out. I'll occasionally have one, but my husband eats the majority (if not all of them).

the last party I went to (last week) I made oatmeal/cranberry bars. They at least sounded somewhat healthy in case I gave in and splurged (but so far, I haven't - they're in the freezer and I've let them be). The party before that I made biscotti. Most got eaten - but my husband ate the leftovers (I did have one after it came out of the oven because I wanted to be sure it tasted OK, since i was taking them to a party)

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No but a few days ago at work a women came and told me she has a booth at our local farmers market where she sells baked goods all very low carbs and sugar. I cant wait til she reopens after the holidays because i soooo wanna try some lol

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I'm 16 months post op and I have baked a few things here and there...I have reactive hypoglycemia (aka "late dumping") so I know better than to have more than a bite or two or I'll end up face planting on the kitchen floor again. It's an excellent deterrent from overindulgence, as much as it sucks.

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6 minutes ago, pintsizedmallrat said:

I'm 16 months post op and I have baked a few things here and there...I have reactive hypoglycemia (aka "late dumping") so I know better than to have more than a bite or two or I'll end up face planting on the kitchen floor again. It's an excellent deterrent from overindulgence, as much as it sucks.

Oh gosh, I'm sorry to hear that, sounds terrifying. I'm almost 11 weeks post op and got a second round of lab test results back this morning confirming I have hypoglycemia. My primary said my sugar was at 51. But I need to talk with my surgeons office because my primary suggested to "drink a coca cola" when my sugar is low! And I gasped like - "Really? I literally cannot drink a coke with my stomach!" 😬 Not the medical advice I needed.

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1 hour ago, raspberrylime said:

Oh gosh, I'm sorry to hear that, sounds terrifying. I'm almost 11 weeks post op and got a second round of lab test results back this morning confirming I have hypoglycemia. My primary said my sugar was at 51. But I need to talk with my surgeons office because my primary suggested to "drink a coca cola" when my sugar is low! And I gasped like - "Really? I literally cannot drink a coke with my stomach!" 😬 Not the medical advice I needed.

check to see if something like orange juice is OK (I'm guessing the surgeon said no to the Coke because of the carbonation - we were supposed to avoid that the first few months post-surgery, and preferably for life (some people can handle carbonation when they're a few months out, but some can't. I can't. It really bothers my stomach...))

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Haven’t baked in a while but I’ve always made most if not all the Desserts at Christmas which is amusing now as I don’t usually eat sweets. Christmas is really my only exception when I’ll have a small serve. Most gets eaten thankfully but a small amount comes home. Thankfully my mum has a sweet tooth so she eats that. I promised our neighbour I’d give him any leftover cheesecake this year.

If I’m hosting a gathering, I tend to focus on serving savoury foods. Friend bought a dessert the other guests ate for my last gathering & I sent her home with the leftovers. If I have to take something to somewhere I leave whatever is left with the hosts.

I sometimes experience hypoglycaemia. Tried a couple of sips of orange juice when I had an episode while out early post surgery but the juice was really sweet & blah! Was given a rum ball after another attack at a store (it was Christmas 🙂). I then started to take an electrolyte drink when I went out & kept a Protein Bar in my bag. I have blueberries with my Breakfast now & I rarely have an episode. I find even just stopping and having a cup of green tea (no sugar) has helped if I catch I coming on. Don’t know why … maybe the hydration???

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I'm in charge of making buñuelos de viento this Christmas (it's like a Mexican funnel cake & with a sugar cinnamon mix on top. Not my photos but they'll look like this)

I will still make them as I am confident I'll only have 1 or 2 that night & I'll enjoy seeing my family have the rest!

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*raises hand*

I do! I bake holiday treats!

(i bake non-holiday treats all year long too, ha)

I was a baker (and eater) of treats pre-wls and it continued after...with a vengeance for some reason. First couple years after surgery, i didn't eat any of it. Just baked for the fam (and gave away lots to other family, friends and neighbours...during covid lockdowns i would leave boxes of desserts at their respective doorsteps, signed "the dessert fairy". that was alot of fun, *sigh*)

nowadays i'll have a bit of what i make (very small for taste really, compared to pre-wls though)...otherwise i'll dump.

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I love to bake, so I still do it on a weekly basis. I also temper chocolate.

Luckily, I have never been a huge sweets person and it's not a big deal to me.

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You can bake your faves and package up the rest in little treat bags and drop them off at an assisted living facility. They love to get treats and some of those people don’t have a lot of family that’s close by so they don’t get many visitors. Someone even popping in to say hi and dropping something off real quick makes their day.

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