Due to complication I am only just now starting a regular diet. I’m doing everything sugar free, but wondering does no sugar mean no sugar ever? Can I eat an occasional slice of pie at an event?

15 minutes ago, sdurbin85@gmail.com said:

Can I eat an occasional slice of pie at an event?

eventually, most likely, yes.

but you may not want to. either because of a reaction to sugar or stomach real estate or the starts of slippery slopes.

i'm 5+ years out, and while i've sampled many a slice of pie over the years, i have not yet, even once, eaten an entire regular slice (i think, at least, if i DID, i mostly likely paid the price), which is fine by me as a taste/bite is enough for me and a whole slice would have me on the couch suffering from the effects of dumping (i.e., the "price")

but yeah, eventually you'll likely to be able to eat the way you used to. your decision if u want to or not

good luck! ❤️

Edited January 14, 20242 yr by ms.sss

yes. Eventually all your food restrictions will be lifted. Some people have issues with sugar, however (I don't - which can be good OR bad!)

The first year is where you will have the most success setting a new baseline weight, so avoiding excess sugar is important. I will say from personal experience, and recovering from Type 2 diabetes, if I have sugar like I did over the holidays (cookies, egg nog, cake), I would start to crave it constantly. It would take about 2-3 days of avoiding it to stop being "hangry". If I didn't make myself focus on high protein and savory foods, I would crave sugar, bread, and starch constantly.

For special occasions you can have some after your restrictions are lifted, but just be aware it will temporarily make you crave more, and can get out of hand if you let it.

Once you get to your final weight you’ve already started to decide how you’re going to eat long term. How much sugar is up to you, your lifestyle & what allows you to maintain.

It may be very minimal added sugar in your diet. It may be an occasional or weekly sweet treat. Whatever. I’m a minimal added sugar which is my choice & my daily intake is very low (less than 5g & minimal artificial too). My exception is Christmas when I have dessert & a few little treats for a couple of days but the portions are always small. There may be the odd other special event time I may choose to have something like I had 2 bites of cake at a wedding last year. It’s funny as I was a sweet something every night person & loved dessert at restaurants now I don’t really miss it at all.

Arabesque, do you have any issues with the sugar, when you choose to have some? I’m comfortable with having a general sugar free diet, but I would like to have a dessert for special occasions. I’m wondering if sugar will always make me sick.

No I don’t but as I said I only have small amounts. A sliver as my grandmother used to say. I chose to eat very little sugar (including sugar substitutes & artificial) not because I dumped or it upsets me, I just feel better without it. By product benefit is that it keeps my calories down ?. If I’m looking for something sweet, cause we all have those days, I have a little fruit. Usually fresh but I have some dried cranberries & apple in my cupboard at the moment which I’ll slowly work my way through as I’m in the mood.

Artificial sugar is the hardest one to reduce because they seem to put it in every darn thing. I’d rather use/have a little real sugar than artificial. Generally I make most of what I eat from scratch which helps control a lot of what I may be consuming. Of course there are things I’m just not going to make like yoghurt or hoi sin sauce LOL! I made a red wine vinegar on the weekend & initially omitted the sugar but it needed it so I added a scant teaspoon (the recipe said a tablespoon).

If sugar makes you ill, i.e. dumping, it likely always will. However many seem to work out how much & how often they can have a food that causes them to dump without them actually dumping. Remember not everyone dumps.

Edited January 16, 20242 yr by Arabesque