Where's our cop Greg when you need him? I have been on an ice-cream kick for the last several weeks, and I'm afraid it's getting out of control. I'm not talking about one treat every month or every week anymore. I'm talking about craving ice cream every day. I was able to hold this urge at bay with diet Fudgsicles for a long time, but I've had a serious sugar jones for over a month now. It started when I took steroids (not the anabolic ones a la Jose Conseco), but that was back in February, and now what's my excuse?

Any one else go through this? What's the best way to get over it, other than give into it? I'm really not beating myself up for being a bad bandster -- yet. But I don't want my weight loss to slow down even further, or worse, reverse. All suggestions welcome! Thanks.

How about having a creamy high Protein vanilla shake instead. Some nice fruit in it. I LOVE Disigner whey protein powders.

Even buy some low carb ice cream and throw a scoop in the skake. Eat it w/ a spoon.

Man,Now I want a shake.

I've been eating 1/2 ice cream containers every night. I guess I will stop when they are gone. We have about 4 left. They are only about 170 calories each and I probably need the calories but this certainly isn't the best way to get them!!! I just thank God we bought the little individual things instead of the big half gallons!

Sorry, Zoe, can't help ya. I'm still an ice cream junkie and give in to my jones on a regular basis. As I've said all along, a world without ice cream isn't a world I want to live in.

What to do? Well, I find that drinking Water when I first start thinking about getting a fix can really help minimize the craving. Every day as I'm getting ready to leave for work I find myself thinking about stopping at TCBY, so I take a good drink and try to get distracted. I have ice cream at home so I tell myself it's there waiting for me if I need it later. Then when I get home there's dinner and kids and mail and husband, lots of distractions.

Lots of days I'm busy enough at home that I don't think about ice cream until I'm in bed and it's too late. But when I do have it I'm not going to punish myself for it. It's yummy!!

I'm guilty as charged too. Don't feel too badly, because when I was on the Prednesone I became an icecream aholic! So I think that's normal.

I too found it hard to get back into regular eating patterns again after taking that. I was such a food junkie just shoveling it in that week, that it took me another week - 2 weeks just to turn my eating patterns/habits back around.

I started buying those Health Smart Bars and love the taste (they're made with Splenda instead of aspartame) and find that those tend to do the trick for me too.

Best of luck to you! Getting rid of ice cream isn't easy, and I still crave the real thing sometimes and give in to it too!

Cannot help sorry I'm as Guilty as sin. I have a bowl (big bowl) everynight I try and resist but cannot seems I just crave it.

Yeah, the steroids do me in too.

I equate ice cream with love, or feeling loved. So I'm hosed big time. I find I'm fine, generally, unless I buy the Starbucks Mudslide. And then the game is all over.

Where is Greg anyway? I miss him

Thanks, everyone! I'm glad to know I'm not alone. And Tina, I will try your Protein shake suggestion. I consumed a lot of shakes during the first few months I was banded, but I've gotten out of the habit now. Protein Shakes may be just what I need.

I've been wondering about Greg too. I'll send him a PM and see if he's around. Greg, if you're out there, we miss you!

Klondike makes something called Slim-a-bear. It's a vanilla icecream bar covered in a crunchy chocolate shell. It's low-fat icecream and is made with splenda. Don't get me wrong, there's still plenty of calories in it....it just helps me TREMENDOUSLY with portion control since they are wrapped individually. I allow myself to have have one every night that I have gone for a brisk walk for at least 30 minutes.

Hope this helps. You are doing great.

Those Slim-A-Bear things are awesome! Hubby and I both love them! Great suggestion!