I just wanted to say hi to everyone. I don't have a surgery date yet nor do I have a specific doctor. I am waiting on insurance to get back to me. I am a little worried that I won't be able to stick to the diet after the surgery. I have a real weekness for sweets although I have gotten better than I was. I am working on a list of things the nutritionist gave me to work on before surgery, but I am just not sure I will be stong wnough to make such a huge change to my eating habits. Does anyone regret having the surgery? :wink_smile:

Hi there!

I am not yet banded, but my doctor told us that if you are a real sweet eater then the band might not be for you and you might want to look into the gastric bypass. Refined sugars pass right down the band. Good luck though!

I haven't been banded yet either, my friend was banded 08/04/08 and I asked her about the sweet and carb cravings. She said once you ween yourself off them your craving decrease or pretty much go away. I sure hope so, I love sweets but can live without them.

Good luck to you.

Hmm...I know my love of carbs didn't go away when I did atkins. I don't know that I craved them, per se, but I still LIKED them.

So I have to say I agree...sweets (like candy, Cookies, ice cream) go down fast and easy. They are called "slider" foods. At least with the band you CAN have them IN MODERATION as part of a healthy diet. With GBS you may NEVER be able to eat them because they can give you diahrrea and what sounds like a panic attack...racy heart, sweating, etc.

So you have to decide...would you rather give them up except for special occasions? OR never have them? I'd rather have cake only on my birthday than never, or a few cookies at Christmas than never, but that's just me. It is a serious question and only you know your self control.