I can not stop the sugar, what is the deal? I can only eat a few ounces of protein (chicken, meat, fish) and then a few bites of some sides, then done. BUT, there is always room for dessert. Ice cream, cookies, cake, it goes down just fine. ??? It is like the healthy stuff is hard to eat and the sugar is easy. UGH- I have lost 22 in 4 months, but it would be 32 if I could get over the sugar problem...any advice?

Hey Peaches. It sounds like a "head issue" you're dealing with...not a "band issue". Personally, I think it's easiest to break that sugar craving by going cold turkey. After I don't eat sugar for awhile, it doesn't even sound good to me.

Probably not what you want to hear, but your band is not real good at controlling stuff like this. This is where the "it's just a tool" part comes in. You have to make the hard choices about what you eat. Maybe it would be best to not even bring goodies (er....actually I guess they would be "baddies", LOL) like that into the house where you'll be tempted?

Tell me about it. I just accept that I will always have this sweet tooth and I have to deny it 90% of the time.

Plain gives the plain truth....

Ever notice how sweet something with sugar is when all you've had is artificial sweetners for awhile? And then how crappy artificial sweetned foods taste after you've been indulging on sugar?

Sugar is one of those things that is ok if you can control it in moderation - but if it causes you to want to binge - get rid of it.

Brad

sugar is a drug

of course I indulge every now and then- but I pay the price for it the next day: insecurity

try sf stuff they make a lot of it out there..good luck

I just read an article on MSN about sugar. The article said it is as addictive as cocaine or morphine!

If you cut the sugar, you won't crave it. And my personal opinion is NOT to go to sugar free stuff. Sugar free stuff is artificial, and your body does not recognize food with artificial sweeteners as 'real' food. So, it never heats up right to metabolize it... Can Sugar Substitutes Make You Fat? - TIME

If you cut your sugar consumption, you will not have the cravings like before. But if you must eat sweet, it is actually better to eat a small 'something' with sugar... I used to drink tons of Diet Cokes and ate tons of Sugar free stuff pre-band. I learned about the 'evils' of sugar free, and switch post-band and have not noticed ANY stall in my weight loss...

What's wrong with a little dessert? Everything in moderation is fine :-)

What's wrong with a little dessert? Everything in moderation is fine :-)

All in moderation... I AGREE. Except when you are an addict. Then you need to break the addiction and relearn moderation.

I totally understand where you are coming from. I don't seek the desserts but lately I haven't been able to resist when they are given to me (like at work). fortunately, it only takes me 2 bites to feel satisfied so I'm getting just a 'taste" but I don't want that to become a habit.

I just think of sugar as poison and have for years. That usually keeps me away from it because it really is poison. My experience with pumpkin pie filling from a piece of pumpkin pie the other night really reinforced that thought again for me!! Anyone know why I would have had such a problem with that when I have had no problem with any other foods getting stuck??

I am allergic to sugar. It makes me break out in fat.