Question:
I'm one month post-op. I had RNY distal. This is very important!
Is it ever going to be possible to have just one bite of chocolate cake, lemon pie or anything sweet. Just one bite! I really depressed about this. I thought I was ready and prepared for never having sweets but its really stressing me out about never ever having even a bite. — [Anonymous] (posted on October 10, 1999)
October 10, 1999
You can have all the bites you want. As long as you realize that whether
it makes you sick or not doesn't matter. It can cost you your wt loss. Oh,
you may lose it during the first year, but every bite of sugar demands
another and another. So, it's playing with fire...
— vitalady
October 10, 1999
Hi,
I cannot speak for others, but I am 4 months RNY Post Op, and I just HAD to
try a bite of my husband'S FAT FREE - SUGAR FREE - CHOCOLATE FUDGE CHUNK
icecream about 1 week ago and I was vomiting for about 30 minutes. So
maybe
you will be different one of these days. But Please don't try any thing
sweet yet?!? Give you new stomach a chance to heal first. I can eat sugar
free popsicles and sugar free hard candy and sugar free jelly belly
candies.
I too love chocolate but one bite was enough for now.
Good luck. Cheri
— Cheri H.
October 10, 1999
Well let me just say this. It depends on the person. I myself am able to
have "a bite" of something sweet with out it being a problem. I
can honestly say this too, that after that "bite" I have no
desire to have another. It tasted good, rich, satisfying, but my tummy said
thanks but I really don't want any more. It amazes me sometimes. I remember
when I could eat a piece of pie and then have another, same with cake,
cookies, and any other sweets. Just last night I saw choc chip cookies and
said to myself, gosh I really want some of those. They were the mini ones
and I took out 4, I could hardly wait to get my mouth around one of them. I
took a bite, enjoyed it, finished it with the second bite. I looked at the
other three and said, I don't want any more...... I NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN
BEFORE prior to surgery. It is trial and error. This surgery is ONLY a
TOOL. It is totally up to you. I will say this much though, Nestle Quik has
sugar free chocolate drink mix, and I have my choco milk and that also
helps that
wanting something sweet. Good Luck!
— [Anonymous]
October 10, 1999
Yes, unfortunately, it will be possible have one bite of this
or a few of those. Some people dump with even the slightest
amount of sugar. I used to. Now I can do sweets in
moderation. And I know it. That is the bad part. Now it is
hard not to.
— dboat
October 10, 1999
Hi, I am only 7 weeks out from a Medial bypass. I know I was a foodaholic
before my surgery also. And I got really depressed thinking about all the
foods I won't be able to have. Try to focus on all the foods that you will
be able to have and that will help. There are recipes, ones for diabetics
that will help. Just substitute soy milk or rice milk for milk. Hope this
helps and it does get better I don't really crave the sweets I use to. I
had some rice chex with a little bit of Mocha Mix with it and you thought I
was a cat with cream it was so good.
— bperrin
October 11, 1999
I was a diabetic for almost 10 years - since my surgery I am completely off
of insulin, but during those years I found many, many wonderful tasting
foods/deserts made with artificial sweeteners. If sweets is so important
to you, you should try some of the artificially sweetened ones instead of
stressing out so much.
— Janet C.
October 11, 1999
At first, I too was depressed thinking about all the things I wouldn't be
able to eat. But I must honestly say that after 4 months, I can eat just
about anything I want. I do watch the sugur and fat. Fat in 2% milk for
instance makes me a little sick. But, I can have a couple of bites of
chocholate cake or a cookie for example, but I only have a very little, not
because I get sick, but because that's what got me into trouble in the
first place. Good luck!
— miles B.
October 11, 1999
I was so sick of my obsession with sweets I wanted to never be able to have
them again. You can take a bite and probably will not dump, but to take one
bite is to risk not stopping. I am not willing to take that risk, I refuse
to go back to eating 5 or 6 bags of M & M's a day and feeling like crap
(not to mention looking it also). Maybe you are not ready to have the
surgery. It is not for everyone. Good luck...
— JAN C.
October 11, 1999
i do occasionally eat just a bite of something sweet but it is only when i
am going to be home just in case. i went out and got sugar free candy and
that took care of the deprived feelings. good luck.
— julie S.
October 11, 1999
You can probably get to the point you can have just about anything you want
(even if it makes you sick..if you want it bad enough, youre probably gonna
eat it)Just wonder why you want to ...you'll lose weight..because with a
distal..it's pretty hard NOT to..but, you won't reach goal eating
sweets...it's really not that difficult to let it all go..after a while,
you really dont crave it anymore. You've been given a tool..use it.
— Deanna D.
October 13, 1999
I too loved sweets. I have found a large variety of sugar-free sweets that
I know I am able to tolerate. There are cookies(Archway makes yummy ones)
cakes, pies, and icecream.I don't feel deprived when I substitute these
treats, they taste just as good as the real stuff. We also have a recipe
page available next to the photo gallery, and I put a Pumpkin Pie recipe
recipe (sugar-free of course) in there for everyone. Just use your
imagination and you can invent treats of your own. I will peel and core
apples, soak them in Ginger Ale and cinnamon then pour off the liquid and
microwave for a few minutes-depending on how many apples I cut-up. after
they are cooked(I like them still crunchy but warm) I sprinkle with equal.
Yummmm!!
— Jan T.
October 14, 1999
Hi--I remember very well how I felt at l month postop--deprived is a good
way to describe it!! :) I am now 3 months postop (down 64 lbs) and I can
honestly say I enjoy eating sugar-free foods--they actually taste good to
me now! I haven't had any REAL sugar (cake, Coke, etc.) but with all the
delicious sugar-free alternatives, I'm honestly satisfied. Good luck to
you--hang in there! You'll do great!
— charlene M.
October 18, 1999
Hi, Just was reading your question. Hope my answer isn't too late. I had
limited time on the internet for awhile so didn't use it often. Now my
time is unlimited. Wheee! I just wanted you to know that I am one of the
lucky ones that can eat just about everything I want. My "trick"
seems to be to eat slowly and chew completely and not eat too much of any
one thing. I eat sweets nearly every day, I have no trouble with fats and
just yesterday I ate the soft inner part of some french bread and no
problems. I eat chocolate, cakes, pies, cookies, you name it, I've tried
it. Some in my support group can eat limited things while others can't eat
any. Some are too afraid of trying it- afraid of dumping or getting back
to the same place they were pre-surgery. Dumping for me is a matter of
sweating, a bit of nausia and at first a bit of diarrhea, which doesn't
happen anymore. This lasts for maybe about 20-30 minutes. I feel that I
have to eat some sweets or else I will feel deprived. Then that could lead
to some overeating, big time. This way I have the sweets that I love, not
too many or much, and since I can eat them whenever I want, the over
whelming desire to pig out is gone. I started out by eating one bite
(small) maybe a teaspoon full of cake, pie, etc. From there I found my
limits. You will too. I really hope you are one of the lucky ones like me
who can enjoy all foods, sweets, fats, etc. Good luck. Thinking of you,
Linda
— Linda P.
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