Help with sugar addiction

I have a sweet tooth and I will admit it. I can't seem to get the sweets out of my daily diet. I love sweets maybe that's why I'm pre-diabetic? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to cut out the sweets? I know a lot of you had to do this especially after your surgery. I haven't had surgery yet I'm just on the pre 6 mo. diet requirement so any suggestions or substitutions are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bev~

try using the s.f. puddings or jello they dont taste like they dont have sugar in them but they are perfectly safe. You will just have to bite the bullett here and start using splenda to sweeten with becausse after surgery you wont be able to have sugar at all. No Ifs, ands or buts about it. just drop it now and get it out of your system. Sorry there is no easy way to do it that i know of Jan

Jan, I have been eating SF puddings and jello and I do use splenda some I just can't seem to get a way from the CAKE! It doesn't help when I have a person in my home that brings home a bakery cake every week! I know that I have to drop the sugar especially after surgery but I need to do it now. I do pretty good most of the time it's just that darn cake that is so tempting sitting on the counter every day!!!!!! Guess I need to tell my roommate either the cake goes or she goes with the cake....LOL Bev~

Dear Bev, I know not everyone is like me-(just wanted to get that out of the way first off) but what I found I had to do-was go off ALL sugar-ALL soda and anything with sugar in it-I did this on July 9th and I had my surgery the end of November. I didnt eat anything with real sugar-I stuck to splenda-and I got sugar free drinks, popsicles, jello and so on-and after about a week-maybe two-it was a habit then..... If you wait until you have surgery-you may have a harder time, I dont know-because I didnt wait.....I also had 4 kids and a hubby who ate a lot of sweets etc-and so there were times in the very beginning, I just told them I wouldnt make them cakes or brownies or whatever and that I didnt want to see them! After a couple of weeks-it didnt bother me-I knew that I was working way too hard for something I wanted way too badly-to even bother with putting something like that in my mouth. Someone told me once that nothing would taste so good to me-that it would be worth my doctor NOT doing my surgery-and I always remembered that saying.....and I never did it. You gotta just do it cold turkey I think and just be done with it-and just explain to your room-mate right now that she can have what she wants-but please dont do it in front of me or leave it on the counter where its tempting me.....I dont know if that helps you any-but I will be praying for you, because I know its so so hard to overcome all of these things-and I give you so much credit for doing it before surgery and preparing yourself!! Good luck and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Janet

I can relate to what you are going through all too well. I had my surgery on Feb19 07. I did not cut out sugar til two weeks before surgery b/c well....cause I was addicted to it. I could not say no to it til I started my two week prep diet. It actually went pretty well. I'm not saying it was a breeze..... but it just had to happen so I did it, but I left it til the very end. Same time came off diet coke which I thought would be hard but it wasn't at all. I think it is all a mind set. I also prayed every night about my will to survive as a gastric bypass patient. I think the support group and OH helps me the most. I need daily motivation to keep me on track..... I am a true foodaholic. I wish you the best...you are in my thoughts and prayers, Tara.