MSinger
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This post is an attempt at, as the kiddies say, keepin it 100...
I've decided I need to re-vamp my diet. Starting today I'm transitioning to low carb eating. I have always been extremely carb sensitive. I've always loved sweets and would spiral into terrible binges the more carbs I introduced into my diet. I've been doing ok post op since I'm focusing on getting my protein first, but over the last few weeks, I've been able to eat larger volumes of food and started introducing more carbs into my diet thinking I'd be able to control myself better. Unfortunately, I noticed I'm starting to slip.
I thought since I had my surgery that it would be ok for me to eat carbs and I wouldn't have the same food cravings since I would have restriction, but that line of thinking isn't quite working out. Carbs are easy to digest, even if it's paired with protein. The only thing my sleeve keeps me from doing is eating an ungodly amount of food all at once. I can easily eat a smaller amount several times to total an ungodly amount of food.
This choice is tough for me, because I always wished I could be that person who eats one serving of chips and is satisfied, or has only one serving of ice cream, or one slice of bread. The "control" I think I have only lasts a few days, and then descends into me repeatedly going to the refrigerator for more food. This never happens when I'm on a low-carb diet.
I know I have restriction because although I have been eating more food this week, it is nowhere near the amount I was eating preop. But this is not the only thing I need in order to successfully lose weight. I have to meet my sleeve halfway and focus on foods that do not stimulate my appetite the way simple carbs do. I'd love to have chips, ice cream, crackers, but those are the foods that led to where I was preop. No more. I am thankful for the help my sleeve is giving me, but it's not a complete solution. I have to do my part and choose the right foods that will help me be as successful as I can.
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I am right there with you MSinger. My absolutely does not tolerate simple, processed carbs well at all. I can eat veggies all day long, but even while grain crackers would raise my blood sugar pre- op.
I think for some people there are going to be foods we just can't eat. But there are so many other delicious things we can eat. So we can focus on that and avoid the trigger foods.
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Good for you hon, you have to do what's right for you. Fortunately for me, I'm still not craving simple carbs, so I don't bother. So, although I'm not a low complex carb-er, I still don't eat many, usually veggies and protein. I won't be introducing too much of anything outside of complex anyway. Sure, I'll have a bite of cake or chocolate, but that's as far as I go. Never had a sweet tooth anyhow. But anyway, enough about me, I'm glad you took the time to analyze and figure out where your weakness in diet is. Many people are right there with you with simple carbs too, you're not alone.
I do also blame the food industry, these kinds of processed foods should have labels that say "CAUSES ADDICTION AND POSSIBLE WEIGHT GAIN". Now, some people may not bother heeding the warning, just like the warnings on packages of cigarettes, but at least it's a warning and it could help many people be more mindful of what they place in their bodies. Here's something challenging...this is what I did on my last grocery store trip. Almost all grocery stores are set up where the produce and meats are on the perimeter of the store. All the processed foods are in the center. Next grocery trip...shop only on the outside of the store. You'll get produce, meats, cheese, paper products, and toiletries. Worth a try!
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