Ice Cream Yet?

[Mjv013 67]

I ate ice cream week 2 and 3 after surgery. I was only getting about 300 calories and really couldn't get much else in. Now that I'm eating more regular food, if I need something its either SF Popsicle or FF frozen yogurt. It has the same numbers as regular non-fat yogurt.

[Phranp 46]

Me and ice cream are like a bad romance. I keep going back and it keeps making me sick! LOL I am lactose intolerant but I keep saying "maybe this time things will be different". They never are, of course, but some people can't get enough of a bad relationship. I have stayed away for several months now, but, I can't guarantee that if I see Mr. IC at someone else's house I won't try to get back together with him. Yes, I know the result will be the same ... he will reject me and make my thighs fat (as well as the rest of me), but you know how love can be. LOLLLL!:thumbup:

I love ice cream but ice cream doesn't love me.

[WrenBird 11]

Me and ice cream are like a bad romance. I keep going back and it keeps making me sick! LOL I am lactose intolerant but I keep saying "maybe this time things will be different". They never are, of course, but some people can't get enough of a bad relationship. I have stayed away for several months now, but, I can't guarantee that if I see Mr. IC at someone else's house I won't try to get back together with him. Yes, I know the result will be the same ... he will reject me and make my thighs fat (as well as the rest of me), but you know how love can be. LOLLLL!:thumbup:

I love ice cream but ice cream doesn't love me.

Ahaha, I love your analogy. I'm a bit lactose intollerant too. I never stopped eating dairy products until now though -

:smile2:

[Bree99 1]

I do eat icecream but it is a treat. I don't keep it at home. That would be courting trouble. I have found that McDonald's vanilla cone is only 150 calories and that is easy to work into my calorie budget.

[mbranham0306 0]

I don't believe it is extreme thinking to not eat ice cream. Everyone is different and approaches all this differently. That doesn't mean its wrong or extreme not to eat ice cream. This IS a Lifestyle change and everyones life is different. Having said that I do not eat ice cream but I do eat popsicles. I eat them everyday. It is my one treat that I let myself have. It doesn't have many carbs and I'm okay with it. I'm very religious about what I eat and what I can't. To me its not being narrow minded or wrong its just the way it is. For me, the weight watchers or skinny cow have way too many carbs for me to even consider eating them. Thats just me! I'm not saying everyone should be this way just that everyone has their own way.

[nomorejellybelly 77]

I've had milkshakes (like JavaChiller from Sonic) rarely, but I really, really stay away from icecream, because I know that I shouldn't be even eating it.

[BetsyB 9]

Well good luck with that!

Thank you. But as you can see from my weight loss, I don't need luck.

Not sure what the mileage comment meant,

"Your mileage may vary" means that everyone is different, and what works for one person does not necessarily work for another. I stated what works for me, and then, with that phrase, acknowledged that your needs might be very different.

Do what works for you. Clearly, your approach is doing the trick very nicely.

Other approaches are no less valid or appropriate.

Not everyone has the same food issues. I don't avoid ice cream because I am afraid of losing control; bingeing has never been an issue for me. I was never a compulsive eater. I could eat a scoop of ice cream and not think about it again for six months. If I wanted to, that's exactly what I'd do.

My weight issues are related to ridiculously low caloric needs. This doesn't leave much wiggle-room for extras. I lose---and more importantly, FEEL--better when I choose foods that meet my body's needs.

I don't miss the foods I don't eat. If i did, I'd find a way to have them now and then.

It's not "extreme thinking." It's the result of identifying what my body needs, and respecting it.

Edited October 31, 2010 by BetsyB

[Awkward customer 5]

don't have ice cream. Eating ice cream is like saying publicly, "I don't care I had this operation, I wanna be fat".

[isaviolinist 11]

don't have ice cream. Eating ice cream is like saying publicly, "I don't care I had this operation, I wanna be fat".

Um, hm. I can completely understand not wanting to eat ice cream because its a trigger food or you're just not wanting to take the risk, but the above comment is ridiculous.

[WrenBird 11]

don't have ice cream. Eating ice cream is like saying publicly, "I don't care I had this operation, I wanna be fat".

You can still eat ice cream and be under your calorie goal for the day, ya know

[tanqueray 16]

I am a year post op and can't eat ice cream. I throw it right back up. Can't eat yogurt either. So, yes, I have tried and paid the penelty for it too!

[isaviolinist 11]

I am a year post op and can't eat ice cream. I throw it right back up. Can't eat yogurt either. So, yes, I have tried and paid the penelty for it too!

That's interesting. Why do you throw it right back up? Seems like it should not be a food that you would throw up. Essentially, after you put it in your mouth, its the same consistency as a Protein shake or other full liquids.