Cravings! Ugh

[Erin O'Donnell 61]

Hi! I'm 2 weeks post op and I am DYING to have something I can chew...does anyone have any tips on beating these cravings?

[Lapbandster 496]

Try chewing gum or chewing on ice

maybe it's lame, but for me just having something to chew/crunch helped!

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

Hi! I'm 2 weeks post op and I am DYING to have something I can chew...does anyone have any tips on beating these cravings?

def popsicles helped me. (my dr said no gum but all dr's/people are different). just alittle longer and this will be over all the best honey

[JustFluffy 122]

Ice chips, Popcicles, sugar-free Italian Ice, Ice Chips...They really do help with the "chewing urge" and will help you stay hydrated.

[jen_1381 446]

I know this may not fall exactly in line with your diet plan yet, but I find now that I'm about 13 weeks out (and on a regular diet) that if I'm craving something, it's best to have a little taste of whatever I want. If I don't indulge just a tad, I eat around it. I think - - well I can't have my _____ so I'll have this...then this...then this. And before you know it, I've eaten four times the calories of the one thing I was craving. So I let myself have a very little bit. A bite of something then give it away or throw it away.

I'm not recommending everyone do this, especially if your diet guidelines have you still on liquid/mushy. I just learned a long time ago that I'll eat around whatever I'm really craving if I don't give myself just a little.