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I was sleeved on Aug 24th. sugar free Ice cream was on my list of diet options from my surgeon, so therefor I ate it...but very little! I mixed it with skim milk and made it like soft serve, and I ate only about 1/4 c. I was extremely full afterwards. I think everyone is different and the tolerance of everyone's sleeve is going to be different! I have seen so many different post op diets on here so I can see how you could want to see if anyone else has tried it! I also LOVE the sugar free Jello pudding in dulce de leche..its awesome! i can eat maybe 1/2 of them, they are only 60 calories and really good! But they dont have any nutrients in them like the other greek yogurt recipies you have been given! Good luck girlie! Just keep your head up and dont get discouraged! :rolleyes:

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So here's something that I wouldn't necessarily advise for others but it was what my surgeon advised for me after 11 days when I was so weak I couldn't hardly stand and they couldn't even get a blood pressure reading on me. He said "go home and eat ice cream". So I bought those little Haagan Das little cups and it took me 4 sittings to eat just one but after doing that Friday night, Saturday and Sunday I actually woke up on Monday morning feeling normal again. He told me that my body could not take the lack of carbs. Everyone is different. I suggest that we all listen to our surgeons and go by what they are telling us - they are trained to adjust when necessary and that is what he had to do for me. I would have never done that on my own and honestly was shocked when he suggested it but it was, as they say, "just what the doctor ordered".

And this is a surgeon in SoCal that does thousands of these procedures and there is a waiting list to get in to him.

Everyone's body is different and that is why we have medical professionals gudiing us through this process. We have people in our support group that can't stop losing weight and are eating donuts and drinking alcohol and then there are others like me who stick to a plan for the most part and end up and very long stalls. We are all different and our bodies react differently.

But again, please defer to your surgeon for guidance on what my work for your particular biochemistry. Don' t take chances with a surgery like this one - leave it up to the experts. But trust me, we have ALL eaten something at least once that was probably not the smartest move and we paid the price :-(

EXCELLENT sound advice! Thanks for this...

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Yes, an alternative would have been great. That's why I use this board. Thanks!

Tea (decaf) with a teaspoon of honey worked well for me when I was unable to get much for liquids or calories. Now when I have sweet craving I like unsweetened apple sauce, but I sweeten it with stevia. Isn't this surreal trying to get enough calories in,lol?

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Tea (decaf) with a teaspoon of honey worked well for me when I was unable to get much for liquids or calories. Now when I have sweet craving I like unsweetened apple sauce, but I sweeten it with stevia. Isn't this surreal trying to get enough calories in,lol?

It's nuts i tell ya!!! I am sitting here thinking, wow Iv'e only had 320 calories today. How the heck am I gonna bump it up? I think I will have some greek yogurt and maybe a popsicle later....lol

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