Dealing with cravings

[Rycherchick 147]

Hello, I am fairly new onhere although I have been readng and lurking for about a monthor so.

I am due to have surgey on Jan 30. I don't have to do a liquid diet but I do have to do a pre-op class next Tuesday.

I was thin til I had my first baby in 1984. I was just out of high school when I go pregnant and for 6 mos I hid it from my family.

After they all found out in my 6th month I ate everything that was not nailed down. My Bf's mother had a veritable bakery in her house and every night it was cake, donuts, ice cream and I gave myself license to eat.

I was devastated when I was being discharged from the hospital and saw a scale and had only lost 10 pounds. I had gained 50!

So Al thru the years I kept that extra 40 lbs and when I met my husband, I put on more weight and wore a size 20 wedding gown

5 years later we had a baby and I really didnt gain that much but had a hip replacement in 202 and became very fond of the painkillers.

I used abused and misused painkillers after that for many years and finally got off them and clean in 06. So since 06 my new addiction is Ben and Jerry's Phish fod fro yo.

I gained an additional 20 pounds in these 7 years.

All that to ask. How do you deal with cravings after surgery? I have a ferocious sweet tooth at times and I know it is due to the med I take to replace the painkillers ( Its called Suboxone) Somtime after surgery I wanna go down and off this med but in the meantime how do you all handle the cravings after surgery? Will they subside after I have detoxed from sugar?

hanks ladies and gents.

Its weird whenever I post here my keyboard sticks lol

[COnative 192]

I hope this is the same for you but for the first couple months I had no appetite for anything- including my favorite foods. And I think it does help to withdraw from sweets completely- it really helps with the "over" craving. You have overcome many challenges in your life- I think you are going to do great.

[moregoodtimes 331]

Best of luck to you. I was a lurker here as well for several months before joining and posting a few times. I have a Jan 30th date also so we'll do this together! I do have a two week pre op requirement of clear fluids and 3-4 shakes a day and then 3 weeks of Clear Liquids post surgery. I have a feeling the preop liquids is going to be a lot tougher than the postop weeks! Post to the january sleevers also. There are a bunch of us on the 30th.

[No game 14,437]

Just a suggestion.. I to was really carb and sugar addicted. About a year ago I read a book called an "anatomy of a food addict" it talked a lot about sugar addiction. I decided to stop eating all sugars real or fake. Getting off diet coke was the hardest. I feel lucky I did it then. before i even was thinking about surgery, cause I don't know if I could of done both at the same time!

I don't know when you start your pre op diet. But it might be worth a try just cutting out that one ingredient(s). To make the transition easy afterwards. You would be surprised how much food In America is made with sugars try finding bread at the grocery store without high fructose corn syrup! Even the healthy looking ones have it... Ezekiel bread is a good choice. Anyway don't diet just cut out that one thing if you can.

[Rycherchick 147]

laura -ven, I dont think I will have to do a pre-op diet, unless they tell me on the 22nd to do it and that will only be 8 days. The surgery Coordinator told me due to my bmi I will not have to do a pre op diet but I guess we will find out Next Tuesday. Thanks for all the replies, you all are very sweer and helpful.

[No game 14,437]

Sorry I read that part after I posted

Even better! Don't diet just cut out one thing!

[Big Frank 0]

SO good to hear form you all, I was wondering to ? If one like's Sugar,or runs on lot of Sugar.... will the cravings of Sugar kinda diaper after the Surgery. Just wondered, if anyone had the experience in dealing with "Le Sugar" , before lots of Sugar... then after the Surgery...??

if anyone could let me know,I would appreciate your share/Story form experience.

I mean. I don't expect all to be perfect, I know I have to but a lot of hard work in there myself... but I noticed, at work if Im stressed.. I grab sugary stuff, which kinda give's me a fix.

Hope you know what I mean.

THX guy's . . .

Big Frank