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I am 8 months out and it seems like all of a sudden I am eating sweets and It is harder to get these out of my system. I can eat much more then I could before. Any advise would be great.

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The sweets create a vicious cycle that makes you more hungry bc of insulin release, especially if you are eating them without Protein.

I would make sure that you don't keep them in the house and don't buy them when you are out. Try to find substitutes that you like, such as fresh berries with ricotta and SF Syrup, or Greek yogurt with an add-in like powdered Peanut Butter and sweetener. SF popsicles, or SF fudgesicles (not the best bc no protein--but better than eating something really bad for you). Drink plenty of Water so that you don't have time for dessert after meals.

Think about how great you will feel when you reach goals!! that will give the sweets less importance.

Good luck!

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sweets are carbs and the more you eat the more you crave... try counting your protiens first...get them all in. Then maybe you wont have room for the sweet stuff. I went thru the same thing and had to start keeping my food diary again. I use myfitnesspal. I went thru this at about 7 months..it is a bit easier now. good luck! I didnt gain weight but I certainly didnt lose any either! This is hard dammit! I also made sure to get all my Water in too.

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ok i will give that a try. I have not been drinking much Water. I need to pick that back up. Thank you

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I know that I cannot handle sweets. So I haven't had any sweets since before the surgery 3+ years ago. The first weeks were hard, but I was on clear fluids and so worried about eating anything that might hurt my internal incision line that it was easy to quash the cravings. Now, I don't crave them at all - I see them but they don't even tempt me. My feeling is it's better to keep it that way for me. I also agree with those above - Protein first, Water throughout the day!

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I am 8 months out and it seems like all of a sudden I am eating sweets and It is harder to get these out of my system. I can eat much more then I could before. Any advise would be great.

I am having the same issues. I am almost eight months out as well sweets was not an issue at all after surgery but latelybi have had mad cravings for sweet stuff. What's happening!

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