Sweets and carbs

[Kindle 8,667]

Thanks for sharing about the sugar alcohol. I did not know this. There goes my sugar free candies.< /p>

The only exception to the sugar alcohol rule is erythritol. 90% is absorbed in the small intestine and excreted, unchanged in the urine. It has no affect on blood sugar levels and therefore none of the sugar addiction affects. It may be hard to find things sweetened only with erythritol, but it is available in powder form, so something to consider using in baked goods or if you want to make your own sweet treats.

Personally I've just stuck with real sugar from the get go. I don't seem to have a carb addiction. Oddly, my ultimate postop craving is for nuts.

[Kindle 8,667]

I'm having a tough time right now. I'm craving sweets like Cookies to go with my Decaf coffee. I only drink about 12 oz a night, I work 3rd shift, and I can't stand the Protein bars constantly. Im also wanting to eat fast foods as im bored with what i cook. What have you guys dealt with when it comes to this? Btw, I'm 3 months out from my sleeve.

There are fast food items that wouldn't be too bad...just stick with the Proteins and leave out the carbs. Burger without the bun, grilled chicken, chili, fajita burritos (just don't eat the tortilla), Etc.

I'm single and not a fan of cooking, so I get a lot of stuff from my local deli. BBQ ribs, broccoli bacon salad, turkey curry salad, egg salad (served on a slice of tomato), meatloaf that I cut up and freeze into individual meal portions, sushi. Also, I don't get a lunch break, so I always keep Protein Bars, mixed nuts, pumpkin seeds, and Jerky around to snack on while I'm driving. For sweets, I'm a fan of frozen pineapple chunks, frozen blueberries, and I make ice cream with Protein powders, Greek yogurt, milk and Torani syrups. Just finished a batch of banana protein with peanuts and started a batch of muscle milk red velvet cake, caramel Syrup and chopped walnuts. Frozen vanilla protein with OJ or mio tangerine drops taste just like a dreamsicle.

If you do like to cook, but are bored with the same old stuff, there are great recipes on bariatricfoodie and the world according to eggface.

And If you haven't tried them, Quest bar banana nut muffin or cinnamon bun flavors might make a good accompaniment with your coffee.< /p>

Edited December 11, 2014 by Kindle

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I try to eat as clean as possible so I shy away from overly processed foods. I'm also allergic to most fake sugars and stevia. I use real sugar, raw honey and occasionally maple Syrup. Once thing I discovered was once I stopped with the fake, processed foods I craved sugar a whole lot less. Most days fruit will curb any sweet cravings I have. While I avoid anything I feel I would binge on, I will buy something like 1 Hershey's kiss because I'm LOVE chocolate. This is not about a life of deprivation, this is about changing our eating habits to more reasonable ones.