3 months postop need to talk

[hopeful paki 1]

I am 3 months postop.

i have been healthy and followed everything correctly until the last 2 days.

i didnt have time to prep my lunch and i picked up a nesquick milk. I told myself i was going to take a few sips and an hour later i finished the whole thing.. it had like 30grams of sugar. . I didnt dump??

So then at night i had some m&ms.. mymaybe testing the limit.. i mean i have no idea why i am getting tempted to junk food. And why is my body able to handle it?. Actually i lied.. i was good till a week. Cause i have been eatting healthy but since a week i have been taking a sip of soda.. is there an alternative anyone has found. I dont crave the sWeet. I miss the carbobation that helps me burp and feel like food is digested. I scheduled an appt with my nut and my followup is tomm with surgeon. Did anyone have a few days like this or is it just me? Suggestion.. and advice will be helpful. I have been good with Vitamins and Protein and my Water intake.

[James Marusek 5,244]

Doesn't sound good! Drink Nesquick "No Sugar Added" Cocoa. It makes a hot cup of cocoa. Also try the Adkin's equivalent of M&M's. It uses sugar alcohol in place of refined sugar. Refined sugar is one of the reasons why I gained so much weight over the years and developed diabetes.

[Djmohr 6,965]

I honestly have not had sweet cravings which is weird because I was a sugarholic prior to surgery. The thing is I have stayed away completely from trigger foods like sweets and Pasta. I already know I won't dump so my fear is if I eat those things I will begin to crave them.

As far as soda goes it is an absolute no no. It will in fact stretch your pouch.

The carbonation is the biggest problem, they use c02 which is the same gas used to expand your abdominal cavity during surgery. I would 100 percent stay away.

I think you already know you are doing the wrong things, the good news is you recognize it. Now, you just need to go back to the reason you had this surgery in the first place and remind yourself.

You can do this!

I would suggest making an appointment with the bariatric psychologist so you can talk through why you are reverting. It might help you work through these things.

Good luck! I wish you all the best!

[Trayjay33 138]

The fact that you know what you are doing is helpful towards your weight loss. This will help you be accountable and make changes. In the beginning weeks of my surgery I was testing the limits a bit and I tried low carb Pasta and it didn't bother me. But, I remembered why I started this journey and that even though my body can tolerate something it doesn't mean it's good for me. There's no one to blame but me if I don't achieve my weight loss goal. I hope you make the most of the chance you have been given and go back to basics. Try using My Fitness Pal to log your foods and use any support you can find. Hang your old clothes up and pictures of where you want to be for motivation. Just my opinion. ????

Edited March 9, 2015 by Trayjay33