Sugar

[Yadifan 23]

Just curious if anyone has tried sugar yet...and what happened? I’m almost 3 months out and have not tried anything with sugar. I’m kinda scared of what will happen.

[Healthy_life2 8,324]

19 minutes ago, Yadifan said:

Just curious if anyone has tried sugar yet...and what happened? I’m almost 3 months out and have not tried anything with sugar. I’m kinda scared of what will happen.

Some of us can tolerate it while others can't. Is your fear sugar because of dumping syndrome or weight gain?

If I have sugar and carbs I crave them more. I don't get sick from it in small amounts. I also feel bogged down when I don't eat healthy.

[SleeveinIL 386]

I’ve had sugar. Ate a popsicle that wasn’t sugar free by accident. It was added to my box by my husband who is working on emptying the freezer and I grabbed it by mistake. I had no issue at all. Nothing. I was shocked.

[Creekimp13 5,840]

My diet allows 75 calories of "sweets" per day. I can eat them, or bank them for a special occasion.

Yep...i've eaten sugar.

I like it as much as I ever have...which gives pause for concern. My rules about sugar: I can eat a bite or two of something sugary outside the house. I don't exceed 75 calories per day. (Most days I don't eat these calories....but once in a while it's nice to have them there on a holiday, birthday, party, etc.)

Sugar is a slippery slope for me, so I'm very mindful if I choose to indulge.

I don't eat sugar alone. Only with my support people present. I need extra accountability help with sugar...so this is a self imposed safety net.

The bad news....yes...sleeve people can pig out on sugar, most sugar foods are slider foods, it's a dangerous way to sabotage yourself if you get into the habit. Sleeve people generally don't have dumping syndrome symptoms.

The good news....with extreme Portion Control and accountability you can have treats once in a while. But it might be best to wait until maintenance phase.

[Healthy_life2 8,324]

5 minutes ago, Creekimp13 said:

My diet allows 75 calories of "sweets" per day. I can eat them, or bank them for a special occasion.

Yep...i've eaten sugar.

I like it as much as I ever have...which gives pause for concern. My rules about sugar: I can eat a bite or two of something sugary outside the house. I don't exceed 75 calories per day. (Most days I don't eat these calories....but once in a while it's nice to have them there on a holiday, birthday, party, etc.)

Sugar is a slippery slope for me, so I'm very mindful if I choose to indulge.

I don't eat sugar alone. Only with my support people present. I need extra accountability help with sugar...so this is a self imposed safety net.

The bad news....yes...sleeve people can pig out on sugar, most sugar foods are slider foods, it's a dangerous way to sabotage yourself if you get into the habit. Sleeve people generally don't have dumping syndrome symptoms.

The good news....with extreme Portion Control and accountability you can have treats once in a while. But it might be best to wait until maintenance phase.

You are right on point with this.

[Diana_in_Philly 1,426]

I find that I tolerate some sugars better than others. A teaspoon or two of brown sugar on oatmeal - fine. A few drops of liquid agave in a drink? Fine. Alcohol (certain ones) - not an issue if I have one drink ( e.g. 1 glass of wine or 1 cocktail.)

A full sugar soda or dessert gives me the sweats and makes me nauseous. Refined white sugar is terrible on my system.

Just for good measure - I'm about 20 months out and still losing, but working on building muscle - for me its not about the number on the scale, but how I look at this point. (I can't believe become vain.)

[allwet 868]

1 hour ago, Yadifan said:

Just curious if anyone has tried sugar yet...and what happened? I’m almost 3 months out and have not tried anything with sugar. I’m kinda scared of what will happen.

by accident in a sauce and it was very unpleasant. think of having the worst possible flu for half an hour.

[AtlantaRed 651]

Sugar was my downfall. I went 9 months after my sleeve with no Desserts or added sugars, then I had a cupcake. Then I had something sweet now and then. I'm 4.5 years out and almost finished requirements for revisiin to bypass. I will not do that again.

[sideeye 1,440]

The most regular form of deliberate added sugar I ingest is in coffee, about a teaspoon, and I probably have 5 cups a week. But I've noticed that I have a very noticeable reaction to foods with too much sugar in them, especially combined with carbs; I feel bubbly and gassy extremely quickly, unpleasantly so. So that means I may have one bite of a granola bar or pad thai, then within moments of bite two realize that this is just going to make me feel terrible. It's screened out a lot of foods for me.

I definitely had a sweet tooth but wasn't a huge sugar binger before surgery, with the exception of Ben & Jerry's (which I swear was largely psychological, but whatever). I've found that the Halo Top/Enlightened ice creams do absolutely nothing for me and in fact make me feel bloated and gassy. But I did find Breyer's 100 cal ice cream cups (like the old Hoodsie cups) and that seems to be just the right amount to work as a sweetness fix and stay under my bloating threshold.

I know a lot of people are religious about never touching sugar and that works for them, I'm just trying to stay at the low end of the sugar scale and stick there.

[Sadiebug 206]

I'm a bypass patient - but yeah, I've had sugar and have no issues other than I crave it a LOT more once I've had some. If I have a large amount of refined white sugar then I will get sleepy and sometimes a very tiny bit nauseous but beyond that I have no symptoms. I generally try and stay away as much as possible just because it's a very slippery slope and can send me off track quickly. I don't keep sugary stuff in the house and if I'm out I always share stuff with my huband or friends so I can just have a bite or two and that's it.

[GlowingGal 61]

I can tolerate small amounts, but I typically do not crave sugary foods. I drink slightly sweetened tea every day and I tolerate that very well. I have had nausea and sweats when I had something too sugary that didn't agree with me.