Sweet cravings post op.

[ShoppGirl 4,749]

I am currently 11 months out from VSG. I am starting to notice now that my hunger is coming back that I am craving sweet things. I never was a big sweet eater pre op. Most times the craving can be satisfied by a piece of fruit or some Sugar Free Chocolate but I’m just curious if anyone else noticed an increase in sweet cravings post op.

[catwoman7 11,210]

yep...

[Arabesque 7,198]

Not so much sweet but the first real craving I felt come back was carbs. It felt very much like my old pmt carb craving where I sometimes felt like I could eat a while loaf of bread, It was actually quite amusing cause you know menopausal so no pmt anymore. It only happened a couple of times. Hopefully your sweet craving will be the same & you won’t be facing a regular battle.

PS - it’s a b*tch when the hunger starts to come back. You really miss the old not hungry days.

[GradyCat 3,695]

I've always been a chocoholic for 50+ years and now suddenly I've become a savory girl. Go figure!

[lizonaplane 1,612]

I never lost my hunger. I was told I would crave healthy food and would no longer like sweets. That was not true for me. I'm five months out and I still like sweets. I just usually eat things that are artificially sweetened now, and obviously smaller amounts.

I do like things like cream of wheat more now, since I'm not eating a lot of other carbs.

I just try not to beat myself up when I want things and to minimize the impact in my day. I've got to view this as something I'm going to do for the rest of my life - I can't eat zero carbs or sugar for the rest of my life for many reasons (for example, I went to my friend's house and she made a pizza. I could have brought a Protein Shake, but I'm so sick of those, so I had a piece of pizza and that was fine.).

[Edge13 64]

I had bad sweet tooth cravings, but was able to get through it by eating oatmeal with some honey, or the banana fake ice cream. After about 3 months post surgery, the craving went away.

Edit to add, even if you fill a cup with the sugar free whipped topping and put it in the freezer, it settles down to a sort of ice cream consistency. Just enough to get you by without hurting anything.

Edited February 14, 2022 by Edge13