Carb Fiene!!!!!

MeatballsMom · 05-21-2008, 09:40 AM

Okay…..so I am officially 3 weeks post op today, May 20, 2008 and am seriously ready to eat a cow .

I have been this way since last week and the doc, oh I love him but hell, told me that as long as I am losing weight he is not too concerned about anything. My issues, I am not eating the 4oz that is suggested, but more like 10-12oz, and he said that is fine because I am losing weight so long as I am not eating crap.

I must confess, I did have 3 cookies last week although totally drowned in milk, I did eat them and I told him this. He asked if that was it and I honestly told him yes. I had not even eaten the recommended oatmeal, mushy cereal, in fact no breads, rice, pasta, etc.

Right now, I want to dive my big ol but into a plate of nothing by carbohydrates or a greasy cheeseburger with some chips and queso, but I have refrained.

Quitting sugar and, well hell the “good foods” (aka: fattening foods) the way I did was like telling a drug addict, alcoholic or smoker to stop cold turkey.

I was told my insurance approved me on April 18 and I needed to start my liquid diets because they were scheduling my surgery for April 25, which ended up getting pushed back to April 29, 2008.

Now, I am not ungrateful because I appreciate the opportunity to have this surgery, I am sure as much as any of you, but someone please tell me what I can have because right now I want to cave in and eat something that I know I do not need, should not eat and is totally against what this procedure is for.

BTW……I have eaten the sugar free jellos and puddings, the sugar free popsicles and the yogurts, but I think it is the bread my body is craving as I have had ZERO of that (except those three cookies). I feel tired, worn out, not really wanting to do anything, which I am thinking is the lack of carbs as my intake is very minimal right now.

Any suggestions would be most appreciated!!!!

lanie527 · 05-21-2008, 09:47 AM

You will get past the cravings and BRAVO for keeping to healthful foods. There is no secret weapon, you just have to keep doing whta you are doing every day. Resist the temptation and knwo that the band will become more useful as you get restriction.

Keep moving forward.
Lanie

Angelsma · 05-21-2008, 11:44 AM

As long as you keep taking in sugars you will continue to crave carbs. How about a thick creamy strawberry/peach protein shake? or oatmeal with a flavored (sugar free) syrups? I heard others say they realy like won ton or hot and sour soup from a chinese rest. Just a thought.

MeatballsMom · 05-21-2008, 01:58 PM

Oh.....I have the chocolate and the vanilla low carb high protein shake mixes at home and drink them religiously.....I am not kidding......bread is like crack to me.....sad huh?

Enchanted · 05-22-2008, 01:37 PM

It's ok to have cravings. They always pass.

Even the sugar-free sweet foods and drinks cause me to have cravings (they also impact my blood glucose levels) and I try to avoid them as much as I can.

Carbs are yummy...but you want to be healthy more than you want those chips and queso, yes?

HeatherO · 05-22-2008, 02:26 PM

Carbs were my downfall before band. Now I try to avoid all carbs that are not in the form of healthy fruits and vegetables. At first I thought I can try just a little and it would be OK, but that was not the case for me. To eat a little carbs just made me want to eat a lot of carbs later.

At first it was very hard, but once you break the carb addiction it gets much easier. The strange but amazing thing that has happened now is that my tastes have started to change. I am craving the good stuff and not as interested in the bad stuff. The things I used to have the worst cravings for in the past seem boring now.

If you stick with it and avoid old eating habits for long enough, you should find that good eating habits become second nature. Right now you are in a tough spot only three weeks out, getting hungry with no restriction. You may find that everything is a lot easier after a fill or two. Hang in there.