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Originally Posted by glad2beme
I know this may sound wierd but I am glad to hear that there will be those days. I have not had my GBS yet but have been keeping a diary of the foods that I have been eating. I have tried to curb my intake of food and watch what I am eating. I had a slip up when visiting my son and daughter-in-law and new granddaughter. I have been beating myself up over it. I guess I shouldn't be so hard on myself but I can't help but think of keeping to the progream. When the procedure come up does it get any easier to your food intake? Thanks for your input. It is good that you were monitering your intake though. I am glad your back on track and keep up the good work you know it is so worth it.
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I can only tell you how it's been for me. Keep in mind I have had no complications and can eat ANYTHING I desire.
The first few weeks were the hardest. I had food cravings....No I had sugar cravings. I was craving powered sugar covered jelly donuts and I don't even like donuts! I was afraid to put anything made with sugar in my mouth. It took about 4 to 5 wks for the sugar cravings to subside. Now I can walk past the candy/cookie/chips section of the store and not feel deprived.
My first time in the grocery store has heartbreaking. As I read food labels I realized just how I'd managed to get so fat and stay fat through all my dieting attempts. .....sugar, Sugar, SUGAR in everything! I felt like I would never find foods I could eat. Sugar free/low sugar products are out there, it's just a matter of reading those labels.
At six weeks out I just had to have a regular ice pop. It had 55% sugar. I ate it expecting to get sick but nothing happened. So, the next day I had another and the day after that yet another. Then on the fourth day I woke up and asked myself why I was trying so damn hard to defeat my surgery.....I haven't touched another sugary ice pop since. Only sugar- free food passes my lips now.
I can tell you as someone who came away from the surgery without dumping syndrome that the longer you stay away from the sugar the less you want it.
I've also learned that sugar is an addiction. I might as well have been hooked on drugs. It's the same thing....I now see that. And our foods are loaded with it. It's like the food industry is working overtime to get you fat and keep you fat. After all, fat people eat lots of food and lots of food means higher profits.
The surgery forced me into detox mode. Now, even though I can eat it, I choose not to eat the sugary products. I am not going to defeat the surgery I worked so hard to get.
What the surgery has accomplished for me is this. I can eat two ounces of soft food such as cottage cheese or refried beans and only one ounce of firmer foods such as string cheese. I now have control by means of negative reinforcement.
If I eat one tiny bite too much I am hurting or end up vomiting (and vomiting is to be avoided at all costs because it stretches your new pouch). I've made the mistake of swallowing one bite too much just twice and I can tell you, I won't be making that mistake again!
I've kept a food diary on paper but switching to a food diary software opened my eyes. The computer charts out sugar (carbs) protein and more. It helped me to get back on track. High protein - low carb.
Don't be so hard on yourself and start reading labels. Practice for your surgery. If it has more than 8% sugar don't buy it.
The foods are loaded with crap to get you craving and keep you craving. Again for me I've found, the more sugar you eat the more hungry you are.
Good luck and keep us posted on your upcoming surgery date.
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