Cravings

I actually thought that was a joke.... about sucking drinks through Tim Tams. I've never heard of it before.

steph

Oh, you guys make me laugh!
I love tim tams, but never learned to suck anything through them myself - tried it once and failed miserably, but still love to crunch them. Well, I used to - haven't had one in months, though!
Chris

Wasa??? Sounds like a cricket ground to me. hehe

Tim Tams yuck, and I will admit to not being a 'real' Australian, that would be because I am a Kiwi. Now don't get me started on Kiwi choccy biccies mmmm. Toffee pops, Squiggles and Mallowpuffs.

Asnewme a Kiwi is a New Zealander or a rare and thourougly gorgeous 'bird' from New Zealand.

Sounds like a name you call someone as an insult!!!!

What the heck is a WASA??????

Tim Tams rule! I reckon their the best, biscuit, choc cream, then chocolate! Mmm and if you bite off both ends and suck milk through it, it takes even better hahah! All this talk of them makes me want one so bad! But I shall stay away from them lol

But Tim Tams are an Australian delicacy !!!!!!

Then nor am I Captain. I hate tim tams.

steph

shadowmumma wrote:

Oh Captain "tim tam" are the most disgusting food every and i could not even begin to imagine why one would suck decent coffee through one yuk! yuk! yuk!

Donna-lee

Hmmmmmm.....not a REAL Australian then!

I used to love sucking milk through a tim tam...mmm But things like that don't really interest me anymore. I do get hungry still though, but it goes away after one or two mouth fulls! yay

Bee

Oh Captain "tim tam" are the most disgusting food every and i could not even begin to imagine why one would suck decent coffee through one yuk! yuk! yuk!

Donna-lee

I'm sure I'd learn to suck them......like sucking coffee through a Tim Tam!!

thanks nicolev

but surgeon told me cant have cruskits til next week boo hoo

oh well only 5 sleeps til then

sallyann,
A suggestion that was made on here to me for the mushie stage was cruskits....weird huh, but they almost melt in your mouth and you get to crunch something. I also really missed chewing in the first few weeks.
So i tried the cruskits with some cheeseand chives phily cheese spead on them and they went down really well, i must say alot better than some of the mushy stuff.

I find the diet trifle or diet rice custard a god send as they are 150grams and about 70calories give or take 10 and fill you up. when full you tend not to crave as much. Even tho I never feel actual hunger feeling stuffed takes away that hmmmmmmm what shall I pick at demon that of course none of you have hey hehehehe.

Oh a big warning here for anybody who has not had surgery yet, chewing that gum once you start your fast as in water only before surgery is a huge no no as it produces stomach acid which is not good to have in your stomach when you get knocked out. We had a big warning about it but I gather not everybody is told. I thought about it for Hayley the other day and thought hmmmm that gum might be a bad idea for her.

applesauce

Oh wow - I chew so much gum sometimes that my jaw gets tired - today's like that, actually.
And Mentos have a lovely berry flavoured one out now that's delicious - and sugar free. It really helps when I feel like lollies!
And any gum helps when I just feel that I want to chew into something.
I haven't tried licorice yet though!
Chris

cheers for that i will try your suggestions

Sally Anne- Have you considered gum- or a stick of licorice? Otherwise jello with fruit inside it might work well. Also sectioned orange or grapefruit will let you chew but you should probably spit out the membrane rather than swallow it.

i am 2 weeks post op the cravings i get are to actually chew something i am 3rd day into vitamised .

It's really weird for me coz i don't get cravings per se...mine are more in the mind. Like, I wish i can have such and such ...as opposed to i want such and such. I think it's more the thought of having a different texture and taste in my mouth more than anything else.

i'm 3 weeks out and i don't feel hngry anymore. I know I must eat at certain times (soft proteins, like steamed fish) and my milk formula, but i'm beginning to think eating is such a chore now. It used to be a joy...oh well, 10 kg in 3 weeks isn't that bad i guess.

Rizal.

Hi there
I do still get cravings (7 weeks post-op), however I find that they're much easier satisfied now.
Not only is my tiny tummy unable to take lots and lots of food, but it seems that a small amount actually does the job now, where it used to take heaps to make the craving go away.
I usually have chocolate once a week. Like apple, I could go with the family block easily (although I used to have to share with hubby too, usually). Now we split a very small Lindt bar - if we can get the 35g ones, they're perfect - and we have half each. If they don't have those ones, the next smallest size is 110g. I had half of that one day, but it made me feel a bit sick - so the next time, I just had a third. That was okay, but I think I'd have been happier with just a quarter. Unfortunately, my eyes are still much bigger than my belly! LOL
And yes, you do think more about the nutrition value, because there's so little you can have. So you have to be more careful - you just can't have a big snack between meals and still have your nutritious meal afterwards.
Yesterday I went out with my mum and we had morning tea. She had a lemon tart - and I had 1/2 teaspoon of the filling. That was all I needed for a taste, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it was enough to make me stop wanting it. That is really unheard of for me, so I was pretty pleased. In fact, I didn't even notice her eating the rest of it!
Hope this helps.
Chris

Salt cravings to the max for a while but it has nearly gone away again. I did indluge them a bit with sakkatas. 1 row = 100 calories oh and of all thing gnochhi I love how to me that tastes salthy. I have that once a week with char grilled veggie sauce. As for sweet stuff a family block of chocolate is actually a family block now not a one person deal. Even then It is ONLY if I spy something I really want when shopping. I wanted to try the new white chocolate kitkat ones a few weeks ago. Nothing else I can think of has tempted me.

I use to have half a muffin when shopping but I tend to shop 3 or more times a week now so *cough* thought that was a bit excessive. I tried once to eat an entire one and found I coud then not eat lunch *LOL* I do look at cakes in the coffee shop but the reality is DO I want to consume on average 600+ calories for cake and the answer has jsut always come back no. I di not feel deprived and when out to dinner will quiet often split a piece with the male of the species. But the reality is if it is not to die for I tend to stop after 2 fork fulls because I just will not waste calories on something not in the class of heaven. We have plenty of 100 calorie snack size chocolate bars of chip packets in the house if we ever want to indulge. I would say more often than not I would have 1 a day. But there lies the difference 100 calore snack is something I consider acceptable where 600+ for a bit of cake is a big no no. It is like as summer gets here I can bet there will be plenty of baby size cones on my shopping trips, but again at around 100 calories I consider them acceptable. You need to draw a line for yourself of what is and what is not acceptable. Just do NOT leave yourself feeling deprived :)

applesauce

I have to say I don't have any food cravings now - mind you I'm only about 9 weeks out from surgery so maybe they could return - though I really hope not!.
Pam

Unfortunatley they still exist at times along the way, BUT you have the added advantage of not being able to totaly PIG OUT! hence you can exercise some restraint and realise that it's ok to indulge a bit.