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I have been having a very small diet coke everyday at dinner! (the kids size cans) and recently I found that I can eat 1 hershey miniature size candy bar without feeling bad...however if I eat two I get that I HAVE to sleep NOW feeling and literally cannot keep my eyes open! That is MY form of dumping I guess!
Good news is that I am 20 pounds under my goal at 8 months post op. I now weigh 120 pounds (lost 113 so far) and wearing comfy size 5's and ready to go down to 4's very soon!
Amy
233/140/120 (below goal 
Last week I had 2 shortbread cookies with strawberry cheesecake ice cream, of course it made me dump, but I still had some again the next day. I guess I didnt learn the first time, but I did the second time. Throw the rest of the cookies away. My grandchildren are eating the ice cream. I try very hard not to give in to my cravings but sometime it is hard. I thought just a little wont hurt me, yeah was I wrong. I can eat a small candy bar with no problem, so I dont even buy one anymore. I stay away from any kind of candy.
I think I was slipping into my old eating habits. So I had to stop and think " What am I doing? Are you sure you want this after all you have been though? Then I dont want it anymore.
Hi Jenn, conquering my cravings hasn't been easy. Yesterday I was at work and I had a strong craving for chocolate, but I just got done eating lunch and was full, so I told myself I would wait and have a sugarfree chocolate pudding for my afternoon snack. I got busy at work and by the time the afternoon snack time came around the craving was gone so I had grapes instead. It's a head game, and I refuse to let my head win, it isn't easy, but my head is what made the rest of my body weigh 324lbs. I refuse to listen to my head anymore. I listen to the rest of my body. I love the new life that this surgery has given me and I don't want to do anything to hurt that. I also pray alot. I know with God on my side all things are possible through him.
Good Luck and I hope this helped some.
Deanna
Deanna, Congratulations on having the convictions to strictly adhere to your physicians orders. He must have provided you with quite a detailed menu of meals or atleast a list. My surgeon just suggested staying away from white starches and to let my system tell me if my choices are good, I have made a couple of questionable choices and paid dearly with the foamies or by losing the meal, but the learning experience was the best, won't make those same choices again soon. Diversity is certainly the spice of life, but having such trust in your surgeons opinions of what you can eat probably makes your meal decisions much easier. Best wishes for a very smooth and unevent filled life.
Carol
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