Awesome!

I avoid sugar whenever possible.

I will it eat if it is in one of the foods that follows my protein/calorie ratio (1gram/10cals).  Usually the sugar content is really low to maintain that ratio.  And rarely is it even listed in the top 5 ingredients.

I don't even eat more than a few bites of fruit by itself at a time.  I avoid corn, peas and carrots, which are the higher sugar veggies even.

It's working for me and I don't miss it all that much.  Usually I can taste if something has sugar in it--I went to a Chinese restaurant and ordered the hot & sour soup and it was sweet to me.  I asked if they used sugar in their recipe and they said yes, so I traded it for eggdrop soup!

thanks! being super busy i will try for pm's in a bit. i sure could use the motivation and encouragement as well as i hope i can provide the same for others.
what gets me is i felt serious restriction in the beginning and i measured everything, and after a few months i started to feel that hunger again, the hunger i was told wouldnt rear its ugly head again until about a year post op. so i stuck to my 4oz and i was still feeling hungry, i would find myself finishing whats on my sons plate (fussy toddler never finished his food, i should be so lucky if he stays fit!) or cleaning up dinner and taking a few extra bites while putting food away. i have done well with the healthy foods. for the most part. we eat lean meats and chicken and fish, brown rice (im a hardcore carboholic) and when it comes to pasta its been the dreamfields low carb wheat pasta. lots of fresh veggies, minimal fruits, tons of water. i havent slipped into sugary things really, i have had a bite of something here and there, but ive also paid for it. i havent had a serious dumping episode. i have gotten sick and thrown up (for the first 4 months i threw up a lot, even got checked out and everything is fine, im just a puker i guess) some days i feel like id rather drink water than eat and if i do eat its a few bites and i feel sick, and other days i feel like i just need to keep eating, i feel probably head hungry but physically hungry. ont he weekends i try to keep to a good regimen, an egg with my son in the morning, usually left overs for lunch, and a healthy dinner, on the weekdays its not the same, i find it very hard to eat in the morning so i have a protein drink or coffee with protein powder, however by the afternoon i want to sit at my desk and mow! and i have been guilty of buying a bag of cheezits from the vending machine or some nuts and snacking non stop until i realize they are gone. i have a wii fit and i went down to using it like once a month. as of last week ive been back up to using it every other day and trying to be more healthy but i feel my old eating habits coming back to haunt me. even if my pouch is fine, which im sure it is, i feel like i need the discipline of the 5dpt to get my body and my head back on track. unfortunately im fighting a very strong urge to raid the stupid evil vending machine. ug.
so... day one of pouch test... protein drink on my desk...

I eat a slice of regular pizza and am satisified with just one.  I don't have much luck with the sandwich thins.  They feel like a rock in my tummy.

Hi Jill,  Your posts could have been written by me.  I have been the same weight for about two months now (since about Thanksgiving).  I am eating way too many carbs and craving them, too.  I do congratulate myself when I make a good choice; i.e. water instead of that after school snack, but I have not been exercising AT ALL!  I am almost in tears thinking about you and I in this situation. 
I know that I do not feel ready for the 5DPT yet.  I would so not like to disappoint myself, however, I would be happy to support you!  Please consider sending me a message and we can communicate and support each other through this!

I think I will go put on my sports bra and turn on my Wii and get my ass moving.  I have a feeling that, for me, I will never be able to maintain this weight unless I change my habits!  I think this may be just another hard lesson/truth that I have to own up to and learn to suck it up.  And now, I'm off to get my bra.