She dumps!

Remember how I said I've never dumped because I was too afraid of eating anything with sugar? Well, I do dump...oh BOY do I dump. Yesterday when I was in the grocery store, I saw the Passover items and saw a treat from my childhood called "Borscht." It's cold beet soup. I eat it with sour cream inside it. I made myself a cup full and relished every drop of the 8 ounces I drank. About 30 minutes later, I was aware of every beat of my heart. It was beating so hard and fast, that I felt like it was on the outside of my chest. The time was 11:30 pm. I went to the bathroom because I felt like I needed to go. While I was sitting there, I felt like I was going to pass out. Next thing I know, I am WAKING UP and I'm on my back on the bathroom floor with my head wedged between the toilet seat and the tub. I don't know how I got down there, if I fell or if I crawled down there to avoid falling. It was a true blackout. When I woke up, I still wasn't quite with it. I reached for my bath pillow and put my head on it and slept on the floor until I woke up. When I got back to bed, it was 12:30. I was really freaked out by the whole situation. This morning after I focused my eyes and got going, I went to the fridge to check the ingredients in the borscht. This stuff has 18 gm of sugars in 1 cup. No wonder I dumped! I'll not be eating any of that stuff ever again. That was darn scary...I feel fine today, but have an even healthier respect for sugar than I did before. Cheryl

Oh my GOODNESS Cheryl!! That is the worst dumping experiance I have ever herd of. I hope you are ok now! I ate egg salad when I was able to eat pureed foods, well that will be the last time I ever do that. But I only got the poops, I didn't go through all that. Be careful! Erin

Oh boy, Erin, this was SO scary! I literally lost an hour of my life and don't know how I even got on the floor. In a way, I'm glad I dumped because I'll never eat or drink anything that I haven't looked at the label first. Lesson learned, that's for sure. I have never had an experience like that. I've been reading about people dumping and the symptoms. Recently, a woman on the Lightweights board had a similar experience. She was told it was a blood sugar reaction caused by eating a candy bar. Whatever it was, it was caused by sugar. Sugar is evil... Cheryl

Lucky for me I can eat up to 19 grams of sugar. But the bad part is that I can eat sugar....I don't want to able to eat it so I am not tempted!! Erin

Cheryl, how scarey! Wow, that would put a stop to eating sugars for sure! Marcia

Yup, it only is gonna take this one time... Cheryl

I am sorry you had such an experiance. But to be honest I am jealious. I wish I dumped. I had a REAL bad day at work today. I ate 2 of those big SAM's Club cookies and an hour later was downing a big piece of apple pie. I do not do this bad very ofton but today was one of those days. I can just see myself failing at this. Deb 392/291-294/225

Honestly, I wish you dumped too. You've done so well, Deb, losing 100 pounds already. I know it is tempting. I have such a real fear of dumping ever again, that I don't dare even take a taste of a cookie or pie. Do people bring that stuff into work? Would they maybe not bring it if you asked? I don't know how realistic it is to ask that they don't bring it -- but maybe they would bring healthier snacks? Can you maybe bring your own sugar-free taste treats that will satisfy you when others are eating the scary food? Cheryl

Yikes, that sounds awful! I had yogurt for the first time today and it had 14 grams of sugar, but all I got was bad gas. I'm staying away from it though, those gas pains are awful!

I don't dump either.. and unfortunately since I started working here at the hospital and free sodas, I drink soda.. with sugar in it! =( I normally have about 4-6 oz a day.. =( Bad I know but it's the only sugar I have and thus far, it hasn't hindered...