LOL!!! I can't give the secret out. Then you guys may do a better better job than me and I will be out my dream job. Shhhhhh!!! I still can't believe I have the job I do. Hubby gets so mad because he gets paid less than me and works A LOT harder. Hee Hee. Hugs, Tabby

Allison, Look at yours! You look gorgeous!! Jenn

I have decided I am an odd ball when it comes to "being mad at people for being nice to me now". I don't see it that way I guess, or maybe its just I don't want to hang on to all that baggage anymore. YES its rude and nasty that "thinner" people treat "fatter" people so badly ( ok and to be honest fat to fat and thin to thin people don't , on a whole, treat each other very nice most days either no matter who weighs what). But I guess I look at it this way... I can either be mad at them for being nice to me now (and usually the people being nice to me now are not the same I was angry with for being nasty to me before... did we really even know most of the nasty strangers??) and hang on to the negativity of the whole thing or I can let it go and enjoy the nice treatment I am getting now. I DESERVE the nice treatment no matter what. I deserved it back when I was fat too but thats not now it played out. *HUGS* Who cares what they did... the fact is no matter how wrong it is we can not change the way people are going to behave if they really want to behave that way. BUT that shouldn't stop us from enjoying the sunshine we have shinning on us now. CONGRATS on the size changes!! OMG can you believe you are in an XL now??? That is awesome. YOU GO GIRL!!! No worries about the cards. =) *HUGGLES* Felicia =0)

I think that is the thing though. Before we wouldn't have recognized the binging and even if we did we would not have had the ability to get it back under control. Now look at you. You saw it and stopped it. Its not "I am not going to have that again". Its putting the "treat" back into what it really means. Its a treat.. not our last chance at ever having it again. Good for you at taking charge! I so agree with you. Portion control really will be the key in the long run. *HUGGLES* Felicia =0)

I guess that I am one of the proud ones that hasn't had refined sugar since surgery. My decision has been based solely on the fact that I know sugar was my downfall. I cannot handle even small amounts, or I'm triggered to eat more. I still don't want to know if I can tolerate sugar. I don't consider that dieting or denying myself. I just treat sugar like it will make me ill. I focus on what I can have, not what I can't. I never feel deprived. I do know that some day I will try sugar. Probably in the near future. I'm hoping that a small amount will be enough for me.