I can eat sweets.

Sorta I guess. The other day I tried a small sliver of brownie that my dh had made for our kids. I did fine with it and was completely satisfied with my little sliver. Then a few days later I tried a bigger piece, still pretty small. It's the most I will ever try. All went well and it felt good to have a bit of brownie and not feel like I needed to eat 5 or 6 of them like I use to do. I was completely satisfied with my small bite ans never went back for more on the same day not did it call to me and linger in my mind like things like this use to. I feel so powerful when it comes to food and the quanity I want to eat and do eat. I feel powerful that I can control my portion so much better and I don't go back several times throughout the day to get more. I forgot about the brownies just as soon as I had my bite. In the past I would think about it and finally give in and eat to many. Understand?

totally understand! I do that sort of thing all the time.... (not all day!) but either every day or every other day I have a sweet. We always have chocolate in the house. But I am satisfied with my 1-2 bites and walk away. I find that as long as I keep it under 20 sugars, I do ok-symptom free! I hope to never find out what DUMPING feels like so I set that limit for myself and IF I am in control I don't go over it! I read the labels and portion sizes and calculate how much I can have without getting sick. I am always a BIT paranoid when I go out to eat because I can't see the labels and WHO knows how much hidden sugar is out there?! Isn't it great to feel "NORMAL" when it comes to food?! IT doesn't have POWER over you!!!

Hi there Chelle, I do understand you completely. I can eat chocolate but I have a small piece. We all can eat different things better than one another. I cannot eat ice cream.... NO WAY! I have tried it more than once and I I guess after years of eating the wrong way we test ourselves... No problem we are all human. Lets just to our success and just go with the flow.... Lorraine

Not me. We went out to dinner on Saturday and had a good meal. I was fine until the hubby had, at my asking, a slice of cheesecake. I had one bite and about 10 minutes later, felt sick. I could taste the cheesecake for an hour. Not that it tasted bad, but it repeated and made my tummy just churn. So no sugar for me. There are days when I would love to have just one piece of chocolate. Not the sugar free kind. I can't tolerate that. But the real stuff. Gertrude Hawk. Just one. But I guess that isn't for me. Maybe by my nine month anniversary. Nona

I have tested the waters a bit too, and have had no problem. I can eat 2 iced animal cookies without getting sick. I also have eaten an oreo. like you, I know to stop there, and am so happy with that new found ability. I'm happy for the treat, but finally feel like a normal person who doesn't feel the need to eat the whole damn bag. Yeah.