Not dumping?

Hi Laura,

I am so proud of you for posting how you are feeling and doing.

Remember our secrets hurt us. That is why I am so proud of YOU!

As a busy Mom and full time working Mom, too! I know it is hard to get to support groups or coffee so I am glad you come here and take care of your issues.

You are safe here and we all care for each other and we all travel this journey together.

So , it is a new day you have shared and got some great tips. Move on and no requests .. it is learning about yourself and feelings... thoses feeling and wants over needs.

Keep going you are doing great so early out and the honesty is amazing .... would any of us tell what we ate before surgery??

Well I speak for myself... NO NO and NO! Secret eater... but NO MORE!

Have new start it is a new day,

MJ

Trust me, it IS a monster. Carbs are evil - food is evil. Please don't get started on pushing the envelope. I know that's human nature and everyone wants to do it. You'll end up like me - addicted to carbs and not being able to stop eating them. All I do is crave sweets/carbs. It's horrible. It's sad. Don't do it to yourself.

THE MUFFIN MONSTER!   I don't dump on everything either. BUT, I do dump. Two bites of ice cream, anything with cream.... forget it... I get soooooooooooooo sick. BUT- I can do a couple bites of cake with frosting (no more than two bite tho). Fight the monster gf. YOu have not come this far to lose all your successes.  Hugs, Lori

Not going there.  I don't think I will ever trust myself with things that got me to the bad place.  I would be scared I wouldn't dump and I would end up back where I came from.  I have tried very hard to follow the protein and good carbs and limit the fat and so far so good.  I find the weeks where my weight loss is not what I expect I am tempted to try a little bite of something but so far I have been strong.  This is not a race to the finish but the slow steady progress doing my best to follow my program.  Wish you all the luck with the evil food.  I believe you are right about the monster getting out of control.   Bonnie

I have tested a little.  I have eaten 2 cookies, on seperate occasions, and didn't dump.  I did get hypoglycemic, and had to take long naps.  My heart-rate also gets a little accelerated for a bit.  I've noticed that the cookies didn't even taste good, though.  Anything sweet is just yucky.  It was pure mental desire, and wanting to test myself that made me do it.  I don't have the desire anymore.  When I get premenstrual, I get serious salt cravings, I didn't have any sunflower seeds, so I tried a few corn tortilla chips.  I know, way not smart.  I again didn't dump, but I did get the speedy heart.  Too many carbs.  I won't beat myself up yet, I know there are foods I will always have to be wary of, but we aren't dead.   I can control the monster, and you can control the monster!  You now know that you may not be a dumper, but you also know what you need to do to stay healthy.  I'm still learning my tool, and my new way of living.  I try to keep good stuff around, but sometimes yoI get caught out of my environment, without my safe food supply. 

Thanks all for the kind words, I don't want to beat myself up with food, but it seems to be an easy thing to do, and especially easier if I don't get sick. I will continue to try and not let the monster win, he didn't for the first few months, I was scared to try anything, but now I'm not so scared. Thanks again!