I dumped! I think....
OK, so here I am, 3 days from my one year surgiversary. And though the trip's been wonderful, and I regret nothing, one thing that made me sad was that I thought I was one of the few who never, ever dumped, no matter what I ate.
Well guess what. I guess I just wasn't pushing the envelope enough.
On Halloween I decided to push the envelope. I'm not proud of it, but I figured what the hell, I won't do it again except at Christmas and Halloween. So I let myself try a few things I haven't had in a year.
Over the 8 hours that I was at parties, I ate:
3 small coconut and dark chocolate chip cookies
1 piece of gingerbread the size of two of my fingers
5 M&Ms
2 mini reese's peanut butter cups
1 chocolate eyeball with peanut butter inside
1 bite of chocolate cake
Isn't it funny that I remember each and every thing that I shouldn't have eaten?
I had also eaten a small piece of potroast, a part of an enchilada, and a tablespoon or two of rice. These I don't feel guilty over.
Well, long story short on the way home from the 3rd party of the evening, my stomach started hurting. It was like I was filling up with gas, but it wasn't going anywhere. As I lay in bed trying to sleep, the pain kept building - it was never intolerable, but I thought maybe something was wrong.
It didn't occur to me until the next morning that maybe I was dumping. Yay!
I'm really happy to know that there are limits to what I can do - that the process really will hold be accountable. I know it's really weird to be overjoyed at the pain I went through, but I feel so, so gratified to know that I can dump if I go too far off what I should be doing.
Out of curiosity: when you dump, how long does it last for, usually?
Well guess what. I guess I just wasn't pushing the envelope enough.
On Halloween I decided to push the envelope. I'm not proud of it, but I figured what the hell, I won't do it again except at Christmas and Halloween. So I let myself try a few things I haven't had in a year.
Over the 8 hours that I was at parties, I ate:
3 small coconut and dark chocolate chip cookies
1 piece of gingerbread the size of two of my fingers
5 M&Ms
2 mini reese's peanut butter cups
1 chocolate eyeball with peanut butter inside
1 bite of chocolate cake
Isn't it funny that I remember each and every thing that I shouldn't have eaten?
I had also eaten a small piece of potroast, a part of an enchilada, and a tablespoon or two of rice. These I don't feel guilty over.
Well, long story short on the way home from the 3rd party of the evening, my stomach started hurting. It was like I was filling up with gas, but it wasn't going anywhere. As I lay in bed trying to sleep, the pain kept building - it was never intolerable, but I thought maybe something was wrong.
It didn't occur to me until the next morning that maybe I was dumping. Yay!
I'm really happy to know that there are limits to what I can do - that the process really will hold be accountable. I know it's really weird to be overjoyed at the pain I went through, but I feel so, so gratified to know that I can dump if I go too far off what I should be doing.
Out of curiosity: when you dump, how long does it last for, usually?
I wonder if everyone's dumping manifests differently?
I have dumped maybe 10 times and of course it is directly related to what I thought I "should" have.
I seem to do it if i have eaten too much or if there is too much sugar in the food. Duh..
I can get away with a little sugar usually.
I have never had pain. What happens to me is I get sweaty, feel sort of disconnected from what's happening around me and very, very sleepy..all I want to do is nap..it helps when I do. My son is visiting from WY and we made breakfast for them whi*****luded pumpkin bread...I had 2 pieces and dumped..
Sorry about your pain part..
xx
Jude
I have dumped maybe 10 times and of course it is directly related to what I thought I "should" have.
I seem to do it if i have eaten too much or if there is too much sugar in the food. Duh..
I can get away with a little sugar usually.
I have never had pain. What happens to me is I get sweaty, feel sort of disconnected from what's happening around me and very, very sleepy..all I want to do is nap..it helps when I do. My son is visiting from WY and we made breakfast for them whi*****luded pumpkin bread...I had 2 pieces and dumped..
Sorry about your pain part..
xx
Jude
I have a couple of dumping / "overdid it" variations.
With a little sugar, I get hot, sweaty and detached about 15 minutes post sugar, lasting about 15 minutes.
With high fat meals, add in diarrhea and abdominal discomfort.
If I drink and eat too much or too close together, I get the severe pain and bloating. That has been debilitating a couple of times - to the point of having to lie still for quite awhile. On a recent business trip, I struggled with overdoing it and discomfort after every restaurant meal. This syndrome is worse when I eat mostly carbs.
Meg
With a little sugar, I get hot, sweaty and detached about 15 minutes post sugar, lasting about 15 minutes.
With high fat meals, add in diarrhea and abdominal discomfort.
If I drink and eat too much or too close together, I get the severe pain and bloating. That has been debilitating a couple of times - to the point of having to lie still for quite awhile. On a recent business trip, I struggled with overdoing it and discomfort after every restaurant meal. This syndrome is worse when I eat mostly carbs.
Meg
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