Dumping thoughts......

Is dumping your friend or foe?????  There are WLS peeps that hate that they dump, those who wish they dumped, and those inbetween. BUT let's not confuse dumping with overeating sickness.
 
This thought leads to more....
Personally, I dump but not on all.  Some Sugar alcohols (sf sweetners) make me and some don't.  That leads me to why would I "test the waters" anyway!  Have I? yes.  Should I? no.  Do I continue? NO!!!  Why?  because I need to stay on this LIFESTYLE change and not treat my WLS as yet another "diet" that we fall off the wagon from (ya'll can relate there!!!).  Does everyone? Nope and that's there CHOICE and it's their life.  I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR ME!!! 

Just thought I'd share my thoughts as they tumble thru my head....some rules in our life are GOOD rules that protect us.  Kinda like when we were kids and our parents had rules for us that kept us from harm~ at the time we thought they were doing it to keep us from having fun and THEN we have kids and  our parents are smart!! LOL

HUGS & have a great day!!!

I totally agree with you Sandy.  I'm not sure if I dum*****t but I tell myself I do so I always make sure I say away from foods that have double digit sugars (unless its fresh fruit).  I think this is really a key to my success and consider dumping a very good friend.  It keeps me from eating all kinds of junk I shouldn't. 

I wish I did dump more.........The only thing that makes me dump is fried foods, pasta & ice cream......So none of these I eat........

My lactose intolorance is getting better........But I have very little, just milk in my coffee & tea.

I can eat a few M&M's, but if I try to eat 1/2 the bag . I do allow myself a treat now & then, just in moderation.........

Kelly

I don't dump nearly as much or as hard as I WISH I did, and yeah, I do test the waters.  But if I can eat a 1" slice of cake as opposed to the SLAB I could have put away pre-WLS?  Well, I feel somewhat fortunate as well - I can still live a normal life.  Do I do it daily?  HECK NO!  But for the occasional birthday or wedding?  I just feel like I can "fit in" by having a taste!

I HAVE noticed, tho, this far out, that if I indulge in something truly evil - blatantly sugary - I get a bellyache!  It has been enough to encourage me to NOT reach for the Hot Tamales when they're on the table.  To pass on the M&Ms when they're available.  To take only a SMALL portion of things that I would have pigged out on previously!  A taste, and I'm fine.  Anything more than a taste, not so much...    For that, I'm very grateful!

Hi Sandie.....I tried to eat some christmas cookies....was sicker then a dog....not to try that  again!!

I prefer to try my best to follow the sugar guidelines.

Love ya....hugs....connie d

I hope to dump  when I have surgery...does that make sense?  Not that I will eat poorly to purposely dump!!!  I think dumping is an opportunity for your pouch to say..."I don't think so"!   I too don't want this to be another "diet" because of all my prior failures at it.  Definitely a lifestyle change that, when I get it, I will give it a big hug and not want to let go!!!

Stephanie

I agree with Stephaine I hope on everything that I dump too so that I am not temped to eat things I know that I can rock this tool and I am goin to do it well but as I get futher out I hope I dump so I can be reminded that I can't eat things.  But I also don't want to find out if I am a "dumpper" or not  (not sure about everyone else but throwing up my guts till my body is rid of what it don't like doesn't sound like any fun to me) but like I said if I find out futher down the road I would like that so it will constantly be a reminder.

I love that I dump.  Its only happened to me a couple times but it was enough to make me want to stay away from junk and sugars.  It makes it very easy for me to say "no" when junk is being passed around at work or when the kids have junk from Halloween, etc.

(((Hugs)))

Michelle