Just when you think it is safe.....

This morning I had to make brownies for my demo and muffins.
I am no way perfect and had to taste that brownie batter.
Then I had to taste a baked brownie.
Tasted just as I remembered but.....it got me spent 45 minutes in the bathroom before going to work.
Shame on me but a lesson learned once again.
No more brownies for this girl.
Actually the amount of batter and brownie I had probally was 2oz at the most.
Fortunatly I got rid of all the brownies before coming home tonight.
                                                             Annie

I'm sorry that you got sick and hope that the rest of your day went better.

Barb

Sorry you were sick Annie. I haven't tried anything sweet yet. I am too scared lol. The horror stories I hear about dumping make me stay away! Now I will add batter to my stay away from list!


Hope you feel better now
Melissa

Annie,
I have tried the Philsbury low sugar brownies. They have ....I think...9 grms..of sugar per 1/12 of package. I cut them smaller and make smaller portions and eat 1 with a spoon of sf ice cream. I generally do not get but 2 out of the whole pkg since my daughter attacks them as soon as she sees they. But it does satisfy the evil chocolate craving when I get it. It has never made me dump so far. It is hard not to taste what we cook so I refuse to cook what I can't taste.  OHHHHHHH my POOOOOOOOrrrrrr  family.
Myrtis

Awwww Annie. Don't kick yourself too much. I would have wanted to taste the brownies too. Its a good thing I don't have any here in the house. Today I was working because we had our Grand Opening at the Camp Bow Wow and they had a big cake. It was chocolate and had the standard white icing with the beautiful decoration appropriate for the event. When I saw that cake I was like well I should not even think about it. But everyone else was eating some so I got a very small slice and requested that it have the least amount of icing possible. I ate one bite of it and one taste of the icing and then threw the rest of my piece out. Knowing what a whole piece did to my sister last summer I did not want to tempt fate. My other daring was eating a hotdog without the bun. They were being grilled for the event and the employees could have as many as they wanted for free. I knew the bun was off limits but I dared to eat the hotdog and it was all right. It took a half hour to eat it (small standard size frank) and it didn't cause me any grief thank goodness but I really chewed it well. So the one bite of cake was okay and it didn't cause any symptoms and the dog went down pretty well. The funniest thing is that there was a station that was making funnel ckes. This is something I never have had before and one look at one made me wonder why anyone would eat that. It didn't even smell good. I am sure I would have eaten a whole one and went back for seconds just a few months ago. Was fun watching the other employees scarf those down. They are all young and slender college students. We were burning calories big time chasing after dogs all afternoon though. It was a big turnout for the business. I doubt any of those kids will gain an ounce from all the food there. Sorry for writing a book here LOL!

Annie

You might find this hard to believe but I think you're very lucky.  Sweets/sugar do not make me dump... not at all... not even a little.  This means that I really have to practice willpower.  When I first realized that sugar doesn't make me dump, I thought "oh cool I can still have an occassional bite of dessert".  Well lets just say that I don't think its so cool anymore.   So far so good... I haven't abused sweets but I do worry about the long term.  Basically, I just try to avoid them all together... if I never crack that door , hopefully I'll never kick it wide open.  I am glad to hear that you're feeling better.

Christy

Hi Christy,
I do concidar myself lucky as far as sweets go.
Before surgery there is nothing I liked better than sweets.
Now yes I can have very small amounts which is a blessing to me.
I dont have that dreaded longing for them like I once did.
I feel a sense of freedom from sweets it is like being released from hauling around for several years a ball and chain.
                                                 Annie

Look at it this way Annie you at least know the outcome if you sample Brownies again. I do miss my sweets but really in the long run its not that bad not having them either. I just try to keep putting my brain into that place that says.. Push this is what you were doing to get where you were so slap yo hand boy and get it out of the cookie jar lol. 

Annie,

Sometimes I wish I had gotten RNY just for that reason.  I was a sweet lover, am a sweet lover and always will be a sweet lover.  I wish I had something to MAKE me not be able to eat them. The band really tests my self discipline!

Nancy