Sorry I have been MIA.  Lots of crazy things going on in the last week.  I am about done in by stress.  I will say though that I have not really turned to the food.  Have managed to avoid the sugars for the most part too.  I really need to way in.  Been out in the yard just about every night playing with the dog.  Not major exercise but more than I was doing.  Hope you all have a great one.

Beth & Dawn, congrats on those wow moments!!!!!

..just stopping in to say hi!

hope everyone is doing well and had a great holiday weekend.  we were busy busy!! went to Kings Dominion on monday..10 hours!  woo! lol 

i just got word of when hubby flies out..June 22nd, for 4 months.  ive known for awhile now that he's heading over there, we've been preparing..but didnt have a definite.  today i got the definite.  when he told me, emotions, all kinds, went through me.  but, i all i reached for was my water...in the past, i wouldve raided the pantry!  big wow for me!

i saw Dr Tran on Friday, updated everyone on an earlier post...all in all..things look good for me.  im happy.  and getting closer and closer to my goal! 

down 15# in 9 weeks.  im happy. 

take care all and drink drink drink! 
-hugs-
dawn

You go girl!   As a sleever I can do sugar.   We have no dumping issues.   We all struggle.   Proud of you.  Hang in there

   i completely understand... whats worse is knowing what the dumping feeling feels like.. and i still did it...   and i admit i still do... before i would of had lets say a hand ful of hot tamales and feel sick, hot flashed, feverish, dizzy, weak, felt like a flu for 30 minutes to a hour.... but now im being good.. i avoid it for #1 im back on track and working my butt off.. and #2 i hate that feeling..  but the other day... it only took 2 little peices of candy   to set me off... i guess because ive avoided sugar for the last 2 months       

whats worse is some things did it to me and some didnt...     so now i just avoid it all... if its above 8grams of sugar i dont eat it.

sooo i understand and its good you threw it out...   good job!!

Beth

I considered emailing my friends this, but then decided OH was the best place to declare my MOMENT OF WEAKNESS.  This goes out to all the Grads and Newbies...even a WLS success story (which I consider myself to be) has moments like this:

 - I DO NOT EAT SUGAR...AT ALL.  I'm not kidding you here.  In two and a half years, not one candy or cake or cookie has entered my mouth.  I'm DILIGENT about it.  My reasoning was that I didn't want to know if I dumped or not.  I was scared that if I DIDN'T I would cookie and cake myself right back to being heavy again.  SIGH.

So what do I do?  I finally tried a "treat" a few days ago.  A few bites of a sugary delight.  And true to my fears, I was fine...so another few bites.  Before you knew it, I had eaten a single serving size of dessert.  Thank goodness I was smart enough to only buy the single serving size - actually the two pack - but a gf ate the other piece so that was all I had access to.  I was fine.  UGG.  I reasoned with myself that it was okay, I had myself a treat and I was fine and could go along in life knowing this.

But WAIT!  That's not the moment of weakness...after somewhat of a bad day...I was at the grocery store and picked up all my healthy stuff.  I did good.  The line was long.  I was eyeing the candy.  Eyeing my FAVORITE.  And I bought it.  I'm so upset writing this, I want to cry.  BUT, I'm proud to report THE TWO PACK OF REESES PEANUT BUTTER CUPS is still sitting on my kitchen counter uneaten.  I'm throwing them in the trash and promptly taking the trash to the dumpster this am.

I feel defeated.  I feel terrible.  What is wrong with me?  See, this is why I never wanted to try sugar.  I was so scared and now all I can think about is freaking peanut butter cups.

I know you all understand...