Ok, so I have ventured out in terms of what I eat for my "real meal" and have a few comments that, hopefully, will help others NOT to repeat my mistake.

We all know the rule "don't drink with a meal" right? Well I was out at Outback steak house and wanted to "eat a little more steak" so I drank some Water (just a few sips) and was surprised that I could eat a few more bites of my meal (prime rib with broccoli and green beans). Then I started feeling my heart race like I had taken NoDoz, and was slightly dizzy. Being a diabetic, I checked my sugar (116) and that wasn't the problem. I felt awful for the next couple hours. Trying to figure things out, I read different topics on this site. I believe I just encountered the onset of "dumping syndrome". I do not recommend anyone try this. It was an educational experience I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy (well maybe my ex but no one else)

Tonight (you would think I had a thick head or something) I was invited out to Dairy Queen and said yes to the invite. I had counted up the calories I had consumed and since I met my water requirement (finally) plus Protein intake for the day, I still had only eaten about 600 cal so I figured I could "splurge" on 1/2 a mini blizzard. I was eating it slowly (like a good girl) and talking with my son. Before I knew it I had eaten the whole mini blizzard (the contain 1 cup of decadance) and I didn't feel full. I mentioned this to my son and he thought it possibly was because I was eating so slow the ice cream was liquid and moved through faster than a solid. Well a few minutes later I started having the racing heart beats and dizziness. Yup, another episode of dumping. So I plan on sticking to sharing when out to eat or have a treat in the future (I never want to eat much more than a bite or 2 when I share with someone else).

Just felt like sharing my recent experience with you all.

sugar will make you feel sick.. i found that out twice.. There is whats called a MERCY SIP.. I havent tried it but I have heard its ok to have a quick sip of Fluid if needed.. I stick to the program.. Im almost at goal weight but i follow the program to a "T"

Christian

All the best

Wisdom generally comes from experience. And bad experience gets you a LOT of wisdom!!!

Lark60 and Christian Zaccone,

Thank you for your posts. I'm a newbie and I'm so grateful for posts like yours to put the seed in my mind that when I'm in a situation like that--Just Say No.

Well said Art! That one bit of crockpot chicken I did not chew well enough 1 month post op which made me almost call Rescue for the heart attack I thought I was having, made me rethink eating and I am sticking to basics and not trying to act like my old self. It was SCARY as hell. I simply love refried beans and soup LOL!

Thanks for sharing - it hasn't happened to me yet, luckily.

I've had a time or two where I've taking a couple bites more than I should have - talk about uncomfortable!

This is an interesting journey for sure.

Even tho you have less "dumping" on the sleeve, I have had it happen to me too...lessons learned QUICKLY... to this day, I keep a plastic cup with lid in my car and at my desk ... just in case; as you know, you have NO time to get to a proper "dumping site"...Fortunately this hasn't happened in quite some time, but better safe than sorry! ... LOL... good luck!