Had my first "dumping" experience..

I am 1 year out.   I was eating ice cream (bad, I know). I knew I was full, but there was more in my bowl (bad, again) - so I made myself fini**** 5 minutes later I was in the bathroom yacking it up. I felt HORRIBLE. My heart was pounding, I was shaking and sweating and I felt like I was going to pass out. It was the worst feeling. That was the first time I had done that. Learned my lesson. It was probably a good thing I did that because now the thought of ice cream makes me gag. :)

Yep, too much fat and sugar will do that.

Yup it happens!  Also some people develop lactose intolerance after the sleeve.  Another thing to consider.

Well the obvious thing to say is "Just don't do that again." But I was just looking at the before/after pic in your profile and I think you should take a good look at that photo and ask yourself would you rather be the one on the left or the one on the right? Next time you reach for a bowl of ice cream or you make yourself finish something, think of that photo. 

You have obviously put the work in, you obviously see the reward, why would you risk being the person on the left? Not that there is anything wrong with the person on the left, but if that is where you are headed back to, then what was the point?

You are very right.  I won't deprive myself of every treat though.  I know that I can have a small bit of ice cream occasionally, but last night I learned just how much was too much.  Believe me, I won't be doing that again!

That is the trick actually. Do not deprive yourself. But one bite in this case was as good as a whole bowl and it doesn't undo any of the hard work you have put in. Also there are tons of sugar free ice creams out there to fill in for those times when you need a treat. So Delicious makes a coconut milk butter pecan ice cream that is relatively low carb, I found it at publix and it is very good AND has fiber in it. Also jello makes a whole line of sugar free puddings that are 60 cals per cup, very tasty, and definitely satisfy.

I do not subscribe to the deprivation approach, in fact I am more of how can I fit the things I want (or something similar) into my new way of life. Habits like "I made myself" fini**** worry me much more than the fact that you had ice cream. That is old you, not new you. Keep new you close by and use this experience as a reminder of why we don't like old you.

The last thing we want to know is where "too much" lives because too much minus one bite is a lot closer to too much when one bite was probably enough.

You are very wise.  

Yeah I'm glad I had my first experience early on, it's really shaped my choices.

Not dumping, reactive hypoglycemia!