I agree with you Amanda about the cake I hardly ever have anything like that because I am afraid of dumping it is not nice that what keeps it under control, I had a small piece, it was only a cheap one which was all cream and no cake, so just counted cream as protein and it had strawberries onif there had been a lot of cake probably wouldnt have had it. It is good to have something you fancy. Will power is not something I have ever been good at exercising, but you are right I am further out than you all bu that doesn't make it any easier, cos I see you all losing weight and some of you have already lost as much if not more than me already. My problem was I already ate well and exercised before my op and had done for some years, it was portion sizes for me. One bit of good news, i don't think I have been over eating but, i have been going to the loo on a large scale this last 5 days or so, much more than usual, still bit of struggle some days but some days ok, so light at the end of the tunnell there, really nhope I have lost weight tomorrow as a result of that. I have had 2 nights out at the weekend but the 1st noght had 2 brandy n lemonades and the 2nd will have had 5 vodka n lemonades, so not too bad, wouldve been much worse i the old days would have had them before I went out. x