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Steph, ohmigoodness, it's okay, baby!! We ALL still love you and support you and you can say or do ANYTHING and that won't change!! The deal here is UNCONDITIONAL LOVE!!!! So you can't get rid of us THAT easy!! 
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Hi Steph,
Please don't be soooooo hard on yourself. Do you think others here haven't done the same thing? Everybody's human, no matter how young or old they are.
No One is going to think less of you because of it. That's why the board is here and everyone on it. Don't lay a guilt trip on yourself. Just say, I'm so happy what I did eat didn't give me any problems and go on from there.
You'll only end up getting stressed out and THAT'S what will make you sick. We're not on the boards to please anybody but to get help, remember that, OK?
Now go out and do something fun and put this behind you. Everyone is here for you so don't think otherwise.
Hugs,
Pat
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Bev, I really enjoy reading your posts, so just tell us what you feel. We all need to be smacked around from time to time!! I have learned, also that it is just not worth going off the diet. Being stable is so much better, than having unpredictable attacks.
Hey, about the pizza, I would take the cheese with you and have them make your special pizza. I am sure they would not care at all. You are still paying for it and they are using your cheese, so you both win in the end.
Also, what is a Luna bar and where do you get them? I have seen reference to them on the board for quite awhile, but never found out what they are. Thanks for all of your help. You touch more people than you realize with you posts. 
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Please don't be so hard on yourself! With IBS as with everything in life, we can only do the best we can, learn from our mistakes and move on.
I've been lucky. Once I found this website and had a plan for making myself better, it wasn't so hard for me to change things, the benefits far outweighed anything I gave up. Like Bev, I adored coffee (which has been replaced by Peppermint Tea). Unlike Bev, I also love a big steak (this has been replaced by Seafood, Turkey & Chicken). Little by little I've found substitutions for foods or drinks that I like and am feeling alot better. Even so, there are still days when I have symptoms but they are not nearly as bad as before. One of the hard things for me is when someone says "You have to get feeling better so you can have .....". This is it for me, I've finally gotten to a point where my diet has enough variety for me to imagine comfortably staying with it forever. You'll get there to and you have all the help you need here!
Eating out is challenging, but so far I've always found at least two items on a menu that I can have.
Anyway, keep your chin up and hope you feel better soon.
Kim
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Hey Steph,
Please don't feel guilty, I think that everyone cheats from time to time. It's just important to decide whether you want to cheat and feel sick or really stick with it and hopefully feel better 
The boards are here to support people, even when they cheat, and I don't think you have anything at all to worry about people not supporting you. We're just concerned for you and don't want you to eat stuff that makes you sick! But no one is going to think less of you
You hang in there, I know it's hard to feel like you don't have much of a support network, but we're all here for you!
Feel better soon,
Kelly
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Hey Bev,
I like your pizza idea! I doubt they'd mind at all putting it on the pizza for you...and if this is just a little community, maybe they'd get to know you and then everytime you want some pizza they'll know you're bringing the cheese!
It always surprises me how few places offer any sort of dairy alternative. I live in a fairly large city yet no places I have found have a soy cheese pizza option, or keep some soy cheese or soy milk on hand for vegetarians. It floors me! There are so many people out there who are hard core vegetarians or who for medical reasons can't have dairy, and no food places seem to want to conform to that. Yet, there's been this recent push towards lower-fat foods (which I think is great, don't get me wrong) and every bloody fast food joint has jumped right on the bandwagon! It's so strange!
Anyways, I figure, these places aren't going to conform to us, and it's not fair that we shouldn't be able to eat out, so if you find a way around that...good for you!
Kelly
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I ate not 1, but 2, Krispy Kreme donuts while I was at the grocery store yesterday. I couldn't resist. I was just gonna eat one, but after the 2nd one, I decided I better get away from the display case! And I wonder why my tummy was so bloated and achey. I'm so BAD!!!
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Oh,man, Krispy Kreme -- one of my many weaknesses and one of my worst triggers! I hear ya!
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You'll lose no support from me, that's for sure! You're human - we all are - and yes, everyone cheats from time to time. It sucks for the sake of your insides, but other than that, it's really no big deal. You just pick up and get back on track.
*hugs* I hope you're feeling a bit better by now, anyway.
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