Hi Pam, Stephanie, Allison and mosaic,
Thank you all for your comments in this thread. It is so helpful to hear about all your experiences.
Fiona

: I never used to get appetizers
: because I had to leave room for
: dessert. (I used to check out the
: desserts first before deciding how
: hearty a dinner to order for the
: same reason.) I remember thinking
: after I stopped eating sugar that
: now I could order appetizers. I
: usually don't, though, except
: perhaps a salad. I will order
: extra sides or change the side
: that comes with my order to
: another side that I see on the
: menu.

: There's one nice restaurant that we
: go to for special occasions, and
: they will bring around a dessert
: tray, and I appreciate how pretty
: some of them are.. If my husband
: asks me, I will help him make a
: selection (he doesn't always get
: one) and sometimes I will sniff
: his dessert. I enjoy the smell,
: unless it's sickeningly sweet, but
: it doesn't occur to me at all to
: want to eat it. That is a change
: that just happened naturally from
: doing the program. I didn't have
: to work at it at all. If you keep
: doing it, the temptation just goes
: away, and fancy desserts become
: works of art and not foods. (Same
: thing when I watch The British
: Baking Show - I appreciate the
: skill and imagination of the
: bakers but it doesn't make me want
: to eat anything sweet.)
: Allison