Wow...
Ok, so I basically completely forgot about my blog for nearly six months. Oops.
There's no way that I can remember everything that's happened in the intervening time, but I will try to summarize.
First of all, I now weigh 167...that's a 148 pound weight loss. I have lost nearly half of my body weight, and I feel GREAT!
I can eat pretty much anything I want now, within reason. I experience dumping syndrome from time to time, usually when I push things too far with a food that I'm unsure of. For me, the most common food reaction I get is a mild nausea, followed by extreme sleepiness. I've actually caught myself using food as a sleeping pill! It's the strangest thing...
I've also discovered that I have no desire for fatty or sugary foods. They simply don't appeal to me any longer...in fact, even though I CAN eat fast food now, the few times I've tried it, it's absolutely disgusting to me. Yay! I used to pretty much live on fast food (which is partially why my weight was so out of control), and now just the smell or sight of it disgusts me. And sugary foods are way too sweet for me - the sweetness is too intense, just makes my mouth pucker.
I've developed a citrus craving. I love lemons, especially, and use fresh lemon juice and zest in just about everything I cook.
I'm not supplementing, and I haven't been since before my stricture fiasco. I just stopped because of the extreme nausea, and never restarted. That's bad, and I'll end up malnourished if I don't fix that. I had my labs done last week to check, and luckily, my iron, calcium, and B-vitamin levels are still where they should be, so I haven't damaged myself yet. I need to get back on the supplement bandwagon.
On a similar note, I can't STAND the protein powders now. The flavors are just plain nasty to me, no matter which flavors I try. I have a hard time forcing them down, so I don't even try anymore. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing - I'm not sure how much I need the protein.
I'm still only able to eat a few ounces at one sitting, and I have yet to experience hunger. My relationship with food has changed SO MUCH since the surgery...I mean, food used to rule my life completely. I was always thinking about what I was going to eat and when I was going to eat it. Hunger drove me. It's odd that such a dominating force is just...GONE. I eat just for taste and energy now. I rarely have cravings, and when I do, they're short-lived and easy to get past.
I will try to update more often! I have more to say about how my body image, self-esteem, and energy levels have changed...but this post is already too long!
There's no way that I can remember everything that's happened in the intervening time, but I will try to summarize.
First of all, I now weigh 167...that's a 148 pound weight loss. I have lost nearly half of my body weight, and I feel GREAT!
I can eat pretty much anything I want now, within reason. I experience dumping syndrome from time to time, usually when I push things too far with a food that I'm unsure of. For me, the most common food reaction I get is a mild nausea, followed by extreme sleepiness. I've actually caught myself using food as a sleeping pill! It's the strangest thing...
I've also discovered that I have no desire for fatty or sugary foods. They simply don't appeal to me any longer...in fact, even though I CAN eat fast food now, the few times I've tried it, it's absolutely disgusting to me. Yay! I used to pretty much live on fast food (which is partially why my weight was so out of control), and now just the smell or sight of it disgusts me. And sugary foods are way too sweet for me - the sweetness is too intense, just makes my mouth pucker.
I've developed a citrus craving. I love lemons, especially, and use fresh lemon juice and zest in just about everything I cook.
I'm not supplementing, and I haven't been since before my stricture fiasco. I just stopped because of the extreme nausea, and never restarted. That's bad, and I'll end up malnourished if I don't fix that. I had my labs done last week to check, and luckily, my iron, calcium, and B-vitamin levels are still where they should be, so I haven't damaged myself yet. I need to get back on the supplement bandwagon.
On a similar note, I can't STAND the protein powders now. The flavors are just plain nasty to me, no matter which flavors I try. I have a hard time forcing them down, so I don't even try anymore. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing - I'm not sure how much I need the protein.
I'm still only able to eat a few ounces at one sitting, and I have yet to experience hunger. My relationship with food has changed SO MUCH since the surgery...I mean, food used to rule my life completely. I was always thinking about what I was going to eat and when I was going to eat it. Hunger drove me. It's odd that such a dominating force is just...GONE. I eat just for taste and energy now. I rarely have cravings, and when I do, they're short-lived and easy to get past.
I will try to update more often! I have more to say about how my body image, self-esteem, and energy levels have changed...but this post is already too long!
posted by DameKitten at 6:43 AM
1 Comments:
Hey Lyr,
Congrats on losing all that weight, wow is right, that is really impressive. I got to your site because i was trying to start a cheap eats that offers student discounts for SU students blog called starvinginseattle but i see you already had that and i ended up here. at any rate, I was wondering if possibly i could steal the starvinginseattle domain from you since you don't use it anymore. Please let me know
sincerely Max
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