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clevermanka) wrote2014-06-18 12:33 pm
clevermanka) wrote2014-06-18 12:33 pm
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Still talking about food
My instinct about not adding fruit back into my diet was right. I made some applesauce because I was starting to worry about the exceptionally low levels of carbs I'm getting and...it really didn't sit right yesterday. I felt better when I ate the applesauce with some food (I mixed it with the pureed spinach to help get down the spinach on Monday). But on its own, even after I finished my meat and pureed squash? Not so much. I don't think I'm particularly sensitive to fructose, but after so long with hardly any sugars at all (the most sugary thing I'm eating is the grape juice jello), it was too much. I need to get more carbs, though. I'd like to try some strawberry soup, but I'm leery of all those little seeds. So maybe...banana soup? Too bad blueberries aren't an option.
At this point I'm honestly not sure if I'm continuing the pureed food thing mostly out of simple convenience. With![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mckitterick not eating at home during the CSSF summer workshops, it's easy to keep eating like this (my trips to the grocery store are quick and simple), and I have to say my gut really does feel better.
People always asked me "doesn't it hurt?" when they saw my swollen post-meal belly. And I (honestly) answered that it didn't. I mean, it wasn't comfortable that my clothes bit into my skin and it didn't feel good to be squashed into a pair of jeans that fit thirty minutes ago, but it didn't hurt. Like, on the inside. It didn't hurt. But I think that was acclimation talking. Because after I ate that solid food last week, my stomach did hurt. And now, post-meal, my mind registers a notable lack of discomfort, even if I am still a little bit swollen externally. So yeah, maybe this horrible experience is actually doing my innards some good and allowing them to heal.
That's nice. It's nice to think I'm not in Food Jail (thanks to Melissa Joulwan for that term) for no reason.
Next up on the intro list (today): zucchini. And then garlic! NGL, I'm pretty excited about roasted garlic puree. That's gonna make my meatballs a lot more palatable. Also, avocados are on the horizon and while I don't like avocados, they'll be a good way to get more fat and carbs in me. And at this point I can make myself eat just about anything. Also, I don't have to cook avocado. Major bonus points.
ETA: Hm. This is the first day in well over a week that the afternoon has rolled around and I haven't been gasping for a nap. Was it the carbs from the applesauce? The extra-large helping of meat for dinner last night? Sunspots?
At this point I'm honestly not sure if I'm continuing the pureed food thing mostly out of simple convenience. With
mckitterick not eating at home during the CSSF summer workshops, it's easy to keep eating like this (my trips to the grocery store are quick and simple), and I have to say my gut really does feel better. People always asked me "doesn't it hurt?" when they saw my swollen post-meal belly. And I (honestly) answered that it didn't. I mean, it wasn't comfortable that my clothes bit into my skin and it didn't feel good to be squashed into a pair of jeans that fit thirty minutes ago, but it didn't hurt. Like, on the inside. It didn't hurt. But I think that was acclimation talking. Because after I ate that solid food last week, my stomach did hurt. And now, post-meal, my mind registers a notable lack of discomfort, even if I am still a little bit swollen externally. So yeah, maybe this horrible experience is actually doing my innards some good and allowing them to heal.
That's nice. It's nice to think I'm not in Food Jail (thanks to Melissa Joulwan for that term) for no reason.
Next up on the intro list (today): zucchini. And then garlic! NGL, I'm pretty excited about roasted garlic puree. That's gonna make my meatballs a lot more palatable. Also, avocados are on the horizon and while I don't like avocados, they'll be a good way to get more fat and carbs in me. And at this point I can make myself eat just about anything. Also, I don't have to cook avocado. Major bonus points.
ETA: Hm. This is the first day in well over a week that the afternoon has rolled around and I haven't been gasping for a nap. Was it the carbs from the applesauce? The extra-large helping of meat for dinner last night? Sunspots?