Daily Post--2/4/08

Hmmm...interesting question. I wonder if it's because, as I've heard others say, "we eat to live, instead of live to eat" so it's the food we instictively know will nourish us most efficiently? I'm reaching I know....just a guess of course. I think some of it has to do with tolerance too...remember when you were little, if you got sick, and even if it had nothing to do with what you had for dinner, you still wouldn't eat what ever it was for a long, long time after. Ummm...and I remember an incidence in college involving Southern Comfort.... it's hard for me to even type the words!

I think it's the ketosis we go through. We chemically change our bodies with this surgery.

I don't know. I've often wondered. Before surgery I would actually crave KFC. My birthday meal KFC my family all knew my favorite meal. Now I can't stand it. I think it's got something to do with my mind just knowing what is good for me. But I don't know the real reason. I'm happy with the changes though. Carla

I guess there could be lots of reasons. We react to certiain foods negatively and then develope and aversion to that food. Our hormones change..like in pregnant women who have certain food craveing and aversions.. maybe the hormones that are released with weightloss have something to do with it. I've noticed that i've introduced new foods into my diet because i want to meet my protien goals for the day and i end up loveing something i had never considered before.

I haven't really experienced this post op phenomenon. I know that some foods don't sit well and, even though they had a big part in my life pre op (bread, for example), I rarely touch them now. But, that is not an aversion as much as a form of behavior modification, I think. I am interested in what others believe is the cause of our change in taste, though, since I don't seem to have a clue.

I belive that fast food and other bad for you foods have an addictive quality that your body craves, just like an alcoholic craves alcohol, we crave the fast food and fatty carb loaded food. Once we are detoxed and change eating habits our body begins to crave the foods we need instead of the ones we used to be addicted to. My problem is that I have relapsed at time and eaten the stuff I shouldnt out of convienience. And it starts the addiction again, having to detox. I am trying hard to be strict and go back to basics. I hope in the next challenge I get a buddy that is strict and able to help keep me on track.

It has happened to me too. I think because different parts of the tummy and tounge like different flavers.

I think having WLS is like going through detox. When I started my liquid diet I was hurting I wanted carbs so bad! After the first week, not so much. Now...when I smell fresh bread I think "that smells great" but I don't want it like I did before. I truely think that your body has made changes (between surgery, working out, eating differently) to keep up with your new life. Now, it's up to us to maintain this new life and not twist our bodies back into our old self-defeating ways. Thats my take on it anyways. Great question. I loved reading the responses too!

Oh my gosh! I have no idea! They changed a lot though! I would love to know why! Christy

This is an odd one for me too.. I have always disliked sweets and chocolate, but now I seem to want it.. and it does not like me!! lol.. so if anyone knows how to turn off this like after 50 plus years of not liking choclate. let me know!!!