The No List

There is some new stuff on the NO List. To make the NO List, a food has caused me enough pain, usually for 3-6 hours, that I will never go back. Once you've experienced a NO List food this way, you lose your appetite for it. People wonder how I can survive without the wonderful things in life like bread. It's sort of like breaking up a bad relationship that used to be a really good one. You miss the relationship when it was a good one and do remember the good times; however, you recognize that is not the relationship you would have with him now. Allow me to correct myself. It's EXACTLY like that. I miss General Tso and his chicken, but there ain't NO way we'd have the same love affair!

Here is the list as it stands.

No List:

Chinese Food
Courtney has informed me that MSG swells in the stomach to make you feel more full. That would be a NO! I've tried two things that I thought would work and they did not. Not at all.

Scrambled Eggs
Scares me just thinking about it. Eggs are tricky. Sometimes, I'll fry a couple and only eat the yolk. The white stuff can mess a day up!

Pork
I had to leave work and barf slime 4 times before the pork and I broke up.

Bread in any form
About two fills ago, I had a certain roll dipped in barbeque sauce, and it worked. I tried that again Sunday. 6 hours later, I realized that bread and I are done. I never want to see bread again.

Carrots
Orange bits of rock blocking band.

Raisins
Small and evil. Just the perfect size and strength to block a small opening. If you just got banded and are reading this, trust me.

Microwaved meats
Expecially left over chicken. It never works and scratches the side of your stomach as it goes down slooooowly.

That leaves many foods to enjoy. The thing I've been enjoying the most is thin tortilla chips and queso. Goes down so good! I can also still enjoy corn tortillas which I've always loved, so I'm happy. Much of the Mexican food can still be enjoyed. Sometimes you deeply need some good Tex-Mex. I eat refried beans often. Also, light vienna sausages and cottage cheese are favorites. A week ago I was down 54 lbs. I need to get back to all protein because I lose weight so quickly on that. Since so many vegetables are difficult to eat, it gets boring. It's been about a month of just eating what I can. Time to refocus. I know I can do better.

I did finally purchase some pants that fit. They are 4 sizes smaller than what I'd been wearing. When I wore them to work this week, people finally could see the difference. People had been saying how much thinner my neck and face look, but never mentioned anything else. It's because they really couldn't see it. I was swimming in my clothes. Jewry comes this weekend and we're going to go get me some more things. I have no idea what top size I wear, but it is NOT the size that is in my closet.

Speaking of clothes too big, I did go as a Polygamist Yearning for Zion LDS woman to Halloween parties all last weekend. Cindy was my "sister wife" and her fun boyfriend, David, was our husband. We called him "father" all night. The entire story, with pictures to illustrate, will be unfolded for you Sunday night. My dress was about 5 sizes too big. I wanted to show off my recently excavated waist, then realized that wasn't very modest of me.