I haven't blogged in a while because I did not want to admit what I was seeing.
Before Easter I was not careful with my diet at all. Ok so I didn't jump off the binge bridge, but I was eating breads and cookies that weren't really fitting into my diet.
On the Monday after Easter I weighed 211!!
I decided to go on a no carb diet. Ok so that doesn't really explain what I decided. I was going to only eat fruits/vegetables and protein of some sort. But since I'm not all that into meat, I went with dairy for the most part for my protein..
You often hear of the elimination diets that say no wheat, no dairy, no refined sugars.. so while I sorta did that, I didn't.
I also ended up eating Oatmeal for breakfast.
So I was basically on a no wheat diet.
and almost immediately I lost six pounds.
Then I ended up having dinner out, and had some bread. And then I had some more. This time it was in the context of the diet, meaning I planned for the calories, but it didn't matter, I gained a few pounds.
Then I found out my cat had inoperable cancer, so I had a few cookies. I gained a few pounds..
So now I was so disappointed. But I think that I've finally cracked this diet thing of mine. I can't have wheat. Not that it does horrible things to me or anything, I don't think I'm allergic to it or anything (thank goodness) but it does seem to have a profound effect on my weight.
During this experiment my new scale decided to start weighing me six pounds less then I am. So at one point I actually got down to 198, which was so nice to see even if I knew it was a lie. I have yet to figure out why it does this, but I guess I don't really care. As long as I understand my scale is evil and plays pranks on me I can except it.
4.15.2010
Oil Pulling
I heard about oil pulling when I was searching around for answers for my very sore teeth.
I recently had an issue with them. When ever I would bite down on one side it felt like it was going to crack, so I went to the dentist. He found a small cavity under a large filling and asked me if I wanted him to fill it. Well technically the answer is NO!!!! but I didn't much like the pain and the idea of my tooth cracking was pretty miserable so I said yes.
Well it went horribly. I have had some pretty horrific dental experiences in the past, but my current dentist has always amazed me. I don't know if he had an off day or this tooth is just a total pain, but he ended up giving me like 10 shots of Novocaine - I mean my eye lids were so numb I couldn't close my eye all the way for several hours. I got home and took one of the narcotic pills I was given when I had my wisdom teeth removed and even it didn't touch the pain. I was miserable for days. When the irritation finally abated, that filling was extremely sensitive. To make matters worse, I had a tooth on the other side that is also very sensitive, so chewing anything that wasn't room temp was painful. I did my best with sensodyne, but I still hurt quite a bit. I did NOT want to go back to the dentist, so I was living on ibuprofen. I was careful trying to take as few as possible to numb the pain and get through the day (amazingly just one did it most of the time for most of the day)
But the sensitivity was killing me, so I jumped on the net to look for alternative remedies that might help. I ran across a fluoride treatment that I ended up buying for about $15. I also read about Oil Pulling.
I couldn't imagine it would help, but since I had the oil already, and I knew it couldn't hurt, I thought I'd give it a shot.
OP seems to claim to do any number of amazing things, many involve making the mouth healthier, another being the elimination / reduction of KP (Keratosis Pilaris) something I've had for as long as I can remember. My KP has reduced a lot since I lost the weight, but I still have it, and I thought it would be cool if this helped.
So I started pulling. It involves putting oil (I used olive since that is what I had) in your mouth and swishing it around for 20 minutes before you do anything with your mouth after you wake up in the morning. So no drinking, no eating, no brushing your teeth. it is supposed to "pull" toxins from your body. I just can't see this happening... but I can see my body absorbing anything it might need FROM the oil.. Actually I didn't really care HOW it worked, just so long as it helped.
Well I did it for a few days with out any difference. Of course the first few days it was next to impossible to do it for 20 minutes. the taste of Olive Oil alone in my mouth wanted to make me gag, and it cause me to secrete a LOT of saliva, so I lasted maybe 5 minutes the first day and 10 for the next few days. After that my fluoride treatment arrived, and I started using that too.
well OP is not fun. but I did it every day for two+ weeks. I noticed my teeth weren't as sensitive. I also wanted to believe my KP had lessened... but I could still feel them. Yes, I know, give it time, this isn't a drug, it's an alternative treatment and it works slowly. but I didn't much like it, and doing it on the weekends were hard, because I work up later and generally because I was hungry. Also swishing oil in your mouth in front of your husband isn't very sexy nor dignified. so I slowly dropped the habit.
My teeth were fine for a few weeks, but slowly the sensitivity started coming back. I didn't make the connection for a few days, and wondered what was going on, and if I wasn't leaving the sensodyne on my teeth for long enough, or brushing it all off when I used the fluoride afterwords.. Finally some part of my brain said.. um, the oil? and I reluctantly started using it again a few days ago.
Much faster this time the sensitivity went away. I'm able to eat on my molars again, which means I get to chew my food completely (thank goodness)
it is freaking me out though. Why is this working? it isn't pulling my cavities or filings out. Are the fat molecules filling up the holes in my teeth that cause sensitivity? that doesn't make much sense since I am brushing my teeth extensively and what not.
I don't think I care. I'm able to eat, I'm able to not beg the dentist to rip my teeth out and give me dentures, and hopefully with all the brushing. flossing and the "health benefits" from pulling, I wont have to for quite a long time.
as for my arms, I would say they are defiantly smoother.. not gone yet, but if this keeps up it will be.
I recently had an issue with them. When ever I would bite down on one side it felt like it was going to crack, so I went to the dentist. He found a small cavity under a large filling and asked me if I wanted him to fill it. Well technically the answer is NO!!!! but I didn't much like the pain and the idea of my tooth cracking was pretty miserable so I said yes.
Well it went horribly. I have had some pretty horrific dental experiences in the past, but my current dentist has always amazed me. I don't know if he had an off day or this tooth is just a total pain, but he ended up giving me like 10 shots of Novocaine - I mean my eye lids were so numb I couldn't close my eye all the way for several hours. I got home and took one of the narcotic pills I was given when I had my wisdom teeth removed and even it didn't touch the pain. I was miserable for days. When the irritation finally abated, that filling was extremely sensitive. To make matters worse, I had a tooth on the other side that is also very sensitive, so chewing anything that wasn't room temp was painful. I did my best with sensodyne, but I still hurt quite a bit. I did NOT want to go back to the dentist, so I was living on ibuprofen. I was careful trying to take as few as possible to numb the pain and get through the day (amazingly just one did it most of the time for most of the day)
But the sensitivity was killing me, so I jumped on the net to look for alternative remedies that might help. I ran across a fluoride treatment that I ended up buying for about $15. I also read about Oil Pulling.
I couldn't imagine it would help, but since I had the oil already, and I knew it couldn't hurt, I thought I'd give it a shot.
OP seems to claim to do any number of amazing things, many involve making the mouth healthier, another being the elimination / reduction of KP (Keratosis Pilaris) something I've had for as long as I can remember. My KP has reduced a lot since I lost the weight, but I still have it, and I thought it would be cool if this helped.
So I started pulling. It involves putting oil (I used olive since that is what I had) in your mouth and swishing it around for 20 minutes before you do anything with your mouth after you wake up in the morning. So no drinking, no eating, no brushing your teeth. it is supposed to "pull" toxins from your body. I just can't see this happening... but I can see my body absorbing anything it might need FROM the oil.. Actually I didn't really care HOW it worked, just so long as it helped.
Well I did it for a few days with out any difference. Of course the first few days it was next to impossible to do it for 20 minutes. the taste of Olive Oil alone in my mouth wanted to make me gag, and it cause me to secrete a LOT of saliva, so I lasted maybe 5 minutes the first day and 10 for the next few days. After that my fluoride treatment arrived, and I started using that too.
well OP is not fun. but I did it every day for two+ weeks. I noticed my teeth weren't as sensitive. I also wanted to believe my KP had lessened... but I could still feel them. Yes, I know, give it time, this isn't a drug, it's an alternative treatment and it works slowly. but I didn't much like it, and doing it on the weekends were hard, because I work up later and generally because I was hungry. Also swishing oil in your mouth in front of your husband isn't very sexy nor dignified. so I slowly dropped the habit.
My teeth were fine for a few weeks, but slowly the sensitivity started coming back. I didn't make the connection for a few days, and wondered what was going on, and if I wasn't leaving the sensodyne on my teeth for long enough, or brushing it all off when I used the fluoride afterwords.. Finally some part of my brain said.. um, the oil? and I reluctantly started using it again a few days ago.
Much faster this time the sensitivity went away. I'm able to eat on my molars again, which means I get to chew my food completely (thank goodness)
it is freaking me out though. Why is this working? it isn't pulling my cavities or filings out. Are the fat molecules filling up the holes in my teeth that cause sensitivity? that doesn't make much sense since I am brushing my teeth extensively and what not.
I don't think I care. I'm able to eat, I'm able to not beg the dentist to rip my teeth out and give me dentures, and hopefully with all the brushing. flossing and the "health benefits" from pulling, I wont have to for quite a long time.
as for my arms, I would say they are defiantly smoother.. not gone yet, but if this keeps up it will be.
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