There is a pun in the title. You will see why.
So, I went to the doctor. My diagnosis? Decreased lung capacity. The capacity is only 74%ish of what is should be. He basically told me to go to my voice teacher and get exercises. Okey dokey. He was not very helpful today.
BUT, I am continuing with Atkins. Here is where the problem comes in.
I literally do not eat any fruits or vegetables. None. It's not the taste; it's the texture. I am extremely sensitive to texture. I gag. I have actually looked this up, and it is more common than I thought. Hyper-sensitivity to texture. I found this forum one time with hoards of adults who ate bread and meat. That was it. Sounds like me, except that I don't want to be like this! I want to change it before it takes over my life.
I guess I'll start trying food that has a relatively mild texture, and work my way up the texture scale, so to speak. The thing is, I would start with potatoes, but, oh no, those are NOT permitted on a low-carb diet. Nuh-uh. So, I'll have to find low-carb and a relatively mild texture. I can deal with lettuce, but I feel like a freaking rabbit just sitting there chewing on the green stuff.
Oh, and I absolutely cannot stand it when foods are mixed, like in a casserole. No. This is a problem.
I am absolutely determined to find some sort of fruit and vegetable that I"ll eat. I may throw up trying, but at least I'm going to try.
If it were just the taste, I could get over that. I can do that. But it's not. I also have a super-sensitive gag reflex. Combine that with the texture problem........it makes for very little food choices.
I'm tired of being the picky one at the table. I'm tired of having one thing on my plate. Something has got to change, and I'm going to have to tough it out to make that change.
Yay for you taking charge! I like this attitude. I am trying to think of veggies and such with a mild texture.
ReplyDeleteDon't laugh -- but what about turnips? Not greens, the roots. My grandmother boiled them and mashed them like potatoes with a little cream and sugar. Don't laugh -- yes sugar. I'm sure splenda would do. I still eat turnip roots this way.
It was also years and years before I ate the "fuzzy" flower of broccoli. This was because of the texture. I liked the stems, steamed until they were fairly soft, but not mushy. Covered in homemade cheese sauce. I was the same way with cauliflower.
Between you, me and the fence post, this decreased lung capacity sounds off. WHY do you have decreased lung capacity? Do you have something going on? What is the underlying cause? It would seem to me that that is a symptom, not a diagnosis.