Are there any supertasters?
I know what your talking about, but as far as I know, I am not a super taster. Although a lot of the symptoms you mentioned sound like me, I have never been checked for it.
height 5'3" HW-282 consult-234 SW-203 CW-142
my goal- 140 surgeon's goal-120-130
highest weight- 282
5/29/2013 -initial consultation- 234 (dr n)
9/3/2013 -day of surgery- 203 (hosp)
9/19/2013-two weeks post-op- 195 (dr n)
10/3/2013- four weeks post-op- 191 (dr n)
10/22/2013- seven weeks post-op- 185 (work)
10/31/2012- eight weeks post-op- 180 (work)
11/12/2013- ten weeks post-op- 175 (work)
11/22/2013- twelve weeks post-op- 171 (dr n)
RN said my weight loss is 5-10% higher than the average person with my height and initial starting weight range.
12/10/2013- 14 weeks post-op- 164 (work)
12/18/2013- 15 weeks post-op- 164 (work)
1/06/2014- 160 (work)
1/21/2014- 155 (work)
2/12/2014- 151 (dr n)
4/1/2014- 145 (work)
I am a supertaster, but being a supertaster (at least from what I know as a biology teacher) has to do with the capacity to taste PTC, a bitter chemical--not more tastebuds. PTC tastes quite bitter! I describe it like a skunk died in my mouth. I believe this is the reason I do not like things like coffee and beer, because they taste very, very bitter to me.
There is also a physical manifestation as well, I find that explanation easier however pictures help ;)
http://photos.the-scientist.com/legacyArticleImages/2011/12/Supertaster-Anatomy.jpg
So my question is how did you find a way to eat healthy, it seams like everything they tell me not to eat again is almost all the foods I can eat.
If veggies are unbearable for you, eat berries or other mild, low GI fruits instead. (Eating super low carb isn't the only way to do this) The site says that fatty foods are unpleasant for you - that's actually a benefit that most of us wish we had.
We've all found that foods that *should* be great choices now really aren't - for us. For instance I can't get more than 2 ounces of chicken down on a very good day. I also can't eat even a single shrimp without retching, which is a shame, since I used to like shrimp, and they're both low calorie and high protein. Eggs, well, eggs are a sad story...
So - find a couple of low fat, high protein foods you like and start building your new diet on them. Experiment with tiny portions of new things - you may find some happy surprises. (Some squashes are mild tasting and you may find that beans work very well for you - they do for me) You'll probably, eventually, be able to eat very small portions of the pasta etc that you built your old diet on, but don't count on it, and know that they'll only ever be able to be "condiments" rather than central players.
You CAN do this.
Kelly-Anne

Highest 303.4, Surgery 263, Current 217.8, Goal 180