Having to Add More Fat to My Diet & Other Fun Things!

Posted on | February 21, 2012 | 6 Comments

I’m having to add more fat to my diet, which is really fun – lol! Since the severe gallbladder attack, I’ve drastically cut the amount of fat in my diet. Well…geez…if that doesn’t melt the pounds off. I lost 50 lbs in 5 months. It’s not that I was at a OM ~blimp~ G size; I’ve always weighed a lot more than I look. Dense bones, maybe? I do not know. My bones aren’t big, cuz my wrists are smaller than 6 inches around, so it must be dense bones. I hope so; that’ll help with menopause!

Anyhoo, started menopause before the gallbladder attack and officially entered it a few months ago. Well….the lack of fat in my diet really started wrecking havoc on my skin. I read that severe itchy skin is a common menopause complaint. My little mind started working and connecting the dots between estrogen and fat, so I increased the fat in my diet. I was probably having no more than 15 to 20% fat RDA in my diet, every day, for several months. Then the itchies occurred, and I’ve increased the intake to about 30 to 40% and voila…itchies went away. Yay! And I must say, it’s sooooo fun being able to eat cheese in bigger portions again…and desserts, too. ;0)

I actually weigh less than I did in high school. If I would’ve continued with the lower fat diet, I’d be below the recommended weight for my height in about a month. Probably would’ve been Demi Moore stick figure thin in about two or three months after that. I’ve never faced this problem of having to maintain weight instead of lose those few extra pounds. It’s fun! (nom, nom, nom). Anyone who follows me on Pinterest can see that the majority of my pins (like probably 90%) are recipes – lol! Yep, I’m a foodie, and the severe low fat diet was making me crave yummies all the more.

Anyhoo, in other news, my son and I (and even Sage, the dog) all recently had birthdays. We had a great time! We actually ordered pizza, and that’s quite a treat for us. In Inbredville, there was no pizza delivery anywhere within probably 100 miles, so we haven’t had it in long while. Luckily, I make great pizza, but it was fun getting some Dominos pizza (and their yummy cheesy bread) for our birthdays. I was able to eat a piece of pizza and some of that bread now that I’m having more fat. Before, I would’ve had just a half a slice and gone bonkers over the temptation of wanting another slice!

Then we had a marathon of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica; probably watched about a dozen episodes. We started going thru the whole series before our birthdays and finished this past weekend. Wah, miss it already. Found a great montage of it with one of my favorite songs as the music.

In other news, I’ve had some one off writing gigs and did a project for one client who only needs work upon occasion. I’ve also been approached to collaborate with someone on a major project that will include lots of social media marketing. Yay! We’re in the discussion stage, so I hope it’ll transpire. I’m also doing some blog writing for … oops, I was going to put the link here, but I don’t know if I’m supposed to keep it a secret. I signed a non-disclosure agreement, but there was nothing about keeping my blog writing for them a secret. I’ll check on that, and if I can reveal it, I’ll be more than happy to. I’m excited to be part of such a promising new venture that many of you probably know about.

I’m also thrilled to have sponsored my first child from World Vision. I’m not wild about their heavy bent on proselytizing. It’s a shame that people can’t be generous and loving without trying to force their religion down the throats of the vulnerable and downtrodden. If I could’ve found a spiritual, non-sectarian organization that offers sponsoring of children, I’d have signed up for that instead. Anyway, I’m really excited about it. Even my son wants to sponsor another child, and he has no income. The sweetie has some money saved up and wanted me to send it all, but I told him to keep some of it. The child I’m sponsoring as a preteen from Albania. My heart is drawn to Eastern Europe, so that’s where I wanted the child to come from. (Although when I become am millionaire, I’m adopting a girl from China…and then maybe another from Russia). Don’t know why I love Eastern Europe and Russia so much. Sure, my ancestors came from there, but that was over 600 years ago, so I’m not sure what it is.

Anyhoo, things are been wondrous here. I still am so very happy. I wake up every day happy and go to bed at night happy. Every day here – every day – I have been happy. My son is pretty darn tootin’ happy, too!

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