GLP1 drugs have been recommended to me, but I am scared to try them
FWIW, the side effects have been negligible for me. Of course, everybody's body chemistry is different, but I really only feel queasy for the first few days after the shot.
And it's not exactly nausea either. It's more my stomach saying "No, thanks." It's not a full body nausea.
On the meds it's pretty easy for me to get by on two small meals a day. And you learn pretty quickly to have smaller portions because the over full feeling is unpleasant.
One epiphany is just that your body does not need that much fuel to function on a daily basis. I'm fine, my energy levels are normal.
It does help that I went on a hard core carb free diet before because I have a repertoire of recipes that amplify the effect. That said, I did have a slice of toast with my omelette this morning.
What I need to learn now is to buy less food. I've had to throw out stuff I haven't eaten because I'm just not going through so much food in a day.
I do keep some TJ's mixed nuts bags around and sometimes it helps to have a bite of that to settle my stomach.
I'm just not going through so much food in a day.
Yeah, it took me a shockingly long time to realize that. The freezer is my friend. I mean, can't do that with everything, but it helps.
I was about to make blueberry scones, and then oh my god my flour* has weevils in it. I am so grossed out. I do have brand-new sealed unopened almond flour, so I'm going to attempt the recipe with that.
*(Gluten-free and therefore expensive. Those weevils need to go freeload someone else's less-expensive regular flour.)
No shit - that stuff is like gold.
No shit - that stuff is like gold.
I should type up an invoice and leave it in the pantry for the weevils.
The almond flour scone dough is now chilling in the fridge, while copycat Starbuck's egg bites are baking. Once the cookie sheets are cool again, I'll bake the scones and see how they turn out. It seems like a pretty good recipe, so fingers are crossed!
Weevil-free almond flour scones are out of the oven and cooling. Hopefully they don't suck.
I apparently have never had a decent scone; I blame Starbucks for this. Of course, they are not ever going to be on the top of my desired treat list. I hope they are super yummy!
Finding flour weevils is such an unpleasant surprise.
Verdict: weevil-free almond flour scones (with blueberries in them) are tasty! Almond flour does have a distinctive nutty flavor (how?!?), but it ended up working pretty well. These scones seem to be more fragile than ones I've made with gluten-free AP flour, but I'm not daunted by a crumbly scone.
Scola, not sure how I can post while expiring from jealousy for your trip this way, but I guess there are worst last words. They're lucky to see you, too, of course.
Scola, not sure how I can post while expiring from jealousy for your trip this way, but I guess there are worst last words. They're lucky to see you, too, of course.
erika, that was my reaction, too -- jealous of Scola's trip and jealous of the SFistas who get to spend time with Scola.
