Does this happen to anyone besides me?

[Spikey1341]

Does anyone have a problem with certain food textures after a while on Atkins? Not the taste, but texture. Some things I normally love, just won't go down. I like the taste but can't get past the texture of it. Then after a while it changes and I can eat it again but not something else.

The one food I have never had a problem with taste or texture wise is green beans. This has happened to me every time I've been on this WOL. Today it was melted cheese. I love Muenster Cheese melted in a bowl. It reminds me of pizza I think. I have eaten this since I was a kid. Today at lunch I dug in with gusto only to get a few forkfuls down and then my mouth started rebelling at the texture.

Is it just me? Am I truly as strange as my husband says I am?

[Splandrea]

Re: Does this happen to anyone besides me?

that happens to me just because of the fat, I think. I had a salad with hard boiled eggs, cheese, and bacon and I just felt like I needed to throw it up becuase it was just too much fat for me all at once. It tasted good, but it was really hard to swallow!

[cleochatra]

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Textures that make me want to yak:

pork rinds
egg whites
steak fat


I think Andrea has a good point: too much fat in one sitting can really be a bit much. And if the cheese has a snot consistency and you have a cold, it could also trigger your gag reflex.

[Bugaboo]

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Pork rinds *shudder* I never could eat those. I like things with tomato sauce but for the life of me I can't stand the texture of a raw tomato. As for the Atkins side of things...no...I can't say that anything has gotten to me. Usually if I don't like the texture of a food it's something I won't eat again anyway.

[Isabeau]

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I'm with Bugaboo. There are foods that I never ate because of texture...like...most of the winter squashes (not spaghetti!)...ughhh....No problem with pork rinds though!

[brabea22]

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I don't have any texture issues with any foods on the plan. But I have to tell you that after 6 months of not touching bad foods, I cannot eat pasta anymore. I was checking to see if my daughter's mac n cheese was flavored correctly and the pasta's texture reminded me of glue in my mouth.

Needless to say, I spit it directly out and haven't been lured into checking it again. My wife cracked the heck up and told me that I turned a lovely shade of green when I took that bite.

Thanks, Dr. Atkins. Never thought I would see the day when I wasn't a total slave to pasta.

[Splandrea]

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Wouldn't that be marvelous?! The day I am no longer addicted to cookies, fig newtons, pasta roni, and chocolate! (hot chocolate with marshmellows, in particular!)

[californiacasey]

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Textures that I LOVE (and also a big reason why I'm on Atkins)
Mashed Potatoes
Pudding
Ice Cream and shakes
peaches

I LOVE foods that are creamy and easy to eat.

Hmmm...my meat and veggies aren't quite the same : (

[yankee]

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Wouldn't that be marvelous?! The day I am no longer addicted to cookies, fig newtons, pasta roni, and chocolate! (hot chocolate with marshmellows, in particular!)

LOL, I'd love to see that day here!!! Chocote is such a trigger food for me!

If I've eaten something in particular for a while I'll wake up one day and know that if I attempt to eat it I'll be sick. I never thought about texture or fat content - just attributed it to "too much of a good thing." Eggs in any form right now are nauseating. And melted mozarella. Just can't do it!

Teri

[2Bthin]

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Any kind of meat fat or chicken skin makes me gag. I've been like that since I was a kid and have always trimmed it all off. The only exception is bacon, but that needs to be really crisp or I can't eat that either.

[Spikey1341]

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Maybe my problem is too much of a good thing. I tend to eat the same things for breakfast. I really need to investigate the recipies section and get some good breakfast ideas. That's my hardest meal. Lunch and dinner I can eat just about anything, but breakfast stops me in my tracks!

[brabea22]

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Haha I am so much better when I eat the same things. I am a creature of habit, I guess, but I find that I end up with more cravings if I vary what I eat too much. I did stop eating tuna for a bit (because of the too much of a good thing stuff), but it didn't take long before I realized that I crave tuna almost everyday if I don't have it for lunch.

[maribelle]

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For me its tuna and fish. I can't make myself eat it. If I smell it even, I get sick. When I first started this diet once a week I would have fried tuna fritatta with mushrooms and melted mozzerella. Now GAG at the thought. The only kind of affordable seafood I can stomach right now is shrimp.