delta_girl

I'm 5 months now and for the last 2 weeks have had random bruising from so many things. If I pick up something heavy and rest it on my legs, if someone grabs my arm firmly, if I'm clumsy .... these are mostly on my arms and legs. I read up on what might cause this and it looks like possibly lack of Iron. I take a Multivitamin with iron, but sometimes I miss days (maybe I take it 4 out of 7 days). Just a caution for those of you who are experiencing something similar. If you are aware of another cause, please share.

The most significant change I have noticed so far is the ability to resist sweets about 90% of the time. I don't know if that will last. To say that I was obsessed with sweets would be an enormous understatement. I bought bread for family at Panera, looked at the brownies, cookies and pastries and did not feel compelled to buy any of it, even though it had been 5 hours since I had eaten and only had 200 calories at that point (3:30 pm). This week during vacation I had no issues resisting Godiva chocolate, pie, mousse, etc. I did split a small creme brûlée with a friend and only ate half of the half. It was just too sweet and rich.

I have really been wondering about this. I'm only 5 weeks out, but I've been on vacation for a week and have been eating in a lot of restaurants; soup, fresh grilled fish, yogurt, oatmeal, etc. I almost dread meal time. Eating is not. "fun " anymore. It is more of a chore. Drinking is fine and no big deal. This may sound sick, but I hope it lasts. I'm tired of my life being ruled by food.