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So I'm still coughing here and there after my epic fight against my very first single-lung bronchitis. I've just taken my second-to-last prednisone.
All week I've had insane food cravings... no food in particular, just anything at all edible. I've been packing away the ingestibles like I'm gearing up for winter. I'm serious... food has been so appealing and delicious all week. I've been having excited, thrilled reactions to everything I've eaten, and I've eaten more than usual at each meal. I ate leftover chili every night, Boyfriend took me to Chili's for the epically wonderful 2 for 20 deal (OH GOD SO MUCH FOOD. SO MUCH. APPETIZER, 2 FULL SIZE ENTREES, AND FULL SIZE DESSERT [molten chocolate caaaaake] IT IS SUCH A GOOD DEAL) and I've also been to Ruby Tuesday's, where I was the first to finish (I scarfed their amazing parmesean chicken pasta. SO GOOD OH MY GOD). I've also eaten a bag of orange chicken (those meals are supposed to be for at least two... I ate one by myself. With a huge salad. I think it was Contessa brand? I kind of burned the chicken but it was seriously amazingly good, omg)
Tonight I had loads of salad, two fat burgers, and a baked potato and then ate every snack and dessert I could find in the house.
I'm pretty sure it's the prednisone, because corticosteroids can give you an increased appetite and I've been starving like a wolf since I started taking it last week. In fact, last night I googled "increased appetite" and "corticosteroid use" came up, which made sense as I have some other symptoms (hyperactivity and a puffy face) so I figure it's what's making me eat like a pig. Right now I'm sitting next to a pile of pistachio nut shells.
I'm sad it's made my face puffy (although no one else has noticed, my mother says she sees nothing and Boyfriend insists I'm seeing things, but I've been looking like a chipmunk for a week. A hungry chipmunk).
Prednisone has some crazy dosing schedules, as well. You take four pills for four days (I split them up two at a time, because it can give you the shakes) then three for three, two for two, and one for one, I'm guessing because it's bad to just stop taking it all at once? I have no idea.
I think it's also been the reason I haven't had a headache since I started taking it, since I read last night it can be used to treat migraines (and can also cause them).
But srsly I love foooood. I still have a food love affair even when I'm not on drugz and I refuse to feel ashamed. Human beings need calories, and there's no reason we shouldn't enjoy ourselves. I'm not going to go overboard and become an obese whale, but I'm also not going to spaz over some extra pounds, because I'd rather have extra pounds and fries and lasagna then be skinny and have no delicious food.
Oh, I almost forgot, yesterday I ate a mini molten chocolate cake from Wal*Mart (Great Value brand) that costs I think a dollar and is in the frozen section and is ALMOST as good as the one from Chili's. The chocolate sauce isn't as good and it doesn't come with Chili's super good ice cream (or any at all, for that matter) but for a dollar, it is superb and comes with my recommendation. Delicious.
I'ma go now before I ramble more about how much I love food. Because I do. A lot.
-4:35 AM
All week I've had insane food cravings... no food in particular, just anything at all edible. I've been packing away the ingestibles like I'm gearing up for winter. I'm serious... food has been so appealing and delicious all week. I've been having excited, thrilled reactions to everything I've eaten, and I've eaten more than usual at each meal. I ate leftover chili every night, Boyfriend took me to Chili's for the epically wonderful 2 for 20 deal (OH GOD SO MUCH FOOD. SO MUCH. APPETIZER, 2 FULL SIZE ENTREES, AND FULL SIZE DESSERT [molten chocolate caaaaake] IT IS SUCH A GOOD DEAL) and I've also been to Ruby Tuesday's, where I was the first to finish (I scarfed their amazing parmesean chicken pasta. SO GOOD OH MY GOD). I've also eaten a bag of orange chicken (those meals are supposed to be for at least two... I ate one by myself. With a huge salad. I think it was Contessa brand? I kind of burned the chicken but it was seriously amazingly good, omg)
Tonight I had loads of salad, two fat burgers, and a baked potato and then ate every snack and dessert I could find in the house.
I'm pretty sure it's the prednisone, because corticosteroids can give you an increased appetite and I've been starving like a wolf since I started taking it last week. In fact, last night I googled "increased appetite" and "corticosteroid use" came up, which made sense as I have some other symptoms (hyperactivity and a puffy face) so I figure it's what's making me eat like a pig. Right now I'm sitting next to a pile of pistachio nut shells.
I'm sad it's made my face puffy (although no one else has noticed, my mother says she sees nothing and Boyfriend insists I'm seeing things, but I've been looking like a chipmunk for a week. A hungry chipmunk).
Prednisone has some crazy dosing schedules, as well. You take four pills for four days (I split them up two at a time, because it can give you the shakes) then three for three, two for two, and one for one, I'm guessing because it's bad to just stop taking it all at once? I have no idea.
I think it's also been the reason I haven't had a headache since I started taking it, since I read last night it can be used to treat migraines (and can also cause them).
But srsly I love foooood. I still have a food love affair even when I'm not on drugz and I refuse to feel ashamed. Human beings need calories, and there's no reason we shouldn't enjoy ourselves. I'm not going to go overboard and become an obese whale, but I'm also not going to spaz over some extra pounds, because I'd rather have extra pounds and fries and lasagna then be skinny and have no delicious food.
Oh, I almost forgot, yesterday I ate a mini molten chocolate cake from Wal*Mart (Great Value brand) that costs I think a dollar and is in the frozen section and is ALMOST as good as the one from Chili's. The chocolate sauce isn't as good and it doesn't come with Chili's super good ice cream (or any at all, for that matter) but for a dollar, it is superb and comes with my recommendation. Delicious.
I'ma go now before I ramble more about how much I love food. Because I do. A lot.
-4:35 AM
