In the period right before and after I was diagnosed with a fibroid tumor, I was nauseous and queasy and my appetite was terrible. I lost about 8 pounds in as many weeks. Some of it was just being nervous but some was food just not tasting right.Then I figured out what tasted just fine. Froot Loops. Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Honey Nut Cheerios. Lots of lots and Jolly Ranchers. So many Jolly Ranchers

You will note that not a single item in the above list is healthy. Or diet friendly.

Eating like a stoner / college student has led to a few side effects:

  • The 8 pounds I lost over 8 weeks was regained in 3 weeks.
  • I’m eating all day at work, as well as popping Pepto and avoiding certain foods, leading to the pretty obvious assumption by people that I’m pregnant. This is fair since I also alternate between looking really bloated from the tumor to not showing anything at all. On days when I feel skinny, I dress just shy of inappropriate for work so that people might think I’m a little slutty but at least know I’m not pregnant. If there are rumors going around about me, I want to control them to some extent.
  • Grocery shopping becomes fun and Wonder Boy embraces this opportunity to buy junk cereal.
  • So much of the cereal that sounds good is not good, inspiring a future series where I taste test forbidden cereals from my youth.
  • Your bathroom business includes colors that are not present in nature, but do appear in a box of Froot Loops.
  • You realize that for the most part, your mom was right to not let you eat junk cereal.
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