My First Post

I had another blog, here, but I forgot the password and can't get back into it.  :-P  There are some recipes and other food rantings there but not much.  Needless to say, I'm having to start a new one with other recipes since I'm cooking once again.

I have to read my old blog but I believe I may have last left you with info about my nausea that I was experiencing...  if not, I'll tell you again...

In August 2012 I started experiencing severe nausea (no vomiting, thankfully!) and ended up having my gallbladder removed (I had a gallstone the size of an avocado pit, the gallbladder is about the size of an avocado, according to my surgeon).  That did not completely get rid of the nausea and I've been dealing with it still ever since.  It has been over two years now.  I've tried tons of over-the-counter medicines, natural remedies and prescription medications and nothing gets rid of it completely.  I've even been prescribed Marinol and that has done nothing for me really.  I've basically learned to live with the nausea and, at times, go lie down for a few hours until it subsides somewhat (it is never totally gone though, it just gets worse and somewhat better).

I took a year + off from HCG and weight loss and was maintaining my weight for most of that time.  Then I managed to somehow gain about 40 pounds of it back.  Blah.  Anyway, I decided it was about time to go back on the HCG diet.  I lost about 30 pounds in the 50 days that I was on it.  I'm going to do another 'round' soon.

In the meantime, I've been cooking a little more and getting a little more creative with my food.  I've been encouraged to record the recipes I've made so others can try to recreate them, should they so desire.  So, here I go!!