Changing Tastebuds?
CARoberts73
Posts: 71 Member
Hi everyone.
I've been going strong or about 2 months now (down 12 lbs yay me) and I've noticed my tastebuds are changing. Sweet things taste different. I no longer enjoy my morning coffee with sweetener. I put a little pizza sauce on my low carb pizza last week and it was so sweet I couldn't eat it! This is unheard of, for me! Anyone else experience this?
I've been going strong or about 2 months now (down 12 lbs yay me) and I've noticed my tastebuds are changing. Sweet things taste different. I no longer enjoy my morning coffee with sweetener. I put a little pizza sauce on my low carb pizza last week and it was so sweet I couldn't eat it! This is unheard of, for me! Anyone else experience this?
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Yes I have experience that ... Everything was tasting so sweet .... it does go away though1
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Wait until you start liking foods you never liked before. I found when I changed my diet literally everything tastes different!5
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Wait til you try carrots again, they still taste like they've been dipped in sugar to me after over 8 years of LC. :)
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Well, here is a thing, kind of TMI but.....my pee smells.....meaty? Like roasted meat? Consequently, I'm really turned off by meat at this point. So, I think I'm getting there. 🤢
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Oooh! Maybe I should try eating carrots! I've never really liked the taste before unless it was mixed in a soup or stew.
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CARoberts73 wrote: »Well, here is a thing, kind of TMI but.....my pee smells.....meaty? Like roasted meat? Consequently, I'm really turned off by meat at this point. So, I think I'm getting there. 🤢
You want to smell like pancakes? Try eating fenugreek. It makes your urine and sweat smell like maple syrup. Mmm syrup.1 -
CARoberts73 wrote: »Well, here is a thing, kind of TMI but.....my pee smells.....meaty? Like roasted meat? Consequently, I'm really turned off by meat at this point. So, I think I'm getting there. 🤢
You want to smell like pancakes? Try eating fenugreek. It makes your urine and sweat smell like maple syrup. Mmm syrup.
Yes! LOL. Because maple syrup, while delicious, I can do without, right now. Meat is kind of a staple.
I'll go get some of that! 0 -
I eat Carnivore, and once I stopped eating any sweet foods, like fruits, or vegetables.. I found that the meat I ate tastes a lot different, and much saltier.
By removing the overly sweet things, you start to notice that many other foods have natural sugars, which you can now taste, because your tastebuds aren't being bombarded with ADDED sugar.. so if you cook veggies extra, like green beans, they actually taste sweet. Never mind fruit, which in truth is nature's dessert. You are finally tasting the actual food you eat, not the added flavors, salt, and sugar, and then when you have something processed, whether salty sandwich meat on a salad, or tomato paste on something, you taste the added sugar and salt they use so it can sit on a shelf for a long time.
You can simply blend up some whole tomatoes, with olive oil, and spices for sauce.. they are still sweet, but not overly sugary or salty, because it's just tomato paste.
Your tastebuds adapt to whatever you are eating after about 3 weeks.. so foods you used to think were bland, will now taste much better, and foods you liked, will taste too strong.
Don't worry, most of these foods, can usually be made from scratch, and be less sugary or salty.. they spoil quicker though. Just be aware that many of the foods you eat, when packaged for convenience will taste differently, and you may need to make it yourself if you want it not to be so sweet or salty.. or possibly even dilute it.1 -
I've never enjoyed salads of any kind except for when I am in Keto. I only ate salads because I thought I had to. When in Keto, I love them. All of them. Can't get enough of them. I eat salads twice a day most days. When I was 300 lbs... I would never have believed that could ever be true. My whole diet is just a protein and a salad twice a day. No breakfast. And oddly... I love it.2
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Yes. Definitely! And that's a good thing! Wtg!0
