Anyone notice taste change with diet change?

Yes - I find I'm I'm becoming much more sensitive to things being too salty or too sweet. I had one of the seasonal drinks at Starbucks this week (Salted Caramel Mocha), and had to have them make it with 1/4 the amount of syrup they normally would (and no whip). I just couldn't drink it any sweeter!

I can't believe the sweet coffees I used to drink - just the thought now.... ewww

Most definitely! Some things just stopped tasting "good", with others it took some perseverance.
E.g.: Diet Coke, most chocolate bars, crisps, most fast-food taste very chemical and disgusting to me now. I didn't have any of it for close to a year and after that I just didn't like it anymore (and I tried eating it, thinking it would be a lovely treat -> ended up leaving most and/or spitting it out). Other things like yoghurt, cottage cheese, honey, porridge, onions, mackerel took several repeated attempts to take me from "yuck!" (before I started losing weight) to "ok, I can eat it without feeling the need to spit it out" to "ooooh, nice".
I am very happy about the changes and continue trying out new things and give previously dismissed foods another chance. I feel like I have s much more choice nowadays and enjoy food more.

its to the point where i crave vegetables and can walk by a plate of cookies without any problem. its not even that i wouldnt let myself have one, i just have no desire to ^^

I've been doing ETL and notice salt and sugar as the first taste in many processed foods. I prefer eating veggies and fruits, but still eat bites of things like chicken salad, tuna salad, white bread on occasion. Went out to dinner last night. Everyone else got Shrimp Diavolo, Prime Rib, Paella, and I believe the bread basket was filled 3 MORE times meaning everyone had 5 dinner rolls each!! I had a spinach and pear salad lightly dressed with olive oil. Unfortunately ended up with chocolate mousse! But still ate far less than the rest did. I was very proud of myself and did not feel deprived. I took two bites of my hubby's paella. Would LOVE to be repulsed by cookies and sugar, though! Am still hopeful in that department!

Yeah. It's like people say, eat less crap, crave less crap. Basically your body craves what it's used to it, and once you have your body used to healthier things, your body adjusts to prefer those things over unhealthy things. I can't stand the taste of a bunch of unhealthy things now, and I now prefer coffee to tea/hot chocolate even though for 90% of my life I couldn't stand the stuff. Some take away foods actually make me feel ill with how greasy and horrid they are, even though 5 years ago they were my favourite food!

I tend to notice more when I eat greasy food that I am sluggish afterward. I also find desserts to taste very rich, and I usually don't eat a whole portion of most desserts. The sugar is a lot for me to handle.

Oh yes! I'd say I've been taking the healthy route for the past 6-7 months. I can no longer eat anything greasy, especially potato chips. I can taste and recognize the sugar in foods a lot more. The granola bars I used to eat have become way too sweet for me! I no longer have cravings for all the carbs/starches I used to live off of. I took cheese out of my diet (vegetarian but just learned about "enzymes") and for the most part do not miss it. It is strange because pasta, potatos, pizza, cheese, and bread were my favorite foods a year ago. I actually just made an organic and veg friendly mac and cheese as a indulgence but didn't really seem to enjoy it and I may just throw it out! I cannot eat regular yogurt anymore (and regular sweetened/flavored yogurt is unbearable). Greek plain yogurt is no longer sour to me.

Of course I have added some new foods into my diet throughout this journey. things like brussel sprouts, cabbage, beans, lentils, and tofu are now my favorite foods.

yes processed food taste oily to me and I can't seem to contain it in my stomach as much it feels and taste disgusting lol.

YES!! I RARELY crave junk food of any kind actually. If I do, I allow myself that little bit. The last time I ate something I normally now would never eat, I physically felt so awful. My body responds much better to good food!!

Hi. I'm a total newbie. But this is one topic I can add my .02 in. It started 4 weeks ago tomorrow. No more sodas. I was only drinking the diet variety, but still... A friend brought ice cream to our get together. I took two bites and had to throw away my serving. It was way too sweet for me! And it was plain vanilla, too! I have a mostly full bag of Kisses sitting around because they are way too sweet. My coffee creamer, once my indulgence, barely colors my coffee now. I look forward to more taste changes.

I haven't had fried food in just over a month, which is a big deal for me because I loved it so much (hence why I got so fat!) but now when I'm around the smell of oily foods it makes me nauseous.