I haven't written anything about my teeth for awhile, so here's an update. I have not been to the dentist, I don't have the money to pay for the extensive work my teeth needs. Last time I saw a dentist was in the mid 90s, but I have taken care of my teeth, brushed and flossed. One of the problems have been that I'm taking medicines that makes my mouth dry. Also when I started to get toothache, I think I flossed my teeth too much, at least 20 minutes after each meal, which led to that the fillings I had fell apart. So the teeth that had fillings, have broken, the teeth are gone but the roots are still there. I have only 2 canines left in my upper right jaw, on the left I know one of them is gonna break soon, I can feel the gap where there once have been a filling.
Anyway, about 6 months ago, I was so fed up with the toothache so I decided to only eat one solid meal a day, breakfast. Then I fast for 24 hrs, drinking protein drinks and lot's of water, I've been doing this for 6 months now and I've lost so much weight and keep losing it. Now I can wear clothes I haven't been able to for 20 years and I feel the bones in my body that was covered in fat before. I've no idea how much weight I've lost, I don't have a scale, maybe 10-15 kilos...?!
Recently I've come across news articles about the 5:2 diet, when I started I had no idea about it. For me it was about avoiding toothache and that have worked, no pain in my teeth for a long time now. However, since I'm on such a low calorie diet (for 6 months), I have experienced hunger pains, specially in the evenings. But compared to toothache, hunger pains are nothing. My whole relationship to food have changed, now I basically see it as way to give my body as much nutrients it needs. I've lost my attachment to food being a way to socialize or using it as a way for comfort, etc. Some food I feel disgusted by, specially meat, seeing a raw piece of meat makes me feel sick. I don't have any "food" cravings anymore, but I do feel hunger sometimes.
