Quote Originally Posted by teigyr View Post
Torrilin - Wow. Thank you, that was very comprehensive.

One strange thing about me is I don't really have sense of taste. I taste some things that you don't need smell for but I think maybe that's why I can eat the same things over and over.

I had to relearn a lot about smelling due to a head injury. For a while, sweat smelled like hamburgers and my stomach would growl if I smelled armpit sweat. I never said I was normal
I'm a major foodie, and the daughter of two major foodies. Thank my dad, having all this stuff memorized is largely his fault .

It sounds like your sense of smell got altered big-time. That doesn't mean your sense of taste went away. Scent is a big component of how people "taste" but it's not the only one. You'll still have the basic tastes. You can still enjoy texture. And you definitely can have fun with visuals. Having food be fun makes it easier to eat a variety of foods. You won't always have time or energy to make a meal pretty, but you can do things like always have a couple different textures. Pizza doesn't have the same texture as sandwich bread from the supermarket or pita bread. And none of the bread textures are like a carrot or a strip of green pepper or meat. If you think something is ugly or has an unpleasant texture, it's ok to not eat it. I'm liable to refuse to eat things where I don't like the scent .

Don't beat yourself up about the lack of nutrition. You're trying to make good choices. No one can make good choices all the time. About once a week (sometimes twice) I have a mad craving and go out for fast food. Usually I manage to keep it fairly healthy by getting a veggie laden sandwich... but every so often there are french fries. And they're calling my name...